Goal setting and goal achieving can be done using something called ‘Smart Goals’, where SMART is an acronym for goals that are: Specific Measurable Agreed Realistic Time bounded Marlon Sanders has an excellent post on this topic that is worth reading. He gives examples of SMART goals and shares where he went wrong with his […]
Get Out of Your Comfort Zone and Face Your Fears
How to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone and Face Your Fears This past weekend I had an adventure. The experience allowed me to get out of my comfort zone in a big way, and made me face some of my fears. It was frightening and exhilarating, all at the same time. Allow me to […]
Perfectionism or Excellence – Which One Will Best Build Your Online Business?
It turns out that I used to be a perfectionist before coming online in 2006. I never thought of myself in that way, but on more than one occasion someone accused me of only being happy if something was perfect. As a classroom teacher, I thought that I always encouraged my students to do their […]
Embracing Failure As An Online Entrepreneur
As I think back over the past few years I see just how much I have grown since becoming an online entrepreneur. I was not used to accepting failure in my previous life as a classroom teacher and real estate appraiser. Back then any little setback was devastating to my self-esteem and many times I […]
Are You Playing Too Small?
When I made the decision to come online and start a business at the end of 2005, my goal was to replace the income I was currently earning by working as a classroom teacher and real estate appraiser. Was I thinking too small? No, because at that time I could not envision ever making more […]
Getting Started Online: Choosing A Niche
A man who has been on my list for almost a year emailed me yesterday. He told me that he was still not making any money online and wanted to know what I would recommend. I receive emails like this one on a regular basis, so I answered him the same way I answer everyone. […]
Life Is What Happens To You While You’re Busy Making Other Plans
If you aren’t already familiar with this phrase, it’s from a John Lennon song called ‘Beautiful Boy’. It’s the story of how we all make plans to do things in our lives, and that our real life is made up of the ocurrences that happen to us on a daily basis. Lennon wrote this for […]
Taking Responsibility For Every Aspect Of Your Life
My life has consisted of a series of events, some very wonderful and others downright terrible, that have brought me to where I am today. We can all probably say this, but my life experience completely changed in 2005, when I decided to make a few changes that turned my world upside down – in […]
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