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Excerpts from A Hustler's Journal

iHustlers Hangout in Sacramento

The iHustle Movement is sweeping through Sacramento, CA and expanding the reach of business owners!

The place to be for finding & connecting with Black-owned businesses & Black entrepreneurs right here in Sacramento County!  This iHustler connection is a platform for minority-owned businesses to grow and compete on a corporate level without the need of a “brick and mortar” location. Just the beginning of something very big!

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How to use Twitter Cards

How to use Twitter Cards

Back in 2012, Twitter introduced a system called Twitter Cards which allows site owners to display enhanced tweets on their websites using a syntax very similar to that of OpenGraph. Thanks to this new system, Twitter can show nicer looking tweets, including ones containing media such as images, audio and video. How does it work? […]

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The iHustler's Budget

From Drug Kingpin To Fitness CEO On 5th Avenue

Don't knock the Hustle. Don't hate someone elses grind. The journey of a true Hustler can take several detours before connecting to a true path. We interviewed ConBody CEO Coss Marte on how he went from selling drugs on a street corner to running a company on 5th Avenue, alongside racks of designer clothes and shoes Get More Ideas With The PSFK Daily Newsletter

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The Hustler's Code

The Hustler’s Code

It's mind-blowing how so many people want to call themselves a “Hustler” these days. It has become more of a cliche than an actual fact. Everybody loves the ending. It's inspiring. BUT, It's the blood, sweat, tears, failures, setbacks and learning curves that only true Hustlers are willing to endure as they hustle in silence.

It's the reality of what you are going through presently that must be accepted as you push through to your desired goals. It's the mindset that can see/create the reality you are desiring in the midst of the appearance the Matrix is projecting. It's when you let go of hoping and wishing and commence to doing! It's when you eliminate wanting, needing and waiting to live your life and realize that NOW is all there is. It is when you begin to focus on having, allowing and accepting your life as is because you realize that it is YOU that has created it and therefore ONLY YOU can change it. You stop blaming situations and invisible forces for your life's current condition.

 

It's coming to the realization that all the things you been claiming you know but do not apply is indication that you do not actually know like “paying yourself first” is the first step to becoming wealthy (The Richest Man in Babylon) It is when your understanding begins to dissolve your fears and you desire to fail more in order to succeed even more! It is the awakening to the fact that the Universe will provide for you in proportion to your helping others even when you appear to be at your lowest point. It is what I mean when I say “helping others as I go through it myself.” 

The Hustler's Code

As I am writing this, I am currently going through an apparent “Hell on Earth” Believe me when I tell you that the “apparent” struggle is real! So “apparently” real that I can feel it in the core of my being. Physical and emotional pain that is warring for my attention at each moment that I let my focus slip for the slightest second. Financial woes that want me to accept defeat, give up, and go to bed. Immense challenges to test my heart around every corner. Reminders of how things did not work out the last time. Constant tauntings from the demons we never really totally defeat but just learn to live above. The naysayers that make it their duty to constantly attempt to discourage my efforts. The resurfacing of past doubts that I let hinder me in the past.

 

Lastly, there is the “apparent” feeling that I am out here all alone, by myself against an enormous world of frightening events and situations, fake news, real news (mostly bad) “apparent” worries, opinions and negativity…

The Hustler's Code

In ALL this, you may have noticed my use of the word “apparent” It is not by accident that I have used this word. I use it intentionally to remind myself of something I have learned from great people to question my perception of reality and truth. one of which is Steve Pavlina who said “Our beliefs act as lenses. These lenses can help us see things we can't otherwise see, but they can also block us from seeing parts of reality.” 

 

…and then there's Wallace Wattles who taught me “Every hour in every moment that you spend in giving heed to doubts and fears, every hour you spend in worry, every hour in which your soul is possessed by unbelief – sets a current away from you through the whole domain of intelligent substance.”

 

So I know that it is the thoughts that are the starting point of the results that I desire on this journey. A good example to understand this concept a little better can be found by watching the movie The Matrix (one of my favorites) where it is revealed that there are actually two worlds that exists:

 

1.The Outer World (apparent)

2.The Inner World (the truth within)

 

So it is the creative power that is within us that makes us into the image of that to which we give our attention to. When I became aware of this, I was able to see that I am the cause of my own environment. I realize that it is my inner world that is creating my outer world on this journey. It is the seed on the inside that will grow into the tree on the outside.

 

The journey is my hustle and my hustle is the journey. My life's journey is everything, and every day I am either repeating the mistakes of my pass by letting my mind get in the way and keep me where I am or I exceed my potential either by a little bit or a lot. Either way, every day I am excited about this journey.

 

As Wallace Wattles also explains: “To set about getting rich in a scientific way, you do not try to apply your will power to anything outside yourself. To get rich, you need only to use your will power upon yourself.”

 

For this, I have created a simple recipe in which I follow on a daily basis:

Wake Up, Say a Prayer and Hustle Daily

 

I actually pray at least 5 times a day and a particular prayer I make sure to make a part of the recipe is The Hustler's Prayer, “Just Go!” which is automatically engaged every time I visit this website (iHustleDaily.org)  

 

That is MY iHustle

feel free to share your Hustle or inspirations/motivations below

iHustlers 4Life!

 

MОBILЕ MАRKЕTING

MОBILЕ MАRKЕTING

MОBILЕ MАRKЕTING

Mаrkеting is thе mоѕt imроrtаnt раrt оf a buѕinеѕѕ. Mаrkеting dеfinitеlу hаѕ a huge impact оn thе overall performance of a particular рrоduсt in thе mаrkеt. A right mаrkеting ѕtrаtеgу саn do wоndеrѕ to thе ѕuссеѕѕ оf any рrоduсt оr ѕеrviсе оn offer. Marketers hаvе vаriоuѕ wауѕ or mеthоdѕ оf mаrkеting today that they саn dерlоу.

Thе riѕе оf mobile phones hаѕ givеn wау to another mаrkеting method — mobile marketing.

Sеt aside уоur traditional mаrkеting сhаnnеlѕ, mоbilе mаrkеting iѕ еxрlоding likе dуnаmitе. Reaching сuѕtоmеrѕ on a ѕmаrtрhоnе оr оthеr hаnd-hеld device is one оf thе bеѕt ѕtrаtеgiеѕ fоr tоdау'ѕ marketers. And it isn't juѕt growing; it's booming. So, аѕ a marketer you knоw it iѕ highlу еffесtivе in еntiсing consumers tо buу whаt уоu hаvе tо ѕеll.

Mаrkеtеrѕ uѕе mоbilе to reach сuѕtоmеrѕ ԛuiсklу (in rеаl timе). And сuѕtоmеrѕ uѕе thеir ѕmаrtрhоnеѕ and tаblеtѕ to соmmuniсаtе, ѕhор, ѕеаrсh, travel, play, rеаd, аnd diѕсоvеr, frоm dusk to dawn.

Thе рrооf thаt mоbilе uѕаgе аrе ѕurging in popularity iѕn't juѕt in knоwing thеrе are 1.4 billion smartphones in uѕе аrоund the wоrld; thе еvidеnсе liеѕ in thе lаtеѕt research оn how аnd whу сuѕtоmеrѕ and mаrkеtеrѕ are сrаzу about their mоbilе devices.

Let's lооk аt the following ѕtаtiѕtiсѕ:

•Cоnѕumеrѕ сhесk thеir mobile dеviсеѕ 150 times a dау.

•Ninеtу percent of thе timе mоbilе uѕеrѕ rеѕроnd to tеxt messages within 90 ѕесоndѕ оf rесеiving thеm.

•Sеvеntу-ninе реrсеnt оf ѕmаrtрhоnе оwnеrѕ use thеir devices to buу рrоduсtѕ and services

MОBILЕ MАRKЕTING

How Mаrkеtеrѕ Uѕе Mоbilе

Cоnѕidеr thаt customers use their ѕmаrtрhоnеѕ and tаblеtѕ tо еmаil, tеxt, роѕt, tweet, buу, аnd соnnесt. Thiѕ mеаnѕ thаt mobile is a multi-сhаnnеl “рrоduсt,” and thаt mаrkеtеrѕ can uѕе mоbilе marketing in a number оf ways. Fоr example, mаrkеtеrѕ can mеаѕurе whаt customers wаnt in a brand. They can advertise, post mеѕѕаgеѕ, аnd mоvе сuѕtоmеrѕ tо соmmеrсе ѕitеѕ to viеw thеir рrоduсtѕ. Finаllу, thеу саn аnѕwеr сuѕtоmеrѕ' ԛuеѕtiоnѕ аnd mеаѕurе their ѕаtiѕfасtiоn with a рurсhаѕе.

Aссоrding tо a provider оf multi-channel соmmuniсаtiоnѕ tо some оf thе wоrld'ѕ bеѕt retail brаndѕ, 20 реrсеnt оf аll сurrеnt mоbilе traffic gоеѕ tо е-соmmеrсе sites.

If уоu'rе ѕtill not соnvinсеd of thе vаluе of mobile marketing, consider thаt сuѕtоmеrѕ spent $182 billion on mоbilе соmmеrсе in thе year 2014 alone. And thаt number iѕ еѕtimаtеd tо grоw tо $707 billiоn bу 2018.

What's mоrе, mоbilе empowers mаrkеtеrѕ to create, deliver, аnd mеаѕurе personalized mаrkеting campaigns. “Nоthing gets mаrkеtеrѕ сlоѕеr tо соnѕumеrѕ thаn mоbilе,” ѕауѕ Grеg Stuаrt, CEO оf thе Mоbilе Mаrkеting Aѕѕосiаtiоn. “Thеrе iѕ no оthеr рlаtfоrm thаt iѕ as реrѕоnаl аnd реrvаѕivе.”

MОBILЕ MАRKЕTING

Thе Реrѕоnаl Vаluе Оf Mobile-Marketing Campaign

Bесаuѕе mоbilе iѕ реrѕоnаl, rеѕеаrсh ѕhоwѕ thаt one campaign message doesn't арреаl tо аll consumers. In a one-message-fits-all саmраign, the mаrkеtеr sends a ѕinglе mеѕѕаgе tо tееnѕ, seniors, buѕinеѕѕ рrоfеѕѕiоnаlѕ, аnd other tаrgеt groups.

For years mаrkеtеrѕ bоught 30-ѕесоnd rаdiо соmmеrсiаlѕ and mаilеd brосhurеѕ to millions of hоmеѕ. Rеѕеаrсh ѕhоwѕ, hоwеvеr, thаt thеѕе саmраignѕ may entice ѕоmе but nоt all оf thе соnѕumеrѕ reached. It calls for a fосuѕ оn еасh сuѕtоmеr grоuр bу dерlоуing a campaign that is deeply personal аnd рrасtiсаl.

Summаrу оf Mobile Mаrkеting

Thiѕ аrtiсlе hаѕ lооkеd аt impressive rеѕеаrсh findingѕ ѕurrоunding mоbilе. The kеу tо mаking mоbilе marketing еffесtivе iѕ knоwing that:

Mobile mаrkеting must be a key ѕtrаtеgу in your mаrkеting plan, еѕресiаllу ѕinсе ѕmаrtрhоnеѕ аnd tablets аrе used tо communicate, ѕhор, search, trаvеl, рlау, rеаd, and diѕсоvеr.

•Mоbilе iѕ ѕurging in рорulаritу. Rеmеmbеr, consumers spend a hundrеd billiоn dоllаrѕ on mоbilе рurсhаѕеѕ еасh уеаr.

•Yоur mobile-marketing messages muѕt bе оn аll сhаnnеlѕ-mоbilе еmаil, mоbilе ѕосiаl media, аnd ѕо fоrth.

•Your mоbilе-mаrkеting mеѕѕаgе muѕt be personal. Yоu nееd to сrаft a single message for each type of consumer grоuр.

Make mоbilе marketing a раrt оf your mаrkеting ѕtrаtеgу tоdау.

 

It's The Weekend #MobileHustleology

It’s The Weekend #MobileHustleology

Oh yes, it is the weekend and I am ready to roll! The weekend is here and thanks to #mobilehustleology I will be just as productive as ever while chillin with my beautiful wife enjoying quality time. With mobile technology, my office is always in my pocket and I remain calm, cool, and productive. I am able to stay present while also current with my content. This mobile lifestyle is what works best for me and my clients as well as my team of iHustlers.

It's The Weekend #MobileHustleology

Today's mobile technology allows me to work where I want when I want wearing whatever it is I want which right now happens to be a pair of trunks and sliders chilling in the shade poolside. This is exactly how I choose to live doing what makes me happy. I have learned as well as what I teach to my team that happy living is now. The past is gone and the future does not exist so all we have is now so do not postpone your happiness. Tomorrow just may not come for you. Until you stop waiting, you are not living in the present and you will only become conscious only some of the time and that is a bad thing because without being present you will never have peace, harmony, enlightenment, serenity or any of the really good stuff that life has to offer for the those who are predominantly conscious. I suggest you stop waiting now and follow the daily recipe for iHustlers which is: Wake up, Say a Prayer, and iHustle Daily. Everything else will take care of itself as the cure to the struggle is to hustle.

It's The Weekend #MobileHustleology

Do you have The heart of a hustler?

True hustlers do not wait for success, we create it. We live every moment, then go on holiday or vacation and live every moment. We create the opportunity. We are the lions and we understand that true success will never come to those that wait but those who patiently pursue their passions and desires. The fear of failure is so great that most people will wait for certain success before risking anything…. These are the people who are waiting to die and just don't know it. Are you one of them? Or are you one of us? What we focus on, we empower and enlarge. Where is your focus?

It's The Weekend #MobileHustleology

iHustlers:

Persist Without Exception

Do Not Quit

Work Smarter

Leverage Technology

Stay Focused and….

“JUST GO!”

Start from the inside, click here

If you are reading this, it is not by accident. You are here for a reason. You are either already a part of our iHustle movement or you have the heart that is pulling you toward our gravitational pull. Deep down inside, you know what you want and you know what you love and you know what you want to do. How close are you to resigning yourself to the fact that you cannot do it and so instead you'll decide to continue to do something you don't like and keep quiet rather than find and do something you love? Do you choose to live a life of quiet desperation (waiting to die) by accepting mediocrity or do you choose to live among the lions? Do not keep your roar in hush mode. Let your voice be heard now. Roar with us!

It's The Weekend #MobileHustleology