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The Philosophy Of Plans

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009
A young up and coming professional in the Network Marketing Arena recently
wrote the following note on my Facebook Profile and it was such a powerful
post, that I asked for his permission to post it on my blog.  He agreed and I
encourage you to not only read it but also to follow up by looking for Aaron Seligson
on Facebook or by visiting his blog at Aaron Seligson
Hey My fellow networkers,

I wanted to share some great information on two different
philosophies of plans.

You see, while growing up, many people such as my parents,
teachers, coaches and mates(even America), all had the same philosophy on
plans.

I would always here preaches on how you should have a plan A,
plan B and plan C.

Meaning: Just in case plan A does not workout you have plan B.
Just in case plan B does not workout you have plan C.

My mind also became clustered with things such as, “You know you
should become a Doctor, Lawyer, Accountant, they make the most
money etc…”)

Sounds like a great plan doesn’t it?

Sure it is!

Well I want to share something with my Fellow Empowered
Entrepreneurs.

Take a Look at this Chart below:

Now think about that…

2 Years ago I sat and thought about this, and said to myself,

‘You know something has got to be wrong here. Everyone is
preaching on what to do to become successful and live the
american dream, but everyone is on the same boat.”

And The chart above showed you the exact separation from those
on the boats(95%), and those on the yachts(1-4%).

The Entrepreneurial Philosophy…

Due to being connected and aligned with successful and the most

entrepreneurial minded people in the world, I was driven down a
whole different road.

I locked myself solely in on Plan A to the point where it is
either achieving Plan A or Die!

The difference with this philosophy is you put a laser focus on
what you ultimately want to accomplish, leaving you flat out no
choice but to accomplish it.

Oppose to having multiple focuses, which takes away your
emphasis on your major goal.

There is such great opportunity out there. It is just the matter
of the fact of doing what it takes to seize it.

Since very young, many of us had these aspirations on how we
were going to be something big.

Many of us have went on and accomplished those feats as well as
many let that vision slide away and became comfortable on living
the average life. But hey, “If you want the average, do what
average people do.”

Need I say More?

I wish you all continued success,

Aaron Seligson

P.S. “Life is What you Make of It”

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Goal Setting And THE Strategy To Succeed

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Part-Time Versus Full-Time Entrepreneur Part 10

Goal Setting and THE Strategy To Succeed

Some days you have it and some days you simply struggle.  I have found it a real grind as of late with the seasons changing, it getting darker earlier in the evening and the temperature dropping.  I have found it challenging to say the least to stay the course.

With that being said, I knew it was time to add some fresh content to my blog and other article directories.  So, I looked at the close to 40 articles that I have published to determine which was the most popular.

I am sure you know where this is going……smile.   Yes, you are correct….it was centered around “Goal Setting” and has over 400 views, 100% free marketing!

Here is my Question: Why is this one so popular?  Were all of my other articles poorly written and this one flawless?  I certainly don`t think so.  I am a Part-Time Educator but my area of expertise is Health, Physical Education and Nutrition.  With that being said, I can write but not as fluent as an English Major!

I guess I have to sit back and reflect on the idea that we set goals all the time, no matter what the industry or chosen field of work.  A deadline for some IS the goal.  If we know when something has to be complete, what do we do?  We set small goals that help us achieve the end result.   You need to know what your end result should look like and focus on the process that will get you there.

I coached Volleyball at a competitive level for a number of years and I had my players so focused on the process rather than the importance of the championship that when we would arrive at the final game they would ask, okay Mr Hachey, if we win here who do we play next?

There were many times when I would have to say…..this is the final ladies.  Win you go home and lose you go home.  Just decide to leave everything on the court and you will go home happy regardless knowing that you did your best.

So, when you sit down to determine your goals for the day, week, month, quarter …..  You need to determine what do I want the end result to look like and what is the process that will get me there.

Is it small goals, does it require education, does it mean I need to look for help from others, what time frame to I have, etc ?

If you want to succeed in life, be aware of the end result but FOCUS more on the process that will help you arrive at the end result.  Before you know it, you will need to re-establish another goal.

Cheers – Steve

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The Art And Science Of Article Writing

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Part-Time Versus Full-Time Entrepreneur Part 4

Article Writing…A Free Way To Get Traffic!

I trust you are enjoying the content up to this point and let’s not waste any time… In today’s lesson, I want to share with you the art and science of article writing.

Before we get started, let’s quickly review.  The first 3 topics in this series included finding a mentor or coach, goal setting and budgeting respectively.  If you missed one or all of these articles, you can visit the “Business Reviews / Models” category, but Don’t go there now!  I have important information to share with you first and foremost.

Article writing is something that likely scares a few of you.  Well, don’t let it because if you let your fear get the best of you, you will never grow.  I can remember my first article….boy I had no idea what I was doing!

I took some of the strategies I had learned and put them into practice.  Believe it or not, it is in my top 5 most viewed articles and that was over 18 months ago.

I still can’t believe it but you know what?  I just simply did it.  That is the big lesson you need to learn today.  The other stuff I am about to share is the mechanics and strategies which are very important but not as important as just doing it!

Alright, enough about that….  Article writing must and I mean must revolve around key words.  Uh…what does that mean you ask?

Well, Google not to mention other search engines perform task according to the “key words” that you enter in the search box.  Make sense?  I am sure it does.

So, when you put in your “key words”, the engine will search all content that is relevant to that term.  This means you want your article to be key word rich so that when someone searches those key words, you come across as relevant to the search engines and ultimately get ranked on the first page of results.

There are a couple of techniques that you can use.  You can purchase software that performs this work for you and I am not going to recommend any one in particular.  Just go do an internet search and there will be plenty of results.

Or you can do what I will do sometimes is go and use youtube….  Youtube you say?  Yes, Youtube.  You are likely aware that youtube is the property of google.  As a result, it relies heavily on keywords too….see where I am going with this?

Instead of paying for monthly fees for a software, you can rest assured that the big guys and gals are using keyword technology and strategies in their video content.  Having said that, go to a video that has thousands of views and look at the “tags”.  Tags are to youtube what keywords are to google.  Therefore you can research a topic on youtube, find one that has a lot of traffic, look at the tags and copy them for your article.  Free and doesn’t take a lot of time!

Wow, this is getting too long so I am going to leave it at that.   I will continue on in part 5 and actually tell you what your article should look like and set it all up

My homework for you is to take your niche, research it on youtube and look at the tags associated with the video…..easy to do but easy not to do….it is ALL up to YOU

Cheers – Steve

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How Can I Build When My Funds Are Limited?

Friday, August 28th, 2009

Part-Time Versus Full-Time Entrepreneur Part 3 – Budgeting

How Can I Build When My Funds Are Limited?

In my last two articles we looked at the idea of aligning yourself with a Mentor or Accountability Coach and we explored the notion of Goal Setting.  Today I want to talk about Budgeting.

Being a part-time entrepreneur, like millions of others, you find yourself in a position with a limited budget.  You will discover that there will always be ongoing monthly fees like hosting, autoresponders, marketing system, and an autoship, just to name a few.

Some may have other expenses such as pay per click advertising, advertising in general, website maintenance and so on.  I think you get my drift…..lots of money that can and will be spent routinely.

Well, I want to simply outline for you numerous ways you can build you business on a part-time basis and use proven FREE techniques and strategies to do so.

In articles that are yet to be created, we will look at each of these techniques in greater detail and share with you what I know and understand to be true regarding each technique.

So, let’s generate a list and touch ever so briefly on each one.

Article Writing, Forums, Hubpages, Social Media (Facebook, Twitter), Squidoo Lens, Video Marketing, and Blogging just to name a few.

With Article writing, Squidoo Lenses and Hubpages you can talk about any given subject and post them to the internet.  Once your content is live and on the internet, it is there forever!  It is like fishing….the more fishing lines you have in the water, the better your chances of success.  The same goes for article writing, Squidoo and Hubpages…the more content on the internet….the more exposure.  There are some authority sites which will help you in your Google ranking but I will save that for the article on article writing…smile

Forums… well Forums when I used them on a regular basis were great places to help educate yourself on the latest trends in your niche and also to keep abreast of the latest news in your chosen industry.  It is also a great place to share and add value.  You can position yourself as a leader if you know what you are doing.

Social Media…wow, this is a biggy.  If you are not using social media then you are obviously living under a rock IN A CAVE!   This is an excellent way.   We will take a serious look at this one in an upcoming version of PT vs FT Entrepreneur.

Blogging has been around for some time as a means by which you journal what is taking place in your life.  As of late, many entrepreneurs have taken it upon themselves to put up a blog….

More to come on that in a future article.

And lastly, video marketing which is a wonderful way for others to see, hear and get a feel for who you are and what you are all about.  I will likely get a guest to discuss this topic as I am still wet behind the ears on this one!

Talk again real soon,

Cheers – Steve

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Part-Time Versus Full-Time Entrepreneur – Part 2 – Goal Setting

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

SMARTGoal Setting – Manage Yourself, Not Your Time

In my last article I spoke of the importance of managing yourself and the value in having an accountability coach. Some individuals are focused and do not need direction or motivation if you will. However, most individuals can use that little bit of guidance and direction.

In this article, I want to talk to you about the topic of goal setting and all that it entails from my point of view. Now I am confident that you the reader understand the definition of a goal. Just to be certain…..”A goal or objective is a projected state of affairs that a person or a system plans or intends to achieve—a personal or organizational desired end-point in some sort of assumed development. Many people endeavour to reach goals within a finite time by setting deadlines. (Wikipedia)
So, we have already established that you cannot manage time, only manage yourself. How do we set goals? Do we set goes on a daily, weekly, monthly, yearly or a life time basis? Now there is an acronym that I use which sums it up very well and the acronym is S.M.A.R.T. (Specific, Measureable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely). Let’s take a look at each category a little closer.

A specific goal has a much greater chance of being accomplished than a general goal. If I say I want to lose weight versus I want to join a health club and exercise 5 times a week. I think you can see which is general and which one is specific.

To determine if your goal is measurable, ask questions such as……How much? How many? How will I know when it is accomplished? What will be your success criteria?

A goal becomes attainable not because it is easily achieved but as a result of you changing your skill set, attitudes and beliefs in yourself. The goals don’t become smaller, you simply begin to grow.

Realistic goals can be of a high and challenging nature because you likely are both willing and able to work towards that goal. If it is too easy to achieve, you may struggle with it due to the fact that the motivation behind achieving it is so low. Bottom line, a goal is realistic if, and only if, you truly believe that you can meet it.

Finally, a goal must be timely. There has to be a deadline so that there is a sense of urgency.
If you want to lose 15 pounds, you have to say I want to lose 15 pounds by Thanksgiving.
Although, you may gain it all back shortly there after…smile.  Saying “someday” simply won’t cut it.

Now that we have established what a goal should look like, I want to close with something that works for me when it comes to setting my goals.  I like taking my Sunday evenings when the household is quiet, and laying out my goals for the week. I can also take a glance at my monthly goals to keep on track with them and more importantly, my end goals. I try to keep it simple and readjust them on a daily basis. I also try to keep it to 3 things. If I accomplish my 3 assigned tasks then I will obviously look ahead to other projects that I can get started on.

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Part-Time Versus Full-Time Entrepreneur

Thursday, August 13th, 2009

6a00d8341ca08d53ef00e54fb9dee18834-800wiPart-Time Versus Full-Time Entrepreneur – Part 1

The reality is that most people in marketing today are part-time.  There is a small percentage of the population that are full time. When I say marketing, I specifically mean multi-level marketing, network marketing and direct sales as examples.  Knowing that the failure rate in MLM, is as high as 97% should tell that there are only a handful of individuals that have any idea of what they are doing!

Given the nature of this topic, it will likely be at least a 3 part series if not more.  So, here goes……

If you are currently part time, you know how important it is to manage your time.  Actually I need to rephrase that, you need to be certain to manage yourself.  No one can manage time, it carries on no matter what we do.  We can’t speed it up nor slow it down.

So, how can we better manage ourselves?  Well, there are several strategies that one can use:  As examples you could read up on time management strategies, use a daily agenda or use technology to keep you organized.  The method I use that works most effectively for me is having an accountability coach.  Why is an accountability coach so valuable?  It is because what is easy to do, is also easy not to do.  With that being said, if you have someone that you have to contact on a scheduled appointment whether it be daily, every other day or once a week, it is likely you will have completed the necessary work that is required.

It is very easy to say to yourself that you will complete a certain task but it is also very easy to get distracted and say you will get to it at a later time.  Before you know it, you never did complete the task and then it just snowballs!  With an accountability coach, it is far more difficult to let that task slide and not complete it because you are not only letting yourself down, but you are also disappointing someone else.

So, my recommendation is the get an accountability coach and it doesn’t even have to be with your primary business but someone who shares similar interests and has skills and talents that you currently may not have yet mastered.  If you can find someone who has strengths in areas that you need to work on, then this will benefit you.  You may have skills that they can learn and acquire from you.  If you can manage things well enough you could even take it to another level and create a mastermind group.  Should you go this route, I suggest a daily call or meeting to discuss strategies, mindset, and other concerns.  It can be a question and answer period and it is also a time to assign new tasks for the week ahead.  It can be a great way to map things out and re-evaluate your goals.

Let me leave you with this thought….if you want to take it to another level, you can’t do it alone.  You need to pool your resources with at least one other individual and you can even have more than one accountability coach.

Cheers – Steve

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