Before I continue with the topic of focus I need to pass along reminder to be cautious. You should expect to receive a phone call from someone saying they are with so-and-so or from such-and-such program that you have seen online. They are usually very personable, very good at what they do. I’m sure there are exceptions, but for the most part my experience is that you will pay a great deal, and get very little of value regardless of guarantees and promises.
The usual products: mentoring and search engine optimization. I politely thank them for the calling while requesting their name and phone number for later, when I will need their service, but I have also been known to simply hang up. Either response works equally well. The secret is don’t even give them the time to make their presentation.
A good business plan is important for a number of reasons, but in our discussion of focus it is the structure that it provides that is most important here. Structure helps a great deal on the road to achieving focus and our ultimate goal FINANCIAL FREEDOM.
Once you have a specific plan, be it the one endorsed by Business Opportunities Advisor (The Wordpress Project or one of your own choosing, focus on it exclusively. Don’t even read the email from other programs because they WILL cause you to lose that all important focus. Nothing but this one, until it is up and successfully generating an income you are pleased with. Then once it is established, you can consider alternatives. I know how “radical” this sounds, but trust me, it comes form one who has learned the hard way.
NEXT: Internet Marketing Blog using the Blog to market products
Monday, December 15, 2008
Thursday, December 4, 2008
CONTAINING THE OUTFLOW OF CASH
my story continues…
I have filled out a lot of job applications over the years and my favorite question was always, “What is your greatest fault?” I always responded, “Perfectionism” thinking that was really putting a positive spin on an answer to a question that was in effect asking me to be negative about myself.
It amazes me that it has taken all these years and this venture into the world of internet business opportunities to finally understand that perfectionism and lack of focus are very negative indeed. In my case they meant that I would spend days and weeks developing a concept, a business plan, a website and then scrap it because of what I saw as some unworkable fatal flaw.
It meant I was constantly on the lookout for the next product, program, or system that was going to be THE ONE to do it just right for me. I became a compulsive purchaser of these things. As I write this, I am in the midst of trying to untangle the mass of recurring charges from merchants long forgotten for unused programs and products that fill my hard drive.
My solution? I now have a folder called “Buy This Soon!”. Every offer that looks too good to pass up goes in this folder for at least 24 hours.
That’s helpful for me,
because I want to make an intelligent buying decision; I need that time to consider the offer.
Needless to say this decision not only is helpful with finances, but goes a long way toward helping with focus. But guess that will have to wait until my next post.
NEXT POST: I deal more with focus,
Bob Cahill
I have filled out a lot of job applications over the years and my favorite question was always, “What is your greatest fault?” I always responded, “Perfectionism” thinking that was really putting a positive spin on an answer to a question that was in effect asking me to be negative about myself.
It amazes me that it has taken all these years and this venture into the world of internet business opportunities to finally understand that perfectionism and lack of focus are very negative indeed. In my case they meant that I would spend days and weeks developing a concept, a business plan, a website and then scrap it because of what I saw as some unworkable fatal flaw.
It meant I was constantly on the lookout for the next product, program, or system that was going to be THE ONE to do it just right for me. I became a compulsive purchaser of these things. As I write this, I am in the midst of trying to untangle the mass of recurring charges from merchants long forgotten for unused programs and products that fill my hard drive.
My solution? I now have a folder called “Buy This Soon!”. Every offer that looks too good to pass up goes in this folder for at least 24 hours.
That’s helpful for me,
because I want to make an intelligent buying decision; I need that time to consider the offer.
Needless to say this decision not only is helpful with finances, but goes a long way toward helping with focus. But guess that will have to wait until my next post.
NEXT POST: I deal more with focus,
Bob Cahill
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