I've been getting
many "Friday"
comments from people
new to blogging and
online marketing.
A recurring thing
I hear from these
"newbies" is that
they just don't
know "where to begin."
They don't know how
to get started with
blogging, or building
an online business.
This is really a
matter of fear.
It's a fear of the
unknown.
And that's really
understandable.
It's always scary
to leave a world
you're familiar
with.
Maybe a job.
Maybe a lifestyle.
Now, because you've
heard this internet
thing can be very
lucrative, you're
interested.
You're tempted.
You're on the verge
of taking action.
But what if it
fails?
What if it proves
to be more of an
investment than
you thought it
would be?
What if you look
foolish for having
tried?
These fears are
the typical ones
that keep people
from moving forward
in all aspects of
life, not least of
all...
in a blog or other
on online business.
I suggest, if you
have a fear of getting
started...
or even if you've
already started, but
fear moving on to the
next big level...
If you have these
fears, stop everthing.
It's Friday.
This is when folks
in this focus group
take a step back and
look at where they've
been, and where they're
heading.
So why not take this
particular Friday to
write down
(1) what's the next
level you need to reach?
It could be a new plateau,
or it could be just getting
started.
(2) what are your fears
about taking the big
steps and commitments it
will take to reach that
next level?
Are you afraid of the time
it will take? the investment?
your lack of knowledge? the
technical hurdles you'll have
to jump?
Here's the exercise.
List your next big challenge.
List your fears about meeting
it.
List the actions... not
thoughts... concrete actions...
you can take in the next
7 days to actually start
meeting those challenges.
Make it real.
Not theory.
If you're having trouble
with this, or just want
to tell me what you've
come up with...
Hit the "Reply" and tell
me what you've come up
with, here.
Happy Friday.
Enjoy your weekend :)
Talk soon,
Donna
-Donna & David-
Whirlwind Success
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==> Here's what my
"Friday Focus Group"
is all about.
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This is not a "group"
in the official sense.
I didn't wake up and
say "I think I'll start
this thing..."
But I've been talking
some lately about how
I use Friday as a focus
day.
I create my Blueprint for
the next week each Friday.
Then, starting Monday
morning, I know exactly
what I've got to do in
order to accomplish my
goals for the week.
On a larger scale, I see
my weekly goals as baby
steps toward achieving
my "Big Goal".
I usually set a "Big Goal"
as a 6 to 8 week goal that
I really want to reach.
That, of course, is a milestone
toward achieving my big, big,
big goal... operating a
successful online business.
Now, to operate a successful
online business, it is necessary
to constantly strive to reach
my "Big Goals."
So you see, it's all too big
to do unless I put all my focus
on one week at a time.
That's what my Friday Blueprint
is for.
It keeps me from developing a
"wandering eye" or "jumping
the fence" for each new thing
that looks intriguing or easy.
==> Here's the thing.
I'm rambling.
Let me stop and tell you what
this email is about.
Lots of folks who are on my
email list = thanks for your
loyalty :) =
Lot of folks on my list have
been replying to my emails to
tell me about their goals and
their own "Friday Blueprints."
Then they follow up and tell
me how it's progressing.
A few people have been doing
this every single Friday.
They tell me their goals for
the next week one Friday.
The next Friday, they report
back and tell me how they did,
plus... what their new Blueprint
is for the next week.
So they've kind of established
an accountability relationship
with me right from this email
list.
And I've seen them grow through
doing this, plus, I give some
feedback from time to time.
(Hey! I usually charge for my
email coaching, so you get a
little freebie here for being
my loyal sub, heehee)
That's it, really.
You wanna play?
Just reply to any of my Friday
emails and tell me what your
Blueprint is for next week.
Then, make yourself accountable
to me (and to yourself)... by
letting me know how you made out
with it, where you slacked off,
where you exceeded your goals,
etc.
Nothing formal.
Nothing to sign up for.
Just do it!
I'll be happy to be your support
and accountability partner.
Send me your Friday Blueprint
right now.
I love my weekend reading :)
Talk soon,
Donna
-Donna & David-
Whirlwind Success
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