Home Based Business Tips and Training

Beyond Ordinary Goal Setting

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:30 GMT

If you get up in the morning you have goals whether you realize it or not. Even if it's as simple as:
1. get up
2. get through the day
3. go to bed

But goal setting can be so much more powerful if you know how to set your goals for success. This is a process that is both an art and a science. Setting a goal is more than just picking something you want and going for it. Goals that will provide you with satisfiying achievement must be specific and measurable.

Focus on setting goals that can be measured to provide that satisfaction when you have achieved the change or success that is most important. Saying "I'm going to get back to the weight I was when I was 20" is not specific enough. But saying "I'm going to loose 30 lbs to reach the weight of 120 lbs like I was when I was 20" is. It gives you a measurable goal you can track and succeed at little by little.

Your goals need to challenge you but they still need to be realistic. If the goal seems insurmountable you will defeat yourself before you can even get started. Take baby steps at first and show yourself you can do it, then up the goal and challenge yourself more. Have mini-goals within your ultimate goal. Show yourself, You Can! These mini-goals provide you the success to keep you on the road to your long-term goal.

Be patient. As the old saying goes, "Rome wasn't built in a day". You didn't get where you are overnight, you're not going to make the trip back overnight either. One things for sure though. If weight-loss is your goal, you can definitely succeed at the loss much faster than the gain. The gain usually happens so slowly you don't even notice it until you wake up one day and look at yourself in the mirror and go, Whoa! What happened!

Now, being specific and measurable with your goals is a powerful strategy, but if you want to take it to the next level you want to focus on the behavior that is going to help you reach your goal.

So now instead of saying, "I'm going to loose 30 lbs." you're saying "I will exercise five hours per week"

By focusing on your behaviors that will lead to the results you are looking for in setting your goals you have added power to your punch.

In the end you have handed yourself the power to succeed, because behavior is something you control. You can control your actions which will provide the vehicle for you to reach your goals.

And finally, you need to share your goals. If you keep your goals a secret, then hidden inside you is the fear that you will not succeed and that fear will beat you.

Hold yourself accountable, do for yourself what you would do for your family and friends if they had a worthy goal they were striving for - Have faith in yourself. Tell yourself you can do this, you will do this, and tell others who you know care about your so they can support you in your goals.

And then just do it. Set your goals to action and create a plan. Write your plan down and set your specific guidelines. Create a dream board. Get out old pictures. Get out that old pair of pants and hang them where you can see them. Leave yourself reminders, encouragements, quotes that uplift you. Stack the deck in your favor and then just do it.

Please don't hesitate to contact me:

Christy Ruffner
(541) 678-7005
http://www.ctw2gether.com/
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The Best Way to Start Your Blog Right

Sun, 04 Jan 2009 09:15 GMT

From the desk of Christy Ruffner - Home Based Business Mentor

Once you have decided to start a blog, the first decision to make is what it's going to be about. Starting with something you are passionate about will make it easier to get blogging and stay with it.

Have an idea of a destination, without every really planning to get there. It's all about the journey...sort of like life. And don't feel like you have to get it perfect the first time out.

Before you actually get started sit down and give some thought to the topics you would like to cover. Create an outline of your thoughts that will help create a cohesive picture like a story building; action upon action, thought upon thought, that brings your reader back for more.

Plan to post to your blog every day for at least 7 days. More if you have it in you. That's where your outline comes in handy, because you can keep building on the outline.

Plan keywords for your blog that can be used for anchor text. Anchor text is an active link that when clicked on takes you somewhere else. This is going to be determined by why you are blogging. Are you driving traffic to your website or promoting an affiliate link? The anchor text needs to be the words you are using as keywords for your website and will help your website by giving you back links with your keywords.

Make sure that as you post to your blog you are bookmarking it on social bookmarking sites such as Digg.com, StumbleUpon.com, and Reddit.com. These will help get you traffic from people who use these sites looking for content.

Always incorporate a call to action in the side bar of your blog and within the individual posts when ever possible. Inviting people to look at your website draws their attention and lets them know you have something you feel is worth their time. People will almost always come and take a look. Then it's up to you to give them what they may be looking for.

So, here it is again in short:

4 basic steps to start your blogging right are:

to blog once a day for at least a week
anchor text in your blog
bookmark every new blog post
include a call to action on your blog and with individual blog posts

These 4 things will help you be successful with getting traffic to your main site from your blogging site.

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Dare To Dream

Dare To Dream - Your Best Home Based Business Opportunity Dream

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:45 GMT

A message from the desk of
Christy Ruffner - Home Based Business Mentor

There's a big scare in the wind right now because of what's happening in our economy and indeed the economy of the world. None of us really knows what's going to happen with all that. It's a big wait and see game. But we do have a way to take control of our future in a big way and change the direction of our lives for the better.

One of the truly amazing things about being an American is that one person can take an idea and build it into a dream and grow to be whatever he/she wants to be. Who wants to be a millionaire? I do. Do you? Then what do you have to do to become that? There's lots of different ways to pursue such a dream and I could share a few of those with you. But for now on to the purpose of this letter. First, let's all decide to pursue our dreams! But before you can make a dream come true you have to wake up. Then get on with reading this letter.

I just got my latest e-mail from Mike Dillard telling me I needed to get off my duff and buy his Magnetic Sponsoring book. (I already have, by the way, and his Black Belt Recruiting, and The Pink Pig). But I always enjoy reading Mike's emails because they are cut to the chase, no sugar coating, stop feeling sorry for yourself stuff.

I've never sat around feeling sorry for myself and I like the way Mike lays it on the line. He just says, hey if you can read a story like this and not buy your copy of Magnetic Sponsoring then you are in the wrong place, telling yourself lies that will get you nowhere. GO GET A JOB!

So have a read and let's see what you do. If it motivates you GREAT! Click here and let's get started.

So here is the latest testimonial letter that has come from Mike, and I must say, it's a good one:

Desperate Bike Messenger Buys Magnetic Sponsoring For $39 - Makes $1,010,212 In Next 27 Months. Here's The True Story...
"Mike, I don't know if you remember, but I do. About three years ago I happened across your "Magnetic Sponsoring" guide in an online forum. I bought it on the spot, and then was so excited to get the freaking thing I called you to see when it would show up. To my surprise, you answered and said shouldn't be more than a couple days and sure enough it showed up right on schedule.
I don't know if you've got magic in your words or what, but after reading and grasping the simple principles in that I guide it all clicked for me. I got to work and now a few years later I've recruited more people than I can count - probably approaching the 1,000 mark now, and it's all been site unseen and quiet literally at the push of a button.
(That's me in the picture above holding 37 checks worth $85,172.47. Not bad for a single month!) Those recruits have turned into organizations in the high multiple thousand that to this day grow by 10 to 15 people a day like clockwork.
In total, I've earned well over over $1,010,212, and that's conservative. Which has translated into me living a life I love, traveling to Europe, Central America, and Asia more than once and I don't remember the last time I looked at the prices on a menu at a restaurant.
Had I not found your book would I have achieved these results? Maybe, but I guarantee not as fast, and I don't think people would be calling me "The King Of Never Calling A Single Lead" like they do now.
So if you're trying to decide whether or not "Magnetic Sponsoring" is for you, and you've spent the last couple months calling dead beat leads only to get rejected and pay for it like I did, let me share a few key lessons I picked up from Magnetic Sponsoring...
#1: Never Buy Or Call Generic Leads
Seems pretty self evident, but let me tell you briefly why this is important by sharing a recent experience I had . . .
Not to long ago I was checking out web sites on the net and opted into a few mailing lists.
This time must have been special because the next 3 days I got about 20 calls from people who couldn't tell me where they got my name, but they ALL somehow knew I was someone interested in starting a business (because I happened across some page and opted in).
The first couple calls were nostalgic and reminded me of the drudgery I once endured, but the 20th call was more than a little annoying. Each person that "bought" me as a lead paid the same price, didn't know what I was really interested in doing, and had to deal with 19 other people calling me trying to get me to buy some web site or scheme.
If you're buying leads all your doing is making life harder for yourself because you're basically paying to create competition for you, who, if they're selling hot air will quickly shade the mind of your prospect in a not so positive light towards anyone calling them about anything opportunity related.
All you're doing is making life harder for yourself when you do this. So don't.
That brings up the next point . . .
#2: Get Your Own Leads
Another short story to illustrate why:
After picking up "Magnetic Sponsoring" I realized the importance of getting my own leads and set out to do it.
Literally 2 minutes after I generated my first leads, up popped my first new recruit along with them. I was away at work when it happened, but when I check the time lag between the notification emails for new leads and new sign ups for my company the lag was less than 2 minutes.
There I was after previously having bought thousands of dollars worth of leads and spent countless hours getting rejected by them - to spending $40 on a cheap ad and having people auto recruit themselves into my business.
I'm not a fast learner all the time, but I picked up on this one pretty quick. Knowing that I now had a choice between buying generic leads like the rest of world and wasting time calling them, compared to getting my own and knowing the results of that, I'm choosing option #2 every time.
But here's why it's so much more powerful get your own leads.
You're the only one that has access to them, so competition is zilch, the expressed interest in exactly what you had to offer, so you know they're not generic, and MOST important you control the interactions with them thereafter.
Some may join on the spot, but now either following up via e-mail or on the phone with these NON generic leads in a competition vacuum you'll pull in even more results over time.
Now I can't share everything I learned in "Magnetic Sponsoring" but I'll share one more important lesson I've learned and prospered by . . .
#3: Make Money Now No Matter What
In network marketing and the home business arena we're always taught to build the organization to create a long term annuity and to retail our company's product or service to earn the everyday bread and butter money that keep our business moving forward.
In a word . . . IMPORTANT!
There are economic concerns involved with every business no matter if it's in the home business arena or not, and this one if of the utmost importance.
Here's why . . .
If you're just starting out money is always going to be more scarce than once you have some momentum going.
It's exceedingly important, at the beginning, that for every dollar you spend you do anything and everything in your power to put it back in your pocket as soon as possible.
The problem that causes most network marketers to fail early on is running out of cash before there business can pay for itself.
If you're new you're immediate and most important concern is going to be earning your investment back as soon as possible.
The easier you can make it on yourself to do this and provide an avenue for your team members to do the same the faster and the larger your organization will grow.
The problem is online it's tough as heck to retail your company's product or service for several reasons that I could go on for a day about, but the BIGGEST thing I learned in "Magnetic Sponsoring" was there's a better and even more effective way to earn your initial investment back, and for that and the other priceless lessons I've experienced the power of first hand I suggest you pick up the guide and get the full scoop.
I went on too long here, but all I meant to say here, is my life has changed drastically since I came across the magic that is "Mike Dillard", and I'm just thankful for it.
Anyone who doesn't pick up "Magnetic Sponsoring" could very well be leaving millions on the table.
Keep doing what you do big Mike.
To the top,
Daegan "The King Of Never Calling A Single Lead"

Well, there you have it. Couldn't be any clearer than that. If you have what it takes to do what you have to do to get what you want, then I look forward to hearing from you.

Seriously. If you can read a story like Daegan's, and still find some excuse as to why you can't benefit from Magnetic Sponsoring, you've got some soul searching to do, because you're kidding yourself. It's time to take off the disguise and stop pretending to be an entrepreneur, because you really don't want it. And that's ok. Not a big deal, but if that's the case, you don't need to be here right? No hard feelings, and best of luck to you.

How do they put it? "Shit or get off the pot." There are a great many resources available that work if we make a plan and work that plan. Schedule a few hours every day to work on your business. Invest in yourself and find the educational material that will help you take the steps you need to take to do what you want to do. The plan is yours, the life is yours, the success if yours. It is what you do with it that matters most. This is all about you!

Christy Ruffner | Phone: 541.678.7005
Streamlining the Organic Lifestyle
Better for you, better for the planet.

Skype: allaboutorganic
Twitter: ChristyRuffner
Yahoo: cruffvisions

Best Home Based Business Practices - Squeeze Pages

Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:33 GMT

Squeeze Pages 101 - The First Step

What is the first thing you need to do to set a squeeze page? Any idea...

Forget about it. That's right, set it aside, we'll get back to it. Because first you have to do some thinking.

You may be asking, what do I have to think about?

Your prospect. It's all about your prospect. It has nothing to do with your opportunity or your product. It's all about your prospect. And believe me, that's exactly what your prospect thinks as well.

Let's answer a few questions about your prospect. You want to get a pencil and paper out here now because we're going to do a little brainstorming.

1. Why is your prospect here.
2. How did your prospect end up on your page.
3. What motivated your prospect to end up on a web site like yours.
4. What does your prospect know.
5. What does your prospect expect.
6. What does your prospect want.

If you can answer these questions you are well on your way to creating a successful squeeze page.

One of the most important thing you need to remember is the prospect did not come to your web page to give you his contact details. He didn't come to buy your product or sign up for your opportunity. He's looking for information. He's looking for answers to his questions. He's curious and demanding and is not just going to hand you his details because you ask nicely.

So many people put up a page thinking it will act like fly paper and if someone just happens by close enough then they will just get stuck and stay. But he doesn't care about you and if you don't give him a good reason to stay and read beyond the headline then the ease of the click of the mouse will whisk him away before he has had the opportunity to discover what a great offer you may have for him.

And remember that words are cheap. It's all been said before, all the grandeous predictions and outrageous claims. Give him something of value he wants that he can't have without sharing his contact information with you and you will have a successful squeeze page.

Would you be looking for a system that can help take your business to the next level. Because a good squeeze page is only as good as what you have to offer your prospect once he makes the leap and offers you his contact informaion. Veretekk can make the difference.

Christy Ruffner | Phone: 541.678.7005
Streamlining the Organic Lifestyle
Better for you, better for the planet.

Skype: allaboutorganic
Twitter: ChristyRuffner
Yahoo: cruffvisions

Best Home Based Business Opportunities - This One Actually Works!

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:51 GMT

A page from my diary:

I was sitting back the other night, just before I turned off the light to turn in for the night, thinking about my past. Sometimes we get so focused on what we're doing in our present to create our future, we forget to look back and learn from where we've been and be thankful for what we have.

I've been looking for a way out of the daily grind of working for someone else ever since my son was 18 months old (he's 14 now). I was a single mom (still am) with no family around for support. So whatever I did, I did on my own. My motivation back then was to be with my son and not have someone else raise him in a day care.

First I almost killed myself in a brick and mortar business working 18 hour days and investing the equity in my house to get it started. What a failure that was.

Then I got took for $10,000.00 by someone who I'm sure was running his business out of a garage somewhere down south. That put me into bankruptcy. (That one is finally off my record.)

From there I got into network marketing and numerous fabulous products later I have a stack of business kits, tapes, DVDs, brochures (does this sound at all familiar?) with nothing to show for it but another stack of maxed out credit cards. Will I never learn?

But you know, I'm glad I kept trying. Because I have finally become a part of something that actually works. Am I rich yet? NO! But this business is actually paying me for the volume I have building in my downline, and I haven't had to personally sponsor any of them. They are a part of my team, and my team leader helped me get started by streamlining beneath me. And that's how I plan on building my business.

The products are products I can be cofident in using in my home and for my families health. Plus they are healthy for the environment. That is very important to me too.

The company has been around for over 50 years (I remember my Grandma using their new products back when I was a little girl.) And with the new CEO who took over four years ago, the company is as young now as it was back then, with fantastic new products for the consumer and new pay plan for the business builder.

I believe this business has been the best decision I ever made.

Get all the facts now by going to my website Youth Tonic - Time to Live I would love to help you create a residual income using products we all use everyday. Buy from yourself and invest in yourself.

Christy Ruffner | Phone: 541.678.7005
Streamlining the Organic Lifestyle
Better for you, better for the planet.

Skype: allaboutorganic
Twitter: ChristyRuffner
Yahoo: cruffvisions