This is going to be the second excerpt in my articles on goals. These goals can not only be used in your businesses whether they are internet or traditional but they can also be used as life goals. Personally I use them to make me more successful in my affiliate marketing programs and in life in general.
6. Make Sure Your Attitude Never Stops You
This is going to be the second excerpt in my articles on goals. These goals can not only be used in your businesses whether they are internet or traditional but they can also be used as life goals. Personally I use them to make me more successful in my affiliate marketing programs and in life in general.
6. Make Sure Your Attitude Never Stops You
You have to always make sure you are determined. Make sure your intentions are focused. You may have people whether it be friends or family who try and steer you in a different direction but stay focused on what you are doing. If you are determined to succeed your attitude has to be unstoppable.
7. Complaining Wont Work
Stop complaining about the obstacles that get in your way. If you’re complaining then you are wasting your time. Instead of thinking of challenges as problems you should think of them as opportunities. Because once you overcome the obstacle and they all can be overcome then your are headed once again in the direction of success.
8. Something you Like is What You Want to Do
In order to succeed you should try and do something that you like to do. Make a list of everything you like to do then make a list about what you know about the subjects that interest you. This will help you to make choices that you have a good chance at being successful at what you choose. In turn this will lead you in the right direction.
9. If You Don’t Like It Change It
Whatever you are doing in life right now you have the choice to continue it or to change it. If you keep going through life hoping things will change then you are not going to get very far. Remember you have the power to change things that are going on in your life. If your circumstances lower your chances at success then it is time to change them.
10. A Plan Is Important
As silly or as stupid it may seem to be at first you still need a plan. This plan should include everything necessary to succeed. Including paperwork, product and any other business plans. This will help you to see what you are working towards and to help you keep track of your accomplishments. It will also show you where you need to improve.
This is the second in a series of articles I am going to submit on ways to achieve your goals. Keep watching for more of my articles. I will be submitting them as quickly as time allows while I am working on my other projects.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Goals Are Necessary (Part 2)
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Goals Are Necessary (Part 1)
Anything you do in life you need to achieve goals. It doesn’t matter if you want to be a meat cutter, long distance runner, taxidermist or anything in life. It doesn’t matter if you work for another company or work for yourself you still have to have goals that you need to set and goals that you need to achieve in work and in real life. I personally focus on internet endeavors but most of these goals can be used on anything you do in life. I will in the next few weeks be submitting articles on many different goals that you should strive to achieve.
Anything you do in life you need to achieve goals. It doesn’t matter if you want to be a meat cutter, long distance runner, taxidermist or anything in life. It doesn’t matter if you work for another company or work for yourself you still have to have goals that you need to set and goals that you need to achieve in work and in real life. I personally focus on internet endeavors but most of these goals can be used on anything you do in life. I will in the next few weeks be submitting articles on many different goals that you should strive to achieve.
1. Understand Your Potential
In order to succeed at anything you want to do it is important to realize your potential and what you can do. For instance if you want to be a writer but you have absolutely no writing ability then its not likely you will make a career out of writing. However if you have been walleye fishing in the rivers around home, have an entire arsenal of secrets and your ambition is to be a professional fisherman than this is probably achievable.
2. Never Regret The Past
Were all going to have a past and there all going to have failures and mistakes. It’s important not to dwell on these but rather learn from them to help achieve your goals. As in my affiliate marketing internet career I learnt a lot of hard lessons but I also learnt to take these mistakes and make my business better because of them.
3. Allow Yourself to Dream
You need to always be honest with yourself about what you want to achieve from your goals. You have to allow yourself to think big and dream even bigger. You always understand the achievability of this but it helps push your business forward.
4. Have a Plan for Your Business
You need to have a plan at the beginning to get your business going. You have to understand the markets, how you’re going to promote, who needs your product and decide if this is even worth doing.
5. Never Give Up
As in my affiliate marketing career I gave up hundreds of time over eight years before I realized that I wasn’t giving my program enough time. So if you business isn’t a success overnight just keep doing the right things and I guarantee you will start seeing results. It can become challenging at times but I never once said that this was going to be a cake walk.
This is just the beginning in a series of articles I am going to submit on ways to achieve your goals. Keep watching for more of my articles. I will be submitting them as quickly as time allows while I am working on my other projects.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Six Steps to Focusing on Your Dreams
Have you ever heard or read that in order to achieve your dreams you have to focus on them? It certainly sounds easy enough. But if that is the case, then why do people have such a hard time doing it? Maybe it is because people do not really understand the full meaning of the word focus. Let us take a look at the definition.
Have you ever heard or read that in order to achieve your dreams you have to focus on them? It certainly sounds easy enough. But if that is the case, then why do people have such a hard time doing it? Maybe it is because people do not really understand the full meaning of the word focus. Let us take a look at the definition.
Focus: To bring to into focus or make clear� focusing a camera.
To concentrate - to focus one's thoughts.
Obviously there are two parts to focusing. First you must clarify, and then you must concentrate. But how do you do this? Let me give you a couple of steps for each.
Step 1. Clarification � Know your dream
You must know specifically what you want the end result to be. Do not worry about how you are going to get there. Just simply get a clear picture in your mind of what it is that you want and how it is going to feel once you have achieved your dream. If there is a car that you want, then go test-drive it. If there is a house for sale that you want, then go to an open house. Do whatever you can to make sure you have that clear picture in your head.
Step 2. Clarification � Know why you want your dream
Once you have that clear picture in your head for what you want, then you need to look inside yourself and figure out why you want this particular dream. This will help you when times are dark and you need to remember the reason that you are going through what you need to in order to achieve your dream.
Step 3. Concentration � See your dream
Every day, take at least five to ten minutes to close your eyes and imagine yourself as you would be having already achieved your dream. Imagine how it would feel and what would be different. Make it as real as possible. Really get to know what it will feel like once you are living your dream. Do not just imagine it, but feel it as well.
Step 4. Concentration � Work towards your dream
Do something every day that will help you progress towards your dream. This can be just about anything. If you do not know where to start, then use this time to research your dream. In this day and age there is always a way to get information. If time is an issue for you, then look at how you spend it. Do you watch television? Get a video course that will help your towards your dream. Do you play video games? Use your computer to instead find information on how to achieve your dream. What kind of books are you reading? Instead of fantasies or romance novels, try reading a book about your dream. If you only spent thirty minutes each day working towards your dream, you would be amazed how far you could go.
Step 5. Concentration � Be persistent and consistent
You can do every single one of the four steps above, but if you only do them once, it will make no difference. If you do them only occasionally or when you feel like it, you will make little if any progress and most likely become quickly discouraged. You must be consistent with these steps, following them daily, and you must be persistent with these steps, following them until you succeed.
Step 6. Concentration � Live your dream
As you work towards your dream, you will almost always find negative people. The most common of these people are well meaning friends and family who care about you and do not want to see you fail. The only thing that they do not realize is that failure is a part of success. You will fall down as you reach for your dreams. Just realize that this is part of the journey and get back up and keep going. When friends or family make their feelings known, thank them for their concerns and let them know that you appreciate it. Then get back to making your dream a reality. The best gift you can give someone is to show by your own example that you really can live your dreams.
Follow these steps and see just how great and wondrous life can be. If you are not sure about things, then do a thirty-day test. If you truly follow these steps for thirty days, then just watch how much closer your dreams truly become. It will not be easy. No new habit is. But let me ask you then, are your dreams worth it?
Good. Then go for it. Reach for that dream!
