Last week I shared with you some changes I made to my business.  I was trimming the business fat.  It feels great to be rid of the extras and I have to admit there was a little bit of a mourning period for me.  I had to let those other websites go and it wasn’t easy!  Now that I have some focus I have realized I am dealing with other issues.

How to Take Action?

I have not been doing much with all the extra time I have now.  I have just been making plans, plans and more plans but no action!  Let me tell why (be prepared for an excuse).  This is what I do.  You may do this to.  I plan too much in my day and have to rush from one thing to another.  Yes, I do get things done but after doing that day in and day out.  I feel strained, stressed and emotional!  After feeling this way I trimmed the fat!

Now I have all this time to think!  I have realized so many things I have not be doing in my home, business and family.  It has been eye opening and sad at the same time.  I want to do a lot in my life and I am not doing it.  I am really at a breaking point.  I have planned a lot and not taking action…Why?  No real reason!  I could analyze it but I don’t want to.  The bottom line is I am just not taking action!

Take Action Now

If you want to go on vacation it takes planning, right? Planning is only the first step.  If you are really wanting to go somewhere you have to take action.  The next steps are save up money, reserve a hotel, rental and buy plane tickets.  There is not much more than that except to get on that plane or get in that car to get there!  If you miss any of these steps you won’t have a successful vacation.

Take Business Action

This is the same with your business!  Planning is important.  You need to know where you are going, how to get there.  But don’t stop there.  Take action.  Blog every day or several times a week.  Build links going to your product pages.  Advertise your service.  Do article marketing.  Participate in social media.  Whatever it is that will make your business successful do it!  This is what I am doing.  Each day I have a list of things I need to do to become successful with my genealogy website, to help you Start Your Family History.  I have to create brand.  This week I will be setting up a blog on my new website Family History Queen (it is not live yet).  I will be branding myself the Family History Queen!  Also I am also going to a genealogy conference at the end of the month.  I just joined the National Genealogical Society last night and will be taking their home study course. I will being blogging and marketing my free e-course that will create a following.

I Have a Lot of Plans…

But if I don’t take action I will not get anywhere I want to go.  Above there is a picture of a turtle.  Just like the story of the tortoise and the hare, keep taking steps every day and you will get to your goals and achieve your dreams!  I challenge you to think about what you can do to take action in your business!  Have you been putting something off for a long time?  Have you been wanting to write and ebook?  Do you want start a membership website?  Take action today!

Gotta go get something done!

photo credit: denn

I have talked many times about my accountability partner Angie Newton.  We have been partners for quite a while now.  It has been a partnership that has helped me build and advance my business.  While Angie and I were at the NAMS 3 workshop in January, we were approached by several people asking all sorts of questions about accountability partnerships.

The questions about being accountability partners continues.

Since we have returned we still continue to get questions.  Here are some examples: How do you find an accountability partner?  What do you do when you meet?  How often do you meet? There are also many other questions.  During a recent call between Angie and I we discussed these questions and decided to address them by writing a report.

All your questions will be answered!  Now we need you questions!  Please comment in this post and share what you want to know about accountability partners!

Now think, think, think!  Also please pass this on to a friend and have them think too!  Now what are you waiting for go leave a comment!

Thanks,

My last post I talked about the top 4 things I learned at NAMS3.  NAMS (niche affiliate marketing system workshop) was such a great experience for me.  In my last post I barely touched on all the things I learned.  I must say I learned a whole lot after hours.  I am so grateful that I stayed in the hotel!  I had some great room mates Kelley Denz and Kristen Arnold (pictured at the right, Kristen on the left, Kelley on the right).  We spent some time together but it was mostly mingling with everyone.  I have shared in that past about the brainstorming group I belong to.  It is Lynn Terry’s Self Starter Weekly Tips Elite Group.  I spent a lot of time with elite members at NAMS.  We had such a good time and spent time helping one another!

What is the Value of a Brainstorming group?

To me the value of a brainstorming group is huge, maybe even invaluable.  When I went to NAMS I knew I was not alone.  I felt like I knew all these people.  The reason why was because I am on the forum with them and at least once a week we get together for a brainstorming webinar.  Now when I found the elite group I wanted to join right away but I couldn’t because the membership was closed!  So I waited and watched the tweets coming in about brainstorming hour “the best hour of the week”!   In July the membership was finally opened again.  I jump on it!

Why?

I will tell you why because that is access to Lynn Terry!  Lynn has fourteen years of business experience online.  She knows how to make an income and do it right!  She has integrity and is one of the “what you see is what you get” kind of people.  I really found that out at NAMS.  That was the main reasons I joined the Elite group but it has become much bigger than that since then.  In September I found my accountability partner in the elite group – Angie Newton.  You can see her pictured in my last post.  We talk and text over Skype several times a week and we keep each other on track.  At NAMS we really helped one another and stuck together.  One of the best compliments I got at NAMS from my room mate Kelley was that Angie and I were so much a like we are like the same people! Read more »

The time has arrived for the Niche Affiliate Marketing System Workshop in other words NAMS3! I have been waiting since August to attend this NAMS event.  In preparation I have written my list of what to pack.  I have decide a niche to work on and I downloaded the NAMS Action Guide by Dan Morris.

In the NAMS action guide Dan encouraged everyone to write down what they are taking to the event.  Now this is not physical items but your skills and knowledge.

So here are the things I am taking to NAMS:

• I know how to use XSitePro.
• I know how to set up a wordpress blog.
• I know how to transfer files.
• I know how to use Aweber and set up a opt-in box.
• I know how to use  Tweet deck and Twitter.
• I know how to search for keywords.
• I can set up a affiliate accounts.
• I can use some html.

The list goes on from here!  I think that often times we don’t realize we know how to do something until we discover someone who doesn’t know how! The next list is what are your business goals for the event and what are the things  you want learn at the Niche affiliate Marking System workshop? Read more »