Amazon Go Is the Writing On The Wall

On December 19, 2016December 21, 2016 By Trisha BarnesIn List Building, Quit Your Job, Work From AnywhereLeave a comment

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Amazon Go is here

and the “writing on the wall” is:

prepare for the inevitable.

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The inevitable?

Technology will replace a ton of jobs … maybe even yours.

Amazon has just announced that it is developing a line of grocery stores that will allow you to shop and leave without ever standing in line to check out.

Now, at first glance, most everyone will say “Whew! That’s fantastic!” because we all hate standing in line to check out.

Have you used self-checkouts at Wal-Mart and grocery stores? That was just the first step towards automation of the shopping experience. But now, Amazon Go has stepped across the threshold of a new frontier by eliminating the need for any check outs, any registers, any cashiers. You will just place items n your cart as you shop and then walk out the door.

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Amazon will definitely impact the grocery store business with this “Just Walk Out” technology.

In this article from the New York Post “Amazon Introduces Next Major Job Killer to Face Americans, we read:

The company wants to open more than 2,000 brick-and-mortar grocery stores, compared with about 2,800 operated by The Kroger Co., now the nation’s largest full-service grocery retailer. Britt Beamer, president of America’s Research Group, a consumer-behavior research and consulting firm, estimated that Amazon’s cutting-edge technology had the potential to wipe out 75 percent of typical grocery-store staff.

No matter what you think about Amazon Go, it’s here, it’s coming to your area and whether you choose to adapt won’t affect the momentum and the changes that technology is bringing to all areas of our lives.

It’s the 4th Industrial Revolution and it’s happening NOW!

Here’s what Forbes recently reported about the 4th Industrial Revolution:

The first Industrial Revolution was about harnessing steam power so that muscle could be replaced by machines. The second was driven by electricity and a cluster of inventions from the late 19^th century onwards – including the internal combustion engine, the aeroplane and moving pictures. A third revolution began in the 1960s and was based on digital technology, personal computing and the development of the internet. Industrial Revolution 4.0 will be shaped by a fresh wave of innovation in areas such as driverless cars, smart robotics, materials that are lighter and tougher, and a manufacturing process built around 3D printing.

For example, as automation increases, computers and machines will replace workers across a vast spectrum of industries, from drivers to accountants and estate agents to insurance agents. By one estimate, as many as 47 percent of U.S. jobs are at risk from automation.

Professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, author of The Fourth Industrial Revolution writes:

In this fourth revolution, we are facing a range of new technologies that combine the physical, digital and biological worlds. These new technologies will impact all disciplines, economies and industries, and even challenge our ideas about what it means to be human.

Schwab said, “The changes are so profound that, from the perspective of human history, there has never been a time of greater promise or potential peril.”

Amazon’s announcement of Amazon Go is a wake-up call to you –

IF you are concerned about job security and your future (and everyone should be.)

And if you haven’t considered creating your own economy, i.e., building your own business … it’s time.

The lure and enticement of being your own boss is the freedom.

freedom from working for someone else,
freedom from being evaluated and rewarded/punished as a result,
freedom from having to ask permission to take time off to attend your kid’s soccer game, recital, school program, etc.
freedom from having to weigh whether you should stay home when you’re sick or go in and work so you don’t get docked.

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Everyone wants freedom.

Not everyone is willing to do what it takes to gain freedom. Not everyone will see the writing on the wall. In fact, most people are actually afraid of being free. It’s unfamiliar territory. There are no guarantees. Thus, most people settle back into their comfort zone, deciding life is just going to be like it always has been.

Seth Godin, in his new book “What To Do When It’s Your Turn” writes:

There are three problems with freedom. Things don’t always turn out precisely the way we hope; resolution takes too long; and we might fail. And so, when it’s our turn, we take a pass. It’s far more reliable to stay where we are than it is to leap, to jump to a new place different from the one we’re in.

Everything you do in life has a risk or a reward.

Deciding to have kids is a huge risk, wouldn’t you agree? You risk your health, you risk giving up your free time and sleeping in, you risk losing friends who don’t have children and therefore have nothing in common with you any longer.

And, there are no guarantees you’ll give birth to a perfectly healthy baby, no guarantees you’ll always know the right thing to do, no guarantees that your children will grow up to be well rounded, stable adults.

But the rewards of parenting far outweigh any of the risks. Ask any parent.

Deciding to build your own business to create your freedom is a risk. You risk failing at it several times; you risk money you need to invest in your business; you risk losing your stance among friends and family who now think you’re crazy for giving up such a good job to work from home.

You are not guaranteed success and you WILL have to work at this, you WILL have to learn and apply what you learn (unless you foolishly listen to the push-button-easy, get-rich-overnight hype that many use to attract you to their opportunity.)

You are not guaranteed success. But, I can guarantee you this … you’ll never know what you can do, until you start.
You’ll remain stuck where you are, depending on the good graces of a boss to keep you employed … until technology replaces you anyway.

And the reward of building your own business, of working from home?

The reward comes from making a decision for YOU.
Deciding that for once, you’re going to do something for yourself,
for your family … that no one can take away from you.

Not a boss. Not technology. No one. No thing. Nothing.

What will you do?

Will you see the writing on the wall?

Will you decide that it’s time to learn new skills so that you can create your own income?

Or will you decide to just let things happen as they may and deal with a job loss when it happens?

Amazon Go is just the beginning turn towards job losses due to automation.

A report from the World Economic Forum states:

Across the countries covered by the Report, current trends could lead to a net employment impact of more than 5.1 million jobs lost to disruptive labour market changes over the period 2015–2020, with a total loss of 7.1 million jobs—two thirds of which are concentrated in routine white collar office functions, such as Office and Administrative roles.

What will you do to protect your future? What will you do to create your freedom?

The jobs of the future will require new skills in Computer and Mathematical and Architecture and Engineering related fields, as reported by the World Economic Forum.

That’s great if you’re young, still in high school or your early twenties. There’s a wide world of opportunity available to those who have not spent their entire lives working for a company that could at anytime automate and eliminate most of its work force.

But, if you’re not young, if you’ve been working for years and years, hoping to make it to retirement with a substantial savings or retirement fund to finally enjoy life, it’s a whole different scenario. Rather than trying to be re-educated (at a great expense and time factor,) you can decide to take control of things and start on the path to your freedom, your future.

You’re going to need to re-educate yourself no matter what. Instead of spending thousands going back to college to get a degree that will prepare you for this new age of technology, why not use technology available now to get the education you need to start your own business.

Yes, I said start your own business.

Is it scary to do this?

Yes, because as I already said, no one can guarantee your success.

Is it wise to do this?

Oh hell yes! For so many reasons, but most of all because it puts you in control
instead of keeping you under the thumb of the higher ups
who make decisions based on numbers, not people.

Is it something anyone or any age can do?

Absolutely! When you have the right tools, you can get started
from where you are right now, learning the skills
that will build your business, build your presence online
and create your own economy, free from any worries of a pink slip

The Naked Hippies have always been about creating freedom, for ourselves and for others. We teach and share what we do to fund our freedom, knowing with full confidence that anyone who thirsts for their freedom will be able to follow the steps and the training to get going and get growing their business NOW.

We don’t wait for technology to catch us unaware, we use technology to live on the road, in our camper, fulltime.

The training we have available will train anyone, whether a newbie to this industry, or a seasoned veteran …
it will take you step by step, all without having to figure anything out or doing anything crazy, complicated or technical.

So now, it’s time for you to decide.

Either stay where you are, working the 9-5, worrying about that damn pink slip, or jump on board with the Naked Hippies to start on your roadtrip to freedom.

Your choice. Your decision.

I’ll see you on the inside … after you click the button below.

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Love and light and … freedom,

Trisha Barnes

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Top 10 Takeaways from Kim Garst’s Boom Social 2015

On September 21, 2015June 5, 2016 By Trisha BarnesIn Blogging, List Building, Marketing Tips, Social Media Marketing, Work From AnywhereLeave a comment

These are the top 10 takeaways from Kim Garst’s Boom Social 2015 in Chicago

The 2015 Boom Social event, held in Chicago, was one of the most informative, helpful and inspiring events I have ever attended.

I was delighted to meet Kim Garst in person and express my gratitude and excitement for all that she shares to help us in our social media marketing.

kim-garsts-boom-social-2015-naked-hippies-roadtrip — She’s just as fun and gracious in person as she is online! Loved meeting Kim Garst!

Every social media platform was included in the two full days of training … Pinterest, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Periscope.

It would be an arduous task to elaborate on ALL the training and knowledge shared at the event in one blog post, so I’m sharing these top takeaways from the Boom Social 2015 event.

email-still-rules-naked-hippies-roadtrip — Best communication tool ever … EMAIL!

Email STILL rules! It’s been said the money is in the list … that’s wrong. The relationship AND the money is in the list. – Kim Garst

hesitation-is-the-enemy-of-hustle-naked-hippies-roadtrip — Deciding to start is not the same as starting.

Hesitation is the enemy of hustle. –Nathan Latka

pinterest-is-not-a-social-network-naked-hippies-roadtrip — People come to Pinterest to be inspired!

Pinterest is not a social network, it’s a bookmark. –Peg Fitzpatrick Author of The Art of Social Media

write-with-SEO-in-mind-naked-hippies-roadtrip — Keywords DO matter!

Don’t write for SEO, but don’t write without SEO in mind. –Emeric Ernault

Syed Balkhi — Every social media platform requires an email to sign up.

If you are not building your email list, then you are wasting over 90% of your marketing $$$ & efforts. -Syed Balkhi

cleeps-naked-hippies-roadtrip — 300 million users on Instagram! Are you one of them?

Your Instagram hashtags fall into one of these areas. Use CLEEPS to help you remember! Category,location,emotion, event, product, services. -Sue B. Zimmerman

correlation-does-not-equal-causation-naked-hippies-roadtrip — Figure out what causes people to buy from you.

Correlation does not equal causation. –Joshua Parkinson, founder of Post Planner.

social-media-is-a-soapbox-or-a-mountaintop-naked-hippies-roadtrip — LinkedIn isn’t Facebook, it’s business!

Visibility creates opportunity and social media can be used as either a soapbox or a mountain top to stand on to get your message heard.-Viveka Von Rose ,author of LinkedIn Marketing: An Hour a Day

borrow-an-audience-from-an-influencer-naked-hippies-roadtrip — Great way to get traffic to your blog!

Borrow an audience from an influencer in your niche. -Ian Cleary CEO & Founder, RazorSocial.com

you-didnt-start-a-business-to-hid-under-a-bushel-naked-hippies-roadtrip — Toot your horn! Make yourself known! Get OUT THERE!

You didn’t start a business to hide under a bushel, you started your business to change your life and to impact other lives. -Kim Garst

These leaders taught, inspired and shared their experiences and tips to an audience of eager entrepreneurs from all over the world.

My recommendation to you is to get on their lists and begin receiving more of their valuable content and knowledge. (click on the name after each quote to subscribe to their list.)

Most of all, get connected to Kim Garst so that when Boom Social 2016 rolls around, you will grab a seat at one of the best events to help you focus and grow your business.

And finally, keep this first and foremost as you explore and consider all the social media platforms.

CHOOSE ONE TO MASTER.

It’s definitely exciting and enticing to try to juggle ALL of the various social media sites, but you will end up overwhelmed, exhausted and more like a plate spinner in a circus act rather than a productive business owner.

In the coming days, week and yes, even months, I’ll be sharing more of what I learned at Boom Social 2015.

Which of these top ten takeaways from Kim Garst’s Boom Social 2015 event fires you up?

Stay tuned!

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Trisha
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P.S. Don’t miss any of the upcoming posts about what I learned at Boom Social 2015. Subscribe to the Naked Hippies newsletter!

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New YouTube Card Feature Adds Clickable Call to Action

On April 1, 2015June 6, 2016 By Trisha BarnesIn List Building, Social Media MarketingLeave a comment

The new YouTube card feature adds clickable call to action boxes to your YouTube videos.

This is a great tool for your online marketing. Now your viewers can easily click the box and be taken to your blog.

Here’s what the new card looks like on your video:

See how easy this is to add to your videos:

This new YouTube card feature provides a great way to add a CTA (call to action) to your video.

For more video tips, you can get my series of tips and training for Facebook video marketing. Subscribe here.

Let me know how you like using the new YouTube card feature.

Trisha
p: 573-881-6715
f: You can always message me on Facebook if you have questions

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How to Leverage Your Presence on Facebook

On March 27, 2015June 6, 2016 By Trisha BarnesIn List Building, Social Media MarketingLeave a comment

One of the best ways to leverage your presence on Facebook is to be sure you don’t neglect adding information to your “about” section on your personal profile and your Fan Page.

Too many people neglect this hugely valuable asset that allows people to find out more about who you are and what you do.

In today’s article, I share tips for your personal profile settings.

Take time to complete your “about” section as shown in the image below. Utilize the “Details About You” to promote yourself and add a link to a capture page or to your blog post.

When completing the “work and education” section, list your fan page as your current place of employment.

This is how it shows up on your personal profile. It’s front and center advertisement for your Fan Page.

Additional Important Settings for your Personal Profile.

Be sure to allow people to follow you on Facebook. Not everyone will send you a friend request – and truly, having followers is just as important as having friends.

Check these privacy settings:

You can access these settings from the drop down in the upper right corner as shown below. Remember, you are on Facebook to be seen. Make sure people can actually SEE what you’re posting!
Shown below are the settings I have chosen for my personal profile.

Take control of your personal profile. As your presence and credibility increases on Facebook, a common practice of others who are trying to leverage your popularity is to post on your page or tag you in their posts.

The best way to keep control of this is to limit who can post on your wall and to always approve any post you are tagged in. These settings have worked well for me to keep control of my own wall.

Start now to leverage your presence on Facebook

These settings are what is working for me. Take time to check all of your settings and find the ones that suit your needs. Most of all, be sure that you are available and easily found on Facebook. People want to get to know you!

In tomorrow’s article, I’ll share tips and tweaks for your Fan Page.

Sometimes, it’s the simplest little things that have been missed that are having a huge effect on your ability to leverage your presence on Facebook.

Got any other tips that have worked well for you? Share them in the comments below. I’d love to learn from your experiences.

Happy tweaking!

Here to help you GROW your business!

Trisha
p: 573-881-6715
f: Message me on Facebook with your questions

P.S. If you’re not utilizing Facebook – meaning, you are not yet using Facebook to build your business, we can help.

Dozens of our teammates are increasing their sales by just posting pics and simple copy that creates intrigue and curiosity – instead of
posting the usual pitching and spammy ads you see all over the place.

We’ve cracked the code on this … we’ve got it down to a few simple steps and it’s working beautifully. If you’re tired of chasing people, copying and pasting those annoying chat messages – hoping to get someone to sign up – let’s talk. Message me on Facebook.

This one Facebook strategy to increase your network absolutely works.

Facebook Strategy to Increase Your Network

On March 26, 2015June 6, 2016 By Trisha BarnesIn List Building, Marketing Tips, Social Media MarketingLeave a comment

This one Facebook strategy to increase your network absolutely works.

Perhaps you’ve noticed Facebook changes its rules and algorithms about as often as the weather changes in Missouri.

Not too long ago, everyone clamored to get as many friends as possible. The ultimate goal – then – was to get to 5,000 friends.

Now, we’re being instructed to unfriend those who don’t engage on our page. To remove the “dead weight.”

I agree that the number of friends doesn’t determine your level of success. This is true especially when you understand that many of those profiles who have the abundance of friends used a 3rd party service to acquire them.

So, if the numbers don’t matter, what does?

Engagement is what Facebook likes and what Facebook promotes.
The more people you have engaging on your posts, the more your posts will show up in your friends’ and followers’ Newsfeed.

Your content should be relevant, helpful, thought provoking and definite value driven – that is, if you are building a business by using the Facebook platform.

The next question is – what Facebook strategy works to increase your network.

In this video, Diane Hochman teaches the better way to network on Facebook.

Facebook is such a great platform for marketing and it starts with building relationships with people – real relationships that give both parties the opportunity to communicate and network without pitching each other in every message.

Use Diane’s strategy to increase your presence on Facebook.

Here are a few suggestions of great leaders to follow:

Frank Kern
Eric Worre
Rob Fore
Franco Gonzalez
Diane Hochman
Ray Higdon
Mike Dillard
Ben Settle
Ash Ambirge
Darren Hardy
Kimberly Castleberry

As more people become aware of you through this Facebook strategy, you will attract the right people to what you have to offer, in a natural, non-threatening way.

What other strategies do you use to network on Facebook?

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Trisha
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Work from Home Challenges the Employee/Boss Relationship

On March 7, 2015June 6, 2016 By Trisha BarnesIn List Building, Marketing Tips, Quit Your Job, Work From AnywhereLeave a comment

Here’s the thing …
there are many work from home challenges,
especially in the new employee/boss relationship.

Hey, wait a minute … I decided to work from home for the freedom!

I’m ready to head to the beach.

Yeah, that’s the #1 reason you choose to quit your job and work from home.

FREEDOM!

No more alarm clock.

You decide when to clock in and work.

No one tells you what to do.

You can take a longer lunch break.

You can go on vacation whenever you choose.

No one is the boss of you ANY MORE!

Aaaaah, that’s more like it – right?
Yes, you are your own boss now and that is a huge reward to you. But, you are still an employee. You’re both boss and employee now.

Creating the right employee/boss relationship is more crucial now than it ever was when you worked the 8-5.

Now, you as the boss must decide the tasks to be done in order to grow your business. What are the income producing activities to be completed each day?

As the employee, you must do these tasks … or else.

Remember when you were at the 8-5 and some days, you gave a half-hearted effort. Remember those days when you slacked off and did just the minimal amount to stay under the radar and within the good graces of your boss?

You still got a paycheck, didn’t you?

Well, everything is different now that you work from home.

A day of slacking off because you just don’t feel like putting in the effort means this –

You won’t get paid.

This is the grim reality of working from home.

The freedom you desire still requires hard work.

It requires you showing up every day, ready to give it your all.

It means that you cannot slack off and pretend you are busy.

The bad news is that this is the obstacle you will face every day when you work from home. The good news is that it doesn’t have to be a complicated list of tasks to grow your business. You just need to follow a simple daily method of operation that includes income producing activities.

And then DO IT … consistently every day like a good employee. The following 3 tasks, if completed every day will increase your sales, your following and your presence on the internet.

It’s easy to get distracted, especially on Facebook. If you structure your day to complete these daily tasks first, you’ll have plenty of time to play and engage on Facebook and/or other social media platforms later.

SIMPLE DAILY METHOD OF OPERATION

First, before I share the three daily tasks, this one is the stand alone, don’t miss this, first-off thing to do before you start any other daily activities.

Take time to grow yourself. Personal development is the secret to your success. Without it, you will hit a wall, crumble and crawl back to the 8-5. With it, you will be unstoppable.

*Read at least 5 pages a day from a book that will help you grow yourself.

My suggestions for starters:

The Slight Edge by Jeff Olsen
Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T Harv Eker
Grow a Greater You by Greg Kuhn
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

*Surround yourself with others who are immersed in personal development.

Find a group of people who will support and encourage you daily. We have that within the Freedom Uprising Mindset Victory group where we gather every morning, Monday through Friday, to read, study, discuss and share our thoughts and knowledge about this amazing journey of personal development.

Join us at 10 am Eastern Mon-Fri
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Here’s a recording of one of our powerful mastermind calls:

Now, here are the 3 Daily Income Producing Activities

1. Content Creation

PLAN: Create one piece of content daily. This could be a blog post, an article or a video.

MESSAGE: Your content should deliver value. Value as in training, inspiration, reviews of products, book reviews, interviews with leaders, helpful tips, etc. Your focus is on serving others by providing content that will help them.

CTA: Include a call to action in your content. This could be asking your readers to go to a capture page, to subscribe to your newsletter, to attend a training hangout, a conference call, to friend you on Facebook. People need and like to be told what to do. Give a clear call to action.

This training video will help you develop the habit of daily content creation:

2. Content Syndication

Once you have your content published, it’s time to share it. Share the link on:

Social Media … Facebook, Instagram, Google+, Pinterest,
Social Bookmarking Sites like Digg, Reddit and StumbleUpon.
Trade with another blogger – as guest bloggers for each other
Submit your articles to Medium.com
Email to your list – either full article or a snippet with a link to your blog

This recent team training call will definitely help you with developing consistency in your business.

3. Connections

Every day, make it a habit to connect with new people. Expand your horizons, get out of your easy chair and make new friends. It’s so easy to do this on Facebook:

Find people who have the same interests as you. For instance, your hobbies, your favorite sports team, favorite authors or leaders or bands or actors, internet marketers, stay at home moms, bloggers, graphic designers, copywriters … whatever you love to do – there are tons of others who also enjoy the same thing. Type the “interest” in the FB search bar.

Go to the profiles of the people who pop up in the search. Check them out. See if you resonate with their profile and activity on Facebook. If you do – send them a friend request.

Go to the pages you have liked and interact with the posts and comments by everyone. Also edify and respect those who have commented.

Join groups where you can comment and engage.

If you establish this habit of engaging and lifting up others, you will attract the right people, you will make new connections and start to build relationships.

As they begin to get to know you, they will see your posts and have the opportunity to take action on your CTA. All without you pitching and prodding them.

If you are not generating leads on Facebook, you are missing out on one of the most valuable reasons to even be there.

This simple course will help you learn how to magnify your presence on Facebook and generate leads with ease.

Grab the Facebook Leads course here.

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You have made the brilliant decision to work from home. It’s the better way to take control of your life, your finances and your future.

My hope is that this article will help you achieve all that you desire. That you will develop a daily method of operation to overcome the work from home challenges.

What other suggestions would you contribute to this article?

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