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Added for You - How to Achieve Your Goals and Be Happy Doing It
I’ll be blunt with you. You don’t own an online business to make money. Don’t believe me? Just hear me out. The real reason you own an online business is to do the things that money allows you to do. Life is short. It is precious. We really want the time to do the things that deep in our heart feel right for us. Here are seven real reasons to own an online business.1. To live a life with a purpose. There is so much power, and so much joy in knowing that your life means something, and that others are better off because you lived. In what ways do you want to live a purposeful life?For each person it’s different, but rest assured that everyone possesses this desire, even if many people have all but forgotten about it.2. To leave a legacy, and to give your descendants the opportunity to live extraordinary lives. Maybe this doesn’t make sense to you, and maybe it does. But your actions today will effect pe
You should set result goals. They should be written, and vivid, and specific, etc. You should take time to visualize them everyday. But, when deciding whether you are a success, you should simply look at whether you hit your activity goals.
The two are related. You set your result goals first, then you determine the consistent actions you must take to achieve those goals. These consistent actions become your activity goals. When you plot out your day, or week, or month, determine what activities you will do and when you will do them. Then, at the end of the day, week, or month,
Real Estate investing gives us options: Should we hold rental real estate, or turn it over for faster profit?There are a lot of real estate investors who have a great fear, or dislike of keeping property for more than a short time. They only want to wholesale, or rehab and sell the property. I understand the fears of being a landlord. You can have tenants who mess up the property, don’t pay, and you have to evict them, buildings have unexpected maintenance issues, there will be vacant units you need to have rented, a multitude of problems. But there are a few ways to deal with those issues, let’s take a look at some of them.First, let’s start at the very beginning.When you buy a property, you have to buy right. By that I mean you have to have enough income from the property to pay for all the costs, including mortgage, taxes, insurance, maintenance, vacancies, & repairs. Then you want to have so
I also hate goals. I follow the advice of goal setting experts and set big goals, and put them in writing, and visualize them, but it seems that many of the goals never seem to hit.
This often leads to the slightly depressed feeling of realizing that I didn't hit my goal, coupled with the acceptance that my life is not where I wanted it to be.
The real problem occurs though, in the fact that my mood, energy, and sense of self-esteem end up tied into whether I achieved those goals. You've probably been there: You just did a great sales presentation and you're waiting to here back from the client. If the client comes back with a "yes," you feel happy and great. If you get a "no," you feel down and sad. Or perhaps you're trying to lose weight, and you eat well and exercise, but when you step on the scale the number hasn't changed - that's a quick route to depression. Once in while the reverse happens: you eat poorly, skip a couple of workouts, but the scale still shows a drop. Here you may feel good even though you know you messed the week up.
Having goals is great, but judging our success and feelings on the achievement of those goals is a dangerous game, because we place our sense of self-esteem on external factors.
The next time you set goals (New Years or otherwise) make sure to set two types of goals: result goals and activity goals.
Result Goals - These are the things we want to get or achieve. "I want to make $100,000 this year." "I want to lose 25 pounds." "I will own a new home." And so on.
Activity Goals - These are the daily tasks we set for ourselves to achieve our result goals. "I will make 10 sales calls a day." "I will exercise 3 days a week for 45 minutes a day." "I will set aside X dollars per month to build up my down payment."
Both of these types of goals are important. But there is a critical difference. You have almost absolute control over your activity goals. Your result goals almost always rely on things outside of your control. In the sales example, you might not be able to control how many sales you close (buyers are fickle, after all), but you can control how many calls you make per day.
The key then to achieving your goals and being happier doing it is quite simple:
"You must measure your success by your Activity Goals, not by your Result Goals"
You should set result goals. They should be written, and vivid, and specific, etc. You should take time to visualize them everyday. But, when deciding whether you are a success, you should simply look at whether you hit your activity goals.
The two are related. You set your result goals first, then you determine the consistent actions you must take to achieve those goals. These consistent actions become your activity goals. When you plot out your day, or week, or month, determine what activities you will do and when you will do them. Then, at the end of the day, week, or month,
A squeeze page is a most unique type of web site. A squeeze page is a wonderful and profitable thing to have.What is a squeeze page? A squeeze page is a web page that has as its only purpose the opting in of visitors. There should be no outgoing links on your squeeze page. The only thing a visitor should be able to do when they get to my squeeze page is to opt in. There should be no pay per click, no links to my sales pages, no links to other articles – nothing. The only thing should be my opt in form.The only way I rate my squeeze page is by the number of people who opt in as a ratio of the number of people who visit my page. That is my conversion rate. I have squeeze pages with conversion rates as low as 25% and I have squeeze pages with conversion rates of between 65 and 66%. Now, the source of the traffic has a lot to do with the conversion rate of my squeeze page. But that is how I evaluate my
Having goals is great, but judging our success and feelings on the achievement of those goals is a dangerous game, because we place our sense of self-esteem on external factors.
The next time you set goals (New Years or otherwise) make sure to set two types of goals: result goals and activity goals.
Result Goals - These are the things we want to get or achieve. "I want to make $100,000 this year." "I want to lose 25 pounds." "I will own a new home." And so on.
Activity Goals - These are the daily tasks we set for ourselves to achieve our result goals. "I will make 10 sales calls a day." "I will exercise 3 days a week for 45 minutes a day." "I will set aside X dollars per month to build up my down payment."
Both of these types of goals are important. But there is a critical difference. You have almost absolute control over your activity goals. Your result goals almost always rely on things outside of your control. In the sales example, you might not be able to control how many sales you close (buyers are fickle, after all), but you can control how many calls you make per day.
The key then to achieving your goals and being happier doing it is quite simple:
"You must measure your success by your Activity Goals, not by your Result Goals"
You should set result goals. They should be written, and vivid, and specific, etc. You should take time to visualize them everyday. But, when deciding whether you are a success, you should simply look at whether you hit your activity goals.
The two are related. You set your result goals first, then you determine the consistent actions you must take to achieve those goals. These consistent actions become your activity goals. When you plot out your day, or week, or month, determine what activities you will do and when you will do them. Then, at the end of the day, week, or month,
Business rises and falls on leadership. According to business guru, Brian Tracy, “Leadership is the most important single factor in determining business success or failure in our competitive, turbulent, fast-moving economy.” Still not convinced? Based on a study by Jessie Hagen of the US Bank, here are the main reasons why businesses fail:• Poor Business Planning • Poor Financial Planning • Poor Marketing • Poor ManagementProper application of these key factors is a function of good leadership. Let’s look at some of the conclusions of the US Bank report. According to Hagen’s study, in the Business Planning category, 78% of businesses fail due to lack of a well-developed business plan. It boggles my mind that so many people go into business without a plan, as if it were the ice cream flavor-of-the-month! Is it any wonder that when I came across the DEA Police & Government auction site of con
The next time you set goals (New Years or otherwise) make sure to set two types of goals: result goals and activity goals.
Result Goals - These are the things we want to get or achieve. "I want to make $100,000 this year." "I want to lose 25 pounds." "I will own a new home." And so on.
Activity Goals - These are the daily tasks we set for ourselves to achieve our result goals. "I will make 10 sales calls a day." "I will exercise 3 days a week for 45 minutes a day." "I will set aside X dollars per month to build up my down payment."
Both of these types of goals are important. But there is a critical difference. You have almost absolute control over your activity goals. Your result goals almost always rely on things outside of your control. In the sales example, you might not be able to control how many sales you close (buyers are fickle, after all), but you can control how many calls you make per day.
The key then to achieving your goals and being happier doing it is quite simple:
"You must measure your success by your Activity Goals, not by your Result Goals"
You should set result goals. They should be written, and vivid, and specific, etc. You should take time to visualize them everyday. But, when deciding whether you are a success, you should simply look at whether you hit your activity goals.
The two are related. You set your result goals first, then you determine the consistent actions you must take to achieve those goals. These consistent actions become your activity goals. When you plot out your day, or week, or month, determine what activities you will do and when you will do them. Then, at the end of the day, week, or month,
The evidence proves that network marketing works. Hundreds of success stories prove it. Many highly successful people participate in network marketing companies as one of their streams of income.What about YOU? Are you getting the results you want? If not, maybe this list of top 10 reasons network marketers fail will help you:You have a habit of being told what to do and are motivated by fear of losing your job. When it is completely up to you, you are not in action and self-motivated.You do not take the actions today because your results haven't come fast enough. You fear the worst.Your belief is not strong enough. When you are confident people are attracted to what you are creating. Give them time to digest the new you.You don't want to miss your child's birthday party or ball practice. You can plan your own schedule. You will have to give up som
Both of these types of goals are important. But there is a critical difference. You have almost absolute control over your activity goals. Your result goals almost always rely on things outside of your control. In the sales example, you might not be able to control how many sales you close (buyers are fickle, after all), but you can control how many calls you make per day.
The key then to achieving your goals and being happier doing it is quite simple:
"You must measure your success by your Activity Goals, not by your Result Goals"
You should set result goals. They should be written, and vivid, and specific, etc. You should take time to visualize them everyday. But, when deciding whether you are a success, you should simply look at whether you hit your activity goals.
The two are related. You set your result goals first, then you determine the consistent actions you must take to achieve those goals. These consistent actions become your activity goals. When you plot out your day, or week, or month, determine what activities you will do and when you will do them. Then, at the end of the day, week, or month,
Did you know that on your typical 30-year mortgage, it takes approximately 21 years just to pay down less than half of the principal of your loan?The Mortgage industry’s big secret has been kept away from the public since the Roosevelt administration. This little known secret has been taking you (and every other homeowner) for a very costly ride. Your 6% LOW INTEREST MORTGAGE IS REALLY costing you upwards of 60% or more!You might be asking how you could possibly be paying THAT much without knowing it, and we are going to show you. But basically it happens because ALL mortgages are front end loaded, meaning you’re paying off the interest first. So during all of those first years, you aren’t paying down the principle. Instead, you’re buying the banker a new Mercedes.Most of us realize how a mortgage works, and we are aware that we’re paying off the interest first, but no one has come out and spelled ou
You should set result goals. They should be written, and vivid, and specific, etc. You should take time to visualize them everyday. But, when deciding whether you are a success, you should simply look at whether you hit your activity goals.
The two are related. You set your result goals first, then you determine the consistent actions you must take to achieve those goals. These consistent actions become your activity goals. When you plot out your day, or week, or month, determine what activities you will do and when you will do them. Then, at the end of the day, week, or month, let your sense of success and self-esteem be guided by one questions: "Did I do what I said I would in my activity goals?" If the answer is yes, regardless of what you achieved, then you should sleep easy. If you said no, then you need to revisit and adjust.
I can hear the dissent now, "but if I ignore my result goals, how can I be sure I get what I want?" Make no mistake; I never said to avoid result goals. If time goes by and you are not getting the result you want, than you need to adjust your activities to increase the likliehood of getting what you want. The difference is, you judge your success on what you do, not on what you get. Results are your feedback - if you get what you want, keep doing what you are doing. If not, try something different.
Measuring success based on your activities has three powerful benefits:
Internal vs. External Self-Esteem - This whole idea began when I realized how ludicrous it was for a person to let their self-esteem and mood be based on events they have no control over. Why be depressed because some client doesn't have the budget for your service or product? Why get down because the guy or girl you were interested in didn't call you? Why sulk just because your body didn't drop two pounds this week? There are so many variables outside of your control taht all you can do is do your best.
When you base your success on what you do, you can always feel good. Whether or not you close a sale, you can sleep well knowing you put in your 100 calls for the week. Even if the scale didn't drop, you are happy knowing that you are doing the right thing in eating right and exercising. Don't worry if one guy or girl doesn't call you - be content in knowing that you are out there and doing what you need to to find the right person.
Of course, this only works if you actually do the activities you're supposed to. If you don't, then you might feel down - but at least you know that you deserve to feel down and you'll know what you need to do to fix it!
Foward Moving Action - By judging yourself on your activities, you will force yourself to take action. Sometimes, when you focus just on the result, you procrastinate or feel overwhelmed. If you focus on the individual activity you committed to doing (and judge your success just on whether you do it) you will be much more likely to take that action. This will have the effect of constantly moving you towards
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