| Setting goals is crucial to ultimately achieving success. | | | | period of time? Well, I have learned something about |
| The majority of people still don't seem to really get this, | | | | writing articles and I have actually written 20 of them |
| so I would like to elaborate just a little, if I may. We | | | | and have had them all published with EzineArticles. |
| have probably all heard the saying "how do you know | | | | That alone would have made me deliriously happy....but |
| you are there, if you didn't decide where you wanted | | | | I also managed to get all 20 articles on the front page |
| to go?" Yes, it might sound a little silly but if you are | | | | of Google and some were even in the very first |
| honest with yourself, you will realize that there is a | | | | position. |
| wealth of truth in that statement. | | | | I then purchased a little webcam and threw myself into |
| I have been retired from my full-time position with the | | | | making videos. I now have 26 videos uploaded to |
| Government for many years. I had a very responsible | | | | YouTube and I have 37 people actually subscribing to |
| job as District Manager for Health & Welfare | | | | my YouTube channel so that they can be informed |
| Canada. However, I had no computer or marketing | | | | whenever I produce a new video. People leave me |
| skills. My staff were the ones who knew their way | | | | very complimentary comments and thank me for |
| around the computers and there was no need for me | | | | helping them in one way or another with their business. |
| to learn about it. | | | | I started a blog but have recently switched over to a |
| Fast forward to November, 2008 when I decided that I | | | | Wordpress.org blog which I host myself. I am in the |
| was going to fulfill a goal of mine. That goal was to | | | | process of learning to do my own capture pages also. |
| have my own home-based internet marketing | | | | I have posted a Press Release and will be doing |
| business. I did my research thoroughly and decided on | | | | another one this week. |
| joining a Company called Carbon Copy Pro. What I | | | | As of today, I have 567 followers on Twitter and 672 |
| loved about them was that they were a complete | | | | followers on Facebook and I have developed many |
| marketing system that had been developed to help | | | | wonderful relationships by networking on these sites. |
| solve problems most people faced in a home-based | | | | In retrospect, I realize that I have accomplished a great |
| business and they provided them with all the tools to | | | | deal during the last 90 days but this is only the |
| succeed. If you can imagine, they even closed the | | | | beginning. I believe that there is no substitute to getting |
| deals for you!! | | | | off on the right foot...it gives a person momentum and I |
| I just happened to watch a video of their Convention in | | | | intend to just keep motoring along to the finish line. |
| the Fall of 2008 and they mentioned a program that | | | | I know you have all heard it before, but it's worth |
| they were offering. It was called the 2009 Carbon | | | | repeating....."if I can do it, anyone can". I am a 65 year |
| Copy Pro 90-Day Challenge. I made a few phone calls | | | | old, retired woman, with no previous computer skills. If |
| and was able to register for this course. This evening | | | | you have the desire to reach your goals, then believe |
| was the last of the weekly webinars. We will have a | | | | me, nothing will stop you from accomplishing them. You |
| wrap up webinar next week, on March 2, 2009. One | | | | will find that the right person will come along just at the |
| of the instructors asked us to record our progress | | | | right time or you will find the right information just when |
| during this 90 day period. | | | | you need it. It's very exciting and I would like to |
| This got me thinking about where I am today | | | | encourage any of you that are thinking of starting your |
| compared to where I was back in early December, | | | | own home-based business to go for it. There is no |
| when we had our first webinar. I had never written | | | | better time than right now. |
| articles before, I had never done a video, I had never | | | | If you ever have the chance to sign up for the next |
| had a blog, or a Facebook or Twitter account. I had | | | | 2009 Carbon Copy Pro 90 Day Challenge, I would |
| never even heard of half of these things. | | | | encourage you to jump at the opportunity. |
| So what have I managed to accomplish during this | | | | |