What Millionaire Goals?

>> Sunday, July 31, 2005

Goals - The necessity for success...

Goals are the roadmap to our success. With a good plan we get to our destination with minimal fuss including driving somewhere or reaching success in your business. Without a good plan, we often get caught up in more road blocks and obstacles along the way.

Whatever process you use to set yourself goals, this is one aspect of success that you should never procrastinate with in reaching your goals. The simplest method for me is to set aside Fifteen minutes each week to focus your mind on your life's 'most desires results.' This little exercise is taught by many people and it is a popular process that I follow as well. These are the goals millionaires follow.

Jot down the following goals in four column headings:

* 1. Goals for the next five years
* 2. Goals for the coming year
* 3. Goals for the coming month
* 4. Goals for the coming week

Starting in column 1, write down all your long-term objectives in the present tense, just as you were living them today. Write them in detail. So, you wouldn't put 'move to a bigger house', you would put, 'I now live in a five-bedroom, four-bathroom house set in 10 acres of land, with a detached three car garage, an indoor swimming pool and my own personal gym.'

Do the same for every aspect of your life or business you want to change in the long term.

Then move on to the one-year column. Do the same thing, but this time, try to make sure that your one-year goals don't conflict with your 5-year plan.

So, to continue the above example, you wouldn't have a ten-bedroom house in 25 acres in the one-year plan. But you might have a four-bedroom house in the smart part of town.

The one-month goals should be things that you need to achieve in the short to medium term in order to make the longer term things happen. They might include concrete business objectives or self-improvement plans.

The weekly goals are all the things that you are going to do in the coming week to make the monthly goals a reality. Be sure to rewrite them each week and date your work.

Focus - Reaching your goals takes focus

Real millionaires, and millionaires-in-waiting, have the ability to focus on achieving their goals without letting anything stand in their way. That's right - they don't make excuses for anything because they never become distracted or detered from their objectives and goals.

These millionaires don't skip from one good idea to another, attracted by the next big promise or clever sales line that 'might' make you money. Millionaires or those in the making do not complain that none of the schemes they try ever work because they make them work. These millionaires are people who are focused on their prime objective, to be successful.

Dale Carnegie once said, "Condition yourself to determine clearly in your mind the goal that you want to achieve, and then, without letting yourself get sidetracked, head straight for your ideal."

Believe in Yourself

Nobody ever got rich by thinking that they couldn't do it. Absolute self-confidence is a vital part of the real millionaire mentality. Everyone has doubts from time to time, but the successful millionaires conquer their negative thoughts and generate positive and better goals in the process, kind of like a form of reprogramming yourself out of those bad habits.

So go out and believe you can reach your goals


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A Millionaire's Mentality

>> Saturday, July 30, 2005

I love studying people as it is purely fascinating to me, especially successful people whom I can mentor and learn from personally in my life. This is exactly why I like to follow millionaires. Every millionaire is goal-focused, with or without money.

In particular, Richard Branson, the chairman of Virgin Airlines and now having his own reality tv show "The Rebel Billionaire", is one of those millionaires that has an alternative way of thinking. Branson had taken a bunch of journalists for his inaugural flight around LA. The journalists were all in the lobby waiting for a limo to take them back to the airport when one young woman went up to Branson and asked him the following question:

"Richard, I don't want to be a hack all my life, what is the secret to making money?".

Branson looked around and said, "Just keep your eyes open and the answer jumps right at you. Look at those outdoor heaters the hotel has around the pool, for example. I've never seen them before, and with the English weather the way it is, I'd bet they would sell like hot cakes at home. Find out who makes them and see if you can get the UK distribution rights."

Out of interest, the woman checked it out and was told she could buy the rights for $3,000. She didn't bother.

Last year, the company that did buy those rights was sold for $25m. True millionaires see the world slightly differently, through being open to opportunities. I bet that woman was kicking herself for missing that easy opportunity.

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Republish Valuable Copyrights

>> Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Every day copyrights for very valuable books are expiring. After the copyright has expired, there are small groups of people who are taking these files and secretly using them to make themselves small fortunes, which are known as Lost Files.

What these people do is they take these books and republish them, create derivative works out of them, and some even use them as content for their websites. (It is a very powerful way to get Google to send you huge checks.)

Until now there were very few people taking advantage of these lost files. I’d like to personally invite you to become part of this secret group with all the membership information.

But only share this link with people who you think are ready for this type of information.

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Self Improvement Millionaire

>> Tuesday, July 26, 2005

Last night I was on a powerful tele-class with Russell
Brunson and Gary Ambrose. I’m not sure if you were on the
call, so I wanted to share with you what was discussed.

1. – The "self help" industry is huge. Just check out
how many people were searching for this information last
month alone:

Self-Help & Self-Improvement
- 202,000 searches
Stop/Quit Smoking - 416,000 searches
Time Management - 60,000 searches
Motivation -150,000 searches

...and I have a list of about 30+ more of these.

2. – To create an info product for any of these niches is
VERY profitable, but usually runs from about $600 to $1,000
for each product you develop (and this isn’t counting cost
of graphics and sales letters). With that said, you can
usually recover your investment in under a week because the
industry is so hot now.

3. – Russell just created a site that will give you
private label rights to "self-help" products that are
already researched, already written and the sales letters
finished for you also.

You get private label rights to two products each month for
as long as you remain a member, but if you are one of the
first 200 new members, then you will get 8 products this
month.

So, if you’d like private label rights to 8 already
developed products, then click on the link.

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Get Slightly Famous

>> Sunday, July 24, 2005

Get Slightly Famous: Become A Celebrity In Your Field And Attract More Business With Less Effort. Steven Van Yoder's Get Slightly Famous is a unique and instructional business guide to becoming famous by attracting more clientele and increasing revenues through sheer visibility in your own business.

Steven Van Yoder has done a superb job of gathering a wide range of approaches people have taken to become slightly famous. Use speaking engagements to become noticed by a targeted market, learn how to harvest the full potential of the Internet and create ancillary "info-products" to build public awareness. Get Slightly Famous gives you a wealth of tips, tricks, and techniques for acquiring and consistently holding media attention.

Steve has done an exceptional job of identifying the barriers most small businesses and private practices face whilst striving for success. His compilation of stories provides something for everyone as the reader contemplates the best approach for themselves. Get Slightly Famous is an easy and inspiring read.

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Creating Your Own Success

>> Friday, July 22, 2005

It was 4 years ago this month that I made my first trip outside my home country. I guess you might say it was the start of opening up my eyes and leaving my day job behind. If it wasn't for my first trip to a foreign country, I do not think I have lived in more than 3 countries over 6000 miles away from where I grew up.

Funny enough, I have always dreamt of living in a foreign country and because I operate my own home business, I have been able to follow my dreams. I have the freedom to choose how I want to use my day, with an unlimited amount of options at my side.

I guess some people choose their luck in other ways, but I think I am lucky that I have the gift of being able to enjoy the world, to slow down each day and enjoy my life. Success in some people's eyes might be this, but I know one thing is for sure. I won't regret being able to travel the Europe extensively for well over 2.5 years. I also won't regret being able to really plan out my life as I want it. I'm in control of every aspect of my life.

In my eyes that is the freedom of creating my own success. I'm free to choose what I want to do and when I want to do it. I have the freedom to enjoy my life and vacation more than an average person. I can even do a bit of work while I travel. I've been able to do what I want to do while working from home. I don't have to call to anyone who lies through their teeth in front of my face and despises every day coming into their "job".

Success has many different forms. Success for me is being able to spend my life concentrating on my health, living a healthy lifestyle and learning and working towards my goals of hopefully being financially free for life. Here's a bit more about how I got started.

Go out there and turn your million dollar idea into a reality....

Here's to creating your own success....

Jen

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Entrepreneurial Lessons from Willy Wonka

>> Thursday, July 21, 2005

What can you learn about business from a children's movie? You can learn some great entrepreneurial lessons from the recent film "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" starring Johnny Depp.


Four Good Lessons

If you are an entrepreneur or are thinking about becoming an entrepreneur, remember these lessons from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". It takes good marketing, positive thinking, and a good support network to get started. Most importantly, don't quit - your success may be only one candy bar away.

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Powerful Marketing Concept

Yesterday I came across a rather unique website about beer.

What was so unique about this company was it's unique selling point and the fact that they do have something different to present with the latest technology in beer tapping. It's hard to imagine beer being a science. The Turbo Tap as it is called just might be the next best thing to come from the beer industry and a multiple million dollar selling point.

Check the video out for yourself to see the speed of delivery of a 6 to 10 ratio for this unique new tap. Hmm do we have something that could be better than great if it is marketed correctly.

Well it can be if you've got a ball game or a huge festival with long beer lines and the potential to gain millions of dollars in sales that could have otherwise been lost. Will this revolutionalize what the fans tolerate standing in line for hockey queques for a beer forever?

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Digg.com

>> Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Creating your SEO Presence just got easier. We all want to strengthen our web presence with major search engines. By doing so we have the potential to get a considerable amount of traffic and still reach an active audience that is highly interested in your content.

So how do you increase your web presence?


Start with Digg.com, mostly a technical news site created, submitted, and judged by its audience.

If your page, blog or online article is good enough to be "dug" by digg users, you could receive literally hundreds of unique visitors immediately. By posting any comments, submissions, or links in your profile, you can get your site traffic from digg. Digg is becoming so popular that many submissions to digg can instantly dominate some keywords on search engines such as Google.com

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Personal Transformations

>> Sunday, July 17, 2005

I've been reading through an e-book I recently downloaded. It really does have some interesting points which serve as personal motivators for me. In practice it teaches you how to use ancient wisdom to create a new life of success and happiness for yourself.

This is a good read for anyone interested in self-improvement ideas.

Get your free download

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Create Your Own Luck

>> Friday, July 15, 2005

Many people refer to a person’s success and achievements as simply luck. "Luck" in virtually all cases might be defined a person as being successful which has nothing to do with it when you look at the root of their Internet Success.

One can easily find countless examples where the ingredients of being action oriented, and persistent had much more to do with the attainment and rewards in the Internet World these people are enjoying.

"Luck" is a mixed between hard work and effort which were rewarded as the final income of success. Hard work is probably how they got to be where they are now...

Very often we want the quickest results possible. We all want to achieve success and do whatever it takes to be successful. We want to follow people who are successful. If they can do it, you can learn from these people and achieve similar results in my given area of endeavor.

In looking not to just the end result, or glamorous rewards often associated with the success stories of other people, but also all of the mistakes and trial and errors we went through along the way.

The next time you hear someone calling a person’s achievement lucky, I hope you will do both yourself and the other person a big favor and disagree with them wholeheartedly. Remind then that far more likely then simply "luck" was all the effort that we may not even be aware of that went into getting them to where they are now.

Here's to creating that million dollar idea and working hard to create your own luck...

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Summer Reading Lists

>> Wednesday, July 13, 2005

Since I'm out and seldom at my computer for the summer months, I've gotta get in a few books to make use of my time wisely. I guess I could even look at it like Oprah's Summer Reading List.

One of the e-books I printed out was James Martell's Affiliate Handbook.

Another great book to pick up and read while you are out is Rosalind Gardener's Super Affiliate Handbook. It's worth the read as you can really plan out what you want to do during these slower summer months.

Speaking of which, I'm off to read and enjoy the outdoors..

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Creating a Niche Product in Ebay

Now that you are becoming an eBay expert and have conducted a proper search, you are almost ready to start your business. Before starting to sell, you need to buy! Here are some ideas from where you can source products:

1. Write your own e-book and sell it. If you have any passion or are an expert on a subject for which you can find a niche in eBay, do not hesitate to spend some time on writing your own book. Selling information products is one of the most profitable businesses.

2. Use drop-shipping. The advantage of this source is that you do not need to carry inventories, so your investments are minimized.

3. Buy from eBay. If you know your category very well, you can easily find opportunities that will allow you to buy and resell making profit.

4. Buy Asiatic products because they are cheap.

5. Sell local products.

Best wishes for your success,

Jen

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Finding Products to Sell on Ebay

One key for business success using eBay is sourcing products to sell. The first key to success for business sellers is an old marketing rule, RESEARCH.

The products you need to sell are products that eBay buyers will want to buy. Apart from being a massive market place, eBay offers you a cheap source of research that you can conduct without moving from your computer.

There are two kinds of sellers on eBay, garage sellers and business sellers.

Garage sellers are people who sell products they are not going to use any more and that are usually not new. Garage sellers are not profit driven, their main objective is usually to get rid of some stuff they don't need. They will be happy to make some money by selling something that is no longer useful to them.

Business sellers are people who will buy and sell products for profit, they consider eBay a business and need to earn profit on the products they sell.

If you are a business seller, it is fundamental that you spend some time researching before you decide which products you want to sell. Follow these research guidelines:

1. Search for the categories that are most popular and how many bids the products have.

2. Look at the ratings of the sellers who are listing products in each category and study their profiles and how many products they have sold in the past.

3. Analyze prices.

4. Select no more than one or two categories and Specialize a specfic niche.

Now go out there and make your ebay business a success.

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Google Sitemaps for Wordpress

>> Tuesday, July 12, 2005

I've spent the morning working on the XML Google Sitemaps free for WordPress users. Unfortunately I've got my permissions wrong so it's not working but here is how it's supposed to work.

--> Google Sitemap Generator

Andre Chaperon put together a free tutorial that shows you how to get Google's spider, GoogleBot, to visit your website in under 60 seconds. Seriously - no hype - no BS!

This method is infinitely more powerful than "Blog & Ping"... and you know what... you can install and configure it all for free!

So I guess in theory if your directories are set up this is a great way to get your blogs into the search engines quickly...

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What are the Secrets of Wealth

>> Monday, July 11, 2005

The secrets of wealth is an excellent resource on personal finance. But this is no boring textbook. It is actually written as a story (along the same lines as Rich Dad Poor Dad). Unlike Rich Dad, Poor Dad though, The Secrets of Wealth actually gives useful advice on how to achieve each step.



Right now you wanted a solid foundation. You wanted to discover the basic learning that catapulted the leaders of the business world to the top. Before you can embark on a successful Internet venture, you must prepare your mind for the task ahead. Why? Because the road ahead is laced with victory and defeat.

A person who does not have a trained mind will eventually succumb to pressure. A beginner netpreneur is vulnerable to big stresses in this new career that can break his resolve. He will either flee or fight on.

Reduce the possiblity of failure. Take stock of your resolve and train your mind for the challenge ahead.

Marciano breaks wealth building down to 10 secrets, and provides methods of implementing and using these secrets. The Secrets of Wealth are revealed to the main character, David, by his mentor Mr. Mathers. Throughout the book are tips and techniques that anyone can use to improve their financial well being. The 10 steps aren't magical or difficult. Things like goal setting, investing, budgeting, and financial planning are nothing new, but Fabman gives you the knowledge and resources to actually achieve wealth. If this book cannot help you manage your finances, nothing can.

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How do you stay inspired?

Do you ever wonder how to stay inspired, productive and be happy day after day?

Here's how to take procrastination, apathy, depression, all their toxic cousins, get rid of them and never be bothered by them again. Here are a few tricks I've learned along the way, and I hope you can put them to good use and get you back on track towards success.

The first step to beating procrastination or depression, is to get into motion.

EXERCISE....

Find more about your inspiration.

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Motivation Creates Success

>> Wednesday, July 06, 2005

One way to make sure you are successful is by making sure you stay motivated and keep up with the Attractor Factor. You need to make sure you know yourself inside and out. One of the ways I would highly recommend to stay motivated is by reading books that will keep your motivation on route towards creating and making your million dollar success.

I personally just got finished reading The Attractor Factor. One of the reasons why I keep up with a lot of book reading pertaining to business and success is because it is a very strong motivator and mentor for me. Now motivating yourself might be a little bit different than how I motivate myself, but the main key is to stay motivated. The key is to find inspiring and motivational tapes, seminars, books, and movies you can get your hands on.

Turn to your motivational sets when you are feeling down and out, as they will really keep you on track. A few excellent motivators are Robert Allen, Tony Robins, Zig Ziglar and so on... So the next time you see your motivation slipping, make sure you pull out your favorite motivator and keep back on par...

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Pimp My Shopping Cart


Would you like to know all of the bells and whistles that bring in the Cha-ching. Well you can by getting the newest issue of Revenue Magazine. This issue is so jammed packed. I am so impressed even with the ads displayed. They are definitely something you can learn from.

Revenue Magazine is specifically dedicated to affiliates. They've got about 5 extremely good articles in the latest issue including Rosalind Gardner who grew her affiliate business to over $400k a year.

So to give you a quick sample, in pimp my shopping cart, the writer goes into detail on how affiliates are poised to take advantage all of the bells and whistles which tend to look like a highly sophisticated machine. They even talk about ROI from this type of business through integration...

If that's not enough to convince you to check out Revenue Magazine, I'll leave you with one last note - the cover is that glossy good feeling cover, those one you just want to keep.

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Learning from your passions

>> Monday, July 04, 2005

Part of achieving success is having a passion for what you do. In many ways, having a hobby which you love doing, you can learn and implement in your business practices. I think Nikon's Learning Center, sums up how to learn best. "A great way to learn how to do something is to Just do it"....

Nikon gives you a creative way to learn how to get better with your passion. They take on a great hands on approach towards learning. Why not try and do and then learn and see how you do by learning from your mistakes. Along with learning, Nikon gives you assignments and small little step by step tutorials to learn more advanced methods of photography...

Such a great concept. Apply this concept to anything you do... They've been quite successful so what can't you...

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What is a Millionaire?

>> Sunday, July 03, 2005

With a bit of inspiration I had from playing a bit of texas hold'em poker last night, I got to thinking about all of the changes which happen to people who stumble upon millions of dollars. According to Wikipedia: A Millionaire is a person who has a net worth or wealth of more than one million United States dollars, euros, UK pounds or units of a comparably valued currency.

But is a millionaire really what it used to be? Partly caused from Inflation, there are many more millionaires in the world today. Can you actually get by without working any more with a million dollars? In the latest Reality Tv show The Amazing Race, Uchenna & Joyce are back to working but a little more modestly in Texas. Or why not look at Survivor Palau, Tom still planned going back to his job as a FireFighter in New York.

What will it really take to retire in this day and age? Certainly the amount of wealth is a goal for many but beyond that is there anything else so exciting about it. Descriptions such as multi-millionaire or billionaire are more on the range of really being ultra rich.

Millionaires are made almost every week with lotteries offering prizes of a million dollars or more. Many lotteries offer prizes of a million dollars or more. According to Forbes' annual list of the richest people published in 2005 there are 691 US-dollar billionaires in the world. But with all these people establishing such wealth, are they really happy. In order to enjoy your wealth, there has to be a form of happiness which actually comes as a result of achieving such status.

Author of the No. 1 bestseller The Millionaire Next Door surveyed 1,371 more millionaires and came up with a book called The Millionaire Mind in a mixture of entertaining elements. Author Thomas J. Stanley provides the reader with a well researched study of wealthy people in the USA. Dr. Stanley's book resembles Regis Philbin's hit show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, only you have to pose real-life questions, instead of quizzing about trivia.

But is a millionaire really what it is cracked up to be in this day and age? There's only one way to figure out...Read on...I guess you will only know once you reach that stage in your life. Here's to making your dreams come into reality.

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