{"id":49,"date":"2006-02-26T20:45:00","date_gmt":"2006-02-27T02:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/life-coaching-resource.com\/blog1\/?p=49"},"modified":"2009-01-27T16:29:20","modified_gmt":"2009-01-27T22:29:20","slug":"mm-56-secret-to-my-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.life-coaching-resource.com\/blog\/mm-56-secret-to-my-success\/","title":{"rendered":"MM #56: The Secret to My Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>1. Announcements\/Offers<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Train with the Coach from Oprah<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">Last week we announced Marcia Weider&#8217;s 7 day workshop for you to <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">become a Certified Dream Coach. If you didn&#8217;t know, Marcia was one <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">of the first coaches to ever appear on Oprah, and is a ~very~ <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">successful author.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">The workshop is limited to 40 participants &#8211; so if you&#8217;re ready for a <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">very powerful certification, you&#8217;ll want to act fast.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana;\"><br \/>\nYou can learn more about becoming a Certified Dream Coach or register here:<br \/>\n<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.solutionbox.com\/dreamcoach.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">http:\/\/www.solutionbox.com\/dreamcoach.htm<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana;\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>New Support Help Center<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/span>Supporting you is very important to us. For faster and more efficient service <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">we now provide support through: <\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.solutionbox.com\/support.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">www.solutionbox.com\/support.htm<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">In our KnowledgeBase, we have anticipated 90% of your questions, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">and you can now get an instant answer. Fear not, if you don\u2019t find your <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">answer, you\u2019ll still be able to email or even CALL a real person. But p<\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">lease use our online support first \u2013 we put a LOT of effort into it, and <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">feel sure you\u2019ll find it very valuable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"feature\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>2. FEATURE: The Secret to My Success<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">I\u2019m a bit stunned \u2013 but in a good way!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana;\"><br \/>\nRecently I got a big fat check from the Australian Government (they assist exporters and I\u2019m an exporter).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>An hour later I got another email showing the biggest deposit to my account ever \u2013 coming in from a really big alliance we had last month.<\/p>\n<p>And while my bank account is going through the roof, I checked the results of our holiday promotion&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;the one where I thought we should get more than 30 orders \u2013 maybe as many as 100 &#8230; but we had 409 orders come in within 10 days! This is also going to be a huge month.<\/p>\n<p>(I can just see my distributor in his one man office getting all those out! Thanks Ashley.)<\/p>\n<p>So as you can see \u2013 it\u2019s quite a day. In fact, quite a week. Quite a month. Quite a year.<\/p>\n<h3>The Secret<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">I started wondering \u2013 what did I do? What do I do that\u2019s different than <\/span>most? What did I do that has caused this massive spike in results? This wonderful success?<span style=\"font-family: verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">I wanted to know &#8211; one, so I can keep doing it, and secondly so I can <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">pass it on to you.<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">(In case you hadn&#8217;t noticed, that&#8217;s what I do. I try things out until I <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">find what works, and then I pass it on to you guys).<br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">And here\u2019s what I found \u2026<br \/>\n&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">&#8230;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: verdana;\"><br \/>\nI\u2019m <strong>constantly investing<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>No \u2013 not money. I mean time. New things \u2026 new ideas \u2026 new projects.<\/p>\n<p>Building things that may or may not pay off:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ezine<\/li>\n<li>Web site<\/li>\n<li>Second ezine<\/li>\n<li>More web sites<\/li>\n<li>New product<\/li>\n<li>Add value to old product<\/li>\n<li>Create a discussion board<\/li>\n<li>Create an email discussion list<\/li>\n<li>Volunteer to help the ICF<\/li>\n<li>Start playing guitar and singing (badly) for pubs and parties<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*** I&#8217;m talking weeks, and sometimes months. Often on projects that don&#8217;t produce a dime. (Hmmm &#8230; maybe that&#8217;s not so smart!) ***<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recreate brand, implement through 15 sites<\/li>\n<li>Create free download<\/li>\n<li>Start coach training school (a good 2 years went into that one)<\/li>\n<li>Try advertising<\/li>\n<li>Try public speaking<\/li>\n<li>Try advanced web strategies<\/li>\n<li>Go for the national media<\/li>\n<li>Offer to coach for a national TV show<\/li>\n<li>Write to Oprah<\/li>\n<li>Get promoted to Chairperson of ICF Publicity Committee (network with board members)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*** I\u2019ve \u2018failed\u2019 so many times it\u2019s ridiculous. Often it seems like a waste. But looking back, now that it\u2019s all coming together so well, it just seems like throwing a hundred hooks in the water, and finding a few of them landed some fish. Which in turn started attracting bigger fish&#8230; ***<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Target celebrities for coaching<\/li>\n<li>Speak at a conference<\/li>\n<li>Call a radio show<\/li>\n<li>Meet with a big internet marketer for coffee<\/li>\n<li>Start <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freegoalsreport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.freegoalsreport.com\/<\/a> (6 months +)<\/li>\n<li>Hiring<\/li>\n<li>Have a booth at a conference (meet Jack Canfield, cross promote, meet Bill Harris, cross promote &#8230;)<\/li>\n<li>Build <a href=\"http:\/\/www.becomeacoach.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Becomeacoach.com<\/a> (6-12 months)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">*** Many things don\u2019t pay off. In fact perhaps most. But right now many things are coming together, and bam! <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">I see another bam happening next year. Why? Because there are things I&#8217;ve spent over a year on that haven&#8217;t borne fruit yet. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">And then another bam the year after. Why? Because I am investing now <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">in a new company that I\u2019m really excited about.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">The point? We&#8217;ll &#8211; it&#8217;s pretty obvious don&#8217;t you think?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">Keep moving.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">Keep growing.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">Keep producing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">Keep trying.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">Keep talking.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">Keep creating.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t matter if 95 out of 100 don&#8217;t go anywhere. You&#8217;ll learn a massive amount from the 95 that don&#8217;t, and really enjoy the results from the 5 that do!<\/p>\n<h3>Action: What will you invest in?<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">What are YOU working on now, that might pay off in 3, 6 or 12 <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">month&#8217;s time?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">What projects do YOU want to make happen?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">As well as making ends meet, are you also investing in your future?<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">1) Think about the future of your business. Envision what you would love to see happen. What are you doing today that will bring you closer to that future?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">2) Post the next project(s) you plan on investing in at the <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/comment.g?blogID=12893229&amp;postID=114100835119963214\" target=\"_blank\">blog <\/a>.<\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\"> Remember, it doesn&#8217;t have to be money. It might be your time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">Enjoy!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana;\">David<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Announcements\/Offers Train with the Coach from Oprah Last week we announced Marcia Weider&#8217;s 7 day workshop for you to become a Certified Dream Coach. If you didn&#8217;t know, Marcia was one of the first coaches to ever appear on Oprah, and is a ~very~ successful author. 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