Category: Mindset

This week I’ve been re-reading a great book.

Classic.

But full of wisdom.

If you haven’t yet read ‘The Richest Man in Babylon’ then I highly recommend you do.

And I recommend you read it more than once.

Below is taken from the foreword of the book.

Babylon became the wealthiest city of the ancient world because its citizens were the richest people of their time.

They appreciated the value of money.

They practised sound financial principles in acquiring money…

keeping money and making their money earn more money.

They provided for themselves what we all desire… incomes for the future.

The basic principles of this can be found in Dan Kennedy’s ‘Wealth Attraction in the New Economy’ book.

Dan gives a 90-Day Experiment, to show how effective this is…

… where you create a wealth account and deposit a fixed percentage of your earnings into this account, 1% – 10%.

The more constant you can do this over the 90 days, the better.

It’s essential to note that this approach is about building a habit by disciplining yourself to save.

And as Dan says:

“This is important because wealth isn’t about income.”

Nope.

Most people focus only on increasing income whereas the wealthy are just as concerned if not more so in increasing equity.

You may think to yourself.

“I can’t pay my bills now with 100% of my money, how am going to do this with only 90%?”

And if that’s the case then you won’t, but you can’t now either!

So, just do it. Pick a percentage, deposit the money, and do NOT touch it, no matter what.

If you do take it out within the 90-day experiment.

You MUST limit it to a true investment.

For example, if you have enough in your wealth account to pay an extra monthly payment on a loan or credit card, that’s ok.

Dan says that the act of putting money into your Wealth Account does things to and through your subconscious mind that can’t be fully explained.

And the most important part is the amount DOESN’T matter as much as the act of doing this.

Humans are creatures of habit so why not get these habits working for you instead of against you?

Anyway…

If you’re not building an email list – You really should be.

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When you’re starting online there’s a lot of mixed messages in affiliate marketing on the best ways to do this.

One approach is to create a lead magnet and opt-in page to collect email addresses.

(Which is a great approach.)

Then, get people to see your offer (lead magnet).

If you’ve already tried this approach, then you know that this isn’t as easy as it appears…

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Zaf.

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The most important thing to work on

“Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.”

– Mark Twain

Today I was listening to part 3 of the audio program “Think to Grow Rich” from Bill Glazier.

Which talks about the most successful entrepreneurs not operating from a position of fear.

That they don’t fear failure.

This means they’re more open to testing radically different ideas in their business. And acting quickly to implement new ideas.

And they also don’t fear competition. So, they can openly share what they’re doing with others.

They are NOT afraid to make a mess.

Fear is the ONE thing that stops people from moving forward online.

While you can never get rid of fear you can learn to cope with it.

Below is a great thing to remember:

“All you have to do to diminish your fear is to develop more trust in your ability to handle whatever comes your way!”

This is from the book Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers.

A great book to read… most success online is getting past the mental barriers we put on ourselves.

Remember it’s just as important if not more so to work just as much on your mindset as your business.

Zaf.

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Whenever I hear the word mindset I think of positive thinking.

And all those things related to being positive…

In an audio recording, I’ve been listening to Lee Milteer’s interview with Dan Kennedy…

On the basics of mindset and success.

He talks about how Renegade Millionaires work just as much on their mindset as on their business.

Although Dan doesn’t believe your thoughts can change your environment, etc.

He does talk about how your core beliefs can affect your success.

That a person needs their own set of core beliefs (or personal philosophy), that they can write down and explain.

This acts as a screening filter that allows you to make decisions quicker.

Dan says on failure and success:

” Renegade Millionaires” come to view failure differently; we adopt a viewpoint that comes from direct response.
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They don’t think in terms of success or failure; they think in terms of testing.
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And their view carries over to every entrepreneurial endeavour.”

If you think in terms of success and failure, then you set yourself up for a lot of frustration, and this could affect you when doing other projects.

But if you think in terms of testing, then the objective is to test it as quickly and cheaply as possible and get rid of the stuff that doesn’t work as quickly as possible.

Interestingly, I also learned about this mindset from another successful marketer… who said about paid ads, “see these as a test.”

I think that’s some great advice there… what do you think?

Zaf.

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It’s been a lovely sunny day…

Although a bit cool when my wife and me went shopping this morning.

As I’m writing this email, it’s 16:30 here in the UK and the sun’s blazing down at a warm 20 degrees.

In the book NO B.S Wealth Attraction In The New Economy.

Dan Kennedy explains how most people are wealth-inhibited.

That they never think in terms of getting wealthy… Nope.

He goes on to say that most people’s thoughts only go as far as imagining winning the lottery or being left a fortune by some long-lost relative.

But, there are a lot of people who do, at some point, start seriously, to look seriously at how to turn their knowledge, etc., into real wealth.

The problem, though, is that most of these people never get traction…

…never get going, never get wealthy, because they suffer from wealth inhibition.

And according to Dan – “if you believe wealth is limited, if you view it as a zero-sum game, you are inhibited.”

And this inhibition affects all sorts of things you do or don’t do.

For example, what you charge for your product or service or who you’ll ask for money.

Dan recommends studying masters of great wealth attraction, such as Gene Simmons, creator of the rock band KISS.

There’s a great quote by Gene that goes:
“Be clear, be truthful.
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Stand there proudly,
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Unapologetically, and say,
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‘I love cash.
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It will get me
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everything
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I want in live.’”

Interesting, when I first learned to use paid ads, the marketer who taught this said to see paid ads as an investment and not as an expense.

Whether you like paid ads or not, they are the quickest way to test if your lead magnet works…

You get actual, real-world data and experience.

And you don’t need a lot of money to test with.

Zaf.

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Earlier today, as it was a nice day, I mowed the back garden.

After my lad insisted I watch a film with him on Netflix…

The film is “Spy”, and it’s about a desk-bound CIA analyst named Susan Cooper (Melissa McCarthy).

Who volunteers to go undercover to infiltrate the world of a deadly arms dealer and prevent a diabolical global disaster…

And I tell you I was laughing throughout this film…

Rick Ford (Jason Statham) in one scene says to Susan Cooper:
“You really think you’re ready for the field?
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I once used defibrillators on myself.
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I put shards of glass in my fuckin’ eye.
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I’ve jumped from a high-rise building using only a raincoat as a parachute and broke both legs upon landing; I still had to pretend I was in a fucking Cirque du Soleil show!
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I’ve swallowed enough microchips and shit them back out again to make a computer.
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This arm has been ripped off completely and re-attached with this fuckin’ arm.”

If you haven’t watched this or even if you have and you want a good laugh, then I definitely recommend watching this.

Now, why am I telling you this?

Two reasons:

1. There’s nothing like watching a good film that makes you laugh.

2. There’s a good morale in this film.

Susan Cooper was a deskbound CIA agent – she let her fear stop her from even attempting to be in the field.

And a lot of people do this in areas of their lives, too.

Take my wife, for example, last year was the first time ever that we all had a holiday abroad.

Because she was that afraid of going on a plane, even though she’d never been on one.

Though she hated the flight and swore blind at the time she’d never step foot on another plane again, lol.

(But at least she gave it a go, even if she didn’t like it. And she’s now even doing it again this year!)

And that’s the same with this online thing.

The thought of building an email list and sending out emails to that list fills some people with dread.

I know what that’s like, I’ve been there… but you know what?

It might NOT be as bad as you think – sure, the first dozen or so emails you send will stink, but they WILL get better the more you do them.

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Some days when I’m working on my business, I find days where I don’t feel very motivated.

Like my plan to send out a daily email for 30 days.

(which I’ve now done and planning to keep doing.)

Some days that was SO easy and then other days, damn it felt so HARD…

That’s where I’ve found having something inspirational to either listen to or read really is helping me.

One of my favourite things is listening to one of Les Brown’s audiobooks.

A great one I have is ‘The Best of Les Brown’.

Here are a couple of quotes from Les Brown’s audio:

“Other people’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality.”

“Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss, you’ll land among the stars”.

“Most people fail in life not because they aim too high and miss, but because they aim too low and hit.”

There’s a great story on the audio relating to the FIRST quote.

Les talks about when he was at school his nickname was DT (Dum Twin).

And this particular day the teacher called him up to the front of the class, thinking he was Wesley (his twin brother).

Everyone shouted out that’s NOT Wesley that’s DT.
“Who’s DT?” the teacher asked… that’s DT the dumb twin, Leslie not Wesley.

They answered.

To which Les replied – that’s right, I’m DT.

And the teacher turned round to Les and said…

“Other people’s opinion of you does not have to become your reality.”

What’s your favourite quote?

It’s important to keep yourself motivated, especially during those tough times.

When the work you’re doing doesn’t seem to be bringing you many results.

Find something to listen to and read that’ll help you keep being consistent.

Being consistent with your actions is what’s going to help you succeed at this online thing.

Zaf.

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It’s another lovely sunny day here in Notts.

Can you believe we’re already in March?

Damn it’s gone so fast…

If you’re stuck in the 9 to 5 grind while you’re trying to figure out how to make it online.

And you’re following some sort of strategy.

Then, keeping consistent in the strategy you’re using to accomplish this is going to be probably the most important thing you can do.

I was just recently speaking with someone on Facebook about what I’ve been recently doing in my business.

To which the reply was.

” It sounds like you’ve really put in the work to refine your strategy.”

I thought about this for a few minutes just mulling it over.

I asked myself ‘what have I been doing to keep myself on track with what I needed to do?’

And it hit me like a bolt outta the blue…

I set my intention on what I wanted to do and that no matter what… I was going to do it.

(I made up my mind to do it no matter what!)

And I used a notebook to write down the tasks I wanted to do (sending out an email being the top one), for that day.

I’d then set a timer for 25 minutes and then just started to write. And once the timer went off, I’d get up and take a 5-minute break from the computer.

And carry on if needed.

It’s ALMOST the exact same process I used when I was working on the outline for my first product, the sales page and graphics.

I say almost because I was also testing Microsoft OneNote for my tasks as well as writing down in a notebook, then I’d tick the tasks off that I completed.

Keeping a record of what I’ve been doing in my business has really helped me see over the weeks what I’ve been doing that’s both been working and not working.

Give them a try and see how you get on.

Zaf.

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A few years ago, now.

Before I got into IT support, one of the things I was learning about was web development.

I did a basic web design course at college and really enjoyed it.

Learning the basics of HTML and a little CSS.

Even touching on Dreamweaver and using Flash.

(Things were a lot harder then.)

Since then, things have moved on with the technology but there’s ONE thing that’s stayed constant.

Do you know what that is?

Writing persuasively.

This is a skill that is essential in success online.

There’s no getting away with it, nope.

The more persuasive you can write, the more you’ll sell, it’s just that simple.

It’s required for:

✅ Emails

✅ Opt-in pages

✅ Product titles

✅ Lead magnet titles

✅ Blog posts

✅ And more.

So for the next 90 days I’m returning to the basics of the copywriting classics.

(An idea inspired from an email I got from someone in the web development niche.)

It’s something I’ve mentioned before that can improve your copywriting skills immensely if you can complete it.

And it’s NOT easy…

It’s Gary Halbert’s 30-Day Copywriting Challenge.

The challenge consists of 9 classic copywriting books and newsletters to read through.

 (Although it’s 30-days, it’s too much to do within that time.)

A sh*t load of “sales letters” to copy out by hand (NOT type).

And more.

Most people will NOT do this.

There’s a certain mindset you need to have to achieve your goals.

A mindset that CAN be learned by anyone.

Without the right mindset, no matter what you do to try and make money you’ll end up sabotaging yourself.

Zaf.

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A few years ago, I made a couple hundred dollars in commissions online.

And that was it.

I was stuck not knowing what to do to keep making money.

At the time I didn’t realize how important it was to have an email list.

I bought a few different products not knowing really what the heck I was doing.

I felt no matter how hard I tried I wasn’t getting anywhere fast.
So I joined a coaching program for a bit then dropped out.
A year or so later I rejoined the same program.

Thinking “I am going to create my own product.”

After giving it a try for a couple of months, I got overwhelmed feeling like I couldn’t do it.

I stopped trying to create my product and started something else for a couple of months.

(Like hearing the ‘Piped Piper’ drawing me to the next shiny object. Lol)

Then went back to carry on creating my product.

Deep down I was thinking “Damn, this is hard I don’t think I can do it.”

But I kept at it even with a load of self-doubts.

I created the sales page and all the marketing material, and it wasn’t easy, that’s for sure.

I’d listen to a load of inspirational audiobooks like Les Brown and Think and Grow Rich.

Added with the productivity hacks and time management skills I learned.

The real test came when I had to start selling my first product.
I’d contact potential partners to promote the product.

And boy was that hard mentally… with all those doubts about whether my product would be good enough.

I got caught up in a tidal wave of emotions.

Dealing with all those thoughts like ‘What if they don’t like my product?’ Etc.

But you know what helped me the most?

Having the RIGHT MINDSET and being consistent.

Once I shifted my mindset things started to happen…

Most likely you are already knowledgeable about building an online business like I was and you’re likely familiar with the concepts of:

✅ Emails list building
✅ Optin pages
✅ Sales pages
✅ Copywriting
✅ Product creation
✅ Etc

I was taking a lot of courses and studying a lot of techniques, but the more I learned, the more confused I felt.

Have you ever felt like that?

Zaf.

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