Mindset

380: Next Level Mindset: End Self-Sabotage, Money Blocks, and Other Limits to Become Self-Aware, Discover a Bigger Purpose and Take Consistent Profitable Actions with Christy Primmer

August 21, 2017

Christy Primmer from Primetime Consulting is an expert at changing lives. If you want to live up to your true potential and stop self-sabotage, you'll want to listen to her advice today and apply a few of her exercises. For example, ask yourself, "What's the payoff of staying stuck?" And then, "What will change if you get un-stuck?" Finally, "What if you had it now?"

Quotes:

“It's about having your daily routine set up for you, always fueling your mind for success—not just fixating on the goal, but truly trusting it's happening, stepping into it, owning the greatness you have, and showing up as that 2.0 version of yourself.” – Christy Primmer

“Always do more than you think you can, but don't burn yourself out.” – Christy Primmer

“When we stop self-sabotaging in pursuit of our goals, become aware of what's going on, and give ourselves the time to invest in shifting our mindset and thoughts, it makes all the difference.” – Christy Primmer

Takeaways:

00:50 Having a vision bigger than your immediate goal creates powerful, consistent motivation.

03:38 Successful people show up 100% consistently, especially on days they don't feel like it.

14:46 Self-awareness and accountability are critical for breaking through personal performance barriers.

22:10 Listing out your fears and reasons for staying stuck can help you overcome self-sabotage.

23:20 Acting "as if" you've already achieved your goals can help you create the mindset needed for success.

Resources

Christy Primmer: Primetime Consulting (Official Site)
Primetime Consulting (Facebook)
Christy Primmer (LinkedIn)
Christy Primmer (Instagram)

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376: Mindset Success Secrets: Overcome Fear, Doubt and Procrastination By Simplifying and Taking Action with Bedros Keuilian

August 15, 2017

Bedros Keuilian is a best-selling author, and the founder and CEO of the world’s fastest growing fitness franchise, Fit Body Boot Camp. He's also famous for helping 24 of his clients go from being in debt to growing 7 figure generating empires, and helping thousands more turn their passions into multiple six figure businesses.

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In our episode, Bedros explains his early successes and failures. If you feel like you have more potential to live up to, if you're spinning your wheels, and if you need to get out of your own way, Bedros says that you need to keep things simple, go for the low hanging fruit, take one step at a time, and take ownership of your decisions.

Resources

Bedros Keuilian (Official Site)
Empire Podcast Show (Podcast)
Fit Body Boot Camp (Site)
Bedros (Twitter)
Bedros (YouTube)

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369: Mindset, Vision, Tools, Strategies, Personal Growth, High Achievement, Focus, Clarity, and Purpose with Chris Burns

August 4, 2017

Chris Burns is the host of a weekly, 12-hour personal development livestream marathon show, and in the last 5 months, he has interviewed more than 85 inspirational role models and leaders from around the world who are spreading great ideas and making a difference. He's the Founder and Head Coach at Burn It Up Coaching and Chris LOVES to inspire and awaken the power within people to create their reality, by developing and implementing the right mindset, vision, tools and strategies, so every day can be their best day ever.

Chris has worked with clients ranging from solopreneurs to CEOs and has spoken at more than 90 live events on many stages across the United States, to rooms with 250 people at a time. He’s here today to energize, ignite and light a fire within your heart, mind and soul.

Quotes:

“Where our focus goes, energy flows—that's what manifests the results we get.” – Chris Burns

“You are enough. You have whatever it takes. There's no reason why you can't be, do, or have anything you want.” – Chris Burns

“The ideas we're thinking about, focusing on, and giving energy to are what will really determine the direction of our life.” – Chris Burns

Takeaways:

05:39 Consistency and showing up, even when you don't feel 100%, is crucial to building momentum and achieving your goals.

10:37 Surrounding yourself with driven, focused people can help you gain clarity and push through personal limitations.

20:00 Creating content that can be repurposed across multiple platforms maximizes your reach and impact.

24:15 Setting big, audacious goals - like filling a stadium - gives you room to grow and achieve even partial success.

27:42 Making a specific promise to yourself increases your likelihood of actually achieving that goal.

Resources

I.M. Having Fun Personal Development 12-Hour Marathon Show (Site)
Burn It Up Coaching (Website)
Unleash Your GPS: Greatest Possible Self (4-Week Group Coaching Program)
Chris Burns (Facebook)

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368: The Synthesis Effect: Use Self-Hypnosis, Meditation, and Visualization to Find Your Path to Success with Dr. John McGrail

August 3, 2017

John McGrail, PhD, is a renowned hypnotherapist, personal success coach, spirituality teacher and a leading media expert on the topic of personal improvement.

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He has combined more than 30 years of teaching, coaching and mentoring experience with his work in clinical hypnotherapy to create what he calls Synthesis, a powerful process for generating personal change and transformation quickly and profoundly. Synthesis works through an exclusive mixture of models, techniques, traditions and wisdom that truly integrate science and spirituality, making the process of changing your life both easy and enjoyable, and ensuring that the results are powerful, effective and permanent.

Dr. John has helped thousands of clients and workshop students bring lasting change, growth and transformation into every aspect of their lives.

Quotes:

“Hypnosis is simply a way of creating a state of mind that allows the mind to get out of its own way—to unlearn the habits and patterns that aren't working, and then to relearn, reprogram the subconscious mind.” – Dr. John McGrail

“We are, by nature, resistant to change. It is hardwired into our DNA as a species, and so people will cling to the familiar with tenacity, even when the familiar is painful to them.” – Dr. John McGrail

“Your mind controls your body. Your mind controls your behavior. Everything that happens to us in life must be processed through the mind.” – Dr. John McGrail

Takeaways:

02:56 Hypnosis is a natural, everyday mental state that can be used to create meaningful personal change.

08:15 Consistency and willingness are critical for successfully using hypnosis to overcome personal challenges.

11:18 Hypnosis works best when the individual genuinely wants to change and is open to the process.

17:51 Understanding the root causes of personal barriers is the first step in creating lasting transformation.

27:38 Personal transformation is possible for anyone willing to seek help and commit to personal growth.

Resources

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366: Love is the Absense of Resistance: How to Be in the Present Moment, Let Go of Things That Don’t Matter, Be Open to New Ideas, and Tap Into the Magic of Life with Dating Site Owner and Relationship Expert Mike Krosky

August 1, 2017

Mike Krosky from Cherry Blossoms has a wealth of knowledge to share from years of experience helping thousands of dating site members find love and happiness. He discusses the secrets to being happy, productive AND fulfilled all at the same time. The solution is in listening, being present in the moment, becoming aware, being prepared to act on good ideas, meditating, and letting go.

Quotes:

“Love is the absence of resistance. Begin by noticing where and what things we're resisting in life, and realize that when we can let go of that stuff, when we can stop resisting life, love can flow more freely.” – Mike Krosky

“We are all biological magnets. We're mostly unaware of it, but we are—and whatever we give our precious, valuable energy and thinking to, we will attract to ourselves.” – Mike Krosky

“Everybody's a genius in their own way—you just have to find your own talent, your own gift.” – Mike Krosky

Takeaways:

04:04 Focusing on what you want, not what you don't want, creates a powerful personal magnetic field that attracts positive experiences.

11:11 Mastery comes from consistent practice, transforming mechanical skills into magical, intuitive performance.

14:27 Being fully present in the moment opens unexpected connections and insights that logic cannot predict.

21:45 True intelligence is about being open, listening, and receiving wisdom from the universe, not just accumulating information.

28:33 Opportunities often emerge when you combine unrelated ideas or step outside traditional thinking patterns.

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359: Awaken Your True Inner Power, Live with Purpose, and Make Positive Personal Changes with The Purposeful Millionaire James Nowlin

July 21, 2017

A near-death boating accident forced 31-year-old James Nowlin to take a long hard look in the mirror.

As a result of what he calls his awakening, this already self-made millionaire and respected CEO reshaped his perspective and reprioritized his life.

In his book, The Purposeful Millionaire, James shares the four-part formula he used to transform his life into one of abundance and purposefulness. He believes that if he can survive the literal waters from which he was pulled, you too can survive—and thrive—in life’s roughest waters.

Quotes:

“I do not believe you can have a great mind or a great spirit if you don't have a great physical body.'” – James Nowlin

“Life is short. Life is precious. It can be taken away from us in an instant. It's not about the car in my driveway, how much money I have, the house I live in, or flashy friends with flashy titles. It's about the work I'm doing and whether I'm living the calling God has given me to make the world a better place.” – James Nowlin

“You don't always have to start big in order to achieve big.” – James Nowlin

Takeaways:

02:17 Success isn't about external achievements, but about living your true calling and making the world better.

13:19 Small, consistent daily habits can transform your life, even if you start with just one push-up or a single step.

26:43 The key to high performance is understanding the deep connection between physical health, mental clarity, and spiritual well-being.

32:39 A great coach provides accountability and private support, pushing you to achieve goals you might not reach alone.

39:03 You get one shot at life, so commit to living your best, most powerful and productive version of yourself.

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356: Think and Grow Rich: Harness the Power of the Mastermind, Goal Setting, Visualization and So Much More with Brandon T. Adams

July 18, 2017

Brandon T. Adams from Live to Grind is a serial entrepreneur, owning a stake in a number of businesses, including the Accelerant Media Group, Live to Grind, Young Entrepreneur Convention, Arctic Stick (sold on Amazon), and an ice distributorship that serves three states. He's the V.P. of Business Development for Think Rich Films on the film Think and Grow Rich: The Legacy and the youngest person to be featured in the film.

Quotes:

“If you really want something, if you set your mind to it, set that goal in place, and surround yourself with the right kind of people, you can achieve anything.” – Brandon T. Adams

“Who you surround yourself with will define your future. It's like they say: tell me who your friends are, and I'll tell you your future.” – Brandon T. Adams

“If you don't know what you want to do right away and just go with something along the way, you're going to learn things.” – Brandon T. Adams

Takeaways:

07:42 Your mindset and belief in yourself can overcome any disadvantage or small-town background.

19:25 Learn to delegate and build a team, or you'll never scale your business beyond your personal capacity.

23:08 Set clear daily goals and write them down to stay focused and avoid getting lost in random tasks.

26:13 Surrounding yourself with the right people who push and support you is critical to success.

34:43 Treat every day like it could be your last, which will drive you to achieve more and live without regrets.

Resources

Think and Grow Rich: The Legacy (Site)
Live to Grind (Brandon T. Adams Official Site & Podcast)
Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success (Book By Napoleon Hill)
Think and Grow Rich (Book)

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355: Fail, Succeed, Repeat: Make a Choice and Have a Plan for Your Entrepreneurial Path with Cashflow King Matt Motil

July 17, 2017

Matt is a professional at helping people “fire their boss” and “punch their day-job in the mouth”, which is something that MANY Americans are dying to do. Listen in to hear about his entrepreneurial ups and downs and what he's learned about gratitude as well as "the journey" from his struggles.

Quotes:

“If you're even remotely happy with where you are today, you have to thank all the experiences you've had up to this point—because every decision you made, every experience you've had, has led to who you are at this moment in time.” – Matt Motil

“Life happens—and it's not happening to you. It's about how you react to it.” – Matt Motil

“Higher education is teaching people how to be really good employees. We're not teaching people how to be entrepreneurs at all.” – Matt Motil

Takeaways:

04:40 Higher education often prepares students to be employees, not entrepreneurs.

11:20 Every experience and decision contributes to who you are today, shaping your future success.

17:30 You're never truly stuck - you can always make a choice to change your life's direction.

20:15 Success is rarely an overnight achievement; it's built through years of persistent effort and learning.

21:00 Your mindset determines your potential more than your current circumstances.

Resources

Dr. Matt Motil (Official Site)
Cashflow King Podcast (Podcast)
Matt Motil (LinkedIn)

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354: The Checklist Mindset for Productivity, Focus, Momentum, and Consistency

July 14, 2017

In today's episode, Robert talks about his book The Checklist Mindset (which you should grab on Kindle, paperback, and Audible audio format) to talk about how you can compress/collapse time (and later delegate) using checklists, spreadsheets, and templates.

Quotes:

“If it doesn't challenge you, it won't change you.” – Robert Plank

“Employees want to fill time. Business owners want more time.” – Robert Plank

“The only way out is through—and you need to do the things you're afraid to do.” – Robert Plank

Takeaways:

00:11 Putting in extra hours doesn't guarantee success; smart systems and consistent action do.

10:47 Building a business requires doing things yourself first to understand the process before delegating.

22:12 Using checklists ensures consistent quality and reduces errors in business operations.

36:13 Growing a business means creating systems that can handle increasing customer interactions without manual intervention.

47:42 Batch processing tasks saves time and maintains momentum in business productivity.

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353: Beliefs, Practices, Struggles, Challenges: Push Through Your Limiting Beliefs, Internal Resistance, Fear, and Worry To Feel Incredible, Achieve Your Goals, and Experience Massive Self-Confidence with Alicia Cramer

July 13, 2017

Alicia Cramer wants to know... as an entrepreneur, do you sometimes struggle getting motivated? What about failure, psyching yourself out, and worrying? Welcome to being human. Having worked with hundreds of private clients from startups to owners of multi-million dollar companies, Alicia understands the mindset pitfalls that affect entrepreneurs.

Her own struggles with depression and self-esteem issues, as well as a traumatic event triggering P.T.S.D. was the catalyst for her profound transformational experience utilizing mindset reconditioning techniques. Listen in to the secret weapons that will get you to overcome your obstacles and achieve 100% of your personal/professional goals and dreams.

Quotes:

“Worrying is negative goal setting. When you're worried, concerned, or lacking confidence about something, you're visualizing in your mind something you don't want to happen.” – Alicia Cramer

“You cannot shift an old negative pattern by being in denial about it. Period.” – Alicia Cramer

“Most people are repressing their thoughts and feelings about things—they're not being honest with themselves.” – Alicia Cramer

Takeaways:

02:54 Self-honesty is the first critical step in breaking through personal and professional limitations.

07:52 Your mental and emotional state directly influences the practical results you create in business and life.

13:45 Entrepreneurs often struggle with hidden internal beliefs that block their success and create unexpected obstacles.

21:12 Having a flexible "toolbox" of mindset techniques allows you to address different challenges more effectively.

26:36 Shifting from negative visualization to positive expectation can physically change your body's energy and improve outcomes.

Resources

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348: Self-Install the Correct Mindset to Make Money: Traffic, Lead Capture, and Offers with Lance Tamashiro

July 6, 2017

Lance Tamashiro from Income Machine returns to the show to talk about the missing pieces in your online business. There are two major categories: first, have the right mindset (the goal is LESS time to make MORE money) and second, avoid email and other distractions.

Lance also unpacks how your business should solve a problem, narrow down into a niche. Focus on Traffic, Lead Capture, and Offers. Don't be afraid to ask for help and break out of the mediocrity cycle.

Quotes:

“If you're going to make money online, the very first thing you have to change about your online business is your mindset.” – Lance Tamashiro

“Time does not equal money online. The only thing that equals money online is that less time equals money.” – Lance Tamashiro

“If you're learning something and it doesn't look exactly the same way, don't be afraid to ask.” – Lance Tamashiro

Takeaways:

16:15 Time spent doesn't equal money in online business; speed and efficiency matter more than hours worked.

23:40 Break your online business into three core areas: traffic, lead capture, and offers to stay focused and avoid distractions.

29:10 Don't get stuck in a "chicken and egg" cycle where you believe you can't start one thing without another being perfect first.

32:16 When learning a new skill or system, use a template exactly as instructed before making your own modifications.

37:52 Ask clear, specific questions when seeking help to get the most effective guidance and support.

Resources

Income Machine (Website)
Lance Tamashiro Show (Podcast)

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344: Explore Your Entrepreneurial Creativity, Mental Blocks and Destiny with Leslie Nolan

June 30, 2017

Leslie Nolan is an entrepreneur, visionary artist, motivational speaker and founder of Leslie Nolan Design. She works with creative entrepreneurs who have lost their mojo and inspirational vision and helps them reclaim their power so they can find the courage to create their Great Work.

Quotes:

“Sometimes we're just so busy running around getting things done that we don't take the time to stop and reassess what we're doing.” – Leslie Nolan

“A flower is going to shoot out from the ground, and you can't yank that shoot out to make the flower bloom. Some flowers come up in spring, some are evergreen, and some are seasonal with one bloom. Each person is different.” – Leslie Nolan

“From the beginning of time, before there were words, we worked in symbols. We used our hands on cave paintings, used fire and coal and other materials to draw. We're very visual people.” – Leslie Nolan

Takeaways:

05:15 Setting clear, positive intentions in the present tense is crucial for personal and professional growth.

14:03 Slow down and be present in the moment instead of constantly pushing to reach an end result.

17:36 Symbols in paintings are unique to each person and can hold deep personal meaning.

21:46 Creative problem-solving happens when you stop overthinking and allow your subconscious mind to work.

23:24 Taking a break through creative activities can renew and refresh your perspective on life and work.

Resources

Leslie Nolan Design (Website)
Schedule a Mojo Session with Leslie (Website)
Leslie Nolan (Facebook)
Leslie Nolan (LinkedIn)

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342: Instant Productivity: Four Daily Tasks, Get Your Groove Back, Reduce Anxiety, Find Motivation, and Make Money with Lance Tamashiro

June 28, 2017

Lance Tamashiro returns to the show (he was one of our earliest interviews) to talk about finding the sweet spot for your productivity, your day, your emotional state-of-mind and your online business. We talk about how to get excited, how to deal with any personal issue you have (step 1: vocalize it, step 2: get perspective, step 3: listen to advice).

Don't keep a to-do list, use an online calendar, get a coach, complete some daily actions, move closer to the goal, and remember: somehow you've made it through your difficulties up till now.

Quotes:

“If everything is a top priority for your business, then nothing is a priority. Not everything can be the top priority. There has to be one or three things that are the top priority for that day.” – Lance Tamashiro

“Your business is either growing or dying. It's never staying the same.” – Lance Tamashiro

“Don't beat yourself up because you're not where you think you need to be or not making the progress you think you should be making.” – Lance Tamashiro

Takeaways:

06:56 Breaking big projects into smaller 45-minute focused tasks helps prevent burnout and increases overall productivity.

12:47 Eliminate your to-do list and focus only on the three most important tasks for the day.

17:05 Build systems by consistently working on tasks and making small improvements over time.

32:33 Wake up early and use your most productive morning hours to complete critical work.

39:10 Vocalize your anxieties to trusted people to gain perspective and reduce mental burden.

Resources

The Lance Tamashiro Show (Podcast)
Website Remote (WordPress Management Tool)
Four Daily Tasks group (Facebook)
Income Machine (Book)

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331: High Status: Unlock Your Ultimate Destiny, Charisma, Rapport, Success and More with Jason Capital

June 13, 2017

Jason Capital is the author of Higher Status. Being "High Status" means that you live life on your own terms and attract what you want, in your business and personal life. Jason has a number of quick and easy exercises you can use to improve your mindset, carefreeness, and body language so that you can improve your own status and the status of those around you.

Quotes:

“Unless you're acting like the person to whom money is already attracted, it's not coming to you. Success is behavioral, not mental.” – Jason Capital

“It's much easier to act your way into a new way of thinking than to think your way into a new way of acting.” – Jason Capital

“High-status people have a certain mindset. It's manifested in their actions, decisions, and communications.” – Jason Capital

Takeaways:

03:46 High-status people operate with ambition without neediness, attracting others through a sense of detachment.

08:33 People have multiple personality dimensions that can be practiced and developed over time.

20:09 Success is behavioral, not just mental - taking action matters more than thinking about action.

31:16 Most people are too focused on themselves to notice or judge your awkward social experiments.

47:04 Small, consistent steps outside your comfort zone can lead to significant personal growth.

Resources

High Status book (Book)
Jason Capital (Official Site)
Jason Capital (YouTube)

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325: The Perfect Day Formula: Structure Equals Freedom! Have a Clear Vision and Laser-Focused Goals By Implementing The Five Pillars of Success with The World’s Most Disciplined Man Craig Ballantyne

June 5, 2017

Craig Ballantyne is the author of The Perfect Day Formula which shows you how to get the most out of every day and be as productive as possible, as opposed to putting out fires or just going through the motions. Craig has a number of proven strategies and easy hacks to win the day.

For example: know what you can control, limit your decision making (i.e. Mark Zuckerberg wears the same hoodie and grey shirt every day), have a vision (clear picture) of where you want to be in the next 3-5 years, have laser-focused process goals instead of huge unattainable ones. Know yourself and use "self rules" (but not laws) to stay on track, i.e. if you're looking to lose weight, keep junk food out of the house. These are just a few of the tried and true methods Craig recommends.

Craig's Five Pillars of Success

Have the same bedtime and wake time every day
Have 15 minutes of uninterrupted productive time (Stephen King writes 2,000 words a day)
Perform an activity daily for your health (i.e. meditation)
Focus on your #1 wealth building activity every day (such as recording a podcast or writing a book)
Have a not-to-do rule to limit backsliding

Quotes:

“Creating rules for your life is like having a really effective operating system in your iPhone or MacBook. That operating system within our electronics allows them to do amazing things.” – Craig Ballantyne

“It's not about the hour you get up; it's about what you do with the hours you are up.” – Craig Ballantyne

“You can't change the past. You can only control what you can—your thoughts, words, and deeds.” – Craig Ballantyne

Takeaways:

02:59 Having a clear three-to-five-year vision allows you to make targeted, purposeful daily choices.

11:52 Creating personal rules helps reduce decision fatigue and builds a strong life operating system.

15:14 Accountability and public commitment increase the likelihood of sticking to personal rules.

20:02 Quick recovery from setbacks matters more than perfect performance.

25:44 Focus on process goals you can control, rather than outcome goals that might be unpredictable.

Resources

The Perfect Day Formula (Free Book)
Craig (Instagram)
Craig Ballantyne (Official Site)
Early to Rise (Website)
Turbulence Training (Weight Loss Product)

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310: Become an Online Superhero by Creating a Socially-Focused Business with Leon Jay

May 15, 2017

Leon Jay is the author of How To Become A Superhero: Build A Better Business And Help Save The World" and his website is SocialPreneur.tv. He quickly realized the money isn't everything, and that it's all about the 4 R's: reduce, reuse, recycle, and restore.

In our discussion today, Leon shares how you can not only find that higher purpose that's greater than money, it can actually make you more money and give your business that "differentiator" to stand out in the marketplace. Your Purpose leads to your Passion, which leads to the right People, and you discover the Place you need to be, which leads to Profit.

Quotes:

“In every problem lies an opportunity within its solution. So if you look around and see all the problems in the world, we're surrounded by opportunities in finding solutions for those problems.” – Leon Jay

“If each of us tries to focus on solving one specific problem, then with seven-plus billion people on the planet, we would eventually make some serious impact.” – Leon Jay

“All the best heroes are ordinary people who make themselves extraordinary.” – Leon Jay

Takeaways:

03:37 Every business problem contains an opportunity for creating a meaningful solution that can positively impact the world.

10:13 Successful businesses can differentiate themselves by matching product quality while adding a social or environmental mission.

17:33 Entrepreneurs should prioritize purpose over profit, starting with understanding what truly matters to them.

31:21 Fear often blocks people from pursuing their true purpose, but taking the first step is crucial to making a difference.

25:24 Businesses currently contribute to global problems, and conscious entrepreneurs must work to reduce their negative impact.

Resources

How to Become a Superhero (Book)
SocialPreneur.tv (Website)
EcoStore cleaning products (EcoStore Website)
Zen Bags (Reusable Shopping Bags)

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288: Humanistic Business Management: Find Perspective, Compassion, and Reason in Your Customers and Team Members with Jennifer Hancock

April 13, 2017

Jennifer Hancock from HumanistLearning.com wants to teach you humanistic business management, which means you integrate ethics and critical thinking when dealing with team members, contractors, or even cranky customers. Stop rewarding bad behavior, and instead, examine how you respond (and what you reinforce), use confident body language, and finally, be calm, measured, and direct.

Jennifer says that angry customers respond in one of three stats: a child state (where you respond that you want to help but need to wait until they calm down), an adult state (where they are calm and professional), or a depressed state (where they "ghost" you).

Quotes:

“Humanistic business management is about being a good person and using your business to do good while also making money.” – Jennifer Hancock

“If you're in business for yourself, obviously you want to make money, but if that's your only reason for being in business, you might make decisions that are unethical.” – Jennifer Hancock

“An adult, compassionate thought is recognizing the other person as fully human and worthy of your compassion.” – Jennifer Hancock

Takeaways:

01:40 Scientific understanding of behavioral psychology can help manage interpersonal dynamics and workplace challenges.

04:10 Personal ethics should be consistent across professional and personal environments.

14:21 When facing difficult interactions, remain calm and avoid rewarding bad behavior to encourage positive change.

22:02 Treat customers and team members with compassion, understanding their emotional state can help resolve conflicts more effectively.

37:34 Workplace culture can shift when a few individuals consistently model professional, ethical behavior.

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278: Make More Money PLUS Get Your Life Back… Using WordPress & WP Import?

March 30, 2017

Everyone is guilty of this at one time or another, even me sometimes...

Getting too carried away and biting off more than you can chew...
Filling up the "to-do list" (yuck) with way too much "stuff"
Then, it's a huge distraction and that big long list becomes a thing you're scared to look at, or maybe even you feel bad when you do...

I can also relate to my mindset ten years ago when even five minutes of money-making activities per day seemed like "too much work" for me...

Send a quick email in the morning? I can't do that every day...

People tell me to blog or post a daily video? How will I have time for anything else?

"Forget about a daily podcast..."
I expected myself to post once a day for maybe 4-5 days and then quit!

Sound familiar? Of course it does... don't pretend it doesn't!

So what changed? This...

Insight #1: Exterminate "Not-Invented-Here" Syndrome and Used the Right Tools

Don't invent from scratch if you can help it.

In this day and age, you don't need to know HTML, CSS, how to edit graphics and upload files. Just use WordPress, grab whatever beautiful theme you want to use for your design (most look like you paid thousands of dollars), and you can grab whatever plugins you want to add pop-ups, social share links, and so on.

Just grab what gets it done now instead of delaying yourself months or even years for no reason...

Insight #2: Stop Switching Gears and "Chunk" Instead

Speaking of WordPress, use its scheduling feature. Scheduling is one of the few hidden "Easter eggs" hidden in WordPress and I'm constantly amazed at how few people know that this is a thing...

Here's how it works: let's say you create a WordPress blog and you decide that once per day, you want to post a new video reviewing the latest iPhone or Android app...

That's a huge time commitment. Literally every day, you're going to have to login and research that latest app. There's no guarantee that you'll find something good. Maybe you won't be motivated that day. Maybe you'll have something better to do or a huge emergency will come up and stop you...

And then... you might miss a day, two days, a week, and then think to yourself... it's been three months since I posted a video about the latest app. It wasn't a priority then, so why should it be a priority now?

Posting one or two videos didn't seem to get me much traction, and maybe if I'd posted 50 to 100 videos I'd see real results, but who has that sort of patience?

Solution: Schedule several posts every time. With WordPress, you can add a new "post" (journal entry) and Publish it, or set it to go live instantly. Or, you can change the date to go live tomorrow, in a week, or two weeks.

WordPress has built-in drip content (just set the date and time of your posts into the future) without any special plugins.

Just imagine, on a Monday, grabbing five YouTube videos from various sources reviewing the latest apps (with your link at the bottom) and you'll set those posts to go live on Tuesday morning, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

Or, how about this: on April 1st, schedule two weekly posts in advance. That means that on April 1st, you just scheduled posts on your blog for April 1st and April 8th...

Then, on April 8th, you already had that day scheduled. You schedule your two videos to go live on April 15th and April 22nd...

Keep this up for 10 weeks (three to five minutes per day) and by June 3rd, you're already scheduled ahead to mid-August. And by August, you're scheduled ahead until the following year.

Just by posting more than what you need, the website (WordPress) will work on autopilot for you, even after you've put it out of your mind. Constantly switching gears and putting out fires is a MASSIVE time waster. Avoid it by chunking up your tasks and scheduling things out on autopilot for many weeks to come.

Insight #3: Imagine a Clear CONCRETE Vision of What the Future LOOKS Like

It sounds super hokey, but most self-help (Napoleon Hill type of stuff) revolves around you using your imagination to imagine a clear picture of your goals...

That way, not only will you know you're headed in the right direction, but you'll also get that perspective to deal with life's small setbacks, and you'll have the motivation (and enthusiasm) you need to complete consistent daily actions every single day.

As they say:

"Whether you believe you can or believe you can't, you're right!" -- Henry Ford

"Don't wait. The time will never be just right." -- Napoleon Hill

"Successful people look for problems to resolve, whereas unsuccessful people make every attempt to avoid them." -- Grant Cardone

"A pessimist is one who makes difficulties of his opportunities, and an optimist is one who makes opportunities of his difficulties." -- Harry Truman

Again, as cheesy as it sounds, it's important that you let in a consistent flow of self-help information. That means that even if all you can manage is a 10 minute morning walk every day...

Search YouTube, iTunes and Audible for anything relating to: self-help, self-improvement, productivity, motivation, Napoleon Hill, Tony Robbins, Chet Holmes, Wayne Dyer, Les Brown and listen to just a few minutes every day
Speaking of Audible (Amazon's audio book marketplace), install the app on your phone so that you can listen while driving or taking walks, even just a few minutes a day (just 5 minutes a day is 30 hours per year)
If you're really stuck, search YouTube for things like "guided meditation focus" or "NLP anxiety" or even "negative self talk" or "procrastination" to solve whatever mental problem you're working through (and we're all working through things... if you're not, then you should be)
Take a few minutes to write down (or speak out) your thoughts and feelings to reduce your raw uncontrollable emotions into words that you can work through (we offer the Four Daily Tasks bullet journal for this)

Just imagine if you scheduled 20, 100, or even 200 daily or weekly blog posts into the future. That not only frees up time for you to focus on more important things, but it'll also encourage you with the progress you've made AND it'll toughen you up and build that "productivity muscle" so that the effort that it used to take you to schedule a quick blog post (find a YouTube video online and schedule it)... could now be applied to:

you hiring a writer on Fiverr to crank out a pack of ten articles... schedule them
you could write up your own articles, dictate your own podcast episodes or record your own YouTube videos to post to your blog
scheduling ahead of time as far as you want

I used to think that posting to a site even THREE times a week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday) was work. But think about it. There are "roughly" four weeks in every month. Three times per week is only 12 pieces of content -- grab a couple interesting YouTube videos, news items or blog posts to report about...

Insight #4: Consistent Daily Action & Small Wins

Let me sneak in one more of those dreadful "motivational" quotes: "People often say that motivation doesn't last. Neither does bathing. That's why we recommend it daily." -- Zig Ziglar

Here's an analogy for you: let's say you've been exercising and dieting diligently, and one day, you decide to eat two extra-large pepperoni pizzas in the space of 10 minutes. Will you instantly gain weight and become a huge fat slob? Of course not.
Let's say you've been eating fast food five times a day and ballooned up to 300 pounds or more. If you suddenly ate a salad for one single meal and went back to fast food, it wouldn't make much difference, would it?
Moving back to entrepreneurship and making money: what if you spent every day caught in that typical pattern of "work-TV-sleep?" And maybe once a month, you "dabbled" in internet marketing, just a little bit? No progress...
What if you woke up just one hour earlier and dedicated that one hour to: creating a product, writing sales copy, building a list, running ads, and sending emails? HUGE results added up over time...

Unfortunately, way too many internet marketers and work-at-home entrepreneurs have the wrong mindset. They think that if they just "put in the time" or "wait out their problem" then eventually... someone will see it their way... not gonna happen.

Imagine if Apple had stopped innovating with the Macintosh and there was no iPhone, iPad, iTunes, Apple Watch, MacBook, or iMac. Just Macintosh version 10.0 with a "faster" processor and floppy disk drive... BORING!
What if Amazon only sold books? What if you couldn't buy almost any item online from them? What if they didn't sell groceries? What if they never created services like S3 which power Netflix and Dropbox?
What if Google never experimented with AdWords (their main money maker) and stayed with organic search only? They would have gone the way of Yahoo!, Excite, Altavista, Dogpile, DMOZ, and the rest
Do you remember when MySpace was "the" top website people logged into? Maybe Facebook would have followed suit if they hadn't bought Instagram, adopted "sharing" and absorbed the live streaming stuff from Periscope and SnapChat?

Now look -- I think we both know that looking at Apple, Amazon, Google, and Facebook give you EXTREME examples of what to do and what not to do:

Banish "not-invented-here" syndrome and use what already exists. If you want to reinvent a website from scratch, you're basically starting over at the beginning of the internet (the 1990's, and you remember how those websites looked) -- why not start at 2017 with tools like WordPress?
Chunk your tasks to avoid switching gears: instead of psyching yourself up to write a single blog post (or record a podcast, film a vlog, post to Facebook, email your list), why not use that same time to crank or two or three, or even ten? So that you have a machine that continues to produce money for you weeks from now on automatic pilot, even when you're not thinking about it?
Use your imagination for good instead of for evil. The average person gravitates to what "could" go wrong if you took a risk and moved outside of your comfort zone. It's easy, and it only takes a moment, to think -- What if I'd created that product? Contacted some affiliates? Finished that sales letter and added a buy button? It's hard to do in real life, but EASY to imagine "if" you'd tried it and failed... then you could say, it's a good thing I didn't play with that internet marketing thing. It's a good thing I didn't listen to any self-help stuff. What a waste "that" would have been. Be better. Instead of worrying about what COULD go wrong, ask yourself, what COULD go right?
Keep up the process daily!

That doesn't mean you should just phone in it, wait your turn, put in the hours, or "hold out" until your idea makes money. Self-awareness and course-correction are HUGE in our line of work (being in business for yourself).

Even if you're pressed for time with a day job, being old and dealing with health issues, dealing with family, divorce, kids... you're not the first human being in history to deal with such things. I honestly believe that no matter what your situation, you can carve out an hour (maybe two) per day to grow your internet business.

"If you really want to do something you'll find a way. If not, you'll find an excuse." -- Jim Rohn

Start with our WP Import plugin. With it, you'll be able to schedule out a bunch of blog posts in advance: buy private label rights articles, hire a freelance writer on Fiverr, or write them yourself.

Grab any of the 28,000 articles we include as a bonus to our plugin. Or find 10-20 YouTube videos and use our bulk post feature to schedule all that content on one page:

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Quotes:

“Constantly switching gears and putting out fires day after day is a massive time waster.” – Robert Plank

“Instead of worrying about what could go wrong, ask yourself what could go right and keep up the process daily.” – Robert Plank

“Even if you're pressed for time with a day job, or you're old and dealing with health issues, family, or divorced kids, you're not the first human being in history to deal with such things.” – Robert Plank

Takeaways:

04:40 WordPress scheduling allows you to create content weeks or months in advance without daily manual work.

06:15 Self-help and motivational content can reshape your mindset and drive entrepreneurial success.

07:20 Using existing tools and platforms saves time compared to building everything from scratch.

08:10 Dedicating just one hour daily to your business can create substantial long-term results.

15:30 Small, consistent daily actions compound into significant progress over time.

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276: Embrace Change, Break out of Your Shell (and Comfort Zone), and Find Freedom from Self-Doubt with Resilience Champion Zaheen Nanji

March 28, 2017

Are you ever afraid of the unknown? Do you sometimes doubt your capabilitity, are you worried about sounding stupid, and are you struggling to break out of your shell?

Zaheen Nanji from ZaheenNanji.com wants to help you face your fear, be okay with falling down, course correct, have self-awareness, get help from a coach, make progress with baby steps, get your mindset right, and so much more.

Quotes:

“The reason we don't like change is, first, because we're scared of the unknown—what's on the other side of change. And second, we're scared of change because we doubt our own capability to handle it.” – Zaheen Nanji

“You can learn a new habit, but it takes practice and effort. If it doesn't become part of your subconscious, it's never going to work.” – Zaheen Nanji

“Falling down is okay. But if I stutter one day—hey, you know what? It's not the end of the world. I can dust myself off and bounce back.” – Zaheen Nanji

Takeaways:

01:07 Change is inevitable, and the real challenge is not the change itself, but our fear of the unknown and doubting our own capabilities.

07:08 Facing your fears directly is the first step to overcoming personal limitations and building confidence.

15:37 Treat personal and professional growth like a daily habit, similar to brushing your teeth - something you do consistently without overthinking.

18:14 Always seek feedback and practice your presentations or important conversations with a trusted person before the actual event.

23:24 Start with small, repeated steps when trying to break out of your comfort zone, practicing each new skill multiple times until it becomes comfortable.

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256: Break the Cycle, Get Motivated and Do What Matters to Make Money

February 28, 2017

Do you know how time seems to speed up as you get older? The solution for that is to change up your experiences and do new things to slow time back down. Get out of the usual routine.

Go on a trip, spend weekends off the computer, walk, run or drive. Go to the movies. (Not TV.)
Productivity. Shut off email, phone and Facebook, and complete four money making tasks per day. Wake up early. Drink water.
Anchoring. If you're not making money at the computer, you associate computer time with "all that frustrating stuff." Know when you're "stuck" and leave the computer when that happens.
Stop resting on your laurels. You'll never get today back, ever again. Fish before you're hungry and don't try to play "catch up" so often.
Small wins. What can make you $10 or $100 today?

Know what questions you're answering in your mind. Know why you're doing what you're doing. For example, maybe the current problem you're trying to solve is to complete a website. Don't worry yet about making sales or dealing with refunds. Get the website COMPLETE first.

Sell what you sell. Membership site. Single payment. Deliver some videos that get them from point A to point B in four milestones of 60 minutes or so. Most people want beginner training.

Quotes:

“Any amount of money is better than nothing. You have to start somewhere, and don't psych yourself out before you've even started.” – Robert Plank

“Figure out what question needs answering, and then you can do it. Don't worry yet about your 1000th sale; just focus on getting a website online right now.” – Robert Plank

“You'll never get today back ever again. So you can look at that as sort of a depressing thing, or a reason to sort of get yourself in gear and fish before you're hungry.” – Robert Plank

Takeaways:

00:09 Breaking routine and changing experiences can help slow down the perception of time passing quickly.

05:41 Completing four specific money-making tasks daily is crucial for maintaining productivity and business growth.

08:30 Don't psych yourself out before starting - any amount of money earned is better than nothing.

09:45 Focus on solving one specific problem at a time when creating a membership site or product.

10:41 Let your paying customers guide your next product or service by listening to their needs.

Resources

Membership Cube (Membership Cube Complete Course)

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Internet Marketing: Solve One Problem At a Time

February 25, 2017

It really bothers me when I see people stressed out about the wrong things online (although, if you've been worried, it hasn't been you fault up until this point)...

Worried about what people will think about me or if there's a single typo on a web page... but in five years, or even one year, will anyone even remember?

Obsessed with having a beautiful web page or "just the right branding"... but what if I told you that those uglier websites make way more money than the pretty ones? And making more money is the point...

Worried about refunds... make some sales first!

Worried about running out of space or bandwidth with your web host... probably won't happen and worry about that problem IF (a big "if") that ever becomes an issue...

One step (or one problem) at a time.

Do you have a website yet? If not, let's fix that...
Do you have an opt-in page I can use to subscribe to you?
Do you have a sales letter with a FUNCTIONING buy button?
Do you have an email followup sequence? (most people are missing this one)
Do you consistent get people signing up and buying from you? (Traffic)

I want to make it clear, easy, and repeatable for you in our course here: Income Machine

P.S. "Surround yourself with only people who are going to lift you higher. Life is already filled with those who want to bring you down." -- Oprah Winfrey

229: Temporarily Embarrassed Millionaires, the Self-Fulfilling Prophecy and Social Policing

January 20, 2017

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Important Quotes from Famous People

"Whether you think you can or you think you can't, you're right." -- Henry Ford
"The problem with the world is that the intelligent people are full of doubts, while the stupid ones are full of confidence." -- Charles Bukowski
"Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great." -- John D. Rockefeller
"Don't compare your behind-the-scenes to someone else's highlight reel." -- Pastor Steven Furtick
"Are you losing belief or do you just wish it was happening faster? Balance ambition with patience." -- Gary Vaynerchuk
"Every successful person has a rule to never spend more than 10% of time on a problem, but at least 90% on a solution" -- Anthony Robbins

Reminders from Robert Plank

People have less of what you have and are happy. Others have exactly what you want (if not more) and are unhappy.
Being upset or stressed about your business is a good thing if you channel it into something positive (growth)
You're exactly where you're supposed to be right now in your journey. The present probably came very close to not happening as it was supposed to, and the future is probably very close to not happening as it should
If things are tough, is it possible you're being setup for something better?
Haven't there been times when you enjoyed taking some action?
If things are difficult, it's because you're being tested. It's an opportunity for personal growth (feast and famine)
Your life isn't a straight line or a curve of up's and down's... it's a series of 3-5 year containers
Have an abundance mindset instead of a scarcity mindset (don't let the little stuff like grudges use up 100% of your CPU)

Talking Points

Be careful of social policing: it's not up to you to save the world, all you can do is look out for yourself first (but that includes feeling good about helping others)
Many people aren't calibrated to where they need to be -- Four Daily Tasks, thinking too far (or not enough) in the future or past
Have the right metric: make money, reduce hours... not just to "show off for them"
Excuses: "I'm tired" or "I don't have time" or "People aren't buying now" or "I need to wait until..."

Dont's

Don't be a downer, a victim, a person who puts themselves down
Don't be a predictable, one-note, cardboard character
Don't give up, don't use any old excuse to stop unless you seriously believe it
Don't stop doing something unless you replace it with something else

Do's

Make it work even if it "seems" the universe is conspiring against you (even though it's not)
Decide to: let go, have boundaries, get the right priorities, and find the time
Switch gears, recharge your batteries and take time to calm down instead of just going through the motions
Wish you were better -- your best is enough but make sure it's your best
Use failure and frustration as fuel to do better in the future

Quotes:

“Don't compare your behind the scenes to someone else's highlight reel.” – Robert Plank

“People have less of what you have and are happy. Others have exactly what you want, if not more, and are unhappy.” – Robert Plank

“Every successful person has a rule to never spend more than 10% of time on a problem, but at least 90% on a solution.” – Robert Plank

Takeaways:

01:01 Avoid keeping up appearances and focus on genuine business development.

06:09 Stress can be a powerful tool for growth when channeled positively.

09:06 Believing in your business potential creates a self-fulfilling path to success.

17:06 Maintain an abundance mindset instead of getting trapped in scarcity thinking.

30:05 Your best effort is enough, but always strive to improve continuously.

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228: Are You Afraid?

January 19, 2017

"If you're not prepared to be wrong, you'll never come up with anything original."
-- Ken Robinson

Here's why I ask if you're afraid...

A bunch of years ago, it was around the holidays and I was hanging out with some friends... we were playing Monopoly and you might know that it's the sort of game that leaves a lot of players super angry by the end...

Well, I didn't mind it too much that one of the guys in our group kept making us start over... as in... if HE was the one who was down on his money, even if the rest of us were doing well, he would suddenly act super sad and push and prod us until we gave in and restarted the game...

If he was raking in the money in Monopoly, he had no problem continuing the game... even if others were having trouble.

It's just a game, we were having fun, and I don't think we actually saw a complete gamethrough to completion that night... BUT... it got me thinking...

Imagine if that friend of mine (I didn't know him that well, he was just someone's brother who happened to be there) had saw one of our games through? Maybe he'd still lose or maybe he would have come out of those "tough times" on the other end, and really enjoyed that rollercoaster ride?

As opposed to starting it over and playing it safe...

What does all this have to do with internet marketing, being an entrepreneur, and growing your online business?

Many People Are Afraid To Actually See Their Business Become A Business...

It might get tough and scary
They might have to change course
They might get confused and not know what to do next
They might have to admit they were wrong or that something isn't working

Is this "fear" problem something that you can solve in the next 10 seconds? Is it something that won't rear its ugly head sometime later? Heck no... BUT...

If you've felt that you've "restarted the game" too many times and you haven't finished that sales letter, product, or have neglected that blog or podcast... it's possible that you needed to ride the wave of failure down only to ride an even bigger wave of success back up...

But YOU are the only one who can say that statement is true...

I honestly believe that you should focus on whatever you think your best chance of making money is for the next 30 days... commit yourself to that singular goal and take four actions per day in service of that goal...

I also think that a long term goal of yours is to have 300 pieces of content (whatever that means to you -- quick YouTube videos, short podcasts) that lead back to you and your websites, your opt-in forms, your sales letters.

Not 300 pieces of content overnight, but that should be your long-term goal in order to bring in enough traffic to sustain you and your business.

WP Import and Podcast Crusher

I think that our WP Import plugin is a great tool to fill up a blog with content (whether you did or didn't write it yourself) and our Podcast Crusher podcasting course is a wonderful complement to that tool, because podcasting allows you to quickly speak out whatever's on your mind...

AND even have other experts create the content for you, which they will gladly do. I've interviewed 125 people for my podcast in the past 143 days -- it's only been an extra time commitment of about 4 hours per week on my part (it would be a lot less if I chose not to publish 5 days a week which I can always change) ---

It's increased the blog traffic big-ly, opened up a ton of doors (joint ventures) I didn't have previously, and I'm already on the schedule with a few other marketers to appear on THEIR shows, provide value to THEM and introduce ME to THEIR audience.

I hope that in the coming year you aren't afraid to set yourself on the path that has the best chance of success for you, repeat for 30 days with 4 daily tasks with the ultimate goal of 300 pieces of content, repeat / follow-through, and then look back at those 30 days of successes and failures with self-awareness so you can course correct.

People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you're kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you're successful, you'll win unfaithful friends and genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.
If you're honest and sincere, people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway.
What you spend years creating, others could destroy it overnight. Create anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.
Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.
In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.

-- Mother Teresa

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Quotes:

“Many people fear seeing their business truly take shape because it can become tough and intimidating. They might need to change direction, face uncertainty, or feel lost about the next steps.” – Robert Plank

“You might need to ride the wave of failure down only to ride an even bigger wave of success back up.” – Robert Plank

“Focus on whatever you think your best chance of making money is for the next 30 days, and commit yourself to that singular goal and take four actions per day in service of that goal.” – Robert Plank

Takeaways:

00:05 Fear of failure can prevent entrepreneurs from completing important business projects and experiencing potential success.

15:23 Commit to a single money-making goal for 30 days, taking four specific actions daily towards that objective.

22:40 Build a long-term content strategy aimed at creating 300 pieces of content across various platforms to sustain business growth.

26:15 Podcasting can be an efficient way to generate content, network with experts, and expand business opportunities with minimal time investment.

30:50 Persist in your efforts despite potential criticism, setbacks, or lack of immediate recognition.

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Online Business Success: Why Some People “Make It” With Internet Marketing (And Others Don’t)

December 24, 2016

This scares the heck out of me and maybe you can relate...

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I'm not sure how long you've been building your online business, buying courses and plugins, how long you've been on different marketers list and seen the affiliate contests and big launches...

I ask myself these sorts of super scary questions all the time:

"If such and such had a million dollar launch back in 2014, why haven't I heard anything from them since?"

"If this other marketer made 2 million dollars in a day back in 2012, why are all their websites dead and gone just 5 years later?"

The short answer is that they didn't systematize and checklist-ify their business using a something like this:

Time Management on Crack

Tons of internet marketing names have completely disappeared from the face of the planet and I don't think they were abducted by aliens... so why do some people seem to:

Have made money back in the day but seem to be struggling now (not really mailing or promoting)...

OR: Been super successful back then but now I can't find any websites or even what I bought from them...

What's the difference? Here's what I think it is...

1. they actually have a way to make consistent money over time (as opposed to the huge launch where 30% goes to refunds and 60% to affiliates)...

... A launch of any kind with affiliates is a great way to build a list, but if you don't monetize that list into some recurring passive income within a few months, you'll find that the list goes cold/stale and you'll have to rebuild it every year...

2. they have fun with this internet marketing thing (hint: seeing money come in every day from your efforts is a huge way to have fun with your business)

There are going to be up's and down's in your business and what's frustrating sometimes is that you DON'T get paid while you're building something (sales letter, product, membership site) but then you DO get paid after it's done -- so you have to "have faith" and enjoy the adventure, be an entrepreneur and rise to the challenge to overcome whatever obstacle is in front of you

3. they reinvent themselves every few years: I see some people trying to teach article marketing and "how to make an e-book" using the same stuff they taught 10 years ago...

It's perfectly ok to sell your best and classic stuff, and if it's still selling, keep promoting it! It would be a waste to just throw away old products and websites if they still deliver great value... BUT...

I believe that you and your business are screwed if you aren't looking to reinvent yourself every 3-5 years or so.

I used to be known as just a PHP programmer
Then a WordPress person
I sold low priced plugins for a while
Then transitioned into high ticket courses
Then built software into our courses
And now we're building some software-as-a-service tools such as Website Remote

4. and finally, successful people use systems, templates, and checklists so they can get those daily repetitive tasks (writing content, creating videos, running webinars) completed (those add up to a lot over time) AND have fun doing what pays the bills and get to the creative and weird stuff...

I take tons of time off in my business and you don't even know it because everything still runs... emails still go out, membership sites take orders and the help desk tickets are still answered. All those recurring payments come in every morning, and I want that for you too.

If you feel like in 2016 you could have done more, you were burned out every once in a while and didn't know why or how to avoid it (or shorten the burnout length of time) next time, if you weren't having fun, if you felt like you started more things than you finished... and you want to CHANGE THAT in 2017, then I believe this is the guide for you:

Time Management on Crack

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193: Madly Chasing Peace: Use 3×3 Focused Meditation to Find Inner Peace and Wisdom with Dina Proctor

December 1, 2016

Dina Proctor is a life and business coach and the best-selling author of "Madly Chasing Peace: How I Went from Hell to Happy in Nine Minutes a Day." She created the 3x3 meditation technique, which means meditating for three minutes, three times a day. Dina’s work focuses on helping people use short, focused meditation to improve their lives, health, and mindset.

Dina Proctor, author of Madly Chasing Peace, wants you to meditate in short bursts: just three minutes, three times a day. Dina was battling clinical depression, planning her suicide and dealing with alcohol addiction when she began to sit still and focus on her breathing for just a few minutes a day.

After eight weeks, that nagging inner voice in her head was gone and she was able to focus on every activity at hand. She found that inner peace and wisdom, and wants to show you how to do the same.

Quotes:

“Anything we want to manifest in our external world starts within. We don’t always need to know exactly what we want, because our higher guidance already knows what will truly fulfill us.” – Dina Proctor

“I truly believe that meditation, for me, isn’t an activity—it’s a state of being.” – Dina Proctor

“If you’re playing full out, it works. But if you’re half texting and half meditating, it’s not going to be effective.” – Dina Proctor

Takeaways:

00:55 Using short, focused meditation several times a day can help change your mindset and life.

02:48 Giving your mind a simple task during meditation, like counting backwards, can help quiet busy thoughts.

08:31 Building a meditation habit is like building a muscle; it gets easier with practice over time.

19:31 Even a few minutes of meditation, done regularly, can lead to big changes in how you feel and think.

26:07 If you don’t take care of your inner self, outside achievements can feel empty.

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