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There are a lot of reasons for any of us to feel stress. We’re all pretty busy, and stress has kind of become a fact of life for a lot of people.
It’s understandable. We all go through bouts with it from time to time, since we have a lot of responsibilities and big problems to handle. So it’s natural that we’d have stress to go along with that. But we don’t need to field as much stress as we do every day.
You see, a lot of us tend to make things much harder on ourselves by doing – or not...
•The Top 5 Ways You're Screwing Your Life Up
Just a few days ago, I was looking over some of the articles I’ve written recently, just to kind of give myself a quick recap of what I’ve been babbling on about, and I got a thought into my head that maybe it would be helpful to everyone if I could summarize a lot of it into one article and create a list of some of the main problems that stop people from trying to make positive changes in their lives and, therefore, how they screw their lives up as a result.
So I did. And, to be clear, I’m...
•If You Don't Want to Be Crazy, Then Be Common
You might be wondering, “What the hell does that mean?” Well, for starters, I don’t mean “crazy” in real clinical terms. I’m mean the colloquial “crazy” that everyone uses casually to insult others.
But what I’m referring to in the title above is how people will expect you to act and speak just like them and everyone else around them, and if you do things that are out of the ordinary, then they’ll think you’re crazy or weird, or that there’s something wrong with you.
I’ve written before about...
•There's No Reason to Get So Offended
Is it just me, or are there way too many people around who seem to be way too sensitive about, you know, everything?
There’s a weird phenomenon these days – and maybe always – where it seems like we live in a constant state of being ready to be offended, and as a result, a constant state of trying not to offend anyone.
So we take extra special care to be sure to not say the wrong thing, so we often end up never saying anything at all, except what others want to hear. A whole lot of...
•You're Never Done Growing
I’ve talked at length in the past about setting realistic goals, and planning each step of your self improvement journey intelligently and carefully, but I think that I’ve failed to mention one very important point that needs to be mentioned. And it’s this: That doesn’t mean that there’s actually a greater end goal.
Oh sure, sometimes there will be smaller to intermediate goals, such as finding a new job, for example. But the grander journey, in actuality, never ends. You’re always going to be...
•Let the Naysayers Ruin Their Own Lives
One of the most common problems I see - if not the single most common problem - that stops people from pursuing their goals toward a better life comes when they have to deal with the opinions of those around them. Their friends and family.
You see, anytime you try to make a change in your life, something to improve your life, that means that you're going to have to step outside of your comfort zone at some point. And that means doing something that you're not used to doing. Doing something...
•Time Flies When You're in a Rut
If you’re like almost everyone else in the world, then you’ve probably experienced that moment when you stop and wonder where the time went, and how you could have missed the last few weeks or months or more.
It’s definitely hit me on many occasions, and what’s more, it seems like the older you get, the faster time goes. I think I might have come up with an answer for why this happens.
Obviously, time doesn’t move any faster or slower at different points in your life, but our perception of...
•It's Always Easier to Complain
I guess almost everyone has their “two kinds of people in this world” saying that they like to invoke whenever the occasion arrives, and I have to say, I’m no exception. In my opinion there are two kinds of people in this world: Those who do things, and those who complain when things aren’t done.
Now, obviously, that’s a generalization, but what I mean by that is essentially this. Think about some of the people you know. They’re all different, of course, but there are most likely some who have...
•It's OK to Fail
I’ve been talking a lot recently about the different barriers that we create for ourselves that prevent our success, so I thought I’d continue in that vein today by talking about another huge obstacle: our fear of failure.
It’s a fear that seems at once both reasonable and unreasonable. Reasonable, because it’s common and natural and we understand why the fear exists. Unreasonable, because it’s unnecessary, and because it holds us back.
So let’s start with reasonable. That is, the common...
•Give Yourself Realistic Achievable Goals
One of the most common hurdles that I’ve seen people face when trying to make positive changes in their lives is the tendency to set unrealistic goals for themselves. Goals that aren’t really achievable in the amount of time that they’ve allotted.
And that often leads to frustration and a feeling of failure, and eventually, giving up.
In a previous article, I talked about the need to view your personal development in steps, rather than as one huge task to accomplish. And how taking that first...
•The First Step Is The Biggest
For a lot of people, making any kind of change is extremely intimidating because it looks like a long road ahead that they’re not sure they’re ready to start walking down.
But the truth is that it doesn’t have to be that way. In fact, it isn’t that way because it isn’t humanly possible to travel that whole road at once. Like any other road, you can only go down it one bit at a time.
It’s as though, without realizing it, some people think they have to travel the road sideways, so to speak. As...
•Make Sure Your Online Reputation is Squeaky Clean
It’s extremely easy, maybe easier than you think, to permanently damage your reputation among your customers and the internet users in your market if you’re not always stressing customer service and making sure your site's visitors are happy.
You see, every online niche has these things called forums and blogs. Maybe you’ve heard of them. And it’s easier than ever for someone to pass around a bad review of your website and your business. And as the saying goes, a happy customer will tell one...
•Steer Clear of Internet Marketing Experts
Since I do reviews of internet marketing products, and spend so much time warning people away from online scams, I get a lot of questions from customers and readers about a number of the internet marketing “gurus”, as they’re known, and whether or not anything they say is legitimate.
My answer, as always, is yes and no. In other words, some are and some aren’t.
I don’t have the time in this article to get into who is and who isn’t trustworthy, but I can give you some general advice about it...
•Stay Away From Business-In-A-Box Opportunities
I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that you've probably seen an excruciating amount of ads and sales letters on the internet promising you that you could have a money making website up and running in a day or two without having done any work of your own, in fact without having to create a website at all.
You know, the ones that say they'll do it all for you, and you can sit on your butt all day and before you know it you'll have a website just like the one they have that makes X...
•Ensure Your Online Success With Proper Split Testing
There are a lot of key components to a successful online business, but whenever someone tries to ask me what's the most important part of my sales process, they suggest that maybe it's my sales letter's headline, or the call to action, or communicating with my list, or using specific images certain ways, and I say "Nay! It is none of the above."
I tell them that split testing is the most important part of my business by far. That's how I find out what's an effective headline, or where images...
•To Be Truly Successful Online You Need to Build a List
Maybe you've heard the expression before. If you've been working online or trying to start an online business for some time, then you most likely have: the money is in the list.
For those who don't know, that saying is referring to a mailing list, specifically a list of email addresses of people who have agreed to receive messages from you.
Well, the saying couldn't be more true. Having a mailing list enables you to keep in touch with people who are in your niche and therefore have similar...
•Online Success Starts With Finding the Right Niche
I know I preach this a lot, but I feel like it's necessary because it really is the foundation of your online business, and without it you've failed before you begin: you have to start your internet business by getting into the right niche.
For those who don't know, what I mean by that is you have to figure out which market you want to sell to before you do anything else, such as creating your product or setting up your website.
Because if you don't do your research and you get into a market...
•You're Working Too Much
I suppose this is going to sound strange coming from me, since I’m the one who’s always telling everybody to take action and get to work and nothing comes easy and there’s no shiny “get rich” button to press and so on and so on, and I’m not changing my mind about any of those things, but I do want to suggest that you don’t need to be working quite as hard as you might be right now.
There seems to be a prevailing attitude that doing it yourself is always the best way to go. I have no idea why...
•Should You Sell Downloadable or Physical Products?
Here’s a debate that has gone on for years now in the world of internet business: Is it better to sell a downloadable product or a physical product?
The arguments from both sides, in my opinion, have very good points, so what that means, basically, is that there are pros and cons with each.
Before we start, let me explain what I’m talking about for those who don’t know. A downloadable product is anything that can be delivered to the customer electronically, such as an ebook, software, or a...
•Charge What Your Products Are Worth
You probably already know that your website’s sales will go down if you’re charging too much for your products, but did you know that sales can also suffer if you charge too little?
I wish I could tell you how many times I’ve seen someone’s website go under because they weren’t making enough profit off of the products they were selling, but I can’t because I’ve lost track of the number.
It’s sad and I see it all of the time. Someone thinks that he’ll make more sales if he lowers his prices to...
•Big Secret to Making Money Online: Stop Wasting Money
I'm sure that headline reads like common sense at first - in order to make money, you shouldn't waste money - but let me explain exactly what I mean.
I'm talking about the compulsion that so many people have to buy the latest internet marketing product out there because they think it's going to make them rich in no time at all. You know who you are.
I can understand why someone might think that way. After all, the marketing for these products always does a good job of selling them as bright...
•Top 5 Reasons Most Internet Businesses Fail
If you’ve been online for any amount of time, then I’m sure you’ve heard many of the success stories about internet entrepreneurs, and how they’re making millions every year, and you’ve probably heard how easy it is for you to do it, too.
And the truth is, it actually is kind of easy, but not as easy as most salesmen would have you believe. There is a little bit of work involved, and anyone who’s really been successful has put in the time and effort to get there. And they’ve managed to avoid...
•Some Tips to Improve Slow Website Sales
I’ve seen it many times. A new entrepreneur is excited because their website just went live after weeks, or even months, of hard work. But the excitement doesn’t last long when they see that they have yet to make a sale. Or maybe they’ve only made one or two. They’re not covering their expenses, and they’re certainly not making enough to live on.
I make sure to tell them not to worry, because it’s happened to all of us. Especially with a new website. And there is an answer. Or, I should say, a...
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