Ready to Do Marketing Full Time? 10 Important Points to Consider
So, your income from your marketing efforts starts to be
somewhat tangible. Or you just see that you could grow your
income much more than if you keep your job - focusing on your
marketing activities only.
Count me in. ;)
Here are several points for you to consider, when you're making
your decision.
1. It's better to acquire at least some financial knowledge
first.
I'd go to Robert Kiyosaki and his games "How to Quit the Rat
Race," his "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" really seems to drive the point
home.
2. Define your goals, so that you knew where you go.
I recommend to take this free mini course:
http://www.goal-setting-guide.com/goal-setting-tips.html "7 Goal
Setting Tricks" - it will put you in the right direction.
And I highly recommend John Reese's brain dump exercise.
http://www.marketingsecrets.com/massiveissue.html
3. Accustom to some time management system, so that you could
make the best of your time, not going in too many directions and
not trying to do it all.
I'd recommend Brian Tracy's "Maximum Achievement" and Dan
Kennedy's "No B.S. Time Management".
Read also this article by Brian Tracy:
http://www.mercola.com/2002/jan/23/efficiency.htm
That question "What's the most valuable use of my time, right
now?" will help you a lot in getting your priorities straight.
4. Start practicing your organized work at home today - little
by little, you'll get used to organizing your work the best way.
As Jim Rohn says, "Never begin the day until it's finished on
paper." - Always make a plan for your next day - even a small
task, but try to get it done.
5. Sometimes it's better to postpone the quit until you have
enough money, courage, whatever... but sometimes we succeed
more, when we just dive in.
It seems like when we have no choice, we get more determined to
succeed, more focused, so we can accomplish much more.
Jim Edwards had a lot to say about it:
http://www.howtogetanythingyouwant.com/
6. Work smart, not hard.
When your plan for the day is ready, look over it and ask
yourself: "How can I accomplish these tasks quicker?"
You'll start to see then - you may combine some tasks together,
or you'll find some way to outsource, or you'll notice, that
there is a certain time of the day, when you work more
efficiently, so you'll schedule the most complicated task to
that time slot, or you'll see a need in some tools that will
help you.
But it all starts with this simple question. It will just open
your eyes to the optimizing world. ;)
I, for example, love this tool:
http://www.mjtnet.com/index.mv?kudos2.html It saves me an
enormous amount of time and peace of mind every day.
7. When you estimate your achievements, don't compare yourself
to the Ideal - it's never possible to be perfect, but try to
compare to your starting point, what you've changed since then.
Bill Harris explained it very well in his article "The Gap":
http://www.centerpointe.com/news/archives/2002-03-01.txt It will
explain to you, why with all your accomplishments you still can
be unhappy.
8. Use your past successes as your ally.
Take a notepad and write in it everything that you're proud of.
Don't take just the obvious achievements, search for them. Then
use it daily as your pat on the back.
9. Welcome the changes. It's one thing to go "out there" when
you think all the world is against you, and it's completely
different, when you trust Life, when you're open to its changes.
As John Kehoe said, "Operate on the premise that things are
going to work out, and they usually do."
I highly recommend you to get his book "Money, success and you"
- it's my favorite book right now. Read this article:
http://www.learnmindpower.com/Pages/mind-power-information.html
10. Seek the company of successful and like-minded people.
You'll pick up their energy, their courage, they'll motivate you
to do your best, that will help you to move through the rough
times - to your success!
I like very much this forum: http://www.im4newbies.com/forum/ It
sustains the atmosphere of success, great knowledge and
encouragement.
And I also recommend to subscribe to the inspiring newsletter
here: http://psycho-cybernetics.com/
Ok, enough with the lectures! Did you learn anything useful?
Don't try to implement it all at once, take it slowly, bit by
bit. When you master it, you'll make your life more organized,
more successful and more fulfilling.
Happy achievements! ;)