Who doesn't like to be someone better the next day than he/she was the day before?
It is good to be content. To be content is a good way not to become obsessed with something. When you become obsessed with something, it can really drive you (and everybody around you) crazy.
But, I also heard someone saying one day which made a lot of sense to me. I may be content, but I am never satisfied. There is always room for growth.
This is where goal setting comes in. Remember, it's nice to have dreams, but unless you write them down and start creating a plan of action to make it reality, that is all it will ever be...a dream.
Me and my family had our fair share of challenges over the past year. Among other things my wife and I got attacked inside our house during a break-in one night last year. Although I was able to fight them off, I still ended up going to hospital to get a knife blade surgically removed after it broke off after being stabbed in the face.
So, long story short, I wasn't very active online for quite some time...
But, life goes on and we want our lives back. I want to be someone better every day than I was the day before.
I recently started an online course to get myself more educated for online marketing. While doing research for one of the modules, I discovered Jon and Blain's new program, Start Earning Today and I signed up.
No false promises of making millions overnight and all that nonsense that goes along with it. The information was upfront and too the point...this is not going to give you an income you can live on, but you will start earning income which you can start using to fund your business with.
I liked that idea and I am taking them up on it. No out of pocket expenses, but generate funds by taking action with this program.
So, here is my goal: Using the tools in the "Start Earning Today" program - which are all free to use - I want to consistently earn $2.74 per day from using these tools alone within the next three months.
To start, all upgrades, advertising and other expenses to grow my business will be funded from this income, which would enable me to further increase the rate at which my business can grow.
I want to make one point clear though: this is not to put the Start Earning Today program to a test. I am convinced that the program will work...the test is on me.
The results will obviously differ from person to person. Especially when it comes to the blogging part. I think that is the greatest challenge. The rest of the tools are for yourself to be disciplined enough to perform the actions, while with the blogging I will have to develop not only the habit, but the skill to create quality content on a regular basis.
I will obviously keep track of my progress, but to keep myself accountable I will also report back here. I plan on doing that on Fridays.
I signed up on 18 April and as we speak, I have already started earning (as they said I would...lol). It is still just pennies though, but for now it is all about commitment.
Talking about commitment...I have discovered a nice program for goal-setting. It is called Lifetick (this is not an affiliate link by the way) and it keeps all your goal-setting activities neatly in one place. It is based on the S.M.A.R.T. goal setting principle. You can keep a journal of your progress on various goals, make notes, add dreams for future goals and more. You can also add repeating tasks which automatically update everyday. You just log-in everyday and all your tasks are there, ready for you.
Below is a screenshot from their site, showing some of the key features.
Lifetick is a free program for up to 4 goals. You can upgrade to paid versions if you want to work on more than 4 goals at the same time.
So, that's enough from me now...lol. Let me know what you guys think of Lifetick and if you enjoy it. In the mean time, enjoy your day!
