This post is about a specific way to set yourself up for success every single day to achieve your financial goals.
One of the many clichés you hear all the time is that success is hard work. You have to work consistently every day and put in the time and you will reach your dreams.
That is true. None of us are afraid of the work.
Over the years of being online full time I have made one observation about myself. I am motivated to keep going working hard and getting things done but I face one challenge every single day.
And you guessed it.
Consistency and focus.
It is so easy to do some research, read the next email and work on the fun stuff. And oh, I love learning. I can spend hours and days learning new stuff.
But at some point I had to realize that I needed to make money to pay the bills.
So in 2006 I was sitting at a conference. You know the one that your friends drag you along for the company.
The speaker was a dynamic guy and spoke about a system he has called win the day.
If you just do enough and accomplish your goals for one day only then you can week the week.
And if you win the week you can win a month. And if you win more months then you can win the year.
And at the end of the year you would have met your financial goals.
That concept at the conference somehow burn’t a lasting image in my brain.
So over the next year or so my subsconcoius mind went to work.
I had one big question
What can I do everyday to win the day?
And after about 11 months after that conference I actually devised the concept into a system which has now been my secret weapon for years and help me get things done consistently on most days.
Here is how it works.
Each day I set aside 2 hours for my most important work. Lets say your goal is to make a few hundred dollars each day in Amazon affiliate commission
In order to do that I know the exact steps I need
Step 1- Market research- pick product from Amazon
Step 2- Write a product review
Step 3-Build links and promote product
Step 4 –Evaluate my results
So what I did next was take my activities and structured it into the win the day formula.
So between 8:30 am to 9:30 am I write two high quality product reviews
Between 9:30 to 10:15 am – Build links to page
10:15 to 10:30 – Look at my sales report from the previous day
That is it. I do this every single business day from Monday to Friday. Now if skip a day or so I make up for it in the evenings.
That is it, my two hours of focused concentrated effort every single day
What is the result
Weekly – 10 new product reviews
At least 100 links to my product reviews and websites
In a month you end up with 40 new product reviews and a ton of back links to the website.
To add one more element to this, I launch at least two new websites every month and continuously add content.
If you pay close attention to your numbers, you would know which keywords and pages drive clicks and sales
This simple 2 hour formula has been the secret to consistency and results.
Now you are not only limited to 2 hours. If you have a combination of 2-hour segments you can ramp up your activities or work on other projects.
So what is your formula for success in the New Year. Leave a comment below.
