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Does the internet seem like a dark, scary place? How many times have you felt like your computer hated you?  Do you ever find yourself screaming at the computer screen because a program won’t do what you want it to? For the average person technology is complicated and something most people try to avoid as much as they can. Although the internet has been around for a while, there are still many business owners who admit they are afraid to use it. Is that you? Does the internet scare you? Today we are going to help you make friends with the internet and show you just how powerful it can be in growing your business.  We promise there is no one here today that wants to make you feel stupid.  All we want to do is help.  Today we are going to give you a calm sense of confidence and an "I can Do it!" attitude about the internet.  There will be no people speaking a whole other language or talking in a foreign term. Just some helpful tips to get started.  So that you can embrace the importance of technology in you

Sometimes your biggest enemy is yourself. But you need to remind yourself that you have so much potential inside of you, and you have the ability to make a difference and change the world.  T.A.G.G.E.D. U.R. IT!: Become the Leader of Your Own Life by Ritika Rose T.A.G.G.E.D. U.R. I.T. is an acronym for the eight life mastery skills Ritika learned through her conscious awakening. When she started practicing these eight skills on a daily basis,  it changed her life and realized that those were the things that are holding her back from living her best life. Ritika wrote this book to let her readers know that this knowledge that she has can be learned, shared, and applied to their own lives as well. Embrace the Mirror: Vision of Abundance and a Stronger You by Naomi Sodomin Rather than looking at yourself in the mirror and focusing on your flaws, I want you to embrace the awesomeness that is you. "Embrace the mirror" is the term Naomi took up to look at her entire life. She got to where she is right now by em

What do you think about yourself? What is the personal presence you bring to the world? Do you share your unique brilliance with the world boldly? OR Are you still waiting?Are you making excusesAre you hiding your light from the world? What you are and what you bring to the world is so important to the world.  No one else can be you! But even when we know that we have a message to share, even knowing that we need to shine our light to the world, we often hide because we are focused on: Our own flaws.Emphasizing what we feel we lack.The sexy excuse we have come up with to hide.What we should be doing is uncompromisingly sharing ourselves and our message with the world. So how do we overcome our doubts, fears, and insecurities to share the message burning within us with the world? How do we become a powerful presence when speaking, presenting or doing video? Listen in as host Steve Kidd is joined by a well-known daytime actress, TV and radio host, product spokesperson and wildlife advocate.  The founder o

We are joined today by two amazing authors, and our topic is all about the simple things that you can do right now that can make the biggest difference in your life. Shelia Smith talks about her new book, Simply Faith: The Birthing of a Warrior, and her spiritual journey of faith starting from that day when she first talked to God and heard His voice at such a young age. “Do what Romans 10:17 says: Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God.” Bertha McCants talks about her book, Lead the Life You Imagined by Having the Courage to Listen to Your Heart. She wrote this book so she can send a message to all the leaders out there, men and women, that if you find the balance between your professional and personal life, then you can have the life that you desire. “Take time to listen to your inner voice, and it will manifest itself.” Now is the time to start doing simple, little things to make big changes in your life. Join Steve Kidd on this remarkable interview on Thriving Entrepreneur.

How many times have you been told you are flighty or not focused? How often have you just been able to see the solution to a problem? How much do you strive to contribute in all that you do in life? Is your focus to have your life be about more than just the money you make? Are you more interested in the difference, the contribution you are making? All of these are signs that you may have an entrepreneurial personality. What the world, in general, may call ADHD or bipolar, may just simply be you living your life as a Thriving Entrepreneur.  Now I know this concept is radical, but I encourage you to listen as special guest Alex Charfen shares with host Steve Kidd what it means to have an entrepreneurial personality and how you can THRIVE when you embrace it is simply who you are. Today, on Thriving Entrepreneur.

What can you see yourself as deserving of? What can you conceive above your own mind’s capability? Your beliefs inside of you show up to who you are. You deserve exceedingly, abundantly more than you can ask or even think of. Deborah Brunner is the Bestselling Author of the book, You Deserve This, Not That: Living an Abundant Life after Near Death, Abuse, and Addiction. She is a survivor of domestic violence and addiction and she’s going to share with us how she overcame those experiences and turned them into positive life lessons. When she had a heart attack at age 24, that was when she realized that she needed to choose to live a better life. “How wonderful life is when you finally believe that you are worthy.” — Deborah John Bowen is a successful entrepreneur and the founder of four multi-million dollar companies, including AESNation.com, Financial Advisor Select, and CEG Worldwide. In the show, he talks about how his work as a successful financial advisor and will share with us the importance of managi

Putting things off — are you an expert at that? I will do that tomorrow! Have you ever said that? How often do you feel overwhelmed? Do you find yourself putting off a project because even thinking about it stresses you out? We all of things in our life we put off. Maybe it is health issues. Maybe you know what your business needs to succeed, but you keep putting it off. Maybe it is something you are always going to start tomorrow. Maybe it is because it is something you don’t excel OR perhaps you have even subconsciously created chaos in your life to keep you from dealing with something. A phenomenal woman and the owner of The Daisy Chain Group, Trudy Simmons brings these questions to us: * Do you love what you do and feel you’ve found your calling in life? * Do you have an abundance of great ideas? But also some pressing demands? * Do you have the energy and resources to invest in your business, but need help knowing where to focus or what to do next? As Henry Ford said, “If you think you can or

We are joined today by two amazing authors, Katie Tietz and Michel Pascal, who will be talking to us about achieving your health and wellness goals through meditation and self-care. Katie’s book, Self-care for the Healthcare Professionals, is all about the importance of self-care to achieve success both in life and business. She talked about her fair share of struggles in losing herself while giving so much to other people. Michel talks about his book, Meditation for Daily Stress: 10 Practices for Immediate Well-being, and how it can help people be free from stress and have a calmer mind through meditation. It’s time to take a step back and reevaluate your life. Listen in as Steve Kidd interviews Katie Tietz and Michel Pascal to find out how to create a lifestyle that promotes happiness and wellness on Thriving Entrepreneur.

We are joined today by two amazing bestselling authors, Dr. Angela Anderson and Robin Sheffield, and we are going to talk about one of the secrets to a happy life which is FORGIVENESS. NOW WHAT? Get Over Yourself and Move  Angela talks about how you can start taking action so you can support yourself in moving forward. Her book will serve as your guide so you can start working on tapping into your gifts so you can reach your maximum potential. HEART SCARS: Healing the Wounds  Robin shares the story of how she came up with the idea of writing Heart Scars and how it can help others have a more peaceful and happier life by simply learning how to forgive so you can fully heal and recover from your past hurts. We must not be unkind to ourselves over the things that we didn’t do; the things that are not our fault. We have to let them go, forgive ourselves/others, and then move forward. Listen in and master the art of forgiveness with Dr. Angela Anderson and Robin Sheffield on Thriving Entrepreneur.

Today, we are joined by Nafissa Shireen for the second time. For those of you who don’t know, Nafissa had been a featured guest on my show way back in 2015 entitled Living With Your Business with Nafissa Shireen. Nafissa will be sharing with us the importance of having a life that works for us and building a business that fits around that. “Life is about us. It’s not about the money. It’s not about the systems. Although those are really important things; you need them. But none of that’s going to work unless you get really free on the inside first. That internal freedom is what allows you to build that." she said. Tangible action steps to help you define yourself: Allow yourself to have the thoughts that you would maybe shut down. Start to ask yourself, “What if?”Allow yourself to let life show you. Allow yourself to get into situations or make a decision where you can say, “I love this!”Allow yourself to experiment and try things. Take the time to determine the kind of life you want to live then start look

What’s important to you in this world? If money wasn’t an issue, what would you spend your time doing? We are joined today by Elliot Kay who’s going to talk about business strategies that you can do so you can have a more peaceful life and do more of what you love and get paid for it. Build the lifestyle in line with your values, what you want to achieve and what will give you fulfillmentDo what you love and monetize it so you can have not only happiness but fulfillment too. “Happiness is unsustainable in the long term. You’ll have happy days, and you’ll have sad days. But when you do what you love, and you’re building a business that you love in a sustainable fashion, you’ll have fulfillment. And for me, fulfillment is the ultimate; even more than happiness. I’d rather wake up fulfilled every day than happy every day. If I’m happy every day, at some point I’m going to crash. But If I’m fulfilled, it’s more manageable. So do what you love.”  — Elliot Quick tips on how you can identify your ideal client - t

Wouldn't it be awesome to finally know and see the faces behind the names of the people from Kidd Marketing who have been helping you with your books? Today, I will introduce you to four amazing individuals who are part of the success of our company. Many of you may not know them, but they are the ones who have been helping my wonderful wife, Kathy Kidd and me to get our company thriving. Amber Petersen, PA to Kathy Kidd Bruce Petersen, Project Manager Malyssa Ferguson Schmidt, Chief Editor Clare Gamboa, Editor / PA to Steve Kidd We are so blessed to have these people in our life. We are more than just a company. We are a family.

Today, we are joined by two amazing best selling authors, Lakisha Greenwade and Samantha Koshak, who will motivate and encourage us that now is time to control how you show up and how you give grace in the world so you can have the life that you have always dreamed of. Lakisha talks about her bestselling book, 40 Days to Unshakable Self Confidence, which will help you to start living your life dynamically and unshakably. In her book, she some tips which she considers as small tweaks in the system that can help define and shape your life in a whole new level. Samantha shares with us the story behind the creation of her book The Crazy Little Thing Called Me, which is about her life and how she dealt with her mom who was suffering from a strong case of Bipolar disorder. Are you going to make your situation your tombstone or your stepping stone? Listen in on Thriving Entrepreneur.

You are uniquely brilliant created for a purpose! The world NEEDS YOU! Are you still having some doubts about that? We want to help you break through that old thinking about yourself into the freed, released, empowered, amazing you that you are! Host Steve Kidd is joined on Thriving Entrepreneur by former eWN Radio Host Leslie Green from the show Love, Trust and Pixie Dust. Together they are going to help you uncover the truth that often the people that are in lives are not helping us get to where we are going. In fact, sometimes the people we have allowed in our lives are keeping us back from our best self. We find in life that we become most like the five people we spend the most time with. The old saying, “Birds of a feather flock together” is not only true but it affects the direction of your life. What we need to learn is how to identify the negative influences in our life. We need to understand, that emotionally we are tied to (or tied down by) these people. Once we discover the influence other peop

Today, my guests and I will help you get your mental gain together, love and embrace yourself, and be all that you can be. Eugene Johnson talks about his book The Mental Playbook: An Ultimate Blueprint on How to become a High Achiever By Making Your Mind Your GREATEST Asset. Eugene said, “You have to understand what it takes to reprogram your mind to force it to achieve successful actions.” Listen in to know more about how you can start making your mind an asset! Plus a BONUS Interview with Claire Anstey about embracing the truth of how amazing you are. For our business to grow and for our marketing to be effective we have to START from the place of accepting and celebrating who we are and then share that with the world. Let us celebrate your unique brilliance on Thriving Entrepreneur. Listen in!

Today, we are joined by two International Best Selling authors who will be talking about our pursuit of consciousness as humans and the life after the military deployment. There are many problems in the world and being human. One of the things that can be a solution is our ability to choose, and you have to make a powerful choice in your life today. “Let’s learn to understand ourselves a lot more than we do currently. Let’s learn how to start liking ourselves and then maybe rather than thinking we’re separate from everyone else, maybe we can get back those days of community and togetherness because we are all in the same boat and we all think very similar things. This is a book about learning a bit about ourselves by asking ourselves questions, testing the things that we believe all our lives, and challenging them not just accepting the mantras of others all the time that we begin to establish what we feel is right deep inside and it feels good although it may go against the brain.” — Bob Norton After you’

Today, we will be talking about how you can be victorious in life and how you can thrive in your business. Our first guest is Noreen Henry, an International bestselling author who will share her journey towards living a victorious life and will be giving some tips on how you can start your journey towards victory. Our second guest is Justin Devonshire who will be talking about thriving in your business by following his 6-step process on how you can promote and market your business effectively. Now is your time to shine, to thrive and live in victory. Listen in on Thriving Entrepreneur!

Today, we are joined by two bestselling authors, Keith Gardner and Tia Ross. Tia will be helping me today to interview Keith as we talk about his inspiring life story and how he was able to overcome adversity and triumph over tragedy. Our dreams don’t always turn out exactly how we want them and how we dreamt them to be. But there is always a newer and better possibility; things that you have never imagined. Don’t chase your dream for them to come true, but make them. And do not forget to bring along with you the people who made it possible for you to get to where you always wanted to be.

Do you take the time to realize where you’re at? Sometimes we’re so busy keeping track of our failures that we don’t take the time to understand, see, and embrace how far we’ve come. Today we’re joined by two amazing bestselling authors that will talk about what they have been through, what they have learned through that and how they have come to rejoice in the place that they were in. Out of the Fire: From Poverty to Prosperity by Marcia Donovan-Demers Her inspiring journey from poverty to prosperity will help you rise and come out of the fire that you’re in right now. Marcia also shared in her book the mistakes that she once did that you shouldn’t do and the strategies that you can put into place to help you overcome your adversities. Soul Engagement – The Personal Journey of Engaging One’s Self by Veronica Simon She shared her soul-searching journey that made her relationship with herself and with God deeper and more meaningful. Now, she wants others to realize and experience the same thing so she cam

You need to start looking at your company as an investment portfolio. Keep in mind that you are building an asset. Tips for buyers: 1. If you are planning on buying a business, balance your household budget and start saving money. 2. If you’re getting into business for the first time a lot of the credit decisions you’re going to make, since you don’t have a business history, are going to be based on what you do personally. So if you manage your household budget properly, you pay your bills on time, and you have savings then that is the number one step to selling yourself up to becoming a business owner. Tips for sellers: 1. You need to have your business packaged properly. 2. Have the right asking price. 3. Understand the terms under which businesses are sold. To get some tips on how to be a smart business buyer and seller, tune in on Thriving Entrepreneur with Steve Kidd and David Barnett.