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WOW

Truly all I can say is WOW!

For those of you who don't know who Yanik Silver is, you need to find out. And, if you are at all interested in writing (see last post), you need to learn from him as well. Because he is an amazing resource for learning copywriting.

And now he has outdone himself. Check it out Here.

He is offering killer information and all you pay for is the s/h fee.

First, he's giving away a special, $15k closed-door presentation entitled "Instant Leverage Points in Your Business That Bring You Surges of Cash". It's a presentation Yanik did last January to 26 top-gun entrepreneurs and business leaders, who paid about $15k in membership fees and trip fees to come together in Baja, Mexico.

This information gives you the little 'tweaks' to apply to your current business that immediately surge the bottom line. All with a few quick fixes. And the best part is once they are set-up, they keep paying you over and over again.

OR, if you don't have a business, you will get tons of ideas for starting one and be able to kick it off in the right direction!

Plus, he's bundled up this DVD, the MindMap he handed out, his newest book called "34 Rules for Maverick Entrepreneurs", a 2 CD-Audio program and MORE - the only thing you pay for is s/h.

You really can't afford to miss out on this information! Yanik is one of those people you must learn all you can from - so learn more by clicking here.

Pssst, Wanna Know a Secret?

I finally did it. I have a published article. I am so embarrassed that I did not write this before now -yeesh! That is what happens when I forget to do Secret Number 6. I knew I was going to be so excited that I would not forget. Right! Well, I did.

Click here to view it!

But, don't read it if you are already great at time management. Skip the article and send me your tips - I apparently need more.

I would love to hear what you think, and how these 7 Secrets to Effectively Juggling Time helped you!

What I like to call Bear Central

My son is a scream.  Yes, he does make me want to scream, but that is another issue (think two strong-willed individuals in a face off, but I digress).

He makes me laugh on a daily basis and for this I am so thankful.  He doesn't always like it that I laugh, but sometimes I can't help myself.  And yesterday was one of those days. I had tears!

Now, my husband warned me that this might not be funny to anyone else, especially since you cannot see the expression on his face.  But I also wanted to tell it because it made me think about my life!  And the story is funny!  But I won't be bothered if you don't think so.

He is 7 and has an amazingly vivid imagination and if you are egging him on, his stories get bigger and bigger and bigger.

Yesterday we were 2 kids out in the wilderness having to fend for ourselves - think Boxcar Children meet Grizzly Adams.  And he starts killing the bears for me and telling me about the wild animals that are surrounding us.  After killing the umpteenth wild animal, I told him that I was ready to go find me a hotel!

"Not so easy" he says in all seriousness.  "Because you have to go through a raging river with big dangerous rocks, cross a very long log that is slippery and then go through.....(serious pause, with his hand on my arm) what I like to call Bear Central."

I couldn't help it.  I tried, I swear, to be serious.  But it just got the best of me!  I laughed until I hurt.

Thankfully, he found it funny too.  And then we had to go through snake central, desert central, coyote central...............  All that to get to a hotel!

How did this relate to my life?  I have been paralyzed by what I thought was in front of me, by what other people told me would be the obstacles in my way!  I saw those obstacles as scary as I would if you told me bears were in my path.

Are you stuck somewhere because someone told you that you "really don't want to do that because.......... (it doesn't work, it takes too much work, people don't want to hear what you have to say, there are already too many of those, it takes too much money, it takes forever to make a profit etc., etc., etc.)"?  Or have you told yourself that the obstacle are much to scary?

Are you afraid you will have to go through Bear Central and you will be vulnerable?

Me too!  But what if you can get through Bear Central with the help of guide and you find on the other side it wasn't so bad?  My guide gave me all the weapons I needed - I guess ray guns would work on bears??!!??

The guides I needed for my business were people who had done what I wanted to do.  I went to these people to ask what I needed to do and I follow them closely.  And my weapons?  Not so complicated.  Education.  When you learn how to get through the bears, they are not so scary!

See you on the other side!

7 Simple Steps To Action

Action.  That is really what business is about - doing something.  Now, if doing something costs you a ton of money, then you really, really want to make sure you have dotted your i's and crossed your t's because it is a big risk.

But, with internet marketing, you can do things all sorts of ways - high cost, medium cost, low cost or even free.  And free and low cost can be just as effective as the other two.  So there really is no excuse for not acting!

When the words 'business plan' are uttered, even the most enthusiastic are likely to roll their eyes and groan.  These conjure up images of 3-piece suited men lingering over old coffee, arguing about complicated economic terms and business strategies.  Ugh!

But, a business needs a plan - and I do have a business!

I needed to have a goal for where I am going and a specific map for getting there.  But I didn't want it so involved that it would take me 6 months to learn the system and in the meantime, I would forget what I started it for.

So I developed my own system, my own action plan - probably what everyone really does.

Here are the 7 basic steps to ACTION:

1.  Choose the avenues that interest you - the options are endless and this can be overwhelming!  So, I chose a few on which to focus; articles, blogging, mini-websites, and a couple of social networking sites.

Key goal:  I will have one article written each week for the next 10 weeks.

2.  Read, Research and Learn - I have been doing this and this is where I nearly fell facedown in my wheaties!  I have been on information overload!  So, I have resolved to focus (there's that word again!) on a couple of areas and read those physical books and e-books and participate in seminars.  And, I set a rule for myself "I may not read, listen or participate if it is not about those chosen avenues". 

3.  Choose A Path and Go - take what you learn and put it into action!

4.  Use A System for Goal Setting - I have seen goal setting systems galore and all of them have some fabulous uses or points, I just never found one that I was willing to use long term.  I have a love-hate relationship with goals!  If I write something down and don't reach it, does that mean I failed????  But, I am a chronic list maker and had to realize that if I don't write it down, I won't do it.  So, the goal sheets won out.

I took the tools I did use and made goal sheets, self-inventory sheets and an action plan that worked for me.  I have put them in a file that you are welcome to save, and use yourself.  Take a look in the link in Money Making Articles for the Goal Inventory Worksheets.

5.  Set up A Calendar - this is the long term map.  I need monthly calendars and weekly calendars (there is a template for the weekly one I use in the Goal Inventory Worksheets).  After setting my primary business goals for the 3-year and 1-year mark, I ask myself these questions:

"What do I need to do in the next 30 days to get closer to my yearly goals?"

"What do I need to do in the next week?"

KEY goal:  I will take 15 minutes a night to make action steps for the next day based on these answers.

6.  Set Up Accountability - this is my accountability.  I don't know if anyone is reading it, but I can pretend!  So I have my KEY Goals put in here.  I am accountable to you.  Oh, yes, and I have a few friends that are holding me accountable too!

7.  Monitor and Adjust - At the end of the day, at the end of the week, at the end of the month, adjust.  See what works and what doesn't.  See what you like and what you don't.  See what fits into your plan and what you need to throw out.  See what is more work than it is worth.  And refocus your efforts. 

It did not work for me to keep looking at different ways to do what I knew I wanted to do.  I did not like not making progress (definately did not fit into my plan).  So I have refocused my efforts!

I want this to be simple because that is what I will ultimately follow.  Simple keeps me focused on the plan I have set before me!

All Hype and No Action

Well, unless I get busy and change what I am doing, I will be what the title suggests - all hype and no action!

Do a search yourself for internet marketing and see the sheer volume of information that comes up.  Hundreds of products, 'guru's', conferences, secret systems, sales pitches.......  Each one promising to be easy, the only one you need, and produce instant results, not to mention riches.

It is easy to get lost, overwhelmed and just sheer sucked in.  Face it, some of these people could sell sand in the desert (mark those sites for reference later, because they are worth studying!).

Am I saying that all of these sites are shady or somehow not on the up and up.  No, no, no, on the contrary, there are some amazing teachers out there who are worth listening to and hanging on their every word!  And I spent some money learning what several of them had to say.  What I am saying is that the options are endless and the volume of information is staggering. (And yes, there are some who are questionable - see below)

It is easy to jump around, click on this, click on that, sign up for dozens of programs or e-books, purchase courses, start this idea, start that idea...... And eventually you find that your "work" time is spent reading the emails, stumbling around the internet in a haze and looking for THE WAY to do this.

Education is important - imperative actually.  But then comes the work!  And one of the things I noticed as I read (a lot of) this information, is that there are a lot of people out there offering THE WAY to do this without working hard.  OK, sidebar here, tell me if you really believe something can be done well without any work?  Those sites, I ran from.

Business - online or offline is HARD WORK.  We are not talking back breaking, sweat-inducing labor here, but focus, education and effort.  All guided by self-discipline.  AAAHHHH, there's the work!

So, I am set to work and have devised my action plan!  Stay tuned.........