The best news to report is that I had my FIRST LEAD. Meaning, someone signed up (opted in) with their email on one of my landing pages. This lead came through the ad poster I had at my "incidental" web presence. So I was dancing today. I feel it is important to celebrate, especially since making money under my own power is new to me and I want my body and my belief to understand, YES! THIS! MORE OF IT!
I want to note that this lead took me 2 1/2 months from the first time I ever heard of SFM from seeing an ad; and about 20 days from the first day I posted the ad. I also want to note how much I have spent up to this point is about $370--$370 for one lead. That is actually decent to start. That is $0 of advertising though. Those costs are for the support system, website stuff, etc.
My next goal is to have 10 leads and also eventually one application sale.
Meanwhile, I have tended my Pinterest; built up my authority blog and made blog posts (waiting until I have funds for a paid campaign). I am actually developing, it turns out, a little framework to teach people my own ideas. I didn't know I would do this at that point, but I got a little idea and I'm going to run with it.
I also noticed that SFM changed up some of their training. Revamped it. Some stuff I was kind of in the middle of. So I am going to back up a bit, and review it and make sure I didn't miss anything, so that I am tight and on the same page with everything. Some of it means that I will probably be organizing my social media. Unfortunately for me, this is NOT a start from scratch proposition since I've had past projects. I'm kind of here and there. So I think I am going to take the opportunity to think through each platform very carefully about what I want to happen, and make some changes and adjustments to bring everything into one, more integrated, plus following the info I get at SFM of course.
I am really thinking of my businesses in terms of service. I want to provide something(s) valuable to people to change their lives for the better and for freedom. I hope I can put that across, one, and deliver, second. I have continued also to work on my other website project and it is coming along nicely too. I won't have affiliate offers there (yet), it is my own stuff, but I'm very happy with the revamping.
I am happy with my workflow, too. I really feel that I can relax at home yet work on meaningful projects. My boys are here. I do ignore them a lot but they are big enough to entertain themselves. But I do connect with them at meals, piano lessons, a few other things. Plus it's just nice to be all round together even if we are doing different things.
Monday, June 29, 2015
Friday, June 19, 2015
Can't Pick a Theme . . . But Today Flowed With Ease
That was yesterday. I swear I took two-thirds of the day trying to figure out which WordPress theme I should create for my authority site. Tearing my hair out frustrated. I ended up not with anything I truly wanted, but I allowed myself to be satisfied with a minimum, clear one. I just really feel like none of the choices I had looked like me nor does it look like the atmosphere I want to create. It looks way too amateur. And then I was moving stuff around, adding, taking away, really just feeling like I was messing it up the more I tried. (And missing my Weebly! But SFM are WordPress peeps.) Again, I'm a patient woman; I'll figure it out. But I just want to report accurately my process through all this.
It was also the first day of fasting with Ramadan, which was exhausting. So I ended up just going to bed by 8:30, I was so done with the day.
I did prepare my next day's list of what I wanted to accomplish.
So that was yesterday. Today was MUCH sweeter, easier, and I felt like I accomplished everything! (How many times does that happen! ha ha). I wrote a blog post--THE FIRST ONE for the site--and I was very happy with it. I shot a 10 minute webcam video for my List. I did a lot of other this and that for the business and also with my son. (The older is away camping.) I also took some time with a website/business project I started last year, but I want to revise it heavily in light of my commitment to the Affiliate Marketing direction, so I sat with it for a while and in fact, did a new (Weebly) theme for that, too! Among other things. I am not going to do so many business activities there, but I want to continue my blog there as it is reasonably successful and I think I help people there and I love it. So I want to bring that forward and let some of the other stuff recede, for now anyway.
I also want to note that writing is a talent of mine. I am always looking for ways to improve. But if you are a person that writing is just really outside your comfort zone, I probably don't have any advice for that except do it anyway and that writing is a skill that can be learned.
All the website, social media, technical stuff--that's where I'm learning new stuff for me. Although I have been learning it, so I'm starting to feel comfortable. Sometimes I think it's easier to help others and teach stuff I never knew before and started at zero, because I know what it's like to start at zero and can explain how I got from there to a place of proficiency. With some of my more natural talents when people ask me how, I have to sometimes say "I don't know," because it has just always been there for me.
I chose Pinterest as my first marketing platform to implement, optimize, and master so I am starting out. I decided a few things that would be good for me to share. I like to make quote posters with my Paint.net (free download) program. I have done that for other reasons in the past. I also collect quotes whenever I come across them. I have them in a huge file. So I have been using some money or motivational or etc quotes. I posted my blog post on Pinterest. Found a Tony Robbins vid on youtube and pinned it. So on and so forth. There are more direct marketing things to do in the (near) future, but for several days, I need to build up the board and get in a rhythm of engaging that IS engaging yet doesn't engulf my day, my workflow.
So today was great. I felt real. I keep doing my healing and clearing, too, which I know is not the focus of this blog but that helps me stay grounded to enjoy all parts of my life including having the energy and mindset to create money and serve others.
It was also the first day of fasting with Ramadan, which was exhausting. So I ended up just going to bed by 8:30, I was so done with the day.
I did prepare my next day's list of what I wanted to accomplish.
So that was yesterday. Today was MUCH sweeter, easier, and I felt like I accomplished everything! (How many times does that happen! ha ha). I wrote a blog post--THE FIRST ONE for the site--and I was very happy with it. I shot a 10 minute webcam video for my List. I did a lot of other this and that for the business and also with my son. (The older is away camping.) I also took some time with a website/business project I started last year, but I want to revise it heavily in light of my commitment to the Affiliate Marketing direction, so I sat with it for a while and in fact, did a new (Weebly) theme for that, too! Among other things. I am not going to do so many business activities there, but I want to continue my blog there as it is reasonably successful and I think I help people there and I love it. So I want to bring that forward and let some of the other stuff recede, for now anyway.
I also want to note that writing is a talent of mine. I am always looking for ways to improve. But if you are a person that writing is just really outside your comfort zone, I probably don't have any advice for that except do it anyway and that writing is a skill that can be learned.
All the website, social media, technical stuff--that's where I'm learning new stuff for me. Although I have been learning it, so I'm starting to feel comfortable. Sometimes I think it's easier to help others and teach stuff I never knew before and started at zero, because I know what it's like to start at zero and can explain how I got from there to a place of proficiency. With some of my more natural talents when people ask me how, I have to sometimes say "I don't know," because it has just always been there for me.
I chose Pinterest as my first marketing platform to implement, optimize, and master so I am starting out. I decided a few things that would be good for me to share. I like to make quote posters with my Paint.net (free download) program. I have done that for other reasons in the past. I also collect quotes whenever I come across them. I have them in a huge file. So I have been using some money or motivational or etc quotes. I posted my blog post on Pinterest. Found a Tony Robbins vid on youtube and pinned it. So on and so forth. There are more direct marketing things to do in the (near) future, but for several days, I need to build up the board and get in a rhythm of engaging that IS engaging yet doesn't engulf my day, my workflow.
So today was great. I felt real. I keep doing my healing and clearing, too, which I know is not the focus of this blog but that helps me stay grounded to enjoy all parts of my life including having the energy and mindset to create money and serve others.
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
The First Video
We got back from Idaho and the family funeral last night. It was a wonderful few days to be with family and my old home town despite the sadness at this great lady's passing.
So today was my first full day being an affiliate marketer and, man, I was raring to go. I continued to listen to curriculum.
But the main action step I did today was to shoot a video. It was just on my webcam to youtube. But I made myself up all pretty, practiced a bit. It was just a hello, introduce myself kind of video. But I inserted it in the follow up series of my Aweber list I am building. So at least I have that. Other kinds of follow up emails or broadcasts I can make as I go along, but I wanted that hello video in place.
One thing about me is I am perfectly comfortable talking on video, talking in front of people. I am a natural performer, that is the pool I am most comfortable to swim in so-to-speak. So if you are reading this and this kind of thing makes you really nervous--doing videos and such, I have no advice, because it's just not my challenge. It is my talent.
I wish my bills weren't so pressing. I feel so urgent and I want to make thousands of dollars immediately. That isn't realistic. It is a slow, build up process. Put the structure in piece by piece. It does work. And I am patient. But I need to do something for some immediate things. We'll see. I keep thinking I can be an affiliate marketing superhero in 30 days, and I'm sure gonna try. Ha ha.
So today was my first full day being an affiliate marketer and, man, I was raring to go. I continued to listen to curriculum.
But the main action step I did today was to shoot a video. It was just on my webcam to youtube. But I made myself up all pretty, practiced a bit. It was just a hello, introduce myself kind of video. But I inserted it in the follow up series of my Aweber list I am building. So at least I have that. Other kinds of follow up emails or broadcasts I can make as I go along, but I wanted that hello video in place.
One thing about me is I am perfectly comfortable talking on video, talking in front of people. I am a natural performer, that is the pool I am most comfortable to swim in so-to-speak. So if you are reading this and this kind of thing makes you really nervous--doing videos and such, I have no advice, because it's just not my challenge. It is my talent.
I wish my bills weren't so pressing. I feel so urgent and I want to make thousands of dollars immediately. That isn't realistic. It is a slow, build up process. Put the structure in piece by piece. It does work. And I am patient. But I need to do something for some immediate things. We'll see. I keep thinking I can be an affiliate marketing superhero in 30 days, and I'm sure gonna try. Ha ha.
Wednesday, June 10, 2015
Completed the Student Modules
Let me start with a personal note that my dad's wife passed away, so my real life has been full of those feelings and also getting ready for a trip (I live in Arizona; funeral is in Idaho). The rest of life including the SFM work has been stuck in the pockets of time besides all that. I also contemplate a week out of commission for this trip. But it turns out that I am finishing the learning modules just in time and the basic setup, so when I get back I'll be able to take a deep breath and get my ankles muddy for real. I'm excited.
I also want to mention that my adult children this week basically were dismissive of what I was doing plus some other of my life choices, with advice coming from them basically that came down to "get a job". They were trying to do something of an intervention. So I had some moments of depression feeling their unsupportiveness. (So I called *my* mom, ha ha. She is endlessly supportive.) Like all advice like this, it comes from concern, so I try to get that. And I know they see me struggle which they don't want their mom to struggle. And I don't necessarily recommend my choices to others (i.e. not to be employed at this time), because things have been super tight financially. My decision is based on a lot of things I won't go into here, but it's hard that no one thinks I put any thought into it and might actually know what I am doing and am handling it even though it is difficult. Well, they are my kids and I love them and they haven't been through everything I have so they see the world a certain way. Also they have been the ones who have seen me and lived with me in all my weaknesses, so they have no reason to believe I could be a different person, whereas I know that I am leaving my past behind. So I tried to take it in the right way, but on the other hand, it sure feels alone that I have to believe in myself by myself, because no one is going to do it for me.
But in any case, over the last few days I have had a few more of those mercury retrograde glitches of life including SFM website stuff, so frustrating. But again I have a lot of patience. Til now when I have finally completed all of the initial learning and set up modules as of ten minutes ago. I have an email list with follow up series ready to go. I have an authority/blog site. I even placed my first marketing banner on some other online "property" I have. I don't necessarily expect much to come from that but it was mostly for me to feel that I did one thing for marketing. Because my focus is now to market and generate leads and build my list.
And there was something that switched in my brain/heart. That I am not a student any more but I have been handed it. Now I have to make the decisions for me that are right for the community I will be building and the business I will be doing. I am also bringing to the table all of the learning I did in the project previous to this one, so I actually feel a little powerful. I can do this.
Not that I know everything, of course. Learning is going to be a part of every day. Continuing to tweak the website, add value and content, put marketing out there. There is plenty of live training and recorded courses at SFM, so I will be learning for a while. But now the decisions are mine instead of being directed down a training path. SFM also encourages independent research. It's an education platform, not really a company that you exclusively have to belong to. So when I get back from the funeral trip, I am going to sit down and design the workflow of my day and what needs to be done and then go for it, work hard, and enjoy it.
My goal at this point is to generate my first 10 leads. They teach a focus on leads rather than sales (at least at this point). So that means making marketing decisions and actions.
Oh, one thing I wanted to say--I pay a monthly fee to SFM to use all of their tools and stuff and I just have the Basic, and really it is great. There is so much. And the website didn't cost any additional money like for hosting, because that is included. (The domain registration did--$20.00.) Just sooo much stuff included that makes everything work very well in all the things I could possibly want to do, plus live training, motivation, an internal social community. It's great.
I also want to mention that my adult children this week basically were dismissive of what I was doing plus some other of my life choices, with advice coming from them basically that came down to "get a job". They were trying to do something of an intervention. So I had some moments of depression feeling their unsupportiveness. (So I called *my* mom, ha ha. She is endlessly supportive.) Like all advice like this, it comes from concern, so I try to get that. And I know they see me struggle which they don't want their mom to struggle. And I don't necessarily recommend my choices to others (i.e. not to be employed at this time), because things have been super tight financially. My decision is based on a lot of things I won't go into here, but it's hard that no one thinks I put any thought into it and might actually know what I am doing and am handling it even though it is difficult. Well, they are my kids and I love them and they haven't been through everything I have so they see the world a certain way. Also they have been the ones who have seen me and lived with me in all my weaknesses, so they have no reason to believe I could be a different person, whereas I know that I am leaving my past behind. So I tried to take it in the right way, but on the other hand, it sure feels alone that I have to believe in myself by myself, because no one is going to do it for me.
But in any case, over the last few days I have had a few more of those mercury retrograde glitches of life including SFM website stuff, so frustrating. But again I have a lot of patience. Til now when I have finally completed all of the initial learning and set up modules as of ten minutes ago. I have an email list with follow up series ready to go. I have an authority/blog site. I even placed my first marketing banner on some other online "property" I have. I don't necessarily expect much to come from that but it was mostly for me to feel that I did one thing for marketing. Because my focus is now to market and generate leads and build my list.
And there was something that switched in my brain/heart. That I am not a student any more but I have been handed it. Now I have to make the decisions for me that are right for the community I will be building and the business I will be doing. I am also bringing to the table all of the learning I did in the project previous to this one, so I actually feel a little powerful. I can do this.
Not that I know everything, of course. Learning is going to be a part of every day. Continuing to tweak the website, add value and content, put marketing out there. There is plenty of live training and recorded courses at SFM, so I will be learning for a while. But now the decisions are mine instead of being directed down a training path. SFM also encourages independent research. It's an education platform, not really a company that you exclusively have to belong to. So when I get back from the funeral trip, I am going to sit down and design the workflow of my day and what needs to be done and then go for it, work hard, and enjoy it.
My goal at this point is to generate my first 10 leads. They teach a focus on leads rather than sales (at least at this point). So that means making marketing decisions and actions.
Oh, one thing I wanted to say--I pay a monthly fee to SFM to use all of their tools and stuff and I just have the Basic, and really it is great. There is so much. And the website didn't cost any additional money like for hosting, because that is included. (The domain registration did--$20.00.) Just sooo much stuff included that makes everything work very well in all the things I could possibly want to do, plus live training, motivation, an internal social community. It's great.
Thursday, June 4, 2015
Mercury Retrograde
Just a note.
Well, I had wanted to tear up the "set up" yesterday--meaning get a lot done fast. I was excited.
But I had to wait 24 hours regarding my domain. Fine. I'm patient.
So TODAY I wanted to "tear it up" because I couldn't yesterday, but I'm not really much farther than I was yesterday. The email setup I was doing did not work the way the tutorial promised. Not the tutorial's fault, I'm sure, ha ha. Anyway, I am hoping it is only something time will resolve--maybe another 24 hours is needed. So we'll see what happens tomorrow.
But bigger glitch is that the dashboard I was working with on the SFM site in order to do the setup all of a sudden was giving me an Access Denied page. Now, I do know that SFM and the site is doing some transitioning, and indeed, I saw some new menu configurations. But so frustrating. I don't know if it is an error on their part that time will resolve, OR if they've changed the program so much that I need to have something else going on before getting Access even though I HAD access yesterday and this morning and even started work and setup that I cannot now access! Grrr, ha ha. Really I am a patient person. I am only saying all this because it's you and I want you to realize the minor and major bits of this whole process. Problems like this don't really phaze me though, BECAUSE I know where I'm going. I'll go one way or the other. I'll get through, because the target is set. So the problems are just stuff to deal with and have patience.
Anyway, SFM's customer service is great (although sometimes I do have to wait a day because it is in UK so they will answer me while I sleep), so I wrote to them about the Access Denied thing and we'll see what they say.
Had a live call with SFM members and one of the founders. Also another PJ Hulle Listapalooza call. Going forward here I may not mention every training I do, SFM or otherwise, especially if they are repeats, because I listen to a lot of stuff all day long in between doing my other things of the day. I really need not the information as much as I need the energetic injection of people going places and have been where I am--to hear that it's possible for me too. Keeps my mindset and good spirits up, plus learning a few tips here and there I hope to apply when appropriate.
Which is another note to make--you can't apply everything all at once. One thing I am getting a lot better at is knowing what I really need right now, information-wise. There's a lot of good stuff out there, but don't have time for it all in 300 years. So I say no to a lot of stuff too--I really try to feel my gut and/or keep what is relevant to what I'm working on. The other stuff will come round again when I need it. It will.
Well, I had wanted to tear up the "set up" yesterday--meaning get a lot done fast. I was excited.
But I had to wait 24 hours regarding my domain. Fine. I'm patient.
So TODAY I wanted to "tear it up" because I couldn't yesterday, but I'm not really much farther than I was yesterday. The email setup I was doing did not work the way the tutorial promised. Not the tutorial's fault, I'm sure, ha ha. Anyway, I am hoping it is only something time will resolve--maybe another 24 hours is needed. So we'll see what happens tomorrow.
But bigger glitch is that the dashboard I was working with on the SFM site in order to do the setup all of a sudden was giving me an Access Denied page. Now, I do know that SFM and the site is doing some transitioning, and indeed, I saw some new menu configurations. But so frustrating. I don't know if it is an error on their part that time will resolve, OR if they've changed the program so much that I need to have something else going on before getting Access even though I HAD access yesterday and this morning and even started work and setup that I cannot now access! Grrr, ha ha. Really I am a patient person. I am only saying all this because it's you and I want you to realize the minor and major bits of this whole process. Problems like this don't really phaze me though, BECAUSE I know where I'm going. I'll go one way or the other. I'll get through, because the target is set. So the problems are just stuff to deal with and have patience.
Anyway, SFM's customer service is great (although sometimes I do have to wait a day because it is in UK so they will answer me while I sleep), so I wrote to them about the Access Denied thing and we'll see what they say.
Had a live call with SFM members and one of the founders. Also another PJ Hulle Listapalooza call. Going forward here I may not mention every training I do, SFM or otherwise, especially if they are repeats, because I listen to a lot of stuff all day long in between doing my other things of the day. I really need not the information as much as I need the energetic injection of people going places and have been where I am--to hear that it's possible for me too. Keeps my mindset and good spirits up, plus learning a few tips here and there I hope to apply when appropriate.
Which is another note to make--you can't apply everything all at once. One thing I am getting a lot better at is knowing what I really need right now, information-wise. There's a lot of good stuff out there, but don't have time for it all in 300 years. So I say no to a lot of stuff too--I really try to feel my gut and/or keep what is relevant to what I'm working on. The other stuff will come round again when I need it. It will.
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Putting the Shovel In
I haven't written because as I mentioned in the last post, I have been in a long hang time waiting for funds that I could devote to moving forward in the basics of setting myself up in affiliate marketing.
In the meantime I have been soaking in listening to audios and videos--interviews, podcasts, telesummits--in order to keep my mindset up. I have continued to follow Pat Flynn (Smart Passive Income), Sean Ogle (Location180 and Location Rebel), and have added another regular one, Chris Guillebeau with his The Art of Noncomformity. Some telesummits I am listening to are Barbera Aimes' Work Less, Earn More and and Genna Mori's Love Yourself Into Wealth.
In these week my daughter graduated high school and school ended for all the kids and it was Memorial Day so there was a lot of family stuff going on. My daughter moved out immediately, full of her plans for life, so the summer begins with myself and my youngest two sons, age 15 and 9. We are just trying to hang at a slow pace. I just don't want to be anxious and in a hurry any more. I have all the time in the world. I want to be present. So we have gone to the lake, gone to softball games the 15 year old plays in, gone for runs or walks. Maybe we'll swim tomorrow. I actually have my time freedom in my life already. I don't have a full time job and I don't need one. I'd rather have my freedom and live on a shoestring because I've done that all my life anyway. But now in my life I just want to build the cash and also I would love to be able to travel. Hence the affiliate marketing.
Finally, I have used these weeks to clear out my life a little--clear stuff out of the house; try to clear some less than savory relationships (get better at my boundaries), and try to clear my fears and perhaps some not-the-best habits and just relax and say hi to people and enjoy. I want to show up differently in my life now and in these new projects. I want to be who I know I can be and truly am.
So it has been a worthwhile two weeks and I made them count. But I always had in my mind this day so that I could go forward in a practical way.
Today was payday so I returned to the Six Figure Mentors system. I purchased the (first) domain name I will be working with in order to create a (themed/niche) community and list for purposes of affiliate marketing, providing value and service to those in my community, and just having fun. After I did that I have to wait until tomorrow anyway just to let the domain settle into the world wide web before doing some more setup.
One other really important thing happened today. I joined PJ Hulle's List-a-palooza which is sorta like a telesummit, only a lot more interactive and intensive. It helps you build your List, so that is super relevant to what I will be doing and I hoped to get ideas by participating in this process. Part of it is a little self-contest to see how much you can build in 3 months, so this is perfect, because I really would love to have a great first 90 days in what I am doing. So she had a big "share" today where everyone involved posted about themselves and their business and what they had to offer and what they needed that they were looking for, etc. At first, I was not going to do it because of my normal reticence to connect, and my feeling that I did not have anything to offer being so newbie (inadequacy), and also I was dealing with some messy relationship stuff today that was taking its toll (but I refuse to let it get in the way of going forward for the benefit of my life and my family). But I pushed myself just a little to go ahead and do the activity and after just a few seconds, I was of course very happy I had. It was a good exercise to articulate what I hope to be doing with this community I will be building. I did connect with some other people that we may be able to have some mutual benefit in the future. Plus it was just fun to see all the dreamers, creators, believers, and doers in this world.
So more fun promised tomorrow . . .
In the meantime I have been soaking in listening to audios and videos--interviews, podcasts, telesummits--in order to keep my mindset up. I have continued to follow Pat Flynn (Smart Passive Income), Sean Ogle (Location180 and Location Rebel), and have added another regular one, Chris Guillebeau with his The Art of Noncomformity. Some telesummits I am listening to are Barbera Aimes' Work Less, Earn More and and Genna Mori's Love Yourself Into Wealth.
In these week my daughter graduated high school and school ended for all the kids and it was Memorial Day so there was a lot of family stuff going on. My daughter moved out immediately, full of her plans for life, so the summer begins with myself and my youngest two sons, age 15 and 9. We are just trying to hang at a slow pace. I just don't want to be anxious and in a hurry any more. I have all the time in the world. I want to be present. So we have gone to the lake, gone to softball games the 15 year old plays in, gone for runs or walks. Maybe we'll swim tomorrow. I actually have my time freedom in my life already. I don't have a full time job and I don't need one. I'd rather have my freedom and live on a shoestring because I've done that all my life anyway. But now in my life I just want to build the cash and also I would love to be able to travel. Hence the affiliate marketing.
Finally, I have used these weeks to clear out my life a little--clear stuff out of the house; try to clear some less than savory relationships (get better at my boundaries), and try to clear my fears and perhaps some not-the-best habits and just relax and say hi to people and enjoy. I want to show up differently in my life now and in these new projects. I want to be who I know I can be and truly am.
So it has been a worthwhile two weeks and I made them count. But I always had in my mind this day so that I could go forward in a practical way.
Today was payday so I returned to the Six Figure Mentors system. I purchased the (first) domain name I will be working with in order to create a (themed/niche) community and list for purposes of affiliate marketing, providing value and service to those in my community, and just having fun. After I did that I have to wait until tomorrow anyway just to let the domain settle into the world wide web before doing some more setup.
One other really important thing happened today. I joined PJ Hulle's List-a-palooza which is sorta like a telesummit, only a lot more interactive and intensive. It helps you build your List, so that is super relevant to what I will be doing and I hoped to get ideas by participating in this process. Part of it is a little self-contest to see how much you can build in 3 months, so this is perfect, because I really would love to have a great first 90 days in what I am doing. So she had a big "share" today where everyone involved posted about themselves and their business and what they had to offer and what they needed that they were looking for, etc. At first, I was not going to do it because of my normal reticence to connect, and my feeling that I did not have anything to offer being so newbie (inadequacy), and also I was dealing with some messy relationship stuff today that was taking its toll (but I refuse to let it get in the way of going forward for the benefit of my life and my family). But I pushed myself just a little to go ahead and do the activity and after just a few seconds, I was of course very happy I had. It was a good exercise to articulate what I hope to be doing with this community I will be building. I did connect with some other people that we may be able to have some mutual benefit in the future. Plus it was just fun to see all the dreamers, creators, believers, and doers in this world.
So more fun promised tomorrow . . .
Thursday, May 21, 2015
Gemini New Moon
Today has been a spectacular day as far as doing some energy healing and great shifts and forgiveness in my body. I believe this will translate into a lot of things including money. I feel grounded.
I am still waiting for my next (current) income date in order to have $20 to dedicate to the next step in SFM (buying a domain name); but I still have been doing some things.
I don't think I mentioned that several days ago I outlined or at least brainstormed a bunch of information that will possibly become a lead magnet ebook for me. I was very happy with what came out, although of course it is in VERY rough draft. I'm not ready to complete that work, but I did get my brain dumped.
I also have been exploring some other affiliate marketing leaders. I have been listening to some Pat Flynn (Smart Passive Income) podcasts. I also starting getting into the Location180 blog and such which is done by Sean Ogle. I'm trying to strike a balance between continuing to immerse myself in information without getting overwhelmed, ahead of myself, or taking away from focusing on SFM. Because the focus is what I really need. So sometimes I am listening to or reading stuff I am not really going to use yet. Just letting it inspire me and swim around in my brain and when I actually need it, I'll know where to go.
I also did have another live call, only about three minutes, to connect with another business coach, M., in the SFM system. He works with some of the higher levels. I'm not ready for that. Some people invest in a high level up front. More power to them. But I'm going to have to earn my way and savor each level I earn step by step. But of course M. was a very gracious person and I will be connecting with him as well in the future as I continue my lessons and practical preparation.
The most exciting thing that happened was that during the second (or fourth, depending on how you count it because they come in two halves) new member orientation workshop, I was selected to come forward and be on camera and audio to interact with Jay Kubassek. So I got to introduce myself, and when he asked, to tell him my big dream. It was odd, because I have never really shared my biggest dream out loud or at least in such detail, but it seemed natural with him like he would get it and he did tell me it was beautiful. Anyway, he is just a guy dedicated to people, but he's still a guy. I really appreciated the opportunity and one I will remember as I continue to go forward.
I am still waiting for my next (current) income date in order to have $20 to dedicate to the next step in SFM (buying a domain name); but I still have been doing some things.
I don't think I mentioned that several days ago I outlined or at least brainstormed a bunch of information that will possibly become a lead magnet ebook for me. I was very happy with what came out, although of course it is in VERY rough draft. I'm not ready to complete that work, but I did get my brain dumped.
I also have been exploring some other affiliate marketing leaders. I have been listening to some Pat Flynn (Smart Passive Income) podcasts. I also starting getting into the Location180 blog and such which is done by Sean Ogle. I'm trying to strike a balance between continuing to immerse myself in information without getting overwhelmed, ahead of myself, or taking away from focusing on SFM. Because the focus is what I really need. So sometimes I am listening to or reading stuff I am not really going to use yet. Just letting it inspire me and swim around in my brain and when I actually need it, I'll know where to go.
I also did have another live call, only about three minutes, to connect with another business coach, M., in the SFM system. He works with some of the higher levels. I'm not ready for that. Some people invest in a high level up front. More power to them. But I'm going to have to earn my way and savor each level I earn step by step. But of course M. was a very gracious person and I will be connecting with him as well in the future as I continue my lessons and practical preparation.
The most exciting thing that happened was that during the second (or fourth, depending on how you count it because they come in two halves) new member orientation workshop, I was selected to come forward and be on camera and audio to interact with Jay Kubassek. So I got to introduce myself, and when he asked, to tell him my big dream. It was odd, because I have never really shared my biggest dream out loud or at least in such detail, but it seemed natural with him like he would get it and he did tell me it was beautiful. Anyway, he is just a guy dedicated to people, but he's still a guy. I really appreciated the opportunity and one I will remember as I continue to go forward.
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