Posts Tagged ‘success’
Achieve Your Dreams & Goals
We all have dreams and most of us have dreams about living the good life, having plenty of time to spend with our families or being able to retire in comfort.
Don’t let fear of failure keep you from realizing your dreams of success as an internet marketing.Today, change is the norm. Consequently, staying current with the latest internet marketing strategies becomes difficult.
Past disappointments tend to limit our willingness to take the risks necessary to become successful. So how do we find the wisdom and the courage to take the next step on our journey to realizing our dreams Sir Winston Churchill once said, “Success is measured by your ability to maintain enthusiasm between failures.”
Every day my inbox is filled with advertisements for newer and better way to perform internet marketing.But which ones are legitimate and which are merely scams?There’s no substitute for actually trying the product you’re considering.
One Gallup organization in-depth study of the “success personality” explored the attitudes and traits of 1500 randomly selected individuals from Who’s Who in America. The three most significant traits they found were:
1) Common Sense – the ability to simplify a complex subject by getting to the core of what matters
2) Knowing One’s Field – first-hand knowledge as well as support from experienced coaches, and
3) Self-Reliance
Noted author, Brian Tracy, has stated, “All successful men and women are big dreamers. They imagine their ideal future and then work very hard to realize that future.”
If you want to achieve your dreams, apply the following success formula:
1) Determine your desired outcome(s)
2) Be proactive – meaning, do something!
3) Notice and feedback results
4) If the results are not what you want, change your strategy
For online businesses, the ability to maintain enthusiasm between failures (or more likely, between massive sales) will, indeed, separate the successful ones from the unsuccessful ones.
Avoid the “Round Tu-It
Action leads to success; procrastination doesn’t. There are lots of dreamers in the world, but if all you ever do is dream, it’s unlikely you’ll succeed in life.
Becoming a success and achieving your dreams requires hard work – and action. Don’t let fear of failure, or what others might say, keep you from succeeding. Realzing one’s dreams is an individual responsibility.
We remember Thomas Edison as a great inventor, but before he succeeded, he invented a lot of “failures.”. Abraham Lincoln is remembered as a great President, but before he became President, he failed in business multiple times. Babe Ruth was a great baseball player, but even he struck out many times at the plate.
We must be proactive, and take our best swing, if we ever hope to become successful.
Babe Ruth got some free walks because he was such a fearsome batter, but we’re not in his league. If we want to realize our dreams, we’re going to have to take the initiative and do the work that is necessary.
How many times have you heard someone say, “Don’t rush me, I’ll get around to it” (i.e., when all they ever do is snooze, watch TV or go play golf (the “Round Tu-It” problem).
But taking action to realize goals? “I’ll do it manana”.Couch potatoes don’t succeed; they simply fritter their lives away. Your dreams are important to you, but the only way to realize them and accomplish success in life that you both want and deserve is to get up off the couch and take some action.
What action could you take right now to improve your chances of realizing your dreams?The Infinite Income Plan can be your roadmap to financial security.
Don’t wait; do it now!
Online Business and Ebay
So you are looking to start an Ebay Business? Having more than 430,000 people in the United States alone are working full or part time on Ebay. It could be a lot easier to start an Ebay business than you think.
Maybe you feel as if Ebay is just a novelty item or low value trinket type outlet, you should take another look. An Ebay business can sell anything from trinkets to antiques and automobiles. The highest five categories were automobiles and auto supplies, consumer electronics, computers, clothes and accessories, movie,music and books.
Back in 1995 Ebay began and has become the worlds largest online auction place selling every kind or product and service you can imagine. Every second 1,000 dollars in sales are transferred.In 32 countries there are 135 million registered users. You can see your Ebay business will have a large audience and exposure.
Two things you should decide if you want is if you want your Ebay business to be a full time business or a part time hobby. Would you be setting up shop from inside your home or do you want an outside office to work from? Do you want to work on your own or do you want to have employees? Do you want to become a Power Seller or a Trade Assistant?
It is a good idea to practice some before officially becoming an Ebay business. You can try different headlines and descriptions on a smaller scale. Practice different listing formats and taking pictures. To get comfortable and confident,first try to sell one or two items at a time. When you decide to take your Ebay business to the next level this will greatly improve your chances of success.
Getting set up with an Ebay business just takes a few minutes. You will need to supply them with your name, address, telephone number, a credit card and or a checking account. This is used for payment of fees and identification purposes. When setting up your Ebay business you may also want to open a PayPal account. This service is owned by Ebay and allows people to use credit cards or their checking accounts to make payments. It also eliminates the need to have a costly merchant account.
The setting up of your “About Me” page is one thing to remember,not only because it is free it is also an eBay feature that allows you to promote yourself and your business.
When you begin your Ebay business you may want to register with Federal, State, and local tax authorities. You also may want to form a corporation or LLC to protect yourself from any legal liability.
Your Ebay business now requires something to sell. This can be the most difficult challenge you will face with your Ebay business. Pick something that you know about and has a profit potential, and is not hard to photograph or ship. Before you put merchandise up for sale take a look at what similar items sold for and ask, will I be making money with this? A key point to remember what ever it is you offer it would need to fill a need.
Your chances of success in you Ebay business are greater if it is convenient for you to buy. This means your Ebay business should sell similar products. If you sell CD’s then having CD racks or players would be a good combination. The more compatible items you have on sale the better your chances of success. People would much rather purchase what is needed at one site.
After you have gotten comfortable with auction formats, and other aspects of your Ebay business remember not to get complacent. You will want to read about any new features, keep in touch with your customers, and also be aware of what your competitors are doing. If you are not growing and changing your not taking your Ebay business to its full capacityand maximizing you’re earning potential. You will not only be more successful with your Ebay business but you will have a great time doing it. Now get to it.
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Great Successful Failures and The Lessons They Teach
The popular media is now admitting that the stats about college grads having more lifetime earning potential over non-grads is perhaps skewed. The truth is, ambitious people generally make more money and are usually found among college graduates. Researchers also suggests that had these same people never attended college their earning potential would probably have remained the same.
This can also be applied to those who found success. It’s of little consequence as to what route they took, the end result would have remained the same. The reason is success is an expression of the Authentic cause within each unique individual. A successful state of being is not obtained by following a series of to-do’s or by taking on different roles. That is why so called formulas for success continue to produce less than satisfactory results. Success (much like happiness) is not something you can put on a “to-do” list, but rather it is a “state of being”.
If you want a very simple take on how to become more successful just read articles or books about those whom you feel have “made it”. By considering people who satisfy your definition of success you will find there is only one cause that they all share and that is persistence.
The Best of Successful Failures
According to “The Secret of Success is Not a Secret,” by Darcy Andries, Tenacity or being persistent in maintaining, or seeking something valued or desired is the name of the game. Here are just a few examples from her book:
Clint Eastwood
This actor, director and producer was fired early in his career. Universal Studio executives told him, “You have a chipped tooth, your Adam’s apple sticks out to far and you talk to slow.” He supported himself through odd jobs then one day he starred in an Italian movie called, “A Fist Full of Dollars.” The film was a massive success. The director decided to make him the star in, “A Few Dollars More” and “The Good, Bad and Ugly.” Once these movies were released he became a global sensation.
Walt Disney
Walt failed very early on in his entrepreneurial endeavors and found himself bankrupt. He was also fired by a newspaper editor as he “had no good ideas.” Working against his critics, he spent 4 years in the production of “Snow White and the Sever Dwarfs” costing1.5 million dollars in 1938, almost forcing his 2nd business into bankruptcy. Since its 1939 release “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” has amassed well over 400 million bucks. Walt Disney also holds the record for receiving the most Academy Awards, twenty-six, with sixty-four nominations.
Albert Einstein
Albert was suspected of being mentally retarded while in elementary school due to his poor performance. Most considered him to be a failure with no future. Later he took the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology entrance exam and failed. And his doctorial dissertation was viewed as “irrelevant and fanciful.” He was recognized only after “The Special Theory of Relativity” was published. In 1921 Einstein received the Nobel Prize in Physics.
David Letterman
Letterman got fired from his job as a weatherman in Indianapolis. David managed to land two roles on two different television shows both of which were soon canceled. Another series was to be called “Leave it to Dave,” however it never aired. His new morning show called, “The David Letterman Show,” was caned after only four months on the air. Finally Dave was given his own show “Late Night with David Letterman” earning five Emmy Awards and thirty nominations. He later moved to CBS to host “The Late Show” which earned nine Emmy Awards and more than fifty Emmy nominations.
Clark Gable
For ten years Clark worked tirelessly to get noticed by Hollywood. He worked in small scale theatrical plays as he travel to Oregon from Ohio. He got busy selling ties just to make a living. His first screen test for MGM was a failure and he was forced to find work as an extra in silent movies. He retreated from film and went back to theatre. He went to Warner Brothers, auditioned and was turned down yet again. They felt his ears were just too large. Gable returned to MGM in 1931 and found a role in The Painted Desert which was a success. Gable seemed to get a bit of an ego and MGM in an effort to teach him humility lent him out to smaller studios. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1934 for his role in “It Happened One Night.” His most famous role of course was as the male lead in “Gone With the Wind”.
Abraham Lincoln
This is (more than likely) the most famous story of a successful failure in history.
- In 1831 his first business, a dry goods store failed.
- A year later he was made Captain and fought in The Black Hawk War. Only 3 months later he left the Army as a Private.
- Lost an election for the state legislation in 1832.
- Opened another store, which also failed leaving him in debt in 1833.
- As a postmaster he had the worse efficiency record in the county.
- 1834 he ran for the Illinois House of Representatives and won only to later lose as the Speaker of the House in 1838.
- 1843 Lincoln lost an election for U.S. Congress.
- Won the next election but failed to get re-elected in 1848.
- 1855 he lost his bid for the U.S. Senate
- 1856 he ran for Vice President and lost.
- 1858 he again ran for U.S. Senate and lost again.
- Finally in 1860 he ran for president of the United States and won with 40% of the popular vote. It was assumed that he would lose re-election in 1864, but he won with 55% of the popular vote.
What “Secrets of Success” did the 16th president of the U.S. and these others apply? What are the “7, 10 or 15 Principals of Success” that they followed? What might this teach us about the so called “Law of Attraction?”
Through Tenacity Your Success is Inevitable
The above stories reveal the dynamics of real life. These are very typical examples of how real people find real success. The path, if you noticed is not direct. Success comes only after failure and persistence. It was their inner drive, fueled by passion that compelled these people to press forward against repeated failures and disappointments.
Actor Tony Curtis said it best when he was interviewed by Steve Young in the book “Great Failures of the Extremely Successful”.
There’s no way I can point to a single experience or event and say that from then on, my life was changed. It’s just the living of life itself. You cannot put that into words. It’s too variable. Too changing. Every moment, every second we are alive provides so may inputs and impulses that it’s too difficult to choose one and say, ‘That’s what did it for me.’ - Tony Curtis – Actor, Painter and Writer
It is tenacity of our inner motivation that is responsible for success, and tenacity is very simply the willingness to insist on expressing your true inner self in the face of any and all obstacles.
Passion for an idea, is the tangible evidence that you are tapping into your Authentic Side where your inner motivator resides. When you feel excitement and exhibit a sense of joy found in your accomplishments, you are expressing your authentic inner self and given time, success is inevitable.
Just don’t stop! Persist! Do not give up!
However, there does exist an aid that can ignite more of that fiery passion within you. A “Short-cut” if you will, on your path to a successful state of being. If you feel there must be a lot more to all of this, you’re right. Do you require more?