Setting goals is crucial to ultimately achieving success. The majority of people still don't seem to really get this, so I would like to elaborate just a little, if I may. We have probably all heard the saying "how do you know you are there, if you didn't know where you wanted to go?" Yes, it might sound a little silly but if you are honest with yourself, you will realize that there is a wealth of truth in that statement.
I have been away from the full-time work force for many years now. In the past I had a very responsible position with the Federal Government but because I had a staff to do a lot of things for me, I never had the opportunity or need to learn any computer skills. Well, just last November, 2008, I decided to fulfill a dream and a goal of mine. I was going to start my own home-based internet marketing company. I knew just about zero about this industry but I was determined to learn what I needed to know. After much research, I aligned myself with a Company by the name of Carbon Copy Pro. I was impressed that they were a complete marketing system that helped solve problems most people faced in a home-based business and they provided all the tools for success. If you can believe it, they even close the deals for you!!
At their Convention in the fall of 2008 they offered a program...the 2009 Carbon Copy Pro 90 Day Challenge. I later learned about it and signed up and last night was the last of the weekly webinars. One of the instructors asked us to record our progress during this 90 day period. That got me thinking about where I am today, compared to where I was back in early December, when we had our first webinar. Back then I had never written an article before, I had never produced a video, I had never had my own blog, or a Facebook or a Twitter account...I had never even heard of some of these things.
So what have I managed to accomplish during this period of time? Well, I have learned something about writing articles and I have actually written 20 of them and have had them all published with EzineArticles. That alone would have made me deliriously happy...but I also managed to get all 20 articles on the first page of Google and some were even in the very first position.
I then purchased a little webcam and threw myself into making videos. I now have 26 videos uploaded to YouTube and I have 37 people actually subscribing to my YouTube channel, so that they can be informed whenever I produce a new video. People are leaving me very complimentary comments and thanking me for helping them with their business.
I had a Wordpress.com blog that I have now transferred over to a Wordpress.org blog so that I can host it myself. I have started to learn the ins and outs of blogging and am also learning to create my own capture pages. I posted my first Press Release a month or so ago and will be posting another one this week. I have 567 followers on Twitter and 685 on Facebook and have developed some great relationships by networking with these people.
I feel very good about myself when I look at what I have accomplished during the past 90 days, and this is only the beginning!!
I know you have all heard people say "if I can do it, then anyone can!" Well, I am a 65 year old, retired woman, with no previous computer or marketing skills. If you have the desire to reach your goals, then believe me, nothing can or will stop you from accomplishing them. The right person or the right information will 'magically' come along at just the perfect time. It really is very exciting and I would like to encourage any of you that are thinking of starting your own home-based business, to just go for it. There is no better time than right now. There are going to be millions of new millionaires created in the next ten years and there is no reason on earth why you can't be one of them.
One final word if I may....if you ever have the chance to sign up for the next 2009 Carbon Copy Pro 90 Day Challenge, then don't hesitate for a moment. The training you will receive will be priceless.
I have been away from the full-time work force for many years now. In the past I had a very responsible position with the Federal Government but because I had a staff to do a lot of things for me, I never had the opportunity or need to learn any computer skills. Well, just last November, 2008, I decided to fulfill a dream and a goal of mine. I was going to start my own home-based internet marketing company. I knew just about zero about this industry but I was determined to learn what I needed to know. After much research, I aligned myself with a Company by the name of Carbon Copy Pro. I was impressed that they were a complete marketing system that helped solve problems most people faced in a home-based business and they provided all the tools for success. If you can believe it, they even close the deals for you!!
At their Convention in the fall of 2008 they offered a program...the 2009 Carbon Copy Pro 90 Day Challenge. I later learned about it and signed up and last night was the last of the weekly webinars. One of the instructors asked us to record our progress during this 90 day period. That got me thinking about where I am today, compared to where I was back in early December, when we had our first webinar. Back then I had never written an article before, I had never produced a video, I had never had my own blog, or a Facebook or a Twitter account...I had never even heard of some of these things.
So what have I managed to accomplish during this period of time? Well, I have learned something about writing articles and I have actually written 20 of them and have had them all published with EzineArticles. That alone would have made me deliriously happy...but I also managed to get all 20 articles on the first page of Google and some were even in the very first position.
I then purchased a little webcam and threw myself into making videos. I now have 26 videos uploaded to YouTube and I have 37 people actually subscribing to my YouTube channel, so that they can be informed whenever I produce a new video. People are leaving me very complimentary comments and thanking me for helping them with their business.
I had a Wordpress.com blog that I have now transferred over to a Wordpress.org blog so that I can host it myself. I have started to learn the ins and outs of blogging and am also learning to create my own capture pages. I posted my first Press Release a month or so ago and will be posting another one this week. I have 567 followers on Twitter and 685 on Facebook and have developed some great relationships by networking with these people.
I feel very good about myself when I look at what I have accomplished during the past 90 days, and this is only the beginning!!
I know you have all heard people say "if I can do it, then anyone can!" Well, I am a 65 year old, retired woman, with no previous computer or marketing skills. If you have the desire to reach your goals, then believe me, nothing can or will stop you from accomplishing them. The right person or the right information will 'magically' come along at just the perfect time. It really is very exciting and I would like to encourage any of you that are thinking of starting your own home-based business, to just go for it. There is no better time than right now. There are going to be millions of new millionaires created in the next ten years and there is no reason on earth why you can't be one of them.
One final word if I may....if you ever have the chance to sign up for the next 2009 Carbon Copy Pro 90 Day Challenge, then don't hesitate for a moment. The training you will receive will be priceless.
About the Author:
Jan Shimano was District Manager for Health & Welfare for a number of years. She has also been a Nutritional Consultant. She is presently a Business & Health Coach and operates her own internet marketing business from her home on Vancouver Island. Jan invites you to visit her website and also check out her videos at http://www.youtube.com/1jinny
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