Monday, 26 April 2010

I Learnt A Valuable Lesson Today

Last night I did my usual of being ready to go at my set time and then getting side tracked by another brilliant product that could make me money email.
With eager anticipation I clicked it open to find a guaranteed way to make quick money and all for $7. Great that's less than a fiver my illogical brain told me and off I went ordering this so called brilliant idea. Even as I was doing it I actually said out loud "here you go again Nick". So I opened my product to find it was made in 2008 and the first video stopped after half way and the downloaded zip file was corrupted.
What was I thinking. So I've written to them and we'll see where we get.
However a good thing to come from this is I set up a mini email campaign and I began watching the videos from the course I actually started on. Lo and behold I learnt loads of info. I realised some how I had become so obsessed I had moved away from all of the video learning systems available through this course.
So I'm back on track, for today any way, and determined to stick with what I have and take small steps to get my goals.
I just wish I could stop having all these ideas and not enough time.
It's great to be really at something and fill my days with progress and difference. I genuienly get a real buzz from the ups and downs and know that if I just keep pressing forward I'll get htere. Wherever there may be.

Take care

Nicky

Sunday, 11 April 2010

Inspirational - The Light Bulb Moment

Hi

So I've just finished my property training weekend with Progressive Properties. Thanks to all those involved I met a lot of great people and got some great ideas and strategies, not just about property but also about Internet Marketing so a double wammy for me.

One thing I really did notice was about me. You see there was a lot of networking going on and I got to speak to a load of people. What I noticed about me was I'm not afraid to share my dreams, in fact when I told people my goal was to be financially free within 3 years through property and Internet Marketing people told me how impressed they were with that.

And as I spend more time saying this I can feel it becoming a reality rather than just an idea. You know an idea will always be an idea until you have a conversation about it. When you have a conversation about it, it then becomes word and spoken and real. It feels good to say it out loud.

I also found there were a load of people who are worse at procrastinating than I am. They have an intention but you can tell this is all it will ever be.

I met a lady who is a property coach and will be speaking to her in the future and here's spooky but I met someone who can get me on a course I have wanted to do for ages at about a third of the price I thought I would have to pay, so the networking was great.

If you were there I wish you every succes and now is the time for ACTION.

Nicky

Saturday, 10 April 2010

Business Mindset - Lessons From A Guru

Hi

Well I'm just on my way home from the Progressive Property Weekend. I'm having a great time learning more strategies and getting a dose of positivity and motivation.

I've also had the pleasure of listening to the James Caan. And I've learnt a really valuable lesson today. I've realised I don't think like a business person. I don't look at my figures properly and I don't check to see if the money I can make from a product matches what I'm spending out. Basic you would think but somewhere along the line I haven't made time to sit and go through some very important stuff.

So it was good to get a kick up the backside.

However, I have taken myself out of my comfort zone and I have spoken to other people and learnt things from them. I also really really don't want to become one of those people who just goes on courses. I need to take action and keep taking action.

The habits I form today will be what keeps me going in the future and move me closer towards my goal.

Looking forward to tomorrow

Nicky

Tuesday, 6 April 2010

What Am I Doing

Hi

Well it's been a while since I last wrote on this blog. As much as I would love to say I have made my fortune I haven't although I can safely say my life is much richer and fuller than it's ever been. I know where I am in my life and probably more importantly I know who I am.

I think about my goals more each day and appreciate all I have. I understand people more and when I am being inauthentic around my personal perceptions. I have also moved far away from negativity and the cynicism that seems to dog mankind. For example people just love to find a reason why things will fail. It's never their fault and they relish the fact they fail so they can say " you see I told you I would fail". In fact the word fail is so negative let's change it to not being successful.

It takes hard work and above all determination to succeed. It takes commitment and most of all it takes failure to finally stand on the podium of success. It takes the burial of the "p" word and realising you have a purpose and a right to success.

I totally 10% believe and committed to success. To sharing my new found knowledge and freedom with others and making others understand there is another way. How..........mmmmm. a question I know still needs the final answer.

So here is my goal for this week. I will make a sale this week. I am totally dedicated to that goal. I will do this by marketin gmy site to the plan I have written out with the aim of being on the front page for the keywords Turbulence Training.

So here it is in black and white and so I have to achieve.

Nicky

Sunday, 7 March 2010

When You Think It's Time To Quit

Hi

I'm writing today as I've struggled to get going and get motivated. I've begun to let the sneaky voice get in the way of my thoughts. It keeps telling me my life is comfortable, I live well, I have lots of things others don't have, I can retire in 8 years and be comfortable. It also is great at telling me how tired I am and I really can just out my feet up and watch the trash on TV. No one would mind, no one would think anything less of you.

And then I can't focus, I get side tracked by other offers, I become distracted and waste my time looking at new ideas. You see it came to me this weekend to stop looking at other things and actually concentrate on the one site which is beginning to get traffic, in fact I've had over 1,500 visitors now to my site, something I never thought was possible and I've earned a small amount of cash. But I am struggling with my procrastination and I even see my friends wondering what on earth I'm doing.

So I made myself switch on the computer and I made myself type this because I know one day I will use this when I'm telling people about my journey, when I can relate to their stories of how hard they have found it to concentrate and achieve their desire. I can't even tell you why but I know I will achieve because I desire a different way of life. Whether you or anyone else understands that it doesnt' matter but it's my goal, my dream, my life.

Sometimes the universe will give you back what you give and as I logged onto my email I received a quote from Napolean Hill;

'The principle of concentration is the medium by which procrastination is overcome. The same principle is the foundation upon which both self-confidence and self-esteem are predicted.'Just a coincidence?, I'll let you know.

Nicky
http://healthybodyandmindinfo.com

Thursday, 11 February 2010

How To Change Your Problems With One Word

Hi

I just wanted to share this with you and hopefully you will find it as useful as I did. I am currently half way through a Landmark Education course and one of the things I am learning, that is making a difference to the way I view things, is how changing a word in a sentence can change the meaning of the sentence and make it more achievable.

Let me show you what I mean. Take a problem you have at the moment and use the word BUT in the sentence. Mine is "I want my on line business to take off BUT I don't know how". Change the word BUT to AND . So " I want my on line business to take off AND I don't know how". This now changes the sentence. The sentence with BUT places an obstacle and isn't related to the first part but changing the BUT to AND makes the not knowing how a part of the first bit of the sentence making it feel like you can overcome it.

AND I don't know how is just a matter of fact which can be overcome. So the next part is working out how to overcome the not knowing how and getting on with getting the on line business to take off.

For example not knowing how can be changed by educating yourself. Now you have a solution, yes you have to educate yourself but that is possible.

If you practice with a problem of your own and say it out loud you should be able to feel the difference.


I hope you found this useful.

Nicky

Saturday, 6 February 2010

How Not To Be An Entrepreneur

Morning

Well it's 0820hrs and I am just on my way to my advanced Landmark Education course. For me this is brilliant I loved the first one and it made a big difference in my life. It is both challenging and rewarding but I believe is making me a better person.

Any how I just wanted to share with you about my first experience of trying to be an entrpreneur. I have an information product I know is good and works and will help people. I have read and hopefully understood about marketing strategies and spent time writing my web ad. I have decided to test it locally and contacted my local paper and spoke to a really helpful lady and placed the ad for 4 weeks.

Brilliant, I thought this week I will be up and running ready to get my orders out and start understanding how this all worked. I have my analytics all set up to monitor visitors and purchasers and I think I understand the importance of testing and constant analysing.

So feeling very proud of myself I have been waiting for my local paper to arrive to view my master piece in glorious writing. The paper rang me yesterday; " hi we are just placing your ad onto our website but the link does not appear to work" . Confused I asked to clarify the web address and in a flash there was the problem ".com". Yep my address is ".co".uk. There was a big Homer Simpson DOH on my part and a wasted weeks advertising.

Thankfully they had checked and the web ad is good to go on their web site and will be fine for next week.

Lessons learnt? Oh yes. Check, check and check again.

Have a great Satruday I know I will

Nicky

Sunday, 31 January 2010

The Beauty of Technology

Hi

Well the beauty of technology means I am able to write this whilst walking round Bushey Park as Sash checks out a dog called Rosie. For those of you that do read this I apologise for the lack of posts. It's all just been a bit chaotic......yes I know this is a rubbish excuse.

So it's nearly February 2010 and I've been doing this for a good 6 months now. I would like to tell you I have made my fortune left my job and traveled the world but I haven't. Am I ready to give it all up? No way. I might not be earning an extra crust but I have learnt a lot. Not just about the world wide web but about me as well. I've learnt things take time, I have more patience than I realised and also that perseverance is a must when trying to make a go of it all.

This year I intend to invest time and money into my own education and not to let opportunities pass me by. I intend to take more action and procrastinate less and use technology to my advantage. Don't get me wrong there are times when I think maybe the life I have is pretty good already and maybe this is my lot......although to be honest those thoughts are few and far between now. Generally my motivation is high and I notice my thoughts and language have changed to "when" and not "if".

I know 2010 is going to be a great year and I know this week will be a great week. I have a self development weekend to look forward to and a 10 week course in "thinking outside the box" starting on Wednesday.

I hope you all have a great week as well ,

Nicky
http://healthybodyandmindinfo.comhttp://new-to-internet-marketing.com

Saturday, 23 January 2010

The 5 Main Barriers to Success

Hi

So we're coming up to the end of January and how many of you are still sticking to your New Year resolutions?

Brilliant if you are but statistics indicate resolutions will be broken fairly quickly and most people by the end of the year have forgotten their resolutions.

So what is it that stops us achieving. This isn't just about New Year but in life in general. What are the things that really stop us achieving our goals. This is the same whether it's a new business, losing weight, fitness goals or just doing the things you really want to do.

The next 5 headings are the most common reasons why people are not successful in the areas of life they want to be. Commonly known as excuses. We are brilliant at making excuses for ourselves and justifying within our own minds why we are not successful.

I haven't got time:

This has to be the most common excuse I hear and the one my mind tricks me into believing as well.

This is the best way we like to talk ourselves out of things. "I can't set up my own business as I work every day and by the time I get home I'm too tired", or "the kids need me I don't have time". I want you to have a look at the successful people in life. The ones who started their own business despite their families, the ones who worked 9-5 but wanted more from life, the successful athletes or footballers who found the time to train. These people never sat down after a day in the office or a day with the kids and said "I don't have time". They made time. They set themselves a weekly plan and spent some time, wherever they could, to achieve their goals.

A great example is those who run the marathon. This involves a heck of a lot of time to train. You know what your overall goal is so you break this down into smaller weekly goals and then daily goals. Write this down and then each day stick to it. Get up an hour earlier, run to to work, run at lunch, run home. You do have the time.

You can use this plan for everything you want in life. Setting up your own business, you know what you want to do, you break that down into years, months, weeks and then days and each day you do what you need to. By doing this your goal becomes more manageable and achievable.

Procrastination

My favorite. This is the one thing I know I battle with. Commonly known as thinking, then thinking some more, then a bit more "oh I need a bit more time to think". Before you know it you've thought about it so long it's gone. The opportunity has passed you by and you carried on as normal wishing you could change your life.

Thoughts are great, positive thoughts are brilliant but without any action you will never change. You will never achieve those goals you want and you will always be left with the wondering.


Listening To Others

Most people's natural disposition, especially here in the UK, is one of being cautious. We don't want to be scammed and we don't want to look foolish. We trust no one unless we know everything about them and then we will always find the expert who knew a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend who said never to do that. We spend so much time looking for the negative we won't trust those who have clearly been successful. We're told it won't work so we believe it.

Why? Because it's easier to stay in the comfort zone of all we have ever known. We like to be comfortable and we like to hear what fits into our knowledge group. For example those who are not property experts will tell you now is a terrible time to buy as the market is so flat. Those who have actually made money from property will say now is the best time to buy because of this very reason, but because our peers and families are those who are not property experts and we don't personally know a successful property expert we go with the people we are comfortable with.

The best bit about this is we will then actively seek out a story to justify our decision. We' ll read the papers about someone who lost a fortune in property and sit back smugly on our chairs and go "see I knew I was right".

Look at those who achieve. Did Richard Branson ever listen to those who said that won't work.

I Haven't Got The Money.

If you want something badly enough you will find the money. If you have desire you will find a way. If you're staring a new business maybe it will take some time to actually get financing but you will if you keep trying.

If you don't start because you haven't got the money you never will. There are many ways to find finances, there are avenues open to everyone from clearing our the unused stuff in your garage and selling it on eBay. You have to actually do something otherwise you will never actually move towards your goal.

Giving Up

How many of us have started something and then given up when we didn't succeed quickly. We all want a quick fix, an easy way to get fit, a fast plan to lose weight but then give it all up if we don't see an instant result. Perseverance and desire is an absolute to achieving. With success you will encounter failure but once over come failure will lead to success.


You are the only one who will stop you achieving.

Wishing you every success

Nicky
http://healhtybodyandmindinfo.com/free-stuff/

Friday, 18 December 2009

Living In The Moment

Hi

So it's a week to Christmas day and for the first time in years I'm actually prepared! Now for those of you who know me you will understand this as I used to be a bit of a Christmas week last minute rush fanatic.

Circumstances this year.....working near Putney High St.......have allowed me to be a little more prepared. In fact as of today I am ready, OK not quite wrapped but ready. I'm looking forward to a day with my family and especially my 4 year old niece.

Last weekend I attended a course, a course about life and living in the moment. Now to be honest I wasn't sure what to expect and I hadn't intended by any stretch of the imagination to get a "life changing" experience from this course. But I have. Now I'm not necessarily the worlds best at explaining myself but I can honestly say I have found an inner peace, a new sense of worth and I know I am going to be successful.

It's funny but when you start speaking these things and sharing what you want to achieve then things start to happen for no apparent reason, coincidence, the cynics amongst us will say yes, but me I see this as opportunities not to be missed.

You see we can all spend our lives blaming things on others, blaming our parents for not doing the job we expected, blaming past relationships for the future ones we fail in or blaming anyone but us for the things we perceive are happening. It's easy to walk past something which needs changing, to not stretch out a hand to a stranger in the street or to bury our heads in the sand rather than have a conversation which needs to be had or saying words which need to be said

I know I am on a journey, but now I know that every aspect of this journey I can create by living in each and every moment. Now this might seem a bit weird but if you stop and really think about this, look at what great philosophers of our time have preached, you all know the sayings, "Life is what you make it", "yesterday is the past, tomorrow is the future and now is your actual life", you can see this is not new and has been practiced for years.

So that's what I've started to do and it takes some work I can tell you. But, in doing so, I have come to appreciate the things I have and come to realise that by living like this I can take complete control of who I am and what I want to become. I am creating the possibility of being anything I want.

I also understand fully about integrity and taking responsibility for the things which may not have gone right and putting those things right. Making the past complete to move forward. An example, my dad is an alcoholic and I have let my anger and resentment towards him affect our relationship. I have now spoken to him about this and told him I do love him, I don't always understand him being this way but it does not mean he doesn't love me, I made that bit up in my mind to justify my anger towards him.

I hope that makes sense and if it doesn't you just have to trust me it does work.

The other important thing in life is people are their word as this is all we have to give and if we don't have our word, we don't have our integrity. Wow I feel like a preacher, I'm not I just think this is important and it has helped me to understand what and why things are important.

I hope you all have a great Christmas and Happy New Year and will write again in 2010(unless I feel the need to share something else with my blog!)

Take care

Nicky

Healthybodyandmind
new-to-internet-marketing

Friday, 27 November 2009

Pastures Old & New

Hi

Today I'm closing a chapter in my working life and on Monday go back to my old role. As I sit on the bus travelling to work, with a slight hangover I have to admit, I find myself looking back over the last 6 months and thinking about what I ve learnt.

I won't bore you with my role or what I did but it's more about the people I've met and the effect of them on me and hopefully me on them. The last 6 months has probably had the most effect on me as a person than many of my other roles. I've learnt that the majority of people want to do well and actually want to make a difference despite sometimes working in difficult circunstances and being belittled by others who have no understanding.

I've learnt if you take time to listen to people and give them time they will give you so much more back and the rewards of seeing others open up, review themsleves and look for new opportunities in life. This is more rewarding than achieving yourself. Which is a little back to front as the only reason I became involved in thie role is because I had been unsuccessful myself.

So I will leave work today a little sad but exceptionally grateful I had this opportunity. Pleased to have met some really brilliant people who have influenced my life and hopefully I theirs and next week we stat another adventure.

Whilst my adventure continues to grow sadly one of my partners friends is drawing to an early close. These events always tinged with sadness remind us of how precious the gift of life is and how important it is to embrace everythin we have.

Live life to the full, never regret or wish you had and take every opportunity life throws your way and never give up on your dream or desire, as success comes to those who never give up.

Take care

Nicky

Tuesday, 10 November 2009

Think And Grow Rich

Hi

I've just discovered a new book and from that book I share this poem in case you ever doubted yourself. The book is Think and Grow Rich by Napolean Hill. Click on the link in the side bar to buy the book it's worth a read.............

If you think you are beaten, you are,
If you think you dare not, you don’t
If you like to win, but you think you can’t,
It is almost certain you won’t.

If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost
For out of the world we find,
Success begins with a fellow’s will-
It’s all in the state of mind.

If you think you are outclassed, you are,
You’ve got to think high to rise,
You’ve got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.

Life’s battles don’t always go
To the stronger or faster man,
But soon or late the man who wins
Is the man who thinks he can!

Nicky
http://new-to-internet-marketing.com
http://healthybodyandmindinfo.com

Sunday, 1 November 2009

Google Analytics: Exciting & Scary

Hi

Hope your weekend has been great although I know you probably feel there are less hours in a Saturday and Sunday.

So it's nearly Monday morning again but what have you achieved in the last week. I hope it was good and you're all set for the week ahead.

I've had a great weekend and I've discovered this wonderful tool called Google Analytics. FREE... even better.

I think I've become a bit obsessed though as suddenly I can see who is reading my stuff and how they're getting there. It's so funny, there is a map of where people in the world are reading my websites. Guess what? India, yep someone in India spent 5 minutes reading my www.new-to-internet-marketing.com website. 5 minutes!!! That almost makes me a world wide author, OK slight exaggeration but you know where I'm coming from. Not just that but the USA and Canada are also in green, it just gets better and better.

Well this week I'm really excited I have discovered a new marketing system and will be trying it out this week to see how I get on. Apart from this I will just wallow in the glory of reaching across the world.

Have a great week whatever you are doing and I'll update you with my new project next week.

Take care

Nicky
healthy body and mind

Thursday, 29 October 2009

How To Be an Entrepreneur In 3 Easy Steps

Hi

Wow what an evening with my coach, it's finally all beginning to click. I understand keywords and where they need to go. I understand marketing and what I need to do. I have a step by step guide on how to market my site and each week I complete a step and get more traffic. 55 people across the world have visited my site. 55!!! Half of them from America.

OK OK so it's not thousands but I have a site and a way to attract people to that site and I'm only on step 4 of 32. So those 4 steps have got me 55 people this week.

Not only that but 249 people have read my articles. 249 people from across the world have read what I have to say. BRILLIANT. The web is amazing and it's the weirdest thing in the world to check my analytics and see green in the UK and the USA.

Oh and I've now made £7.40 so that's £2.40 more than last week. Again I know this isn't millions but it's a start.

I've also sold some old CDs on ebay, another first.

So how would I describe this week? I am having the best time learning so much, I'm totally fascinated by how this all works and not only am I learning but once I have the knowledge for one site I can recreate this across many more.

So as the week draws to a close I'm one step nearer to my goals and that can only be a good thing.

Oh yes and the 3 steps;

1. Find a hungry market

2. Find a product to sell them

3. Repeat again and again and again.

Have a great weekend

Nicky

Tuesday, 20 October 2009

£5 Closer To Being An Entrepreneur

Hi

Apologies to those who read this and the lack of entries over the last few weeks but I've been soooooo busy. Let me quickly summarise my last few weeks for you. I have turned 41, thanks to all my friends who came to Lanzarote with me and made it a birthday to remember, I think the resort has finally recovered. It was a brilliant week with old friends and making some new ones....BRILLIANT is the only way to describe it.

As you know I sadly lost my aunt and attended her funeral. Very sad but lovely to meet up with all my family and share fond memories, I'm so glad I went and saw her and spent some quality time with her before she died.

I attended my first ever entrepreneurs boot camp, what!! I hear some of you say. I loved it, I won't go into it here but I loved every minute of the 2 days and learnt so much. Don't knock one till you've been!

But more brilliantly than that I have made my first £5 on the Internet. HURRAH. So I am now officially an entrepreneur, OK slightly pushing it I know but lets look at what I've achieved over the last few months apart from making the £5.

I now have 2 websites and a blog up and running. I have 7 people who have left comments at www.new-to-internet-marketing.com. 3 of them have left messages in Russian, how weird and wonderful is that.

I have had over 200 hits on my articles so 200 people have read what I have written and I am learning how to get traffic to my other site, www.healthybodyandmindinfo.com, which is nearly finished, and analyse what works and what doesn't. I have learnt more than I ever thought possible and I wake up wanting to know more. Just an aside but I've just made a fab moussaka. So when I look back, yes it's only a fiver but look at everything else.

So today's quick story to mull over:
I have a colleague who I very much admire and who I believe has a talent. She is dedicated and puts hours into the work she performs. She also has her own business, which I personally think she will be very good at. Today we had a chat and at the moment she cannot follow her dream because she doesn't have the time. So here's the quandary, she works hours and hours for someone else, she doesn't get recognised for all her efforts, I'm talking about her big bosses here, but she is putting her own business on hold to work for someone else. Sound familiar to anyone.

Is this right or is this how we have become programmed. Again I'll refer back to my favourite book of Rich Dad Poor Dad but think about this. How many of us do not reach our potential because we are scared to step out of the routine, because it's safe, because we know it, because we might get a good pension.

The only thing I will say is if you have a dream or a talent please don't waste it, please don't look back when it's over and say I wish I had, always say I'm pleased I did.

Take care

Nicky

Sunday, 27 September 2009

A Day Of Thoughtfulness and Comtemplation

Hi

I write this post with a sadness in my heart. In the early hours of this morning my Aunt lost her fight against cancer and died. I have only recently been given the news and although I knew it was coming and she is in her seventies I cannot stop the feeling of sadness that pushes into my heart and brings tears to my eyes.

I am also truly grateful, I'm truly grateful she was a big part of my childhood, I have great memories of her and I was also lucky enough to spend the day with her, my uncle and one of my cousins, ten days ago. I visited with my sister and we were able to share laughter, gossip and precious time, which I will now cherish as my last memory. She wasn't in pain and her mental faculty was as sharp as ever, it's just her body shut down as the cancer took over.

So as I walked the dog I started to think about life and remember just how fragile and how precious it really is. My mind wondered through sayings such as "live each day as if it was your last" and "live your life to the full", and I began to think about what this really means. I know over the last few years my thought processes have changed and I try to use my now conscious thoughts to make my life better and make myself a better person and I also try to make the best of every scenario life throws at me and to create my own luck, but do I live each day as if it were my last?, probably not, do I live my life to the full, pretty close to it I would say, but I do forget to make time for friends and family and I do let the unimportant things become important.

So as I raise a glass of Cava in memory of a lovely person I will try and live my life to the full. Will I moan like a drain tomorrow when I go back to work after 10 days off?, you bet I will; but will I inhale the air slightly more on my cycle to work and catch the negative thoughts before they manifest in my mind? yep I will try; and will I smile when I think of my aunt?, most definitely.

So here's to a new week, to all it brings and here's to Ann Perfect, whom I had the great honour of knowing and loving.

Take good care,

Nicky

Sunday, 13 September 2009

To See More Of Your Life Look Around

Hi

"What am I talking about now?" I hear you say as you read my title. Well what I'm really talking about is taking more time to make a difference and enjoy your life more. When you are walking along and completing your normal journey to work or dropping off the kids or your general daily life, stop and have a look around you and especially look up. It won't take you much more time but I guarantee you, you will see more than you usually do. I try to do this every day I find myself walking along and to be honest I have seen so many new things that have made me smile it's worth the few extra moments it takes to walk down a road. I've seen 2 ducks sitting on a roof, a heron eyeing up a pond, architecture I never knew existed on my way to work, an amusing incident or catching a child's eye and making them smile. So why am I harping on about this today. Well to be honest it's not just about looking up, it's about taking time, and about realising there is so much more going on than when we get dragged into the daily way of life or want to break free from the daily grind.

It's a simple thought and a simple solution but due to the way we now live it is something we all tend to forget about. We are so used to living 24/7 rushing around at break neck speed we don't have time to stop and look, or talk to others or help others. We live in fear of the world from the reports we are given in the press and the only time we speak to the people travelling on our bus or train or tube is when a disaster hits or something strange happens to change our routine.

So this week here is your challenge, stop and look around, if you see someone struggling to carry something up the stairs help them, if you need to give your seat to someone less able than you, do so. Say hello to a stranger, or thank someone and mean it but more than anything look around and actually see the world you are living in because it is beautiful and full of many good and decent people who like you and me are just living their life.

Let me know how you get on.

Have a great week

Nicky

Sunday, 6 September 2009

Keyword Research and A Free Gift For All My Readers

Hi

Wow I am beginning to finally realise the importance of keyword research and how this is literally the key to your site and attracting people to it.

I had my first proper session with my coach on Thursday and my task this week is to research keywords. No problem except to be in with a fighting chance I need to be researching about 1,00 - 3,000 words to find 50-60 keywords which will really help when I get everything up and running on my site. It will also show me if I actually have a niche people want to use and if they do go to my site they will hopefully purchase what I'm offering and make me money. Simple.......mmmmm yes if you have loads of hours in the day where you are doing nothing. It probably takes about 1 hour to do 60.

Good news is I'm focused and work better when I'm aiming for something. I also feel like I'm moving forward with the advice I'm getting, so that is really good.

My free gift, if you click on this link CLICK HERE it will take you to a site where when you make a purchase on the Internet you earn commission. Simple really, just shop as you would do normally but do it through a shop you set up on the site and you earn commission. even better is if you have a friend who does this and they shop through their Internet shop it makes you money!. It's really really easy, I did it in about 2 minutes and it has every shop you could possibly wish for, all the big names and some newer ones as well.

Have a great week

Nicky

Wednesday, 2 September 2009

September Already & One Of Those Days

Hi

How on earth did we get to September? Mmmmm so lets see how my Internet business is going. Facts:
I have made the grand total of 50p
I have had 4 comments on www.new-to-internet-marketing.com
I've had 73 ezine article views.....not bad.
I've published 5 articles and have 1 pending.
I have finally sorted out my website on my training package and have my first coaching session tomorrow after a disastrous start last week.

OK so giving up work is out of the question at the mo!!

Now what is it they say? Something like " anyone can make it but you just have to keep persevering". So I will, I'm certainly nowhere near throwing in the towel. I've got my ideas around my affiliate marketing and now I need to be shown how to go about improving my website and getting people to it.

So why was today one of those days? I won't bore you as you know I love positivity and motivation and I don't think dwelling on the bad aspects of my day will really help......a few glasses of wine and a quick moan will though. I will try and take something positive from my experience of other people today and I'm sure tomorrow will be a great day.

Quick example of how different people think. I was on a seminar/workshop thing today and the question was asked around using a word describing something, cant remember what it was,but I said "brilliant", bloke next to me says "pointless".


" Those who don't value the time, utilise their precious time for worrying and complaining. Value the time by utilising every second in a positive way " - Acharya Sankarji

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Sunday, 30 August 2009

What Will It Take To Change Your Life?


The above is a question I have only started asking myself over the last 18 months or so. I, like so many of the people I know, have accepted I should work hard, buy a house, pay my bills and then retire. To be honest I have never really questioned this or thought it was a bad thing to do. However, circumstances over a period of time have led me to a place where I now realise for me, and this is a personal thing, it's just not enough any more.

Now I am pretty lucky, yes I've had my ups and downs in life and learnt shed loads about myself and others. I've also had some great experiences and roles within my current job, which to be fair not many people have had, but I'm at a stage where I know there is more to life than hauling myself to work Monday to Friday. Missing out on spending time doing the things I really want to, giving something back to the world and maybe just having a bit more fun.

I've been working since I was 17 and somewhere along the line I think I actually forgot about me. That last bit sounds awful really but I think what I mean is I want my time back. Not to sit around doing nothing but to make a difference doing the things I want to do and spend more time with the friends and family I have. Often when I read inspiring articles or I see people achieving a goal they want to it's because of a large event in their life, a life changing moment. The loss of a loved one, a bad accident, but a moment when their life changed. For the entrepreneurs of this world it's because they listened to other entrepreneurs and they never gave up. They don't see something and think "oh I can't do that, I don't have the money or I don't have the talent or experience". They go right how am I going to achieve this. Oh and they take action. A small five letter word which will actually change your life.

We all have dreams, everyone of us, we all want to achieve, whether it's to be a good parent or a good friend, or get a job or a skill. Even those of us who lack ambition want to achieve something. For most of us there are generally two things that stop us achieving. Confidence and action. Think about it. Do you want to lose weight? What stops you? What don't you do? I'm guessing the answers in some form are you lack the confidence to try i.e. you'd feel self conscious turning up at a gym or buying a fitness magazine in a shop so you don't do anything about it, you take no action and nothing changes. You can apply this to a whole host of things from weight lose to becoming a marathon runner. The thing that prevents us achieving our goals are us. It's the way we think.

Look at Mr Bolt the world record sprinter, he has confidence, he has belief and he achieves. Richard Branson, read his book Screw It Let's Do It. Those people look for ways to achieve their goals, they don't look for the excuses to not even start.

Whether you want to be famous or rich, get employed or get better take some action today. Today is the start of the rest of your life..........ENJOY IT.

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