Archive for May, 2009

Being an entrepreneur, offline or on the internet is not as easy as you think. Especially if you are  someone who is ambitious and wants to make it big. To others this may seem like a nightmare. But with the right mindset, that nightmare can be turned into a dream come true…

1.  Passion – Love what you do
You must have a lot of passion in order to enjoy your work and get ahead. When things get tough, you will not be negatively affected like the other people who hate what they are doing. You will not lose energy because your work is a source of energy itself.

2. Persistence – Do it always
You have to do something consistently everyone single day. It is not enough just to do it once. If you want to gain more customers, work on this goal from Monday to Sunday, never missing a day. You will see results much faster. Thomas Edison failed more than 10,000 times before he perfected the light bulb.

3. Focus – Keep your eye on the ball
This means that you must not be distracted. The biggest enemy for internet entrepreneurs, particularly if you are working in a house with a TV, fridge, etc, is to forget about the task at hand because the show “The Office” is on. You must focus on your goals so that they can become a reality. The minute you get unfocused you will start to fall backwards.

4. Action – It is not enough just to know it
This is by far the greatest area where people get confused. If you go out and learn something new, let’s say an innovative marketing technique, don’t just store it in your head. Get it out of there and put it into an action plan. As soon as you have time to be committed, apply what you have learned. It doesn’t have to be big either, just make sure that you apply it in any way, shape, or form. You will get in the habit of applying and your long term success will sky rocket. This goes for your goals as well.

5. Positive perspective – The glass is half full, not half empty
Keep a positive mindset. When you are working, things can get problematic and frustrating. Do not put your attention on it. Simply notice it and look for a solution. People are dying, getting kidnapped, and turning to violence all the time. At that same moment, there is innovation, financial independence, successful businesses, sunny days, growing grass, celebration, new discoveries, and Rihanna’s nude photos being leaked (that was a joke). Choose which side you want to be on.

6. Work hard – Don’t stick with the easy stuff
If you do something and it starts to get easy for you, move on. Do not stay in the easy zone for too long because you will be bypassed by everyone. As soon as something feels easy to you, find a way to move higher so that it is challenging again. Like this you just keep moving up and up.

7. Visualize – Preview your future life before it happens
The cool thing about this is coming up with scenarios and special moments of your future life. Just imagine waking up in the morning and going outside to get your 6 figure check in the mail. Visualizing is like opening up a small doorway in your mind. It creates a possibility of what you are dreaming about to actually happen. What you have to keep in mind here is to not set any limits. Don’t envision a million dollar check when you can just as easily envision a 10 million dollar check. Hell, why not even a billion dollar check (there, I said it).

So there you have it. 7 traits you must develop in order to make something of yourself. Stay tuned for the second part of this article that you cannot miss. In fact, get notified by email. Click here to subscribe via email and be alerted when the second half of this article is posted.