“Let’s start at the very beginning..” – Goals for 2009
Thursday, January 15th, 2009
I know, I know…but my girls love The Sound of Music and when I sat down to plan how I am going to shine in 2009 the above words were all that came into my head!
I think I have, as many of us newbies , been suffering from information overload and I cannot seem to find the time to do all the things that I want to do…(between watching repeats of The Sound of Music)….anyway, moving swiftly along!
After watching my estemed mentor Mr Alex Jeffreys and his latest video on his blog about planning and predictions I have set about with the task of planning my 2009 and getting it from my head onto paper – or mindmap!
The greatest thing about this is the realization that just because it is January the 14th (at time of writing) it doesn’t have to mean that I have to have it all planned out. So I have decided to be more strategic…..I have done more in the last 6 weeks than in the last year – so Harry Happy!
On a daily basis I will also be using the Gary Simpsons brilliant eBook that I will be making good use of…and I recommend you do the same – I will show you how I have been using it as I move forward.
I also want to be able to formulate a task list of best practise based on the results that I have already achieved and will yet achieve.
Next few days….
I am going to rewatch my own review of the Alex Jeffreys Coaching Program Module #1Review to give it its official title (and get it onto YouTube etc – had my account suspended by blip.tv, more on that later – I did nothing wrong I promise!) and retrace my steps and fill in the gaps.
I am also gonna do my Video for the $1500 prize form Alex so that is high priority for me….
Fellow Students…..
I must say, I really admire the likes of Garry Parkes, Gary Simpson (as mentioned previously), JT Martin, Nigel Yip, Mark Austin, Nikki Stephens (who has mastered Twitter!) to name but a few of our wonderful fellow students….they obviously know what they are doing (and seem to have been at it a while) and have taken the internet by storm….
But what if you, like me, are sturggling with all the information? What if you feel snowed under? What if you feel that you have not achieved anywhere near what others are doing?
Don’t worry! My message for myself and for you dear reader today is:“Don’t Sweat – Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day!”
Who are you doing this for anyway? Alex? No…for you! And here’s a shocker – I am doing this for me and MY family….so I just need to do this in such a way that I don’t get distracted by others – but inspired by them…one of my clear objectives in 2009 is to provide tremendous value, to hold nothing back, to give, give and give some more….
……(hence the links to others in this blog – I want you to go there, ’cause there is good stuff on those sites – but if you like me you will work with me, and I know that – and while we are on it I don’t believe in the law of attraction and all that – we gotta work for it, but you can’t say the wrong thing to the right person, so if we are gonna take this journey together we will, because it’s a fit and feels right – why did I sign up with Alex and not someone else? Because he is the right man for the job….for me and many others!)…….
So, Remember “Forward to Basics” - Build that Foundation! (again if you have to!). Keep at it and we will all be successful! I heard recently that Tiger Woods went back and learned a new technique – it put him back for a while but he was willing to take the risk to get it right- so I am too!
I know that I have been doing a TON of stuff wrong – from SEO to time management as well as other things including getting involved a bit more actively with other students (although I have given of my time and resources where I can, the Class of 2008 video being an example!) – that’s why I am going to take the time to plan and be strategic about what I am doing – I am so exited you cannot believe it!
So as Maria said: “Let’s start at the very beginning; a very good place to start…….”
