Cleaning my files

I am off work today and waiting for the "Heater Man" to arrive and service our gas furnace before the Winter winds begin to blow.  I am getting a little better. Twice before I waited too long and the result of my tardiness was a very cold weekend - it always happens on the weekend.

Sat down at my desk and opened my top drawer -- what a mess. I have stuff from 3 years ago - it shows that I paid bills. I began to throw out non-essential clutter. By the time I finished, I found that I now have well organized spaces with room for additional clutter.

Question - when does the paper trail become a fire hazard? I am thinking six months of history is enough.

I do have two giant folders left - one is labeled "2012 - to file",  the 2nd "2013 - to file". I guess I am a real procrastinator - that is my next project. I bet most of the paper in the folders is really junk.

Cold from the North -

There was a nip in the air this morning. The kids are back to school. Labor day is done. Time keeps rolling on. It is my day off from my work at United.  I am sitting in my "office/rehab center/refuge" listening to the streaming thoughts going through my mind.

Evil is ever present in the World - Syria, poison gas, dead men/women/children - CNN - red lines - surgical strikes - deterents --

How can we make people "love one another"? Answer - we (The United States) can't.

Everyone in the world must work for peace - in their own lives and in the lives of those they interact with. Peace, love, joy must bubble up from the hearts of everyman.

Can I get people to view my websites, face book pages, blog, twitter feeds?

If I can, will they then visit my Ebay Store, Etsy Store, and Ecommerce site?

If they do - will they make a purchase.

If they do, will I make a profit?

Will the profit be enough to make all the work and effort worthwhile?

Will the profit be enough to provide an entertainment fund? So Pat and I can have some fun when we leave the workplace and enter the world of retirement?

We must enter the world of retirement soon -- we need a plan -

Now I am back to being a project manager -- not just a random thinker.

Please check out the following --

https://www.facebook.com/BrownstownMarketplace

http://www.MusicBooksEtc.com

http://www.etsy.com/shop/FlatRockMarketplace

http://stores.ebay.com/Brownstown-Marketplace

http://www.flatrockdeals.com

http://www.brownstownmarketplace.com

Marketing Campaign is Working -- Now I need some sales!

Many of you probably know that I am a Project Manager and a dreamer.

My latest dream is to retire from full time work for the third time. I would like to do that sometime during the next year.

When I leave my full time position, I will need something to challenge my need to build and manage projects.

I know this is the most important project that is on my horizon. It must be planned and executed with finesse. So -- In the words of Hannibal on the A-Team - here's my plan.

Build two on-line stores, the first to allow Pat and I to search and rescue antiques and collectibles for resale; and the second, to offer great discounts on Amazon.com merchandise for my customers.

Project Recap:

All setup work has been completed on both Stores.

Both stores are populated with products.

My Inventory control is in place.

Phase 1 of my Marketing Plan is complete and operational.

Last step is to wait patiently while my marketing plan brings in customers.

My Antique and Collectible EBay store, Brownstown Marketplace has been up and running for about 1 1/2 years and is doing quite well considering the time pressure of my full time job at United Airlines.

My Online store that offers Amazon.com merchandise at discounted prices, Flatrockdeals.com is also up and running.

Patience Please!

Launch Day for new Publishing Ventures

I have been working to create a new division of my Web Business, www.BrownstownMarketplace.com. It is finally ready for an introduction.

The venture involves 4 products -

1. www.Flatrockdeals.com - A new Web Store that offers books, music, movies, video games, toys, software, audio/visual equipment, and items for home and garden.
2. @MusicBookEtc - A Twitter Page that streams the latest news on Books, Music, and Publishing.
3. Music Books Etc - A Face Book Page that streams the same information.
4. www.MusicBooksEtc.com - A Website that gathers the information that is then broadcast to Twitter and Face Book.

With the addition of these products, Brownstown Marketplace offers not only Antiques, Vintage Collectibles, and Eclectic merchandise; but also, through www.Flatrockdeals.com, almost any product that you could imagine - and all at competitive prices.

Next time you are looking to purchase any product, please check www.Flatrockdeals.com. We have a huge inventory of competitively priced merchandise.

www.MusicBooksEtc.com and www.Flatrockdeals.com  participate in the Amazon Services Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn commissions by linking to Amazon. By making a purchase from our store, I get a small percentage of its price. That helps support my effort to communicate thoughts on books, music and other items I find unique. 

Next on the Reading List

I found another small book that promises to challenge my belief system.

Title: "The Four Agreements, A Toltec Wisdom Book"

Author: Don Miguel Ruiz.

Subject: A practical guide to Personal Freedom

File under: Personal Growth / Self Help

138 pages.

From the back cover:

In the Four Agreements, don Miquel Ruiz reveals the source of  self-limiting beliefs that rob us of joy and create needless suffering. Based on ancient Toltec wisdom, the "Four Agreements" offer a powerful code of conduct that can rapidly transform our lives to a new experience of freedom, true happiness and love.

Check out the Self Help section at http://books.flatrockdeals.com/



Reading -- nourishment for the soul

I just finished reading "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho. It has rekindled my love of reading. This small, mystical fable has much to say about the flow of our lives.

My observations for today:

1. TV, radio, and background music create a constant noise that dampens my creativity.
2. I remember a phrase heard along the way,  "Chewing gum for the mind".
3. When I turn off the din and replace it with a soft selection of Classical Music and a good book, my mind wakes up from its slumber and begins to function as designed.
4. I am on a mission to broadcast the benefits of a good book -



dive in -- New Project

During the spring, I completed most of the development for our Antique/Vintage/Eclectic Item Stores on EBay and Etsy. This project is composed of the following pieces:

Website: www.brownstownmarketplace.com
EBay store: www.stores.ebay.com/Brownstown-Marketplace
ETsy store: www.etsy.com/shop/FlatRockMarketplace
Facebook Page: www.facebook.com/BrownstownMarketplace.

It seems my creative juices are still flowing.

My next project is building a gateway to all of Amazon.com's products. They encourage affiliates to direct business to their marketplace by linking through their own content.

This is an experiment to see if this blog will link to my new Web Store.

Please check out my store and use it to purchase items via Amazon:

www.flatrockdeals.com

This is a test, only a test. LOL

Where have I been?

Dec 2012 - Feb 2013 -- Just living -- work, internet store development, socializing with Pat, Daughter, Son-in-law and Grand daughter. Normal stuff --

Feb 2013 -- Off to Las Vegas-- Pat's mum ceelebrated her 85th birthday on Feb 15th - we stayed at The Grand view -- we own a Timeshare at this location - it is a great place to stay when going to Las Vegas.

Norma Jean,  Pat's friend from her days working at Skywest, joined us for 5 days of fun. We went to the timeshare sales presentation and said NO.

That scored us free tickets for a Las Vegas show called "Human Nature" and a free dinner at a very fancy Italian Resaurant - both at the Venetian Hotel and Casino.

The show was great - Smokey Robinson produced a show about Motown and had it performed by 4 very talented Austrailian singers. Actually bought a CD.

 

 

 

Mar 2013 - Apr 2013 -- Just living -- work, internet store development, socializing with Pat, Daughter, Son-in-law and Grand daughter. Normal stuff --

 

 

May 2013 -- Back is sore - went to PCP - he gave me pain pills and scheduled X-rays and MRI - looking for arthritus, hip problems, nerve problems. Will review results on Mon 20th. Can hardly walk -- pain when standing. got to be solution - I need to get moving again -- don't want to lose my sveldt figure and muscle tone.

 

Still working on my on-line stores for Career 4. Now have a gateway to AMAZON called

 

flatrockdeals.com -- if anyone needs to buy Amazon type products, please check out my gateway.

 

 

I also have brownstownmarketplace.com, a gateway to my EBay store and an ETsy store named Flatrock Marketplace. Those sites sell stuff from my Estate Sale expeditions and other eclectic items that you would not usually find on Amazon.

 

 

 I also have Facebook pages for Robert Eiferd, Brownstown Marketplace, and a new one that outlines my latest political cause --

 

Facebook page 51 is enough advocates the end of the U S Senate's 60 vote rule for ending debate on an issue -- ie,  the filibuster rule - If it was returned to a simple majority, ie, 51 votes, the Senate could get something done.

 

 

Walk to live!

bob eiferd
www.brownstownmarketplace.com

www.flatrockdeals.com

Ebay - Brownstown Marketplace
Etsy - Flat Rock Marketplace
Facebook - Robert Eiferd
Facebook - Brownstown Marketplace

Facebook - 51 is enough



May 2013: File under - better late than never.

 

 

Oct 2012 -- Mazatlan was a blast. Flew Dtw/mex/mzt and the same return. IAH connection was not available. 5 days in the sun. took a boat ride one day across the bay and beyond the two islands in the picture above. We had dinner on the beach with all you can drink - walked in the sand -- not bad considering I still have CIDP. Most days we just hung out at the pool right near the bar and ate in the hotel's resataurant each evening. Food was great, latin music was wonderful, mazatlan Old City was very interesting and the beach wall was magnificent.

Walk to live!

bob eiferd
www.brownstownmarketplace.com

www.flatrockdeals.com

Ebay - Brownstown Marketplace
Etsy - Flat Rock Marketplace
Facebook - Robert Eiferd
Facebook - Brownstown Marketplace

Facebook - 51 is enough