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Enough already.

I’m sure, by now, you’ve heard of the list building wonder boy, Tellman Knudsen. 

From the day I got on his list, this kid has annoyed me to no end with his constant barrage of “Buy this today” crap. I mean the first couple of days I had 8-10 emails from him trying to upsell anything and everything.

Lately, it’s been as many as three a day. They’re totally impersonal opt-in spam that have given me the impression he’s trying to stuff his pockets with my money. It’s really pissing me off.

He suffers from the delusion of a “throw anything at the list, someone will buy” mentality. I mean, he’s right, that someone will buy, but he’s deluded himself to think this is a long term business strategy. But who am I?

Today, he sends me this email touting,

“Turnkey money machine prints 24/7 profits for you…automatically!”

It was for an almost year old Ewen Chia product, AutoPilot Profits. Nothing against Ewen, but this product has been dubbed “an overly hyped, nothing new, rehashed version” of everything Ewen has produced (and that’s quite a bit).

 That was the last straw.

I joined his list building club, List Crusade, to get a handle on building a large subscriber list. I endured the email because there were things I learned from the video tutorials he has. 

Some people think he’s someone to learn from, an “up and comer” (courtesy of the Warrior Forum.) Huh?

I figure there’s enough impersonal autoresponder pick pocket opt-in spammers already, why would I want to learn that? For money? It says alot about our society when the pickpocket scam artists are lauded for their ability to con people out of their money.

The incessant *Buy This* has taken its toll, I’m done and recommend you steer clear of the list building boy wonder, he wants your money and that’s all.

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I was reminded this morning of the Yogi Berra quote:

If you don’t know where you’re going, you’ll end up somewhere else”

I love that guy.

Does this describe your experience? 

I’m sorry to say that for too long that was exactly my situation, and even now, I’m sometimes surprised to find myself ending up somewhere else, usually because I’ve lost my focus.

We all set goals even if we think we don’t, if you have a home business, your goal is likely to earn a profit or spend more time at home, you see. Most of us don’t act on the goals we have. But a goal without a measurable outcome is just a fantasy. Reaching your goals requires a plan to get there, one that makes sense.

Setting business goals is fine, but let’s be honest, the real thrill and what we get excited about is ACHIEVING the goal. The ones who consistently reach their goals will follow specific guidelines to realizing their dreams.

The FortuneSeeker Six:
Six necessary elements for setting and achieving your goals.

1. They must be attainable.

As much as I believe that we can achieve anything, reality plays a real part in the process. Too often, we’ll set unrealistic goals and then are disappointed that when they don’t come to pass. It would be unrealistic to set a goal of losing 50 lbs. before this weekend’s company picnic, short of losing a major limb. But to say you want to lose 7 lbs a week is completely doable.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not saying to make your goals comfortable. They should always be bigger than you think you can attain, to inspire you to take action.

2. They must be specific
In order to reach your goal, your mind needs to know exactly what you want to accomplish. Be specific. If you want to earn money from your home business, don’t be vague. Be careful to be specific, for example, “I am earning $5,000/month”

3.They must be meaningful.
An achievable goal is one that you absolutely must have. It will be the thing that gets you up in the morning raring to go and make it hard to go to bed at night. It will change your life. Face it, if it isn’t and you don’t care about it, you’re going to quit at the first roadblock, if you ever get started in the first place.

4. They must be tangible.

Your goals need to be something your mind can wrap itself around. Simply saying, “I want to be rich” isn’t the same as saying “I’m making six figures a month”. See the difference? Make it something definite that you get excited about. Feel it.

5.They must be written down.

It’s a proven fact that writing down your goals increases your likelihood of success. Be certain to write them in the present tense as if already achieved. The act of writing your goals will enable you to visualize your goals in detail and help your subconscious mind work out the details.

Doing this every morning will reinforce the effect and you will gain an edge, with less than 5% of goal setters doing this, if you make this your habit. Your desire will increase and your focus sharpen by the repetition of re-reading and concentrating on your goals.

6. They need to be consistently acted upon.

Every action, no matter how insignificant, will move you closer to achieving your goal. Do not underestimate the power of this. Be tenacious, your goal isn’t going to just happen, there will be all kinds of roadblocks. Don’t give up and your desire will be yours.

You can take that to the bank.

An online goal setting tool I found that you might like is at MyGoalManager.com.
It guides you step-by-step in creating a comprehensive roadmap to personal success.

Some years ago, researching church history, I was reading about the Wesley brothers, Charles and John, from Methodist fame. I don’t want to get into a theology discussion here, but early in their ministry, they befriended a man named William Law.

I only bring this up because, in one of their meetings, Wesley lamented of his inability to live a holy life. And Law, matter of factly replied, “It is because you never fully intended to.”

That exchange had a profound effect on me as I applied it to my own life. I saw time and again, how when I failed at something, I could always get to the place where I saw that, “I never fully intended to accomplish it.”

I recently re-read James Allen’s, As A Man Thinketh and was taken by the parallel’s to that quote and it renewed a drive in me that I thought was lost.

This “little volume” was written back in 1902 and is the foundation for many of the “self-help guru” programs out there today. The more I thought on it, the more convinced I was that I needed to make this available to as many as would read it for no charge and allow them to give it away also.

You can click on the banner ad above, or click here for your copy.

This short book will change your life, if you let it.

I included a glossary to help out with some of the more difficult words to understand.

Enjoy.

Oh, and if you have a problem signing up for the Wisdom Classics Collection update mailing list, shoot me an email and I’ll send you the download link.

Way back in 2000, I bought an ebook called Nothin’ But Net, by Michael Campbell. It was this book about a guy that did all his business on the internet.

Having been “online” for awhile at that point dialing into BBS sites with my 9600 modem on my 8086 computer with amber monitor, (Okay by the time his ebook came out I had a 486 with a 56k modem) anyway, I was sure this new internet thing was only the feeding ground of unscrupulous scam artists, selling $1 pamphlets for $19.97 and calling them ebooks.

I guess that hasn’t changed much, has it?

I’ve been following him ever since and thought I’d plug his newsletter, he’ll give you a copy of two of his best, no nonsense and still work ebooks, “Clickin’ it Rich” and “Revenge of the Mininet”. I just reread the Clickin’ It Rich action plan on Wednesday, and it’s still relevant.

They’re as practical today as they ever were.  Like John Reese and Jack Humphrey, he’s a member of my “good guys” on the internet list.

Here’s the affiliate free link:

http://www.internetmarketingsecrets.com/

I just came across a new site belonging to this guy with a mohawk up in in Alaska.  Now having spent some time up there, I want to warn you to not let his mountain man appearance fool you, this cat is definitely living in the 21st century.

Jay Jennings lives with his family up in Wasilla, Alaska, about a 45 minute drive north from Anchorage. (I had my first moose sausage with eggs there) He’s a fellow home-schooler too.

Anyway, back to the review. His site has some really excellent posts, including this one, 3 Steps to Making $100k Per Year that soothes the aching pain in my lower back area caused by the “Guru of the Month” club.

He has created some really excellent software, one being Article Architect.

Article Architect will help you research niche topics, find loads of information about the topic so you can write great articles, will help you write the articles and keep track of them, and even help you submit them to as many article directories as you want.

Do you want to drive more traffic to your sites with article marketing? Article Architect will help you do that!

Do you want to make affiliate sales using articles with bum marketing? Article Architect will help you do that!

Another favorite is his Sonic InfoBuilder I’m using it right now to build some info products for readers of this site.

I guarantee that you will be refreshed by this guys no hype site. He’s a new FortuneSeeker favorite.