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What are the top things that I have learned in the past five years since quitting my grueling dayjob?

I’ve been thinking alot about the important things that I have learned over the past 5 years, because I think there are times where we know or have learned something in the past – but we FORGET .. we move on.. we get busy.. And these lessons come up over and over again, and I think it’s important to discuss and document these lessons so you never forget them and you always implement them in your daily life.

Lesson 1.  You Can’t Do It Alone

When I first started with Frontpage and a teacher’s budget, I thought I had to do everything from writing copy.. designing webpages..writing sales letters.. printing them.. stuffing the envelopes.. licking the stamps.. (even creating products from scratch).. You name it – I did it or I thought I had to do it because that’s what worked the first time.

What happens when you think you have to do everything?

You can still succeed, but it takes longer and you reach a glass ceiling. On the bright side, when your team works together for a specific goal – you succeed faster and you make more money than you thought was possible.

NOW, I believe in “profit teams”

My Profit Team Consist of:

Design, Programming, Writers, Marketing, Advertising, Printing, Fulfillment, Telephone, Order Taking Service, Customer Service Reps, Virtual Assistants, Telesales Department, Affiliates, Joint Ventures, Partners, Managers, Networkers, Coaches, Advisers, Friends and Family!

I now know that I can’t do it alone, and I feel more productive when this team is clicking on all cylinders.  When all cylinders are working together as a team, then my company, my life, my personal and business life, my physical and mental state are a perfect 10.

Lesson 2.  Coaching / Mentoring

I met Jeff Gardner five years ago (one year after succeeding with affiliate marketing).  We were at a seminar in Dallas, TX and I had heard of a big “guru” who lived a mile from me in Mansfield, TX.  That’s when I met Jeff Gardner, and I wanted to see his house to see if Jeff was the “real deal”.  Now, to describe his house..  here’s how it looked from my perspective:

I made a right on his street out in the middle of nowhere..

There were beautiful mansions on each side of the street.. probably 10 on each side until you reach the “cul-de-sac”.  Now, when you look at Jeff’s house.. from your peripheral vision on the left to your peripheral vision on the right is how far across Jeff’s house stretched.. It was unbelievable!

After this, Jeff allowed me to work in his “spare” office in Mansfield, and I was able to learn more and more about the business, and then, we teamed up for launch after launch after launch.. and it’s all because of this “coaching”.. this “mentorship”..  that I formed which helped me break free from the “poor dad” training and move to the “rich dad” training, and I believe that if you need a coach or a mentor – you can easily find it or pay for it!  (which is what Jeff and all the other guru’s do! They still pay for coaching and mentoring)

Then, I thought who is Jeff’s mentor..

Who is Jeff Gardner’s Mentor?  Who is Frank Kern’s Mentor?  Who is Russell Brunson’s Mentor?  Who is Mike Filsaime’s Mentor? And then, I stumbled across Jeff’s newest YouTube video that reveals his mentor..

Tony Robbins – That’s who all the guru’s connected with in the 80′s and 90′s, and now, Tony has released a full coaching package called Money Masters.  If you need coaching, then this is the perfect opportunity to get it from the original, Tony Robbins.  You can get some free mentoring/coaching just by viewing some of Tony Robbin’s coaching videos here: Tony Robbin’s Money Masters Series

Lesson 3. Focus

There are thousands of different ways to make money online or market a product or service or build a downline.  The trick is finding the “one” marketing method and sticking to it until you see results.  Then, if you can systemize it where it runs on autopilot where the same amount of money increases or stays the same every month, then you can move on to the next “money-maker”.

FOCUS - Eben Pagan talks about the “loop”.  When you sit down at your computer, and you check your email, hit your favorite blogs, check your Facebook and Twitter, check the forums.. and then,

YOU DO IT ALL AGAIN! It takes 10 minutes to do the “loop”.  But our OCD or “maybe something came in” idea keeps popping in our head, and we stay on this loop for hours.  And it all comes back to FOCUS!

How do we focus?

Lesson 4.  Rituals and Routines

Many people ask me how in the world do you have so much going on – so many products going out – so many orders coming in – how do you keep it updated.. how do you keep it all together.

While some would say, “Kit is crazy!”  I just say, “ROUTINES!”  I have an Excel spreadsheet of my days which documents my routines and rituals.

For me – my number one business priority is “CASHFLOW” .. And so you’ll want to do something everyday at the same time that brings in money or has a potential to bring in money.  I get up and do the same ritual everyday.. I create the “marketing” loop every single day.

Can You Create a Profitable Loop?

Pay Per Click, Direct Mail Offers, Lead Generating Piece, Article Marketing, Affiliate Promotion, Joint Venture Proposals, Emails..

So schedule a time to do that..(at the same time everytime)  – whether that be when the kids go to sleep, in the mornings, at lunchtime, right after work, on the weekends.. pick a time .. stick to it.

Lesson #5: Another top priority in my physical and mental routine is EXERCISE..

I just recently added this to my 10 o’clock hour – EXERCISE.. I did it.  Just like so many dread it.. I took the Gold’s Gym tour.. I bought the membership.. I did it.  I added it to my 10 o’clock hour, and the results have been amazing.  (I’ll explain more about this but the important thing is SCHEDULE IT!)

This is part 1 of a special blog post titled, “The Top Things I’ve Learned in the Past Five Years!”.. Stay Tuned for Part II..

Onwards and Upwards,

Kit

I subscribed to this 13 year old’s YouTube channel because I think it’s one of the funniest and coolest things I’ve seen online in a while.

This kid lives in New York, and visits the New York Apple Store (you can see it in the background).  Well – he uses the Apple Store’s computer and records himself and then, uploads the video to YouTube.

If you look closely when you upload your videos on YouTube, you will see a RECORD FROM WEBCAM button on the right.  Just press that, and you can upload videos directly to YouTube by recording them from your webcam.

So that’s what this kid does..

And he’s good!

When I see these success stories, I’m reminded of two things:

Nick Vujicic who has no arms and legs and travels the world speaking about “your life is what you make of it”.  You can see his message here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo_24_qTNac

And that anyone can succeed if they just use the resources around them.  When I taught 6th grade Science, I would often hear my students use excuses like, “they didn’t have any money for materials” or “I didn’t have time”.. Well I’m here to tell you – you can make time.. there are resources available everywhere (online training videos, books, courses, free videos) or just ask!  People are very happy to help.  That’s been my experience.

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I’ve been receiving motivational emails from The Goal’s Guy – Gary Ryan Blair for years now.  Today, I received this email that was so good – I had to post it and pass it along.  There are no affiliate links attached, but it’s good quality information:

Compartmentalize - A Prerequisite for Success

Compartmentalization is a critical step to achieving goals and getting the results you want in life.

After you establish your goals and priorities for a day, hour, or a particular meeting or project you must compartmentalize.

Compartmentalization means focusing on each individual item without letting any one activity encroach upon the timing and effectiveness of any other.

It’s easier said than done, however if you want to achieve your goals in the fastest manner possible you must take the following steps to maximize your ability to compartmentalize:

* WRITE down every action you plan to take.

Underperformers keep their goals in their head while high achievers put their plans to paper in an organized manner. After you’ve committed your priorities to paper, you gain clarity and control which allows you to free your mind of worry and anticipation.

* CROSS items off your list.

A feeing of accomplishment precedes a completed item. Every action moves you one step closer to your desired goal and ideal outcome.

* CONCENTRATE on the present.

Focus on the here and now, you cannot change the past nor can you control the future.

If you find that you are having trouble compartmentalizing your time and activities, look at your list and remind yourself of what’s most important – your current focus. Like a rubber band, this will snap you back to the matter at hand.

So, do you want to learn a number of other execution strategies? It’s actually very easy.

We are coming to the close of the second quarter and if your results are not what you expected, if you have not achieved the type of success you wanted, than I invite you to participate in my Life Planning Program at www.personalstrategicplan.com

It’s on sale for only a few days at 50% discount and it offers you a blueprint for setting goals in all areas of your life.

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To sweeten the pot, if you order today, I’ll be deliving a live 90-minute web seminar next week to explain how I use the plan and what you need to do to ensure every goal you set gets achieved.

Everything Counts!

Gary Ryan Blair
Gary@GoalsGuy.com

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P.S.S If your company or association would benefit from a content-packed, entertaining, interactive, how-to customized workshop on any part of my performance improvement or sales process, let’s talk.

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This week – I’m concentrating on goal-setting, time management, and optimizing certain departments.  My goal is to create efficiency, improve  customer experience, and systemize the work-flow and training.

And that lead me to a killer website: www.selfgrowth.com

Now – it’s human nature to compare your blog to this blog – but keep in mind that they started in 1996.

Wanna know what that site looked like in 1996?  Let’s visit the Way Back Machine and you will see Self Growth in the beginning:

http://web.archive.org/web/19961114195849/http://selfgrowth.com/

So you can see, it took about 13 year to build this site into this mega-success site that it is today.  If you’re just starting out – I would apply the Kaizen principle immediately (taking baby steps to constantly improve).  You’ll see your site grow, your income grow and your life evolve into what YOU want it to.

And when you need to develop good routines, habits or just about anything – visit selfgrowth.com and search for what you’re wanting to improve or change.

Onwards and Upwards

Kit