How do you define success?

Really,I want you to think about this.

To alot of people this would mean as much money as they wanted,so that could buy whatever they wanted and have the best experiences too.But have you ever seen that statistic where 95% of people who win the lottery are broke again within five years.

You see people might say they want to be rich but underneath they don’t.

What they want is the comfort and safety  which is why they are content to stay in cubicle land where they are told what to do,when to do it and how much they will be paid to do it.

This safety will be lacking when you start a work form home job.Can you discipline yourself to do what needs to be done,cut out the distractions and just keep going?

Some may define success by how many people like them which often goes hand in hand with the safety model.If you do what you are told to do how could anyone dislike you?

Or is success to you defined by failure.You knew it wouldn’t work and hey you were right.

You need to see where you are in all this because if yout mindset is against you no business guru is going to save you.

AND you must see what success is for people who are going to join your team,because if they are any of the above they will not help your grow your business.

Ask the right questions of yourself and others and you will have the right mindset and so will your team.

Avoiding Overwhelm

When starting out in internet marketing,you are bombarded with gurus from all angles telling you what you should be doing.making videos,posting blogs,posting on forums,writing ezine articles.Where do you start?

Having gone through this process myself,the important thing is to focus on just a few key areas and not try to spread yourself too thinly.Right now social media is very hot so get your profile up on Twitter,facebook,Myspace and YouTube.

If you don’t have a blog at this time drive people to a funded proposal such as Mike Dillard’s Magnetic Sponsoring or Ann Sieg’s Renegade University

You will get leads this way.

The second thing to make sure of is have a set time each day when you will work on your business,no more than 90 minutes at a time without distractions.In particular resist the urge to check your email constantly.Do it twice a day and not before 12 noon.

In between these 90 bursts do something kinesthetic such as going for a run or walk,anything that get you moving.

Do meditation as least twice a day,just for 10 minutes each if you are starting out,it will clear your mind.

Ensure all that you do has the end of putting valuable content out there.This will make you a person of INFLUENCE and people will be attracted to you.

Do this now.

Keep the energy up for up your home business opportunity.

We only have so much was energy to do all that we want to achieve in a day.Yet we allow so much of this energy to be drawn away from building our home business opportunity.

One of the big drains is the TV.It sits there in the corner of your living room,just asking to  be switched on.So perhaps you do, only you say, to watch the news.But then it stays on and you stay there watching .Before you know it ,the whole evening has gone.You energy has gone with it and you have nothing left to use on your home business opportunity.

You have got to start plugging these leaks,so begin with turning off the television. I got rid of mine.The TV licence people can’t believe it and send me threatening letters!

By doing this I have so much more time to work on my business, and my energy levels are up.

Another area is the drama of life that your friends and family try to suck you into.Of course you mus show compassion but don’t become attached to all the drama.You can still love them but being attached to the drama is not love.

Cut out the distractions of your life, clean up the clutter and focus on what is important.

Clutter can include all the stuff in the your home or office that you keep thinking you must get round to sorting out “someday”.

A great resource to deal with this is a book by David Allen called Getting Things Done the best book I have read on time management.

It shows how to get all things to your “in” box,process and sort them, then dump the chunk.

You can get it from amazon here:

I have followed his advise and taken so much stuff to the local tip.

So get rid of all the drama both in the world and in your head and see your energy levels go through the roof.You home business opportunity will look better too.

Best Wishes

Andrew Collinson