How To Set Goals For Your Business

Introduction:


One of the most important pieces to a successful 2015 for your business is setting goals. It is easy to set goals, but you need to set them up properly or you will not set your best results.  

What to Expect: 

In the rest of this post, I am going to give you some of my best goal setting tips, so you can rock your business in 2015! Are you ready?  

Questions to Ask Yourself: 

When you are thinking about goals for 2015, ask yourself the following questions: Then ask yourself the following questions: Does the goal excite me? Does the goal feel potentially life-changing? The answer to both questions should be a resounding “Yes!”



The Big One:

The big one I am referring to is the biggest goal you want to acheive in 2015.  It can be anything you want such as quitting your full time job, or making 1,000/month.  In all honesty, it is completely up to you :)


Words of Caution:

Be careful to not bite off more than you can chew.   The worst thing you can do to yourself as a business owner is to get overwhelmed and wind up not doing anything for your goals.  Take it day by day, one step at a time.  

Break It Down:

When it comes to achieving your goals, the most important part is breaking them down into small, manageable, and actionable tasks.  The big one can be really scary to look at, but when you break it down into smaller tasks, all of a sudden, it isn't as scary anymore!


Conclusion:

Once you have your big goals determined, and have it broken down into smaller actionable tasks, you are well on your way to achieving them.  Trust me, it is a great feeling when you start to see all of your hard work paying off!


To Your Success,



Steven Thompson

How to determine your target market

Hard to believe 2015 is almost here! I get a lot of questions regarding hard to figure out one's target market, so that is what I am going to cover today. When I first started out in the industry, I heard a lot about talking to my target market, but no one could explain to me what it meant. After reading this email, you should have a better understand of what is means to speak to your target market it is true, if you are trying to market to everyone, you are marketing to no one. Unfortunately, It is absolutely impossible to help everyone. When you are first starting out in this industry, put yourself in the mind of your ideal customer or business partner. While you are doing that you to answer the following questions: What do your ideal subscribers want? 2. What’s the main problem they have that you believe you can solve? 3. What’s your method for solving that problem? 4. Who in this industry can you look up to as a mentor? Once you have those 4 questions answered, you can move on to the next step that includes goal setting. In tomorrow's email, we will discuss goal setting and how it can have a positive impact on your business. To your Success, Steven Thompson Connect with Me on Facebook:

My Review of Skill with People by Les Giblin

This book was recommended to me recently by my six figure mentors.  They explained to me that the principals in this book are as powerful and relevant today as they were years ago. Naturally, I had high expectations before reading this book, and my expectations were definitely met.  I highly recommend this book to you! It can help you achieve greater success in life and in business! 

This book teaches you how to focus on the people you are trying to help, and not on yourself.  Some of the following questions are answered to perfection in this book:

Are you having problems with the boss? –

Do you want to be a better spouse? –

Do you have bad communication with your employees?

Having trouble meeting people for your MLM? –

The book also teaches you how to improve your overall people skills and your ability to make strong, lasting impressions on the men and women you meet every day.

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My Story

You have found my page for one of two reasons:

1. You are new to the industry and looking for some guidance
2. Been in the industry for a while and struggling for success

Background:

My name is Steven Thompson and I have been in the industry since July 2013.  My original reason for pursing a career in this industry was because I was searching for way to spend more time with my family. I started out as a beachbody coach, and was able to see success from it.  I really enjoyed seeing other people make their lives better one way or another. When I first started out in my MLM, there was some "basic" training available, but I could tell there was a lot missing.  The training provided was enough to get you off the ground, so to speak, but nothing for long term success.   

Just like YOU, when I first started out, I had a ton of adversity.  Most "experts" will tell you the key to success is to build your own brand.  The problem comes when the "experts" tell you to build your own brand, they don't actually tell you how to do it!  Personally I had a hard time building my own brand, I spent a ton of money on various trainings, but most of it didn't seem to help much.  It doesn't matter what MLM you are part of, if you want long term success, you must build your brand.


STARS ALIGNED

  My personal breakthrough came when I came across an academy that guides you step by step ranging from building your own brand, to creating and launching your very OWN products. I understand you being hesitant, because I was the same way too. You have been duped before, and you don’t want to be duped again. The best decision I have ever made for my business was to become part of this academy. 

What To Expect:

  In this blog, you can expect to see updates to see a few different topics.  I will keep you updated on what I am learning in the academy.  I believe in the Learn, Apply, Teach method.  What I mean by that is Learn something new, Apply it to my business, and then Teach others so then can benefit too!  I will also be posting stuff about my lifestyle outside of work!

Hobbies

  When I am not attached to a computer, I do enjoy other activities.  I love spending quality time with my wife and kids, helping and seeing others achieve success, I enjoy watching sports,  I enjoy being outside, and I am just plain enjoy life!

Feedback

  I encourage feedback, so please feel free to leave a comment or email me at coachsteventhompson@gmail.com


Sieze the Day!

Steven Thompson

Become an Successful Entrepreneur while working Full Time

   If you are reading this post it is because you are a new or struggling entrepreneur, while also working a full time job.  More than likely you are not happy having to plan your outside life around your work schedule.  I have great news for you, you are in the right place!  When I first started out in this industry, I was balancing between working a full time job, having a young family, and also starting my own business.  When I first started out there was not a lot of information available on how to balance it all.   Keep in mind it will not happen overnight, but if you use the following tips as a guide, you can make it happen

Don’t accept mediocrity

·         We are conditioned by society to accept the idea of living paycheck to paycheck.  Refuse to accept that logic.  There is nothing in this world you can’t achieve if you set your mind to it.

Build and Grow your Personal Brand

·         Since you have found this blog post, you have discovered the corporate 9-5 lifestyle is not for you.  You see yourself as an entrepreneur wanting to focus on helping other people.  Focus on growing your personal branding by first figuring out what you are passionate about, and what makes you YOU.  What makes you tick, what do you have to offer to the world that no one else does?  After you figure out your passion, you need to get your personal brand out in front of the correct audience.  If you are not sure about how to figure out your passion, or not sure how to get yourself in front of the correct audience, check out this step by step academy .

Don’t Tune out your Full Time Job Yet

·         I was guilty of this myself, and I don’t want to see the same thing happen to you.  The worst thing that can happen is while you are building your own business, you lose your full time job, because you stopped caring about it.  At your full time job continue to learn new skills, and then apply them to your own business.

Schedule Time for your business

·         One of the biggest obstacles you will have in building your own business is time management.  Every Sunday I plan out my weekly goals and then break them down into daily goals.  Use an online calendar such as Google Calendar, or Yahoo calendar to get reminders on your smartphone.

  

Don’t try to be too perfect 

·         I learned this tip from two of my six figure mentors, don’t try to make everything perfect.  When you are working on a product, for instance, don’t delay launching the product because it isn’t perfect. You can always go back and make something better if you need to.

Never Quit

·         Make a promise to yourself that you will never quit on your dream.  98% of people fail in this industry, because they quit too soon.  This industry is not for anyone who thinks they can become an overnight success.  Yes it does happen, but for the most part it takes a lot of consistent hard work to make it happen.

  From the tips listed above, are you currently using any of them currently?

  If you enjoyed this content then please leave me a comment below, expressing what your learned. And let me know what you really want to see on this blog.

Your feedback is essential to the success of this blog.


To your success


Steven Thompson

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Newbie Guide to Creating a Solid Blog Post Part 3 of 3

   In yesterdays blog post we talked about doing the research for your post, and also how to structure your post.  Today we are going to talk about picking a catchy headline, and last minute tweaks to your post.

Part 4: Writing a Solid Headline for your post

  Now that all of your research is done for your post, it is time to come up with a catchy headline.  You want a headline that makes a reader need to find out what your post is all about.  Think of your headline as a promise of what content you will provide to your readers in the post.

  The headline itself is super important! A great headline can get your readers to read the entire post, or a bad headline can make your readers leave your blog.  I highly recommend you read the ebook “52 Headline Hacks: a cheat sheet for writing blog posts that go viral”.  This ebook is great for anyone new to the industry, or struggling to come up with great headlines.  Get your Free copy here

Part 5: Before you finish and publish your post:

  In the final stages before your publish the post, there are a few final suggestions I have for you.

A.    Short sentences- In this day and ages, people don’t have a lot of time to read.  Keep it short and sweet so to speak

B.     Short paragraphs- A few sentences in each paragraph can help space out your post.  You don’t want your post to be one long paragraph, it just looks bad and makes it difficult to read

C.    Subheadings and lists – Use a lot of subheadings and lists in your post. This will allow your readers to quickly skim through your post and make them want to go back and read the entire post.  Your readers might be turned off if you don’t provide these in your post.

D.   Opener- Nothing beats a great opener to your post.  After the first sentence or two, you want your readers to say to themselves, I hope no one bothers me so I can finish reading this post.  Chances are too if this is the first time a reader has read one of your post, if it is a bad opener it will probably be the last time they read one of your post

E.    From the Heart- Post from the heart.  Show your readers how much passion you have for your industry.  Believe it or not, your readers can tell if you are being honest and love what you do.

Now you have all the tools and information you need to start writing great posts for your blog.  I have to know, do you use any of these tips in your blog post already?

 

   If you enjoyed this content then please leave me a comment below, expressing what your learned.  And let me know what you really want to see on this blog.

Your feedback is essential to the success of this blog.


To your success


Steven Thompson

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Newbie Guide to Creating a Solid Blog Post Part 2 of 3

  In yesterday’s post we talked about picking your blog topic, and today we will talk about how you can look like an expert in your post.  You can look like an expert even if you have new to the industry.  Think about how valuable looking like an expert is in your blog.  People will see you as a leader and come to you for advice! 

  Truth be told not a lot of people in this industry can call themselves a true “expert”.   The key to coming off as an expert on a topic is to research the heck out of a topic.   Here is how I research a specific topic.

A.      Research

1.       Start with a simple google search: 

  Samples of a simple google search are fundamentals of network marketing, or good blog post ideas.  Pay attention to what google is auto suggestion to you too.

2.       Pin point searches:

  After you get the results from your simple search and take a ton of notes, it is time to get a more targeted search.   You want to narrow results down to the top websites in your niche.  For example, perform a search like this: site:rayhigdon.com fundamentals of a good blog post . 

3.       Searching for Specifics:
  

  Besides talking about a broad topic such you will want to dig deeper into a specific topic.  For instance, you will not only talk about the fundaments of network marketing, you will want to talk about the  basics of network building, etc. 

4.       Repeat

  Repeat the about three steps until you have enough information for a solid post.  You should include a few references for people to check out themselves.

B.      Define the Structure of your post

  After all the research is done, it is time to get a rough idea on how the blog post is going to check.  Brainstorm ideas for the opener, determine the logic parts, and come up with the subheadings.  Verify the flow of the post seems natural and not just thrown together.  Defining the structure is important, because it shows you where you might need to research more, and where you might have too much information already.

  In the post tomorrow I will show you how to determine your headline, and final steps before your publish your post.


  If you enjoyed this content please leave a comment below, expressing what you learned. And let me know what you want to see on this blog.

Your feedback is esssential to the success of this blog.

To your success

Steven Thompson

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