Celebrities Kids | Celebrity Obsession: Are our teens too star-struck?
Following the lives of teen celebrities such as Taylor Lautner or Miley Cyrus are part of the normal past time for the average teenager today. While on the surface this may sound like the sort of thing we'd expect a young person to be doing with their time, this behavior can also lead to some major psychological issues that have far-reaching effects. In a recent study of adolescents between 11 and 16 years of age, two major categories were identified that pertain to how teens relate to celebrities.
The first category, called "entertainment social celebrity worship", consisted of teens that viewed celebrities as sources of entertainment and talked frequently about celebrity news. This was considered completely normal for the everyday teenager. These teenagers displayed healthy emotional independence. However, the second category called "intense personal celebrity worship" showed teenagers who were seeking a personal connection to the celebrity and often developed an unhealthy obsession. These teens, while trying to go through the normal maturity cycle, seemed to suffer from lower self-esteem and confidence than their peers. Their relationships with family and friends were extremely poor.
So this begs the question, "How can we prevent our teens from becoming too often with the lives of celebrities?" Well, there are a few things that can help. First, teens should be actively involved or engaged in school activities. Teens who have responsibilities such as an after school job or specific household responsibilities have less idle time on their hands. Also, teens should be encouraged to volunteer their time to serve in the community to develop an awareness of others who are less fortunate. Lastly, teens who are encouraged to have a spiritual foundation often have a healthier self-confidence and thus feel less inclined to seek out celebrities to idolize.
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Author: Traci S Campbell
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I told you it was coming! and I try not to disappoint...A WOMAN LIKE ME...A MAN LIKE YOU released on Valentine's Day and it is a HUGE success! That love thang is a tough cookie for a lot of people...Why do you think that is?
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I have a few things to share, but first a quick reminder:
This week I posted the ‘How to Sell Online’ starter kit for beginners. It includes my 7 Day eCourse, ‘How to Find Customers Online’ + 5 Internet Marketing eBooks for Beginners. I put about $79 worth of my Newbie Marketing Guides together for this kit, which I’m actually offering for $19, BUT I’m practically giving this eBundle away today … I created a special promo code: ‘VALENTINE09’. The first 50 people who use it will get everything for $15. I’d tell you to keep this one a
secret, but share the love if you want to (smile). URL: http://www.sistasense.com/how-to-sell/
Quick Question:
Money can’t buy love, but can love buy money? If nothing else, go
read this post. Beyond shedding light on what it takes to market your business online, I talk specifically about marketing Black Businesses online and the backlash I receive because I choose to work mainly with Black Business Women. URL: http://is.gd/8jGYD
Great Video:
Media mogul Lauren DeLisa Coleman posted a great video on BBWO that every black women who uses a mobile device SHOULD watch. URL: http://sistapreneurs.ning.com/video/undercover-investigative
Must-Read List:
Small business expert A.Michelle Blakeley recently added 9 Powerful Social Networking Websites for Women Entrepreneurs to Get Your Business Straight, an eBook featuring Black Business advice from Black Business Women. Click here to download the updated sneak peak and/or submit your own article for inclusion. This ebook is freely distributed to all BBWO members.
More to come!
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p.s. If you are an expert in your field, share the small business love! Add your best article to our soon-to-be released eBook: Get Your Business Straight. Submission Deadline Extended to March, 2010.
March 2010 Cover Story is "Spring into a New You"
In this edition we are talking about getting into different things to let the literary world know about you and all that you do. We are not going to get famous :) by sitting on our bottoms and doing nothing.
I am looking for brief tips and advice from members of this network to go into my cover story for March. I'm looking for people who not only write but are also involved in something else outside of the literary world. For instance, ministry, make or sell products such as avon, body products, jewelry access, Cosmetology, etc. Something outside of writing. We all where different hats. This is the chance to explain why you do what you do!
Here are the details:
If you are interested in submitting brief details and tips on the subject, please respond to this forum accordingly.
1. What is your name?
2. What is the name of your business? (if applicable)
3. What is the name of your most recent published book? ( if applicable)
4. Besides being a writer/author/business owner, what else do you dabble in? ( 1 line answer)
5. Why did you decide to get into that business/hobby?
6. How do you fit it into your schedule?
7. What has it done for you as a writer/author/business owner?
8. A link to your website (1 link)
NOTE: Please make your responses to each question 5 sentences or less. This is not an interview. I am featuring your response in the cover story; not finding out your life story. For those that do read your response they will have a chance to find out more about you by the link you provide.
Submissions are being taken until February 20th, 2010
These days my blog has been collecting dust! Between banner and blog design requests, I haven’t had as much time to write as I normally do. But you know me, “busy means business”, so I never complain about being busy (lol). But seriously, have you noticed that you can’t open a website without being smacked in the face with 50 Social Media icons … “twitter me” … “facebook me” … watch me sleep (lol). I see some many sistas glued to their smart phones,twittering every minute and I wonder how much of THAT is adding value to their business.
Now don’t get me wrong... I’m on twitter and I see the value of social media marketing (I get may fair share of twitter sales), but if I had to make a choice … hands down I choose my “Tweak Technique” over Twitter any day. As the name suggests, this technique is all about regularly tweaking my business to make it better. As a matter of fact, I’ve been quietly tweaking like crazy these past few months and the results have been amazing! If you want my humble opinion, before you get lost in the latest social media marketing techniques and trending topics, focus on highlighting those areas of your business that need work and make them better.
For me, a few little tweaks have turned into more money and WHO DOES NOT WANT MORE MONEY flowing into their business? I normally only share my marketing techniques with my Smart Business Sista Circle (feel free to join us) BUT just for today I’m gonna let you in on my latest profitable AND productive tweaks.
My Recent Tweaks
#1: I spent the past weekend working on my Money and Marketing Newsletter for my BBWO members and sistasense.com readers. This newsletter now includes 60 of my best marketing articles, videos, freebies and exclusive offers and it’s all done and being auto-delivered to my subscribers (feel free to sign up to the newsletter). Now without having to rush to the computer every night, I can consistently share my BEST Marketing Advice to you and free-up more time to focus on other projects. This one tweak was sitting on my to do list for MONTHS, but finally getting it done has made a BIG Difference. What can you learn from my tweak? For starters if you want to build your presence and stay connected to customers online, you have to stay consistent. Consistency is what this tweak is all about. Beyond sales pitches and new products, I want the people in my circle to know that I'm committed to regularly and freely sharing valuable information. Believe me when I say that getting people to listen to you is the most valuable and hardest thing acquire online. While there are a few more things you can definitely learn from this technique, I’ll save those for later.#2: One of my first money-makers online was the Search Urban Directory, an online search engine featuring black websites. For years I allowed people to submit sites for free and then eventually, I started charging $10. Now that msoy is one of the oldest and most popular Black Search Engines online I’ve decide to finally raise the submission fee to $25. This price is still pretty cheap, considering it’s a one time fee and a great promotional opportunity for website owners trying to reach African Americans Online BUT that’s not the real idea behind this tweak. In the past getting 4 new site submissions to the directory translated into $40 in sales, now those same 4 submissions equal $100 in sales! Again, while its important to get into new marketing trends, never forget that little old marketing and sales techniques still work. Tweaking prices on products that regularly bring in revenue for me is often times the easiest way to make more money without selling or doing something new.
I have more tweaks that I want to share, but this post is getting longer than I wanted, so I’ll save them for another day. If you do nothing else, I recommend taking the time to dissect your business. See if you can come up with a few ways you can make your business better. If you are stuck on how to start this process let me make a few suggestions. For the past few years I’ve worked on several projects that were specifically about showing other entrepreneurs the areas in their business that they can fix and make better.
I often recommend that newbies take it slow and start with the basics. For newbies in internet marketing, I suggest downloading my ‘Selling Your Products and Services Online’ eBook Collection. Here is a discount code for the next 30 readers who download this eBundle. Code: FIX01 | If you download now you can save $30 and get this ebundle for $19.
Selling Your Products and Services Online:
Three eBooks for Internet Marketing and Sales Beginners
The Ultimate Money and Marketing Guide:
Two 7-Day eCourses on Finding Customers and Selling on Social Networks
The Smart Business Sista Series:
Monthly Marketing eBooks and how-to video tutorials
The Women of Color Coaching Program:
Monthly Marketing Webinars specifically created for Women Entrepreneurs
My favorite of this is definitely the WOCC Program, last year my partner Richelle and I did 12 Months worth of training webinars for Business Women of Color on How to Market their businesses online and offline. The results were amazing because for those 12 months we gave them a constant flow of marketing ideas and different tweaks they could implement to make their businesses better. As a matter of fact, we did a What's Working Now Webinar so our members could show you their results. You can click here to watch the replay.
If you liked this post also read: Why Social Media Marketing Can't Fix Your Business
Would you like to share your small business services and/or expertise with the 7,000+ women on BBWO?
If yes, then submit your BEST small business article to be included in my soon-to-be released FREE eBook entitled, “Get Your Business Straight: Black Business Advice from Black Business Women.”
This is your chance to have a promotional article and a link to your website included in an eBook that I am going to giveaway to the thousands of BBWO members and women entrepreneurs in my circle.
Don’t you want every new BBWO member to know who you are and what business services you offer? This is an especially great PR offer for those with business blogs and networks and those who offer small business consulting services.
I’m looking for business articles on topics like marketing, branding, publishing, virtual assisting, working at home, finances, social media, sales, web design, funding, time-management, startups, etc. Click here for more details on submitting your article.
DEADLINE: 2/12/2010
I will be accepting 15 articles max, so submit your article asap. Only one article submission per person.
I looked at the calender and realized that in seven days January 2010 will be over. In seven days all the "New Year, New You" buzz will be gone! Before February hits, think about where you will be in seven days. Are you still pushing to take your life to the next level or have old year habits returned ... preventing you from moving forward?
For many sistas in my circle (maybe you), this year they REALLY want a business like mines, a website like mines, a life like mines BUT the funds are still low, the time is still limited, the support is still lacking. When I think about them and you, I know that I can't change your circumstances, BUT I can give you the tools to help change your life. [continue reading]
When I was working full time, I always had a side hustle doing computer consulting. Extra money was always a good thing, but of course when I turned my online business into a full time work at home gig that was a great thing! Since December I've been asking you all to send me your marketing questions (here) and funny enough I see that someone posted a question on my myspace page.
"I need a side hustle, something that doesn't require home parties and I can do from home with my children. What does a person do that has no skills and isn't crafty?" - MichelleMy Response: There are actually alot of things that you can do to make extra money, without spending a ton of money to startup. I for one love love love the service industry. If you have a skill, chances are there are people out there who will pay you for your time. My first real side-hustle was designing websites and working on local computer consulting gigs in NY. Overtime I expanded my services to include banner design, print graphic design, and coaching. ... But I'm a computer GEEK so I love doing anything computer related, but the skies the limit when it comes to the service industry.
- Starting a Home Day Care or Tutoring Program is easy and very popular
- House Keeping Services
- Virtual Assistant
- Blogging, Affiliate marketing, selling eBooks...
