Choose your niche.

Choosing your niche is very important. You must have a clear vision and focus on who or what group you would like to market. There are many networking events to choose from. However, if you are not focused on your target market, going to these events may not be very beneficial.

Now, don't get me wrong; it will help you to get more contacts...but the purpose of networking is to generate leads for sales. If you purpose is to just meet people and expand your network, then by all means go to as many networking events as possible.

If you have a target market or geographic location you are concentrating on, find events in that area. you can look look for events by visiting your targets market sites and associations. The chamber of commerce, local newspapers etc.

Focusing on a niche is the easy way to get started and will help you focus your attention within that market. From there you can grow to other markets.

Tune in tomorrow for the next topic in the series.

Sal
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Success Tip: Get out of your comfort zone!

Today I want to blog a little bit about the importance of getting out of your comfort zone!

Whether you are trying to lose weight, make a million dollars, or have a successful relationship; one of the keys to success is to GET OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE. This means that you need to move away from what makes you feel comfortable.

Feeling comfortable, as it relates to this topic, means that you are getting stuck in your habit. You are not progressing to the next level because you are not exerting extra force into your actions.

Let me give you a simple example. Look at boiling water. In order for water to reach its boiling state, the molecules need to raise their Kinetic Energy (some chemistry from high school!!!). Water will never reach a boiling point if the molecules do not move beyond their normal state.

Just like boiling water one needs to make that extra effort to get to the next level. If you are exercising 30 minutes and you are not seeing an improvement....exercise harder. Not getting that promotion....get noticed...do something that is not in your job description but helps the company without making your boss or co-worker look incompetent (VERY important).

Remember....it only take a little change to make a big difference. You do not need to go over board....just keep it simple, but do something out of your comfort zone!

Sal
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Day 7: Follow-Through

Welcome to the last phase. Today I will talk about the importance of follow-through.

Regardless of what you start and complete, follow-though is a key. Follow-through means to make sure what you started is still going on as planned even after you have ended the task.

If you do not follow-through, the chances of failure are very high. Therefore, lets say your goal was to reach to some level in your career. In order for you to reach that level, you had to make some changes, perhaps to the way you interacted. Now that you have reached that level, it does not mean that you go back to your old self. You must continue in the same spirit that go you there, otherwise that chances of you failure in the new position will be very high.

This concludes our "7 Days to a More Confident You" series.

Check back for new topic.

Sal

Day 5: Creating an action plan

Previously we learnt how to focus and we also went through an exercise of creating tasks to reach our goals.

Today we will take a closer look at how to create tasks. People often find it difficult to break down goals in to smaller tasks. One of the questions often is whether to go about it from the goal down or start from a task and build up to the goal.

Well! it is a hybrid approach. This means that it is a bit of both. However, there is an order to the process. You may find it best to start with the goal and work your way down. Ask your self the following question for every task including the goal: "What do I need to accomplish this particular task?"

Be careful not to over simplify your tasks, e.g. if you are going to chop a piece of wood, there is no need to write "start chopping"...get it!

Once you have all your tasks written, arrange them in the right order and then number them.

Next, starting with the goal and working your way down, start to attach some target completion dates for the tasks (and goals).

There you have it....your "Action Plan" to complete your goal.

Tune in next to learn about taking control...Day 6.

Sal

Day 4: Learning focus

Welcome to day 4 of your transformation. Today we will learn how to focus.

Previously you learnt how to identify your goals. Well! many people can identify their goals, but the problem is in the execution and the commitment to achieving those goals.

So, how does one stay focused day after day? The key is to breakdown your goal in to manageable tasks and then to set some dates against those tasks.

Let me explain. Lets say that your goal is to run a marathon. So you break this goal down in to smaller steps. So lets also assume you have never run the marathon and are not in any physical shape. Let's also assume that the marathon is exactly 1 year away.

Now you have 12 months. You have a date, and you have a goal. List all the things you need to do from now till the day of the marathon. Perhaps you say, I want to be ready in 10 months. So your tasks may be:

Month 1: Get a gym membership, buy some running shoes and other gear, start to run .25 miles a day for a week, etc.

Month 2: Run 5 miles in 5 minutes

Month 3: Run 10 miles in 8 minutes, etc.....


You get the point, right! Each month you have a target to reach. You can further breakdown your goals by each week or by day.

Each morning and evening, look at your targets for the day, week, or month. In this way you will learn how to focus on your goals. If you do this correctly and remain consistent, then you will get closer to accomplishing your goals.

Next we will learn in detail how to create tasks and a realistic action plan in more detail.

Till next time....

Sal

7 Days to a more confident and focused YOU!

For my first topic I have decided to write about how to prepare yourself to get more in control of your life as well as get focused.

Many people start the day with no goals in mind to accomplish for the day and as such end their day with very little feeling of accomplishment. For many, this is a vicious cycle that seems to never end. As a result people often feel that they are not in control of their lives and never seem to accomplish what they set out to do.

I have prepared a very easy seven day process to help you get in control and more focused. Let us begin:

Day 1: Getting in the right frame of mind
Day 2: Analyzing yourself
Day 3: Identifying your goal(s)
Day 4: Learning focus
Day 5: Creating an action plan
Day 6: Taking control
Day 7: Follow through

In the next blog I will write about Day 1. Please check back.

Sal
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