This is one of my favorite self-improvement books.
The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People applies to every single area of your life, whether it is in Internet marketing, fitness, spiritual… it also works no matter what your job description is - as an employee, a boss, a self-employed small business owner, an investor or a retiree, it is always helpful to reflect on the principles within the book and set your goals for the next year.
For me personally, I’ve set my goals for the next year. There’s only one and a half months away from next year, about 46 days to go.
I’ve found that you actually need to prepare ahead of time in order to stand a better chance at fulfilling your new years resolutions.
It’s only human to set a bunch of beautiful goals, and fall short of it a month or two weeks later. Some people even fail to keep up with it for ONE day - because their habits are not aligned with their resolutions.
In my opinion, you should at least set your goals one month before the year rolls over into the next. It takes people at least 21 repetitive days of doing a task before it becomes a habit. Setting your resolutions on the 1st of January is too late - your habits won’t allow you to change.
So be sure to “Begin With The End In Mind”, set your goals now for your Internet marketing business and your life - you will see a huge difference in your motivation and drive to succeed!
Authored By Khai
Internet marketing promises us time, rewards, fame and freedom. But the biggest danger about the Internet marketing lifestyle is that it will often eat our normal, personal lives.
Here are a few examples of Internet marketing lifestyles that are detrimental to our lives, and what we should do about it:
Neglecting Exercise.
One of the biggest hazards of Internet marketing is that most people spend too much time in front of the computer while neglecting their exercise routines. Although lack of exercise is prevalent in most office jobs, Internet marketing is even more ‘dangerous’ because marketers barely even get up sometimes. They usually have everything they need on their desk or on their computer. At least office personnel get up and gossip at the water cooler… Look at the size of your belly and see your jeans still fit…If you can’t discipline yourself to get in shape (in spite of all the time freedom), by all means, get a personal trainer to enforce discipline. Trust me on this, it is better to pay a personal trainer compared to a doctor.
Eating too much fast food.
This is another big problem. When you are so busy creating products, building blogs and contacting JV partners, what happens when you get hungry? Dominos and McDonalds may seem like a very short term solution but you have to understand that eating proper food with good nutrition will give you more energy and hence, more time in the long run.If you can’t get good food, maybe you can try Bistro MD. Otherwise, make sure you prepare good food in advance so you can heat it up later.
Not meeting people.
Believe it or not, there is a tendency for some people are prone to become socially inept due to a lack of communication with the outside world. You may be a king or queen when it comes to making money online, but when it comes to the real world, nobody gives a jack who you are. Don’t be all ‘high and mighty’ when it comes to dealing with people because we are all human beings after all. Secluding yourself is one of the fastest ways to insanity. Furthermore, being at home all the time does NOT mean that you are spending a lot of time with your loved ones, so don’t use it as an excuse when your spouse throws a tantrum about you not spending enough time with them (compared to your computer).Try and offer to buy people lunch so that you can meet up with them if they are working. You might even get good inspiration or ideas when you get out of your house and meet people. Another solution is to team up with local Internet marketers and do projects together.
Authored By Khai
(If only making money online is as easy as the guy in this picture…)
Being in the seminar business has taught me one thing… many attendees do not have the right attitude when it comes to making money online. They go to a seminar and they expect miracles to happen.
You see, making money online is as easy as you want it to be and as difficult as you want it to be. Many Internet marketing newbies fail to reach first base because of the fear of failure. They fear that it might not work out for them subconsciously so they don’t even get past the first hurdle.
Desire is very important in any business. As an entrepreneur, you are required to conduct research and learn about your line of work. You are not expected to be spoon fed and hope that money will pop up on your monitor screen.
Once you have adjusted your mind set that your business is YOUR business, you will succeed in a shorter period of time. Seminars and boot camps are there to accelerate the process, not to give you a fish but to teach you how to fish!
After all, when you want something badly enough, you will definitely find the way to succeed.
Once you have found a burning desire, you will be unstoppable. You will stop giving yourself lame excuses that driving traffic is too hard or your AdSense check is too small. You will naturally find a way to push forward. You will be more motivated to write articles (for submission) or look for more JV partners.
Authored by Khai
