Thursday, January 29, 2009

Top Ten Reasons Newbie Internet Marketers Succeed

By Lillian Latham

The ten reasons people succeed have nothing to do with internet marketing, they are character traits and they have been described in detail by Dr. Phil, Oprah's mentor. You will find him at DrPhil.com.

Through years of study and observation Dr. Phil has found that successful people share in a common mindset. These are the qualities you must cultivate if you want to be successful.

1. Vision - You first have to know what you want to do in other words you need to have a vision of your goal. You have to see it in your mind, feel what is is like to experience success and then you need to write it down. Failing to plan is planning to fail.

2. Strategy - People who consistently win have a clear and thoughtful strategy. They know where the finish line is and because they have written down their strategy they know what they need to do and when they need to do it to get there. They are able to avoid any actions that don't get them closer to their goal.

3. Investment. You need to live and breathe what it is you want, and be passionately invested in both the journey and the goal. Passion makes getting up in the morning easy, passion makes turning off the tv and sitting down and accomplishing another step towards your goal a snap. Without passion you might as well watch tv!

4. Successful marketers see the truth. People who consistently win have no room in their lives for denial, fantasy or fiction. They are self-critical rather than self deluding, and they hold themselves to high but realistic standards. They deal with the truth, since they recognize that nothing else will make their vision obtainable.

5. Flexible - Flexibility is important for success. The successful marketer realizes that he has a lot to learn and learns to enjoy the journey. They are open to new ideas and are willing to take chances and to be wrong. They recognize that mistakes are a natural part of the learning curve.

6. Take Risks. Risk taking and a willingness to get out of your comfort zone is crucial. You need to welcom the new and uncomfortable challenge and be prepared to take it on.

7. Successful marketers have a cheering section. They surround themselves with positive people who want them to succeed. These people will move with you toward your goal. Choose and bond with people who have skills, talents and abilities that you do not. Winners give and receive by being part of other people's cheering sections.

8. Take Action. Just Do it! Remember the story of the tortoise and the hare - the tortoise won the race because he kept his eye on the goal and put one step in front of the other. Russell Brunson of Dot Com Secrets fame has a motto READY, FIRE, AIM. To many good ideas die because the people who had them are still perfecting them.

9. People who are consistent winners manage their challenges. They recognize what is priority number one and spend time on it. There is no point in spending time on priority 2 and 3, if priority number 1 is still waiting to be done.

10. Successful marketers manage themselves. They recognize that they are the most important resource they have and look after their mental, physical and emotional and spiritual health.

Mindset and attitude are the most important things for you to work on. With the wrong mindset failure is inevitable.

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