Have you ever felt like you have so much to do you don’t know where to begin?

Of course you haven’t! Hahaha.

Seriously, this has become a real problem in our society, and as an internet marketer,
it presents a unique set of circumstances, because our businesses are a 24/7 operation.

If you don’t know how to “Shut down”, you could easily spend 15 hours a day looking
at your computer screen (Not that I have EVER done that)…..or, on the flip side,
you could find yourself spending less and less time on your business, and the longer
you stay away, the harder it is to put yourself back in that frame of mind to be productive.

I recently have found myself in that position, and I wanted to share with you some
of the techniques I used to put myself “back in the game”….These may seem overly simple,
but, sometimes, it’s all you need to renew your spirit and remind yourself why you love what
you do.

1.) Speed Watching?
In this world of ever-evolving technology, we seem to be glued to our computer. Obviously.
But have you ever stopped to think about how much time we spend reading articles and books,
and watching videos? You Tube, Blogs, WEBINARS (How many of these did you sign up for, then
not show up, thinking “I’ll catch the recording later” only to find that you are so far behind you can’t
even make time to do that?) I recently was introduced to a product that I think is brilliant. I am not
an affiliate, just a fan. it will let you watch videos at faster speed, so you can get through them in a
fraction of the time….don’t worry, there’s no “Mickey Mouse” voice or anything like that, and you can
slow down the speed when you find an important point you want to write down. Enounce.com
I am hooked. I will never watch a video at regular speed again.

2.) Outsourcing.
We’ve all heard of it, but for some reason, we think it’s only for the “established”
entrepreneur, or those with deep pockets. Let me share a secret with you….much of my outsourcing is
done by an 18 year old kid with a love for $20 bills. That’s right, I am exploiting the needs of my son by
offering him (*gasp*) money to do some chores around the house. dishes, laundry, vacuuming, mowing the
lawn…basically whatever is needed. Now I can concentrate on money PRODUCING activities, like this blog post,
and when I am done, I will leave my home office and step into a semi clean house. (he’s not a professional,
let’s just be clear about that. Far from it!). But now he has some extra $$$ for gas in the car, and I
am less likely to start crying at the sight of my sink full of dishes. Win Win.

Of course for those tasks that require a bit more expertise, I can say
replacemyself.com comes highly recommended as does elance.com

I realize these cost money, but there is a trade off here, and I don’t know about you, but
my sanity is worth ALOT. Even if the budget is tight, there are things, such as article writing,
you can outsource very inexpensively that will allow you so much more productivity you’ll wonder how you
ever lived with out.

3.) You Deserve A Break Today.
Really. I don’t just mean get up from your computer, I mean you must mentally
detach yourself from your work. I had a really hard time with this in the beginning, and even now, sometimes I
go to bed with my mind thinking about what I can do “tomorrow”. Live in the moment, because we only have
so many moments to live. When you work, work hard…don’t allow your focus to be distracted by personal
phone calls or neighbors popping by (which for me is easy because I think I alienated everyone in my actual life
who isn’t a close friend or family!). But when you are not working, you must consciously decide to not think
about work. It isn’t hard once you develop this imperative habit.

4.) Breathe, Dammit!
As cliche as it may sound, yoga and deep breathing excercises can be extremely beneficial on so many
levels. For one, it helps to clear the clutter from your mind. For another, it will go a long way to lowering your
blood pressure so that you can deal with the stress this business puts on you. Cause face it, we can’t avoid
stressful situations, but we can control how we react to them. Being in a healthy state of mind will allow you
to think more rationally and make better, more clear, decisions during the day. Speaking of health, your diet
is also a factor here, folks. If you are eating poorly, chances are your body is pretty angry with you….and it
will tell you all day long. Those stomach pains, indigestion and heartburn will do more to distract you than
you may think. Eat light, eat often….and drink plenty of water. These few things will allow your body to function more regularly and peacefully so you can concentrate on more important matters, like that Ning page you’ve been
wanting to customize because you were told it would boost your credibility….(Ok, that’s a personal hang up, I admit)

5.) Get Your Mind Out Of The Gutter!
This one is so obvious, but, again, it seems to take time away from
other things, that we just don’t seem to spend enough time on Mindset and personal development. If you
are showing up everyday and your thoughts are jumbled and you are cursing yourself for what you didn’t
get done yesterday, you have already put yourself in a hole before your day even begins. If you just CANNOT
find time to read first thing, you should at least do one of these alternatives. Watch a 3-10 minute video.
Who rocks in your world? Tony Robbins? Jonathan Budd? (well, you may need more than 10 minutes for him,
because I’ve never seen him with just a “quick tip for the day” hahaha). Is it someone like Jim Rohn who inspires
you to do better and feel better? whoever that may be, YouTube has a video for it, I’m sure. You can also download
some great audio and play it while you are showering….whatever works for your schedule, just make sure you
start your day with a power boost of inspirational words and encouragement. I personally subscribe to Brian Tracy’s
newsletters, including his quote of the day…it’s quick to read and I always get started feeling great.
You can find more at BrianTracy.com

These are just some of the ways that you can get yourself out of the funk you may find yourself in from time to time,
as we all do for different reasons. If you want more information on how you can get rid of your overwhelmed lifestyle
and get some great shortcut tips as well, Mike Dillard has his finger on the hot button of What’s Working Now. I hope you found them helpful, and I would love to hear your comments and feedback.

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Steve Shuitt of TubeNinja.com recently put together a post on one of the most annoying trends happening right now on facebook. Worse than that, though, is that this practice is something that could literally ruin someone’s reputation online.

So I am expanding on this idea by putting together just a few things I can think of off the top of my head that you may be doing, or know someone who is. Take note to avoid these “Cardinal Sins” and be sure to share these tips with others in order to help them avoid possibly doing irreversable damage to themselves or their business.

4 Things That Can Ruin Your Reputation Online

1.) Bombarding Your Email List With Too Much Infomation
What? Aren’t you supposed to communicate with your list regularly? Isn’t it your
responsibility to alert your list to the best and newest information possible? Well,
the short, easy answer is “Yes”. Your responsibility as a leader is to keep your list
informed as soon as you know something. However, if you abuse this practice, and
start emailing your list 4 times a week, constantly bombarding them with links to the
newest, latest, greatest product they “Just have to have”, you run the very serious
risk of tuning them out to you completely. Make sure you communicate often, but be
sure you are offering true value, not just junk. That means much of your communication
should really never ask them to buy anything. Your emails should be videos, blog posts,
and articles that will help them improve themselves in some way, and most of your information
should have no strings attached.

That doesn’ t mean you can’t offer products and opportunities, just keep your ratios in check, and
the products offered should be high quality, proven material. Not just crappy ebooks or junky affiliate
programs.

2.) Bogus Claims And Promotions
It’s very easy to get excited about a new opportunity, and of course, you want to
share it with the world, and help everyone lead better, healthier, wealthier lifesyles.
However, it is not O.K. to make false claims about the income you are making or about
the benefits your product offers. The FTC has been very clear as of late that they will
not tolerate anyone lying about how much money they are making, and a free compliance report
explains what you can and cannot say about your income.

Exagerating your income may put you in legal hot water, but making false claims about how
healthy those vitamins are, or how much weight you will lose with this excercise program will
not only lose the trust of your prospects and peers, but will more than likely get you booted
from your MLM opportunity. If you have had success, great! Share it. But be honest about how
long it took you to see results. If you use a testimonial from another member of your company,
be sure it is legitimate and credible. People will appreciate your honesty if you tell them that you
lost 15 lbs, but it took you 3 months to do it. Bottom line…Don’t lie.

3.) Gossip Will Bring You Down Faster Than Birds In The Engine Of A Jetliner
Office gossip is commonplace. Politics play a role in everyday life from kiddie carpools
to corporations to, well, Washington. It is pretty much in-escapable that if you are
well known in any capacity, there will be some sort of discussion about you somewhere.
The question is….will it be favorable? Or not? Just because you are working from home, at
your laptop, does not mean you’re insulated from the rest of the world. The internet community
is just that….a community. It may span the globe, but it is a small world inside this electronic box,
so just mind what you say, and avoid participating in any negative smearing of anyone’s reputation,
whether they earned it or not. (There are, no doubt, many marketers who have earned their tarnished
reputations, but that is no business of yours. Pride yourself on staying obliviously neutral in as many
instances as possible).

4.) Thou Shall Not Steal
“Swiping” is a commonly known practice on the internet. You will hear lots of references to
’swiping a file’ or ’swiping content’ from someone elses site. What you may not know is that it
is actually a commonly accepted practice. “What? How is that possible? Who would
literally “allow” someone to steal content from their site?” Well, now I didn’t say steal, I said swipe.
Here is the difference. a marketer friend may have what’s called a “swipe file” that they will share
with their prospects or teammates, allowing them to use pre-authorized content however they
choose. This has been approved, so there is no implications of dishonestly here. That’s one way
swiping is acceptable. Another way which is very common practice among marketers is to actually
find content on another site, whether it is video, article, or blog post, and take that idea to make
your own content. Notice I said idea.

What you don’t ever want to do is copy and paste, word for word, anyone else’s written material
without proper consent from the writer. Now, copywright infringements most likely won’t apply from
individual marketers, but in all likelyhood, you will be called out as a thief, and your trust factor will
be tarnished for a long time to come. Same with video. Bottom line here: You can borrow content
all you want, as long as you legitimately work to make it a unique offering from you. We can all share,
right?

These are just a few examples off the top of my head that will hurt you and your business if you
aren’t careful how you handle them. Please feel free to share other ideas that I did not mention here.
I’m sure there are many, and the more we can come up with, the more people we can help in the long run.

I was recently lucky enough to receive a gift from someone that I can honestly say is a life changer. A game changer at the very least.  Most of the time we hear this and it usually refers to a piece of advice someone was given.

This was an actual, tangible item that I can hold and look at every day to help me continue to be a better person, and, in turn, help others to be better themselves. I am thankful for the opportunity to share a bit of myself with you in hopes that you can take something positive away with you, and continue the cycle of improving yourself in order to help others. Because that’s what it’s all about, isn’t it?

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Coming off a long weekend of overdue quality family time, I had yet another realization of just how quickly time passes. With my parents and in-laws in retirement, I can feel the autumn breeze blowing from just up around the bend. Time waits for no one. I was lucky to get one more holiday with everyone I love, even if it was just a phone call. Others weren’t.

Before you think I’m going to get all depressing here, let me just say that I know the holidays, which are sitting directly upon us, can be very emotional for many reasons. Missing loved ones, facing fears of illness or unemployment, and numerous other physical and psychological factors play into how we handle the holidays. Even the most joyous of revelers (aka; the annoyingly cheerful) can find themselves in a slump as the stresses of a “perfect” season become too much to bear.

So here, I am going to offer some sure fire ways for you to valiantly defend yourself against those creeper depressions that can come up on you like a San Francisco fog .

1.) Worrying – “What if nothing exists and we’re all in somebody’s dream? Or what’s worse, what if only that fat guy in the third row exists?” We all know that Woody Allen is an infamous neurotic. He is the poster boy for worrying. If you are prone to letting your thoughts be dragged into places that make you wonder if maybe you are related to Mr. Allen, here is a great way to nip it in the bud before you start noticing that your family is avoiding you and your negative energy. Write it down. take it out of your head. Now, you can forget all about it, and come back to it when you have time after the holidays. (If you really want to, but I’ll bet you won’t.) Aside from freeing brain space, writing down your worries will very often give you a better look at what they are, and many times you will find a solution, or realize it isn’t as bad as you thought.

Depression (mild) – I say “mild” depression because most of us find ourselves feeling down at some point between the tryptophan on Turkey Day and the New Years ball dropping. It is inevitable that you will come across a hallmark movie about a single parent who gets hit by a bus, leaving her children orphans for the holidays. Or maybe you are more like me and choke up watching the Budweiser Clydesdales marching through the Christmas snow. In these instances when you find yourself heavy of heart and know you should be feeling grateful instead, my advice for this is music. Get out the ipod, or your clock radio if that’s all you have. just find a good song. Then find another. Make sure you have quick access to some tunes for a quick pick me up that will put you back in celebration mode. Of course I am not a doctor, so please, if your symptoms exceed the above description, for God’s sake go get some help!

Insecurity – Have you ever looked around at your life, wishing, praying, and pretending it to be a Norman Rockwell Painting, when in reality it more closely resembles The Connor family from the classic sitcom Roseanne? Shhh….come here. I have a secret. The Norman Rockwell Life doesn’t exsist. I saw a post today from my friend and she said (to paraphrase) that it is useless and wasteful to compare yourself to others. You have no idea what their journey is like for them. I can’t count how many old friends I used to feel inadequate standing next to, only to find out later that they had troubles I never imagined, and ended up feeling sorry for them instead. Now I just remind myself daily that we are all here on a journey, and they are different. Some better, some worse, but we are all just human beings. Everyone Poops

Seriously, though. There are many ways you can beat the blues this season, and I haven’t even skimmed the surface here. One other recomendation is an obvious one, but I don’t think all of us are always conscious of it. Make sure to connect with your friends and family that you enjoy spending time with. Call that old friend you haven’t seen since Labor Day and get together for coffee. keep it light, though. No commisserating. Misery loves company, but they always bring baggage. Laughter releases endorphins, boosts the immune systems, and generally makes you a better looking person. Ok that last one I made up.

The last thing I can recommend to you to ensure you have a wonderful holiday filled with gratitude, great memories, and a legacy to pass on, is to get out of your own life and take part of some one else’s.

Volunteer- Never has the need been greater for us to reach out and connect with each other. The world can be very big and scary, and our families and lives can be draining. When you take the initiative to go out and help others, you can just stop thinking about “you”. Because after all, it’s not about “you”, now, is it? Below is a list of some volunteer ideas for you. If you have another Idea, great! Share it here. I invite you to let everyone know, right here, right now (or as soon as you figure it out) what it is that you are going to do to help another life this season. I myself am just coming up with this as I write, so I will also be posting my volunteer plans to all. Be accountable, be proud, but most of all, be blessed and happy this Holiday Season.

Places to help

Food Bank
Homeless Shelter
SPCA
Hospice
Hospital
Need More Ideas?
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Do You Have What It Takes To Be An Online Marketing Professional?

I get emails and phone calls daily from people asking what skills are necessary to become a successful online marketing professional. I love getting these, because when I respond, I tell them they have already demonstrated the use of the very first, most important one.

Ask questions. Reach out. Talk to others who have had professional success. Is this a skill? In a sense, yes. Every thought must be put into motion to become an action.

While asking a question may not be a skill, understanding that this is the first in a series of actions steps that will lead you, well, as far as you want to go, is a learned technique. The step by step process that is required in taking any journey from beginning to end requires skills that we all have but we may need to be taught how to use. For example, before each and every step, there is a thought. Then a commitment to take action. Once action has been taken, there is a momentum. By repeating the process over and over, your momentum will continue to build. It sounds logical and basic, but the truth is, if this process is not fully comprehended from the very beginning of your venture, you will most likely fail.

Why? Because you will not understand the importance of repetition and consistency, and, for many, this is their downfall because they lose their momentum, never really get things moving, and consequently see dismal results, become discouraged, and give up.

Momentum is an extremely powerful ingredient in the recipe for success as an online marketing professional, but it is one most often lacking. Can you have success without momentum? Well, I suppose, but it will be awfully slow and choppy. Now I don’t know anyone who actually wants their success to be slow and choppy.

This brings me to a second, absolutely essential, I’ll call it an attribute, needed to succeed in online business. It is called commitment. Again, I don’t think it qualifies as a skill standing by itself. We all know the definition of the word commitment, but not understanding its imperative role in success and renewing it on a daily, yes daily, basis, is a key factor in why over 97% of people who come into this online business brand new ultimately fail.

While momentum can, indeed, be choppy at times (we all have bad days and unexpected setbacks), a firm, unwavering commitment to yourself and your business will be what carries you through those frustrations right back into smooth waters. You must know that you can do it, and that you will never give up. Because, well, I know its cliché, but here goes….quitters never win. Sounds almost too easy, doesn’t it. Just keep going and don’t quit.

Is that all there is to it? No, of course not. But momentum and commitment are two things I guarantee you no entrepreneur ever became successful without.

And it all starts with a question. Shoot me yours at tkmoss@verizon.net or call 215-933-9286