Do You Foster Precision Thinking?

For all those out there that are beginning the journey, be sure to get hold of a product called mind map.

Mind Map is a simple way for you to structure your thought processes. To think deeper about subjects and have a visual and written coherent map for analysis, reasoning and final decision making.

It can be best used for prioritization of your actions. In other words, to create maximum productivity from your waking hours while still maintaining a barely sane social / personal life. But I am sure that If I were to ask many entrepreneurs, what social life they had when they were starting, they would consider me lucky or lazy!

Anyway it helps to structure even your personal life. Your personal responsibility to adapt your thinking, to grow your personality, knowledge, wisdom and final character. Do not for a moment think that your character just is!

It is not.

“Your character is the sum of all total decisions you have made in your life; be them foolish or otherwise. Many fail here. They think life owes them and they let life have it with them. They let life create their character. I’ve been there. And trust me, all it owes me, is the fruit of the seed I sow” – Robert Jones 2010

Thoughts like “some people just land on their feet!” and “Some people just have things come their way!.

Or how about why does this shi* always happen to me?

But the truth of the matter is that all that happens occurs because of your decision making. Turn right, turn left, tell them to go f*** themselves and etc. They are all choices.

Some of them don’t have very many bright sides to them. Seems like some decisions just wouldn’t matter either way because they both suck. Right?

But this is usually because you got cornered into the final decision by the choices of the younger you. It’s a domino effect.

Imagine your character to be like a train. And imagine the train tracks to be your life. If you want to go North in life, it’s best you don’t send the train heading South in the opposite direction. Train tracks don’t turn easily. It can take a long time to change the direction of a train until it heads towards the opposite direction. You would have to build the track towards the new direction slowly. You won’t be able to turn the train in the exact direction immediately but if you give it effort and enough time, then you could possible guide the train to hit your target in the North on the nose.

The thoughts you think now and the actions you take after analysis are what guides you to towards your ultimate charecter, vision or destiny. But you must first see the destination so that you can begin building tracks towards it.

So, if this is something that must be done, we best plan it out very carefully. If we do that, then we can have decisions that get easier to make because the choices are weighed by how beneficial they are and which we will enjoy the least. This is very contrary to “shi* , Why do I have to choose between this crap”

If you want to make precision choices in the development of your mind, body and soul, I suggest you take a proactive choice to plan for decisions that offer great results. Use a mind map.

Map your life out rather than be a sail in a wind.

Inbound Marketing To Attract Custom

Let’s face it.

We all get bombarded everyday by thousands of different stimuli. The last thing many of us want is for this war on our senses and competition for our time to defeat us.

We all want more free time to do the things we desire to do.

This is were inbound marketing comes in.

Understand what your customer wants and then provide them a place where you give them useful and valuable information. Not attractive jingles and pretty pictures, but information of substance.

When you do this. You will no longer have to compete for custom. They will be attracted to you because you provide value.

You see this demonstrated all the time with Facebook and Twitter. People follow other people and companies that fulfill a need not some company that is just trying to flog a product or service over and over again.

To keep people attracted provide them fresh content, useful tools and links to other tools or information that perhaps you cannot provide but information that they will value nonetheless.

Sure they left your site to go follow up some info you gave them. But they will remember that your site is the site where they can go to for the latest information, tools and gadgets.

If you want to know more about marketing get in touch.

Act Now Folks!

What Will You See 60 Seconds Before You Die?

Let’s face it, you have been given one life and one life only. And most of us have no clue about the power we hold nor the true worth of this gift on our short journey of life on Earth.

Before you die you will have much to consider. Your dreams, your successes, your failures and how they worked through your life with your family, friends and strangers.

If you close your eyes, put your minds eye on your very own deathbed. Do you get the warm fuzzies?

Are you happy with how it all went?

There is one thing that we know for certain and that is we cannot predicate the future of others. We do however have every ability to direct the future of our own life, and in a way predicate where we will be a distant time from now.

You can settle for blaming the world or Ms.Luck for not throwing things our way or we can take this opportunity to direct our lives in a way that provides opportunity, provides the skills needed, and provides the emotional abundance we so desire deep within our hearts.

Now dream big dreams, visualize them come true, discuss your success with others in your mind’s eye and then lay your self back down on your deathbed. Look back at your life after achieving great things. How do you feel now?

Keep that thought in front of your mind. Ask yourself to remember that thought everyday. Do this and each day you will have to begin dreaming bigger dreams because you’ll begin to accomplish everything that you had “thought” you ever wanted.

Best of luck in life! Or Clutch Performance!?

I know what I want.

Act Now

Are dreams your reality?

I thought I would share with you a poem by Dena Dilaconi called

“Believe In Yourself and Remember That Anything Is Possible”

Believe in what makes you feel good and what makes you feel happy.
Believe in the dreams you’ve always wanted to come true, and give them every chance to.
If you are willing to take the opportunities you are given and utilize the abilities you have,
you will constantly fill your life with special moments and unforgettable times.
No one knows the mysteries of life or its ultimate meaning, but for those that are willing
to believe in themselves, life is a precious gift in which anything is possible.

Absolutely beautiful and crystal clear.

Act Now!

Connect The Dots! Branson Did It……..

Hi,

I, like so many, thought that I could not start a business until I had the funds to do it. How often did I sit down and actually work out how much it would cost?

Expenses like websites, online marketing, marketing material, staff, machinery, office equipment…etc….. used to plague my mind. Mostly because I was estimating my costs of a fully operational business.

I was not thinking that perhaps I could be creative and create win / win situations with other people to get them involved.

Did you know Richard Branson of Virgin, the proprietor of one of the planets largest conglomerates, started off with no money.

He knew a guy selling records. He knew people lead busy lives and would benefit from a delivered record rather than personally heading to a record shop.This is what he did:

1) Relationship Building & Negotiation Skills He asked the local paper if they would mind printing an add for the month and allow him to pay at the end of the month.
2) Gained Credit & Trust Good communication skills allows people to understand the true messages that are being sent and received. When you try to lie or deceive people they feel it, know it, and their conscious creates barriers to protect them. Good communications skills will allow you to fully engage with other people and build win / win relationships. Branson told the record guy he could increase his sales if he would allow him to buy a record but pay for it a week later when they would both benefit.

So, he was able to delay his expenses until cashflow came. He got credit for the records and was able to pay everyone when he was paid. Genius!

How many people today believe that you need a fortune to start a business? I know I did.

Simply not true! Invest your time if you have no money. Invest in building new skills needed for the business. Study the industry, the players, their strategies, interviews on how they started, etc……. begin to see all the facts! The more facts you understand the easier it is to see how it can be possible for even you to achieve.

It’s like the coloring book you used when you where a kid. The one that thought you about spatial awareness. The one that said “connect the dots”. The dots that were actually a picture of an elephant!

What I am saying here is that all your dreams can seem like a vague sets of dots, but when you study them, learn about each dot, you will soon see how to connect the dots and see your dreams manifest right before your eyes

I wanted to test so many business ideas but did not see how I could because I didn’t have the money for websites and I didn’t know how I could get people to come to my website.

Although I had no money, I had time. I invested my time. Now I can develop websites and graphics quickly. I can drive people to my websites for free. I learn about PR strategies and other marketing strategies. I invest in understanding social media and how it can benefit business.

Now, I can test my business ideas for little or no cost other than my time. I am finally reaping the benefits. As I have the flexibility and the creativity to test all my ideas. This could have cost me thousands for each idea if I had not known how to do them myself.

Connect the dots folks. “Learn what you must to make your dream a reality. As soon as you take the first step, no matter how small it is, you are officially on your way to manifesting you dreams into your realities.” –Robert Jones 2010

Act Now, God Bless

Secrecy is the ultimate attraction!

Hi,

How many times have you stumbled upon a website that lied to you to get you there?

How many times have you been given a business card and thrown it away quickly?

How many times have you been handed flyers broadcasting discounts etc… from near by stores?

How many times has something grabbed your attention so that you picked it up, read it and wanted to know more about what was?

Secrecy is very attractive. Everyone wants to know about secrets.

Some of the best clubs, bars and get togethers’ are only known by word of mouth — no neon sign FlASHING “over here, we’re over here !!!!!!!!”

We know those that do the most shouting are those we don’t really consider valuable. Why? because anyone can have them at any time. It reduces the value.

If you are going to get noticed it’s best that you spark an interest with them, hit them from the side, light a flame in their desire to know more!!!

That’s why I recommend using minicards. They are like little calling cards that can be branded and left around public areas.

They work magic for PR when your message and brand ignite their curiosity. If done wrong your calling card will only line the streets. You don’t want to be that calling card.

I found a company I will be ordering from very soon.

MiniCards

I will be using the calling card to call entrepreneurs with passion, work ethic, a “Can-Do-4-Others Attitude”, and most importantly, a dream!

I will divulge more details as I move forward with it. But if you have a business and or think the one I have mentioned is good, then this strategy will work a charm to get people interested in what you have to offer.

Inspire others, help others, contribute to the well being of everyone around you!

Help them start a business!!!!

Are You A Middle Man?

There are few types of people that do well in business. It depends entirely only the personality of the person.

The middle man: the socialite; gregarious and flamboyant in nature. This is the person that helps to connect the dots. He sees the products and services, and he also sees the customers. He knows how to marry the two and will accept reward for supporting the transaction.

The middleman can build relationships quickly, understand people’s needs with acute listening skills, and marry those needs with the benefits of the product or service.

In life there are many middlemen in some transactions. Your job as a middle man is to get as close as possible to the original seller and to the final purchaser.

If you can do this, you can purchase at the lowest costs and sell for the highest revenue. Cutting out all others in the chain gives you more flexibility in the delivery of products or services.

It allows you to maintain creativity in generating future business while offering valuable relationship to other entrepreneurs / possible partners.

Don’t forget this when it comes to your own personal life either! They say the best “barmen” are those that can introduce people to each other at the bar. This builds the vibe, relationships and a welcoming culture to both locals and strangers alike. Your job in your life is to provide this service to everyone in your life.

STOP trying to keep different areas of your life separate. Introduce people to each other if you think they may benefit each other in some small way. Always be quick to lend a hand by offering support to those around you.

Don’t you know, that the more people you promote ahead of you, the more successful and close allies you will have in your Master Alliance! Besides, it just feels good to do things for people. Especially when it helps their dreams come true.

But don’t be surprised if they don’t want it, or they look at you like you have 4 heads! Many won’t understand your agenda. They’ll think you have an angle. You scratch mine and I will scratch yours type of mentality. Don’t be offended. They missed the opportunity to gain support for their dreams. That’s not your fault.

No one can achieve the dream until they are willing to accept it. Those whom do not accept support from the world and people around them are not ready to accept their dreams!

You continue to try make dreams come true for others! and they in turn will find a way to make yours come true! ( if your dream wasn’t anymore than to help them )

That’s it. Be a Middle man. Provide the solutions and dreams for those around you and you will always have everything you want in life.

Act Now!!!

Can You Change Yourself? Here’s My System

Just thought I’d share a system I used when I was growing up. It was a system to support me creating my personality, confidence and mindset.

I’ve seen it around in  various forms in self help books, but the gist of it goes something like this.

List the characteristics you would like to have. You know the ones, the ones that attract you to other people. Characteristics you admire.

So for example, lets say, you want to me more affectionate with people.

Then list examples of being affectionate. Such as:

1. Hugging on meeting of friends.
2. Hugging your parents in including your father if your a male.

I know it’s hard to believe sometimes but some men are brought up in families where affection is rare between father-son. I’d prefer not to hazard guesses at why exactly these things happen.

The system is very easy to use when put into practice. Let’s say you want to think more positively about life etc…..

Think of all the areas in your life that make you feel inferior:  not believing in your abilities to start a business? Fear of meeting new people? and you can use your imagination for more.

Generally, for every negative thought you have you must counter argue for the positive side. Negative thoughts cannot survive in a environment where no one is on their side!

The more we practice the more we feel in control, happier, and more importantly to maintain and grow the ability to adapt yourself to your own internal circumstances and those external circumstances that kick your ass  in life on a sometimes daily basis.

But alas, there is nothing to fear but fear itself. Therefore, go out there face your fears head on and conquer them! This is the only way you can earn your freedom.

I hope somehow this strikes a cord with you.

God Bless and Act NOW!!!! Not tomorrow, not later today but NOW!!!!! 

New Beginnings. When? How Often? Why?

I’ve officially moved now.

I am single again although think ex every day and want to support her as much as I can on her new journey. I look forward watching her grow in her new life and know in my heart that she will fine.

I’m renting a room and have another room as my office. Today I got my wireless broadband set up and very soon I can begin working again towards  manifesting my dreams to reality.

My online business has had a few sales and now I just need upload more products to increase the options and choice for my customers.

The other business I am working on is moving forward also. I am nearly ready to test it in the market. I will give more details later in a different post and it will be under the category Action Plan To Wealth.

But this brings me to new beginnings. It is an incredible feeling. I’ve have found over the past year with my new goal of continuous self development that these incredible feelings are not limited to major changes in life. You don’t have to move house or jobs to start afresh.

We can do it whenever we want to. We can change how we perceive things. Taking each old habit of assumption under certain conditions and relearn a more effective and enlightened way of dealing with these old poor habits. We can literally start a new beginning with each and every experience we have in our lifes.

Imagine that before you never spoke to people behind the counter in the service industry. You wait in line and quitely hand your purchases to the checkout person, say nothing, pay and leave. The experience gained from it was one of waiting in line! waiting to give your money away! boredom!

What if you strike up a conversation with someone in the line? and the checkout person! What if they smile. Won’t you? Don’t you think they are bored too?  What if you bring joy to each others life simply by saying hello?

If we do this with everyone we meet then we begin to bring more joy to our lives. We begin to attract more happiness. People will just want to talk to us because we have a grounded and pleasant energy about us that says to the world I am open to you. The more we open to the people and the world around us then the more they and the world open to us!

It’s an interesting thought right. For example in my own life, creating meetings with people I do not know is somewhat scary because I am trying to grow my businesses and want them to work with me.

Surely, by logic stated earlier on this post, I must enter each conversation with the idea that I want to do business with them, which in turn will want them to do business with me. Understand the subtle difference? It is minute but has far reaching consequences in your psyche and consequently how you act and react in your life!

That’s all for now.

Act now!

Keeping Moving Forward

Today is a big day for me.

I move house and country. But most importantly it represents a new era in my life. An era of entrepreneurship.

I quit my job at IBM and have now several ideas that are starting to gain traction.

In order to keep them moving forward I had to make this choice.

A choice to focus my life on getting them off the ground.

Only three weeks ago, I had two cars, a 3 bed house (rented), 3 chickens and coop, 2 dogs ( dalmatian and Manchester terrier) and a finance.

Now. I will be renting a room from someone and will have a bag a clothes. Back to college days.

The good news is that my css web design skills have improved quite considerably and coupled with my online marketing skills and previous consulting experience I can test any many ideas.

So that’s it. Today I pack up all the great memories and will try to store them close by my consciousness.

I’ve moved 28 times in 29 years. It something I’m used to. I know that as long as I keep moving towards my ambitions and dreams that they will materialize. So here I go again.