So What does it take to realize Internet Marketing Success and how do you get it - you may ask. I am going to be blunt and direct in this post and I'm sorry if it makes you uncomfortable. Discomfort is absolutely necessary from time to time in order to facilitate change and forward progress in this fleeting and amazing life...

There are SO many people in life that avoid responsibility tooth and nail and find external reasons to justify their failures and shortcomings - and everyone falls into this trap from time to time (on some level), no exceptions. There are some people that choose this excuse system more often in life though - it's their default, knee-jerk reaction to any struggles and failures that manifest themselves into their lives.

The question. How often do you do this? 

Be honest.

I know that from time to time I do this. 

I usually manage catch myself and re-calibrate or if somebody calls me on it, I will stop and think and will come to terms with the fact that yes, I just tried to pass the buck on some circumstance that negatively affected my life and re-calibrate.

That last sentence was wrong though. It is not the circumstance that affected my life, it is me that either allowed the situation to arrive in the first place from prior decisions that I made or if it was inevitable either I handled the situation wrong or failed to learn the lesson or take the gold nugget from it.

The one thing necessary for succeeding online is that you have to learn to be. Yes, you heard right - BE. 

You have to be.

• BE clear on your goals - detailed goals not relating to money, but rather the possibilities, opportunities and options that money brings into your life. Be results/effects focused.
• BE 100% in. Your belief in what you are doing and offering is critical. Be in 100% with your heart and mind. Be 100% in with your actions and your purpose. Be 100% in with your mission to help others succeed in your team. Be 100% in with your integrity and quality of excellence. Be 100% in with your family and having that work/relationship balance with those most important to you. (My personal note: Be 100% in with God and allow Him to be present with you in your journey an in all that you do.)
• BE the leader that you expect. Be the leader and successful entrepreneur - even if you are the leader of zero - and walk the walk and be the person that you need to be in order to attract the followers that you desire and can help lead to their success. In this, be an easily duplicatable role model - have a system. *** THIS IS NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH ''FAKE IT TILL YOU MAKE IT''... What I am referring to is simply your mental attitude, work ethic, and the habits that you incorporate into your daily routine and life. *** So be the leader that you would want to follow (first) and then you will attract the right people.
• BE consistent and take massive, daily action. And always, always keep revisiting these three points to re-calibrate yourself and to keep your skills and activities relevant and effective.
• Then and only then, if these steps are followed in this order, will you BE compensated for your efforts and work. So... Will you do it? Will you BE?
• BE!!!!!!!!!!

Too simple? Not the magic bullet that you were expecting? Sorry. 


This post is intended for leaders, visionaries, and people of action that want to forge forward and create amazing lives for themselves... I hope something inhere resonates with you - if only the 'call to action'. So what are you waiting for? Go Do it! Forge your future for you and your loved ones!!


To your Success!

Can it be all about the money?

...I guess it can. To a point...

For true and lasting personal and business success it cannot, however.

Why can it not just be all about the money? Well while we can get excited and motivated about making an extra $1k, $5k, or $50k per month, or more! The material gain starts to lose its luster and attraction after a short time.

Like anything in life, if you do something daily, it gets old. Even money! Even in marriage there is a need to revitalize the relationship, change the routine, and give each-other space. There is a difference here though. In marriage there is a foundation and deeper meaning than just being together or enjoying life and common interests together.

It is this foundation that I am referring to when you go out and decide to do a business. It is this foundation that is the bedrock for the business and if it is not solid you will not succeed... or at least have a limited or short-lived success...

You must love your business. 

You must create a vision and mission for your business that excites you, gets your blood moving...

For true, lasting success there is no way around it.

For the first time, when I decided to be an internet marketer, I woke up and didn't roll over for another 15-minutes of sleep. I woke up and thought, "what new strategy am I going to try in my business today?" 

For those of us who like games, puzzles, or to tinker with things, or see how they work, internet marketing is an especially rewarding vehicle on so many levels. We learn to grow in ways that maybe we only appreciated before, but never actually made an effort to improve on. Such as:

• Of course all of the business and marketing technical skills that accompany this journey, however the following are especially powerful to not only business, but life.
• Human psychology in general.
• Sales and business psychology.
• The power of mindset and positive thinking.  (not The Secret) :)
• Building and nourishing lasting and rewarding relationships.
• Going beyond happiness and finding the JOY in life.
• Building people and dreams
• And the list goes on and on...

Without a focused intention and an unwavering vision you are wasting your time. No matter what you do - even if you are making some progress - without this basic ingredient you are producing 10-times less than you could be otherwise.

Think of your WHY and create a vision for your life. This is not really goal-setting, but rather the all-encompassing vision/goal that will inspire your goals and daily routine to be created. Start here. Sit down and dream. 

Dream big. If your dream is to be a youth football coach in order to live your passion and help inspire young minds - all the while driving onto the campus parking lot in your dream car... that's a worthy dream!!!

Dream. 

Create that focused intention and BELIEVE in yourself! Use inspirational, educational, and empowering books, audios, and videos in order to keep you on track to reaching this dream.

Don't wake up to the depressing and negative news every day. You can watch that later. 

Start off positive. Start off empowering yourself. Start off with your dream at the forefront!

Make this a habit and before you realize it you will start to emulate and integrate the information that you are feeding your mind with! This is inevitable if you do it constantly!

Start today and don't stop!


“Your beliefs become your thoughts,
Your thoughts become your words,
Your words become your actions,
Your actions become your habits,
Your habits become your values,
Your values become your destiny.”
- Mahatma Gandhi

As a wise friend once said to me - in so many words - you are not hungry enough yet; you don't feel the financial pressure enough to work your business (in this case it was a network marketing business) as an actual business... I saw her point, basically agreed, but still no change or shift happened. 

I had build my "why" list (of the most important things in my life) to try to motivate myself, read motivational books, listened to motivational and productivity focused audios, I had even used positive imagery - imagining myself in the life that I could have doing all of the things that I love, but still no dice... I was stuck.

It was until I actually felt the financial pressure to take action, to sink or swim, that motivated me to take my business(es) seriously. I really had to hit rock-bottom for me to WAKE UP!

So that it doesn't come to this for you, I highly suggest some simple tips to help you in your motivation and business development.

First, after making your list of "why's", make a second, all-star, top-10 list and print it out and pin it up in a place where you will see it daily and even have a second copy by your computer so that when you're goofing off online you could refocus and do the money-making activities that will keep building your business.

Second, get a Franklin-Covey 7-Habits planner. It is awesome and will even help you in developing your why list and direct you in creating a life's mission statement. Indispensable!

Third, as cliche as it sounds, just do it! Find some way to organize and prioritize your activities (one great one mentioned above and another two offered in my free tools that I give away on my product review page) and just do one money generating activity per day. Start small, but start and your habit will grow incrementally!

That's it for now! 

Writing you from the ''Corner Dali Cafe" in Brazil!

To your success,
Gabriel

The Personal bits:
While on my jog yesterday I found myself in the zone. I left my cell phone behind and decided to have a personal moment with no interruptions - no pictures to be taken of the beautiful scenery, no music, no audio books, or fitness trackers to track my progress... I only listened to one faith audio and just jogged. It was just God and I. It was great.

There was this positive energy radiating from my solar-plexus (gut) area as I listened to my breath, the gravel below my feet and the wonderful words streaming into my brain through my snug little ear-buds. I also reflected on my current situation and life goals. I recognized the imbalance that I currently have in my life - I think that was what drove me to go basic and connect with my faith and feed my spirit and attempt to get centered.

The Take-Away:
This jog prompted me to remember to always feed the four different aspects of my life. To always try to mainntain balance in these four parts:

• Mind - through good books, audios, and videos
• Body - through a good diet and exercise
• Spirit - also through books, audios, and videos, but also actively living my faith
• Relationships - by making time and cultivating those relationships most important to me

This is common sense for most, but in practice - at least for me - can be challenging to keep up consistently. 

AKA: QUIT YOUR YAPPIN' AND JUST DO IT!

(Mainly for entrepreneurs in a business and relationship generating context, but applicable to all for a more productive life.)

There's an analogy by (I believe) Zig Ziglar that captures this message perfectly. I will not do it justice, but just try to get to the core of this message: to live with purpose and passion. It is powerful.

Here we go.

Imagine to yourself that some close friends tell you one beautiful early evening that they have two tickets for you and your significant other to fly out to Hawaii with them. A complete, all expenses paid luxury vacation with nothing held back! 

It will be ten days of absolute paradise! 

Only one catch. 

They leave tomorrow morning at 9am.

And they ask, "so, can you come?"

Here is where it gets interesting!

How many people will do everything they have to do to be able to go?! How many people will call the babysitter, take care of any bills, appointments, lunch dates, and prior obligations of any kind? Do all of the planning and do more in the next few hours than they have in the past few days?!

Think about that...

So why not go to Hawaii tomorrow, every day?

Soon you will be able to go to Hawaii any time you like!

Super concise, but do yourself a favor ponder it and breathe it in. Better yet, buy a Zig audio!

I found a related video on YouTube - mainly so you know who he is and to give you another little nugget. His story starts at about 1:10 in the clip.

To your success!

I love Brazilian Holidays!

Top Three things to do today:
1- Finish my final report for my international business degree
2- Work on my online presence (websites and blogs)
3- Clean the house and finish setting up my kitchen sink.

I'm loving the programs that I have embraced and am seeing the light at the end of my  financial tunnel! hahaha!!! It's awesome!!!

Missing San Diego! Shout out to everyone!!!

To your success in life!