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How To Accomplish Goals…Set 5 Outcomes
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30 60 90 Day Business Plan
How to accomplish your goals by setting 5 Outcomes for the next 90 days. This is a surefire way to watch your successes soar. You can use a simple format…Let’s begin. First, look at April 1st as a mini-January 1st. You now have a fresh start a clean slate to create whatever it is you deserve and desire.
You brain works in three ways…the past, present and future. The really cool thing is that the future is imaginary so you can create it in any way you’d like to and your brain will go along with what you create.
First start off with setting your Top 5 Outcomes for April, May and June. What are the 5 biggest results you’re seeking in the next 90 days? Each month you will have 5 outcomes you’re going for. Immediately after your list of 5 make a list of 10 action steps that are required to hit the outcomes. So for April you will have a list of 5 and 10 and May and June as well.
Here are some key ?’s you can ask of yourself while you’re creating what things will look like and the results “outcomes” you will achieve. What new skills will you develop or continue to hone? What goals will you strive for? How often will you plan your day on paper? How much debt will you pay? How much will you save? How much will you invest? What will motivate you this quarter? What is the one area in your business and in your life you will make the most improvement in? What will you accomplish that will surprise your co-workers, friends or spouse? Who will you have to become in order to get to your 5 outcomes? What are 3 things you can do to improve your baseline?
Note- Your baseline would be where you are right now in a specific area then you can plan the improvements and actions for increased success based on starting where you are right now.
Start with the end in mind and make a big, bright and bold picture of what your life and business will look like on June 30th. After you have this picture big, bold and bright in your mind then you can begin to break down the steps to get there.
A few more planning tips- I already shared begin with the end in mind, next be sure to mastermind with others you respect, incorporate “systems” into your planning and review your written plan often during the quarter. If you have a day where you don’t get done what you’ve planned don’t self-judge and sabotage just jump back on to your plan as soon as you become aware you have drifted.
I’d love to hear about your successes and have you share your stories of planning your 5 Big Outcomes for the Second Quarter. Share a comment I’d love to hear from you and connect.
Cheers- Sharon Ann
Jay Abraham The Sticking Point Solution- Recommended Book
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As you saw in my quick little video…I was flipping through Jay Abraham’s Book The Sticking Point Solution to review his Top 10 Favorite Headlines. As he shares in his book your headlines are just as important as the headliner at a rock concert. When you go to a rock concert, the opening act is the warm-up for the main event. But you’re there for one reason and that is to see the headliner.
Jay shares his top ten with Permission from Victor O. Schwab who wrote the book How To Write a good advertisement. If you don’t own that book then Jay says go and order it now.
The Top 10 in summary-
1- “How To Win Friends and Influence People.” This title helped to sell millions of copies of the now-famour book by the same title…however, without the words “How To” the headline would have been a trite little wall motto.
2- “A Little Mistake That Cost A Farmer $ 3,00 a Year.” this little ad was placed in farm magazines due to the simple fact that sometimes negative ideas that offset “risk of loss” are even more attractive to the reader than the “prospect of gain.”
3- “Are you Ever Tongue-Tied at a Party?” This headline hits the self-concious wallflowers in the world…the people who read it and say “This is talking to me!”
4- “Do You Make These Mistakes in English?” Again, a direct hit and a key work inserted “These” makes the reader feel forced to find out what “These Particular Mistakes Are?”
5- “When Doctors “Feel Rotten,” This Is What They Do.” See the paradox since we seldom think of Drs. in poor health. Key distinctions…when they are you are getting the word right from the horse’s mouth this carries great authority and a reward for finding out what they do. Also, the words Feel Rotten…this brings a human element to it that you can connect with.
Just with this quick list of 5 you can see the power and the punch that good headlines pack. To get the remaining 5 that Jay lists you deserve to have a copy of his book. This is just s tiny tiny piece of the value packed into the book. Here is what Brian Tracy had to say about Jay Abraham’s book The Sticking Point…”"Jay’s innovative and dynamic approached to increasing sales, cutting costs and boosting profits are the simplest, most powerful and practical I have ever seen.”
Hope this post has brought some value to you in terms of creating great headlines. Feel free to reach out and leave me a comment on what you liked most about this post or even what specifically you plan to use from the information to boost your business.
Cheers- Sharon Ann Irwin
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Competition In Business…Jay Abraham
Posted by: | CommentsYou Deserve to own this book to learn the 21 Ways You Can Out-Think, Out-Perform, and Out Earn the Competition in Business. Jay Abrahamhas helped grow more than four hundred companies, including IBM, Microsoft, Citibank, and Charles Schwab. Here is what Anthony Robbins says about the book…”Phenomenal…articulate…amazing. Jay Abraham has a powerful knowledge of how things work, and how you can create a competitive edge for yourself.”
Here are a few action steps taken from the book that use right now to start applying what is taugt in the book “Getting Everything You Can Out of All You’ve Got“-
Take a look at the conventional approach you may have been taking in different areas of your career, business and life…Break those into as many sub-activities as you can. Each one can be used to target multiple breakthroughs. Imagine what it will be like when your mind is thinking about overlooked opportunities as brand new possibilities in each and every activity you do. Make a list of outside sources of information you can plug into. Example, don’t just look at the resources in your industry go outside of that and look at the vast amount of other industries and resources you can plug into.
Now identify both your biggest and easiet existing breakthrough apportunities. Challenge yourself to come up with a list of thirty breakthroughs in 30 minutes in different areas of your business, career and life. Then next start to identify 20 overlooked opportunities you’re sitting on. Come up with ten possibilities you could test that if successful, would result in a massive breakthrough.
Continue to do this each day and week and month as you go.
Cheers- Sharon Ann
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drop me a note on facebook if you have the book or go out and get it I’d love to hear what you’re breakthrough on 
P.S. You can get the first part of his book when you go to Jay’s site and join his list…
4 Hr Work Week By Timothy Ferriss
Posted by: | CommentsIf you don’t own this amazing book get it now…Also, treat yourself to my Internet Lifestyle 7-Part Training to see how you can live the lifestyle of your dreams. Just like the one Timothy paints in his famous book the 4 hr work week. Here is a sneak peek of what you’ll learn-
* Make money online without hiring a web designer, programmer, business analyst…and you don’t have to have your own product.
* How to put 95% of your business into automation…start spending more time with your family, friends and dust off your hobbies.
* Plug into more than 3 different income streams in 7 minutes flat.
* Learn the process from investing in your own business to your first dollars of profit and beyond.
* Get hundreds of eyeballs on your offer…mastermind with mentors who have the marketing strategies that work. Without a constant stream of leads and customers you will fail. The skills you will learn can be used to promote anything your heart desires.
And there is so much more on the inside….get your Internet Lifestyle Report today and learn Internet Marketing Strategies that work like magic.
Cheers- Sharon Ann
Better Communication in 90 Seconds
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Today I’m going to break it down simply and share with you how you can begin to transform your commication skills naturally and easily. It’s all about being aware of how our brains picks up on words. Let me explain how better communication feels.
You’ve just boarded a plan to New York City and the pilot comes on the air and says “It’s good to have you on board. Now that we are on our way, I thought I’d take a few moments to let you know we don’t anticipate any bad weather, so we shouldn’t encounter any bumps, and if everything goes according to plan, there shouldn’t be any problem getting you to NYC on time.”
All of the sudden every bit of anxiety for the flight to NYC has been activated. You’ve gone from a day of good feelings with no traffic, no long lines, pleaseant check in employees and your perfect seat on the plan…To the pilot reading off to you every one of your worst fears- a rough bumpy ride, bad weather, and problems arriving at the other end. And you’re not the only one feeling this way there is a whole plane in synch with you. Very noticable with all the nervous glances exchanged after the announcement.
What happend…the pilot failed to connect with the crowd using better communication which could have been done in 90 seconds flat. Basically, he didn’t talk in a positive frame and say what he wanted to say, which was, ” Sit back relax, it’s going to be a smooth flight and we’ll be arriving in the “Big Apple” on time. Simple 90 seconds or less. By failing to talk in the positive the pilot planted a whole host of negative suggestions into the minds of the passengers.
Tip- We all go inside of our heads for the sensory information the pictures of things. Where is the bread in your kitchen? You just went to get the picture of where it is. What is your favorite Rolling Stones Song or favorite song of all time…Again you went to your head and got the tune so you could play it back in your mind. The language of the brain is made up of pictures, sounds and feelings. Your brain can only work with positive information and it’s the spoken language that comes after the input from your senses.
Pay attention to your language…for instance a simple example. You purchase something new at the office store…You thank the clerk and she says “No Problem” problem what problem? Instead it’s best to use a positive such as “My pleasure” now that’s more like it.
Enjoy your journey to better communication. If you’re looking to connect in life and business with stronger skills you can get some valuable insights in one of my favorite books “How to Connect in Business in 90 Seconds or Less” by Nicholas Boothman.
Cheers to you Communicating Great- Sharon Ann
3 Winning Social Media Strategies
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3 Winning Moves For Social Media
When you implement and learn powerful ways to boost your Internet marketing presence…You’ll be in the zone of boosting your bank account. Let’s look at 3 simple things that will lead you to a winning social media strategy. Also, things to avoid so that you don’t come off as a “Rookie in the Social Media World” of the 21st Century.
Today, the new landscape of social media has placed the opportunity in front of business owners to be able to network and touch more lives than the traditional local belly to belly stuff that we all do in our businesses.
Regardless if what anyone thinks of social networking sites, the fact is that they are here to stay. They’ll continue to evolve as everything in the online world does…but they will exist long term. Why do you think for the first time in Super Bowl History major advertisers have pulled their spots? They will put their money into social media platforms instead since there is more value “eyeballs” opportunity to build ”fans” in the social media arena these days.
Let’s look at three simple ways you can begin or even enhance your social media strategies so that you can boost your presence and bottom line.
1- Don’t make the mistake of going out and thinking if you collect a zillion contacts via Face Book, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn etc. you’ll have it made. I see this all too often being taught as a strategy for direct sales and networking online. Go out and add as many people as possible and get busy sending out messages, meeting invites and tweets. This is not a good idea…it’s a rookie move for sure.
Instead your goal should be to build relationships. If you go to a local networking event and just collect a stack of business cards what do you have? A stack of business cards If you collect the cards at the same time share some value with the person you collect the card from and then send them more value then you’re building a relationship with value in it. So start to view your contact process on any social site as a long-term relationship. Ask yourself if you really know the people that are following you on your social sites…or are they just followers that you know nothing about. I guarantee you that the business person with a smaller list of followers that has taken time to build relationships and value with those followers will have more profits than the business owner with a huge list of contacts and fewer relationships/value established. Go into to your connection process with the goal of creating “Raving Fans” and see how that changes your overall success.
Tip- You can in less than a few minutes time read a bit about a person in their profile to see what they love to do and what they are involved in now. Where they went to school, what hobbies they love if they have a family, grandkids etc.. If you have a true connect point in common then let them know when you send them a request. Don’t just friend request someone you haven’t even looked at in terms if there is a true connection point between the two of you.
Also, don’t make your friend requests about them looking into what you’re doing they don’t give a rat’s and it’s a turn off to come across like that. Act professional. You wouldn’t go into a networking event and approach someone get their card and then pitch them on your idea/attempt to close business on your first contact so don’t do it in the social networking arena either. If you do you’ll look like a “Rookie” and most likely won’t get a second shot to build that long-term relationship.
2- I’ll keep this short since I went into detail in item number 1. Go into your social media sites with a specific purpose in mind. You will get more business this way. Keep in mind that you’re not on the social sites for the sole purpose of collecting customers “sales”. It’s a bigger vision of what can you share in the way of your expertise and value so that others are naturally attracted to you and can learn more about who you are. People do business with people they know, like and trust. Use your social media platform to let others get to know you, like you and trust you over time. This will happen when you build a plan with a purpose that is solid. When you build a social media strategy with specific purpose you can have it all done in 2 hours a week. This is just one of the many things I’ve been able to learn and implement in my business that is making a big difference.
3- Go ahead and get personal…all business all the time makes for a very dull business man or woman. Chances are you have some interesting hobbies and things that you love to do outside of business time. Share that side of you so people can relate to you and connect more easily. If you collect something unique, have a special breed of dog or cat. Something big is happening in your life you want to share…Do it. Whatever you love to do in life share it and you’ll instantly become more real to your contacts.
In a nutshell, we are in the midst of a huge social media boom a time where the business owners who experiment and embrace this boom will be a part of the revolution that shapes social media history. I’m on board with it and having a blast learning and implementing.
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Cheers to Your 21st Century Success- Sharon Ann Irwin
