http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/ onlinebusiness-wealth.com Blog en Fri, 18 May 2012 13:10:25 +1000 http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/success-is-up-to-you http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/success-is-up-to-you Success really is up to you. It is all about how you feel, how you act and what you do! A lot of people including myself hold themselves back from having the success they want, for lots of different reasons. Of course we don’t do it on purpose, as who would do that right? We do it by default, to protect ourselves from failure. As we subconsciously think that if we don’t put in the effort now or we don’t take action on that idea and don’t have success then we won’t have to worry about failing. Which seems like a strange thing to do really looking... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/determination http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/determination Determination is a key part of any successful career or success in general. To be determined means to have a set goal in mind that you want to achieve. And you will do all you need to do and keep focused and passionate about that goal until you achieve it. There is no thought of “IF” or “MAYBE” just “UNTIL”. Determination is a wonderful thing; it is great to have a driving force behind something which helps you to keep peddling no matter what to make that goal happen. Consistency is also a big part of determination, without it determination on... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/fear-of-change http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/fear-of-change Fear of change is something that we all experience. As much as someone can think they like change (me included) certain things can change and it can totally catch you by surprise and send you in a spin.  It is times like this that you need to take a step back and assess the situation and be open to a new learning experience. Try not to put up the walls and fight against it, as it can sometimes then make you fearful of that change. As someone said to me today, business is like a roller coaster, sometimes you just need to sit down and hold on as tight as you can, letting it... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/consistent-improvement http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/consistent-improvement I love being able to consistently improve what I am doing. Whether that is personally or professionally. Always looking for new ones to increase what I am doing and looking for better ways to do things. It comes back to the saying, if you are not evolving you are dissolving, things never just stay the same. So what about you? Are you constantly moving in an upward direction, or does it seem likes things are going downhill? An easy way to start moving in the upward direction is to remember this. All you need to do is improve what you are doing by only 1% each day (You... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/happy-new-year---welcome-to-2012 http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/happy-new-year---welcome-to-2012 Wow can you believe 2012 is here already? I was shocked when I went shopping on the 27th December and they already had Easter Eggs out.. 2 days after Christmas!! This year I am prepared. I have a PLAN.. I have my goal list ready and am going to work through them as quickly as I can, as I know last year time just slipped away and once you move something to the side to do “later” it just never seems to be later and the year is finished. If you need a little assistance with writing your goals out, here is a simple plan you can use Write a list of your Long Range... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/2012-is-almost-here---are-you-ready http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/2012-is-almost-here---are-you-ready Well 2011 is almost but disappeared and 2012 is upon us. How will you look back on the past year? Will it be with happiness on achieving everything you set out to achieve, or is it of sadness and disappointment that you ran out of time in getting to tick off your goals I know for me, this year has been absolutely awesome. I achieved all of the goals I had set out for myself for 2011. I sold my traditional business of 10 years, I got to take my family (including parents and children) on a 2 week holiday overseas, I achieved my income goal for the month (in a 4 day period),... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/reaching-the-goal http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/reaching-the-goal I am so excited as last week achieved a HUGE income goal I have had for a while now. My Goal was to achieve this in a month. $40,000 profit for the month. But to my amazement and excitement, I have hit this goal already this month (and it all happened in the space of just 4 days!) Yes 4 days!! So now I have the rest of the month to totally blitz my goal out of the water. The most exciting thing for me about hitting this goal is that it now has become a reality for me and now a goal of double or even triple the amount is so much closer. And I I’ve experienced how easily it can... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/are-you-strong-enough http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/are-you-strong-enough So many things come to mind when I think about what it means to be strong. Being strong doesn’t mean bottling up your emotions or pretending that things aren’t happening.  Strong for me means seeing the problem/obstacle or the situation and not letting the force of it push you over. Looking at it from all angles and working out the best way to detour around it. Being strong means thinking ahead and planning, working out the best way to tackle the next thing. Not laying down and thinking this is all too hard. Challenges and Adversity are part of life and are... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/goal-setting-ideas http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/goal-setting-ideas It still surprises me every day how many people I meet that have never written down their goals. A lot of people think that if they have a dream in their head, that’s a goal. A goal really isn’t a goal until you have written it down. So how do I write my goals? I have a few strategies which work for me that I would love to share. I have an A6 spiral notepad. In the back of the book are my BIG long term goals - the dream goals. A few pages in from there are my affirmations which are basically my goals stated as they are already true - in the “I AM” format.... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/continuing-education http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/continuing-education It is a very big topic at the moment. Many industries now require their employees or professional members to partake in Continuing Education to accrue “CE” points to keep their jobs or licenses... in Australia and around the world. Continuing Education plays a big part in the continual and growing success of a person and a business. Whether your Continuing Education is accredited or not, doesn’t really matter; as long as you are growing and learning new things that will assist you in taking yourself, your business or your position to the next level. What kind... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/rebranding-yourself http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/rebranding-yourself I am very excited today. My site rebranding has been completed. I love getting new things. It is kind of like having a holiday. No more of the mundane, same old same old. Having a fresh new look can give your business the boost you need. When you have been in business for a little while and have had the same look and feel, been doing the same things, you find that you end up on a treadmill. Doing the same things everyday because they work. But think about this. Imagine increasing your production and increasing your conversions. Being at the top of your game really does give you... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/being-organised http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/being-organised Are you organised? Or are you someone that likes to just take things as they come? For me being organised has really assisted me to become more successful in my business. The main reason is because until I was organised I felt I wasn’t putting as much focussed, passionate energy around what I was doing. I was all over the place, doing a bit here and a bit there. When you are not organised - doing a bit here and a bit there, you really don’t seem to achieve much at all. You never really seem able to focus solely on one thing and finish it to completion. What... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/mentoring-vs-coaching http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/mentoring-vs-coaching So what is the difference between having a Coach or a Mentor? I personally feel that a mentor is someone that you look up to, you ask for advice on things and they are a wonderful role model. They are usually someone that has achieved something you want to achieve and they can help you along the way via friendship, support and ideas. A Coach is someone who will go through more the detailed nuts and bolts of your ideas and thoughts and give your ideas and guidance and assist you through the whole process. So how do you know if a Mentor or a Coach is what you need? You... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/the-rollercoaster-ride-of-business http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/the-rollercoaster-ride-of-business Being in business for yourself is never a smooth ride. No one ever had a straight up line road to success. Even though everyone’s journey is completely different, every journey had a bump or a few huge hills along the way. A lot of people go into business for themselves because they see it as giving them freedom and the lifestyle they have always dreamt of, which in time it can and will. First of all though you have to put the time and effort in to build it up to that stage. Having been in business myself now for the past 10 years, I have been on many rollercoasters and... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/your-mindset http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/your-mindset Your mindset plays a very important part in the outcome of your life. Whether you create success or whether you are still dreaming of it! Your mind can sometimes be the exact reason why you didn’t achieve what it was you wanted. It can be the biggest stopper in your life. Why is this? We all have what are called limiting beliefs. A belief we take as being real because we have not seen any evidence to prove to us otherwise. Unless we work really hard to move past these limiting beliefs, we stay stuck in our current reality and don’t try overly hard to move toward our... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/does-fear-run-your-life http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/does-fear-run-your-life Do you let fear run your life? Do you allow it to stop you from achieving those goals you have? Fear can come in all different forms; the biggest one I see is Fear of Failure. It is so strong that some people would rather avoid failure than attempt Success. Profoundly, it is but the smallest percent of people who are actually completely in control of their life and actions and will not let anything get in the way of achieving Success. The most successful people in the world are also the people that have failed the most. They didn’t let the fear of failure get in... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/work-life-balance http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/work-life-balance Achieving work life balance is not the easiest, quickest thing to do. It can take a long time to work out exactly what that means for you. I personally think that Work/ Life Balance can only be achieved once you are in the place of Gratitude and Joy. Because once you are happy with your work, happy with your personal life and happy with your financial situation, the work life balance can be more of an organic thing. As the pressure and the hard work is more relaxed and you can switch off and really be open to spending quality time at home. If you start a new business looking for... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/the-importance-of-having-a-positive-support-network http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/the-importance-of-having-a-positive-support-network I have just returned from two days where I spent time with a group of like-minded, positive, successful people and wow do I feel inspired and empowered. Surrounding yourself with positive, supportive, successful people really will assist you in moving closer and quicker to your goals. It is so true that it rubs off on you. So who are you surrounding yourself with? Are they people excited and happy for you always wanting to push you up… or people that are constantly wanting to pull you down with them, always discouraging your ideas. Ask yourself this – how can you... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/continual-personal-and-professional-development http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/continual-personal-and-professional-development I am so excited that this weekend we are heading down to Sydney, Australia for our next 1 Day Personal Development Event. I have been to plenty of events like this before, this one I feel is more exciting to me for a few reasons. First of all I have a team of people coming along with me whom I have been mentoring and training for the past 12-24 months. I'll be able to see them move closer to their goals through what they are going to learn. Secondly, taking my learning to a whole new level. I have created some awesome success this year and have marked off so many of my goals,... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/building-a-business-long-term http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/building-a-business-long-term There are so many different strategies I could share regarding keeping your business flowing long term. I will pick my favourite ones to share with you and will most probably write a follow on blog from this one. Consistency – you need to be consistent. Consistency builds momentum in your business. Without momentum you are continually pushing up hill. Putting in the consistent effort ongoing rather than stop-starting will give you better long term results with less pain. Passion – You need to be passionate about what you do. Not a fake excited, happy face. But... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/staying-focused-on-the-goal http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/staying-focused-on-the-goal There are so many distractions we can let into our lives. Excuses and reasons not to start something or even worse not finish something. So what are some strategies for staying focused on your goals? I know for me it is picking one of my main goals and making an affirmation around it. Then visualising it as I say the affirmation. And most of all repeating the affirmation as much as I can all day long. It becomes a habit after a while. Another way to stay focused is to break down your goals. Rather than just seeing this big goal that seems so far away, break it down into... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/are-you-ready-to-be-self-employed http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/are-you-ready-to-be-self-employed Do you feel you have what it takes to be your own boss? Are you self-disciplined? Can you think outside the box? Are you determined and motivated to do what is needed and get outside of your comfort zone? Many people go into business without a second thought thinking that having your own business is easier than working for someone else because you will get to call the shots. The one thing they forget about is all the additional work and things they will now be responsible for that they didn’t know went on behind the scenes. Key points to keep in mind when looking to... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/procrastination http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/procrastination Are you a procrastinator? Do you keep putting things off, just because? There really is no better time than now. You never know what is around the corner; you never know what tomorrow will bring and whether you will be able to complete those things on your “TO DO” list. I think procrastination is the biggest reason that most people never achieve the things they want to in life. A great example is losing weight. So many people want to lose weight and say that tomorrow they will start their ‘DIET’ and then tomorrow comes and there is another excuse or... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/the-minority-or-the-majority http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/the-minority-or-the-majority Would you prefer to be part of the minority? Or the Majority? The most successful people around the world are by far part of the Minority… There are a few questions to ask yourself to find out which group you belong too: Do you make decisions that break you out of your comfort zone? Are you always looking for: What else can I do? Going that little bit extra? Do you have a vision? A set plan of what you want to experience in life? Written down? Do you stop doing something you hate, no matter what others think or say? Are you always coming... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/excuses-are-you-living-below-the-line- http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/excuses-are-you-living-below-the-line- I came across my NOW favourite quote today: If you really want to do something, you’ll find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse. – Jim Rohn This is so true. I speak to so many people every day who use excuses as a reason not to do something. And the funny thing is the excuse they use is usually the same reason for why they are in the situation they are in to begin with and so desperately looking for a way out from. To give you an example – someone would come to me wanting to start a home based business so they can have more flexibility,... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/your-energy-and-your-results http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/your-energy-and-your-results Do you find that when you are feeling tired and unwell you tend to have bad days? Nothing turns out the way you want it too? And when you are feeling in peak form physically you can achieve anything and everything just falls into place? It comes down to your energy. Basically Like attracts like… It is not what you say, but how you say it. You can be doing all the right things and saying all the right things, and still not be getting the results you want. Why? Because you don’t have the right energy behind you. If you are radiating Excitement and Passion, people... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/frustration-or-fascination--which-would-you-choose- http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/frustration-or-fascination--which-would-you-choose- In life you are going to have a challenges or adversity to deal with, usually when you least expect them or least want them! I learnt a great lesson today… words like frustration only have meaning if you let them… So if you are feeling frustrated and tell yourself and everyone around you that you are frustrated… guess what – you are going to feel frustrated. From then on, every time you are moving towards that feeling of frustration that you don’t want, you think of it again and it appears again… maybe even worse than before. Here is the... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/inspiration---how-do-you-find-positive-inspiration- http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/inspiration---how-do-you-find-positive-inspiration- How do you find your inspiration for what you do? Are you an inspiration to others? With so many things happening around the world at the moment, it can sometimes be a little hard to find positive inspiration to keep yourself moving towards your goals. I know for me personally, something that I do to ensure I am always at my peak and being that inspiration to others is I never watch TV… I don’t get caught up in all the stories. (In saying that I know what is happening in the world and I don’t ignore it, I acknowledge it and then continue on my journey... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/business-flows---keeping-your-business-in-a-positive-flow http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/business-flows---keeping-your-business-in-a-positive-flow Every business no matter what industry has busy and slow times. No one in business has the same month over and over and over. Because as we know nothing stays the same.. we are either evolving or dissolving.. and the same applies to your business! So how do you ensure that your business is evolving and not dissolving? There are a few thoughts that come up for me here 1. Testing & Measuring Just like your business, Advertising/Marketing changes. So an advert you had that was producing huge results may at some stage stop giving you the results you are after. So... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-be-self-employed- http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/do-you-have-what-it-takes-to-be-self-employed- Most people would answer this question instantly with a big YES… However when you really get down to it most people don’t have it! A lot of people think that owning a store, or providing a professional service will give them the ‘Lifestyle’ they are looking for. But the reality is in most traditional businesses eg. Owning a store you end up working a lot more hours than you would if you had a full time job… because there is all the behind the scene stuff most people overlook when going into business. There are some pretty huge statistics about... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/time-management---how-do-you-manage-your-time- http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/time-management---how-do-you-manage-your-time- For me, being a mother of 2 very young girls and owning 2 businesses, time management is a very important part of my life. I never used to be this way though. I used to be so busy doing things, I was all over the place. No real structure, no plan. I would check emails, make phone calls, just do things in an “all over the place” way and wondered why I never had any spare time? How did this change for me? Two things happened: 1. I put together a strong DMO (Daily method of Operation) and 2. I started working on myself and creating a better energy to get Law of... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/counting-the-wins---success-in-all-stages http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/counting-the-wins---success-in-all-stages Success is not always just about the HUGE end goal. It is made up of all the little successes along the way. You should always make sure you celebrate and reward yourself along the way too. Each little step… each little achievement adds up to the completion of the main goal. No matter how small and silly you think the step is… celebrate it! A great tip here is to keep a little note pad handy so that every time something good happens in your day you can write it in your notepad. Then at the end of each day you should read over the list of success you have had that day.... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/motivation---passion---excitement---bring-it-on http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/motivation---passion---excitement---bring-it-on Do you live your life driven by the excitement of the things you are achieving? Are you passionate about what you do? Are you motivated to take ACTION? Well I would have to answer 100% yes to all of the above myself. I know for myself being in a teaching/mentoring role that I have to absolutely love what I do, to be able to share that passion (pass-i-on) . Without passion you really cannot achieve your Goals. It goes without saying that someone who is excited, passionate and loving every aspect of what they are doing attracts more of the same into their life, hence creating more... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/the-stoppers---who-are-the-stoppers-in-your-life- http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/the-stoppers---who-are-the-stoppers-in-your-life- Who do you let control your life.. who stops you from achieving your goals? Is It YOU? There are a few different types of stoppers in your life.. there is the one who really doesn’t see themselves as a stopper, they mean well, but their aim is to stop you from moving up the ladder of life, because it means that they will get left behind, so they do things out of fear of loss rather than aiming to hurt or harm. Than there is the stopper who’s purpose in life is to halt you in your tracks and tie you down.. so you can’t go anywhere. If they aren’t progressing... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/creating-success-in-all-areas-of-your-life----what-does-it-take- http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/creating-success-in-all-areas-of-your-life----what-does-it-take- For me personally I feel I have in the past 6 months completely changed my life! I have lost 22kg and best of all kept it off… How did I do that?? No I didn’t slog it out at the gym 5 hours a day… to be truthful I actually I didn’t include exercise in my plan at all, (I am now about to start on that journey.) I contribute the biggest part of my success in this area to my mindset! I have been on a weight loss journey for over 15 years now and each time I would lose the weight… no problems there.. But always within a few months started piling it back... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/the-flow-on-effect---ups-and-downs http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/the-flow-on-effect---ups-and-downs I still find it amazing how much your attitude and feelings effect your day. I know myself when I am having a really fantastic day; it always seems to get better and better. I attract all these things into my day that I never even thought about. It is like Law of Attraction on speed. I know that the same happens too when you are having a bad day… if you let the bad day overtake you. However a bad moment in your day if handled the correct way can actually transform your day into a positive one. But if handled the wrong way it will just attract more and more of the things you... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/recharging-your-batteries--more-play-less-work http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/recharging-your-batteries--more-play-less-work How great does it feel to have well deserved time off? Even just a few days to go away.. unwind and relax. So many people never take that time out for themselves to reward their hard work. It is so important to really let yourself have some fun. Life can be really dull if all you do is work, work, work. You will find if you take a little time off to centre yourself, get back to your happy place, you will attract more happiness and joy into your business. Of course this inevitably converts into more sales in your business, meaning more money. It comes back to the Law of Attraction.... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/believe-you-can-do-it---because-you-can http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/believe-you-can-do-it---because-you-can Whatever you dreams and goals, be them big or small, working on your self-belief will make the difference. Having this mindset of “I can do it” will drive you towards reaching success. To prove my point, here’s what prominent personalities were saying about the power of self believing. “If I have the belief that I can do it, I shall surely acquire the capacity to do it even if I may not have it at the beginning.” – Mahatma Gandhi “Don’t limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/business-as-usual---keeping-your-business-moving http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/business-as-usual---keeping-your-business-moving What are the keys to having an ever growing, ever evolving business? There are so many things I could write about here, but I am going to keep it short and pick out the main top items that I think are very important after being in business myself for the past 10 years 1. Always make sure you are keeping up with the latest technology in your industry People love hearing about the new, latest technology product or service. They want to know that you are up with the latest industry information and are giving them the best service, product or treatment available 2.... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/the-treadmill-of-life http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/the-treadmill-of-life Most people get up everyday and do the same routine; they eat the same thing for breakfast, drive the same way to work, eat the same thing for lunch, drive the same way home, hop into bed the at same time and then do it all over again, again and again. Basically living inside their box, not wanting to deter from what is comfortable, what is safe. The main problem with this is there is a universal law in life… you are either evolving or you are dissolving! Nothing ever stays the same. So if you are doing the same thing day in and day out and you are not changing, not... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/happiness-and-gratitude http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/happiness-and-gratitude Are you happy with the way your life is right now? Do you focus consistently on the things in your life that aren’t going in the way you want them too? Are you contently telling ‘your story’ to everyone that will listen? Then you are not in the place of happiness and gratitude. I hear you say, “Well I am not happy and grateful because I still haven’t GOT the things that will make me happy…” And this is the whole point. The Law of Attraction is a powerful law… The trick with it is that it won’t bring you the opposite… So... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/love-is-the-glue http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/love-is-the-glue Love is an interesting concept. While we may think of love as a positive emotion, true love involves no emotion at all. Love is unconditional. If love was a positive emotion, then according to universal law, it would have an opposite negative. We may call this hate I guess. But classing love as the opposite to hate takes away its unconditionality! It is no longer PURE. Maybe when we think of that positive emotion that we sometimes incorrectly call love, we really mean Lust or Desire – something we want, and something we want to hold on to because it makes us FEEEEEEEEL... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/climbing-the-ladder-of-life http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/climbing-the-ladder-of-life To think about climbing the ladder of life is sometimes amusing. Everybody wants to climb up, nobody wanted to be left on the ground. But sad to say, not every one can get to the summit. Some may make their best rise in brief length of time and when they turn back and look at the distance they have come, they tend to forgot that they already had taken a lengthy step forward. Others may strive hard to achieve the summit but still they are not in motion. They become desperate and lose hope along the process. The reality is painful to grasp for us all. For anyone to win over any... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/marketing---you-or-your-business- http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/marketing---you-or-your-business- Which way should you go? When it comes to marketing do you promote your business or do you promote you? It really does depend on your type of business and where you are marketing. So how do you know which is the right avenue to take? One thing to keep in mind is “People do business with People”. Here are a few key points to think of: If you use a social media platform like LinkedIn you will find this is the place to market you… not your business. You profile will be all about you and your work experience. The discussions you have will be based around... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/re-sparking-the-magic-in-your-business http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/re-sparking-the-magic-in-your-business So you have been in business for a while and you are feeling stale and maybe a little bored? What are some ideas and strategies you can implement to keep your passion alive? First of all you should write a list of the reasons you started the business in the first place. What was it that made you get excited about going into business for yourself? Was it the flexibility? Was it the freedom to do as you please, take holidays when you please? Was it the income you were going to generate? Whatever the reasons, are they still there, or didn’t they ever arrive? Being in... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/how-to-stay-motivated-when-you-re-operating-business-solo http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/how-to-stay-motivated-when-you-re-operating-business-solo Even though you may be in business by yourself, it doesn’t mean that you are alone. There are so many avenues where you can combine with other business owners to share ideas, mastermind and ask for advice. The first way I would recommend is getting connected online. There are so many websites out there where business owners can connect. You can Google search your industry and find a relevant forum… eg Finance or IT. You can also join some online networking websites. Social Media websites are the best. My favourite for business is Linked In. If you are not already on... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/success-vs-failure http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/success-vs-failure What does Success mean for you? For most people success is achieving all their goals and a lot of the time acquiring material assets. For you it may mean being admired and looked up to or it may mean happiness. Whatever it means for you the question is – well are you successful? I personally feel success can be summed up in one thing – If you feel successful then you are. It comes back to the BE DO HAVE principle. If you are being the person you want to be, you will do the things you need to do, to have the things you want to have. Once you have achieved this then... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/5-key-online-marketing-strategies-every-successful-business-in-2011-is-doing- http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/5-key-online-marketing-strategies-every-successful-business-in-2011-is-doing- Being in the technological age it only makes sense that if you have a business in 2011 that you are marketing it online. Now that doesn’t mean just slapping together an amateur website…. hosting it for $10 and you are in business. There is a lot more effort and attention that needs to go into your online marketing strategy. I will outline what I feel are the top 5 strategies every business should be doing online as a base. 1. Professional Online Business website Everyone knows that a website is your online shop front. But a lot of people don’t really put enough... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/did-2010-deliver-what-you-wanted- http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/did-2010-deliver-what-you-wanted- Did you notice I used the word wanted and not expected…? When I was thinking about the title of this blog.. I almost wrote expected and then realized that if you expected it…. it would have arrived. So have you in the past year been able to tick off all the goals you had for 2010? If not, then why not? Was it because you had too many excuses as to why this didn’t happen and that couldn’t happen? If we get really serious the reason we didn’t achieve our goals this year was because we didn’t expect them to happen and didn’t take the... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/what-we-think-about---we-become---are-your-thoughts-serving-you http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/what-we-think-about---we-become---are-your-thoughts-serving-you Buddha said, “All that we are is the result of what we have thought. The mind is everything. What we think we become.” The mind conquers all, it is everything. Our sorrow and happiness, success and failure, riches and poverty, and everything in this world depend on this wonderful gift called mind. All through mankind’s best, the statesmen, scientists, historians, and even philosophers have told us that the most powerful tool available to human being is their minds. The mind’s range is borderless and we do not need to look for proof just to understand this... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/i-have-been-under-a-lot-of-stress-lately-will-personal-development-help-me-cope http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/i-have-been-under-a-lot-of-stress-lately-will-personal-development-help-me-cope Every person is under stress these days. The economy has hit an all time low; the housing market is down the drain and the unemployment rate keeps getting higher. Even if you have not experienced any consequences from the current state of the market, you still experience some level of stress on a daily basis. Stress is a big enemy to the human body and can make a person feel tired, sick and just generally drag them down. You may have heard that if you have been under a lot of stress lately that personal development will help you cope and now you want the inside scoop. It is very... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/the-power-of-positive-affirmations http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/the-power-of-positive-affirmations Not everyone is familiar with affirmations and its real power. Affirmations are utilized as reminders, aiding to maintain positive messages to our awareness. It is not only essential to habitually think of these affirmations; it is also a great initiative to leave them displayed around the house, where you frequently see them. In short, they become your thoughts that you go over and over again until they become an attitude where the subconscious acts on them. Before going any further, let’s first clear some misapprehension about affirmations. In order to affect somebody... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/consistency-is-the-key http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/consistency-is-the-key Have you ever wondered what is the main key element to achieving a short or even a long term goal? Is there a special magic dust or potion that all successful people have? I personally wondered this myself for so many years.. I used to watch people reaching my goals before me and think.. wow that is so not fair.. they have this going for them.. that is why they got there before me. Oh and they also knew this person and had so much more spare time etc etc. But of more recent times and after years of working on myself with Personal Development, I now know what that special key... http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/love--determination---focus-on-what-you-do-every-day http://www.onlinebusiness-wealth.com/blog/love--determination---focus-on-what-you-do-every-day If you love what you do, you will have determination and you will be focused on the results you are after. You will also find that if you have clear goals, clear timeframes and really are focused on what you want to achieve, nothing will get in your way. Not enough time, not enough money etc are just excuses. Someone who is determined, in love with their goals and focused will find time and will find ways around not having the money.   I know me personally it has taken a little while to realize this, some people may never realize it. But if you really delve into your...