As entrepreneurs, one of our most important duties is keeping our minds open to fresh moneymaking ideas. Holding regular brainstorm sessions can uncover fresh spins on our original ideas, and keep the passion alive—not only within ourselves, but for our customers and clients as well... Below, we’ll take a look at 8 different ways you can make money from ONE interest or passion.

Successful entrepreneurs balance pragmatism with a willingness to face the unknown and take calculated risks. Overcoming fears and embracing new things will help take your business to the next level and enrich your personal life.

Perhaps the most significant aspect of optimism is its power to transform the negative thoughts in our heads. Negative self-talk completely limits our ability to think creatively and get ourselves out of sticky situations. When we push forward in the face of negative self-talk, we are practicing optimism. Positive self-talk greatly increases our chances of success and of moving forward in tough situations. The very fuel of success is our optimistic belief that we can impact situations and play a role in the outcome of our lives.

Granted it may sometimes be difficult to look on the bright side of life, but the picture is nowhere as grim as some people are painting it. This really is a wonderful time to be alive and there is so much for women to be positive about. And I'm not talking about putting on a brave face or making the best of a tough situation. The road to happiness may have a few potholes, but it is still there and we can make the journey untroubled if we keep reminding ourselves of the things to feel great about... Women entrepreneurs make a huge impact on the economy, contributing $3 trillion and creating or maintaining 23 million jobs. We are a boom industry.

Giving FREE teleseminars is a fabulous way to promote your business, help your prospects get to know you better, increase your e-zine subscribers, and jack-up sales. Giving PAID teleseminars promotes your business and generates revenues as well.

There's one marketing condition I see over and over with my clients, and it's called "but-I'm-not-an-expert-itis". These people are afraid to play bigger because they think it's not their time yet... This attitude will kill your business and take years off your life! It's VERY important to position yourself from the get-go as an expert in what you do.

Because I take on so few clients now, at higher rates, and the bulk of my income comes from information products and programs, I work LESS than I used to! Obviously this shift didn't happen overnight. Here are a few things you can do NOW to move in the same direction

You should actually work harder on yourself than you do on your business (or job). I first learned that from Jim Rohn, whom some call the father of personal development.