LifeManagement101, Issue #016 -- No success in business yet?
March 13, 2008
Dear subscriber,

Do you find yourself struggling in your business?

If so, listen up. You need to focus. You may say you already know how to focus, yet if you did, why aren't you achieving your business goals yet?

You wrote that business plan, yet most likely it's sitting on your book shelf collecting dust.

Please pull it out. Take five minutes and look at it. Why did you start your business in the first place?

When it comes to building a business, focus on one activity and then put that into writing. More importantly though, you need to understand why you created this business in the first place?

What's your reason why? If you have a solid reason why, a personal reason, you will be able to focus on this and concentrate on building your business then.

The beauty of this is when it is written down, the idea in your head becomes something tangible and real. Now, it doesn't mean you are practicing some voodoo black magic.

Goal Setting. This is what this is called.

You want a business that produces $1,000,000 a year. That's great. Yet have you ever handled that much money before? Probably not. There's nothing wrong with having one million dollars as the end result, yet begin with something smaller in the very beginning.

Have you made $5000 profit each month from your business yet? $5000 a month is a lot more understandable to you and your subconscious mind. It is more real yet can still pose a challenge. It's simpler and broken down.

Next, break that monthly profit up into a daily target. That would equal roughly $167 per day. Once you break that all done, $5000 doesn't seem as much as a challenge. It still something that will take effort but quite possible and doable.

Be sure to review this goal or whatever dollar figure it is you wish to make each day and month. The more exposure your mind receives, the better your chances of realizing this goal turning into reality.

Be sure to phrase this goal of yours as if it already exists in your life. Phrasing your goal in the present tense is the only thing the subconscious understands.

Avoid negative words like "won't", "don't" or "stop." Your subconscious mind can't understand these kinds of words. When you say "I won't spend more than $300" a month on my Internet business expenses, you really tell your mind that "I spend more than $300 a month on my Internet business expenses."

So, take a few quiet moments in your spare time when you can write down some thoughts as to what it is you want out of life. Design your life and your financial goes around your business instead of letting your business control you. This will certainly reduce stress and frustration in your life and business in the future.