I think that we can agree that the first step to getting out of an opportunity addiction is to admit you have a problem. Well, without bloviating too much, my last post tells my frustrations, and my awareness that I’ve been addicted. In this post, I’ll tell you how I’m finding a solution.
In the past few months, I’ve been doing a LOT of soul searching… To illustrate my point, have you ever watch Runaway Bride with Julia Roberts and Richard Gere? I think most Pretty Woman fans are suckers for love stories that reunite the two of them again 
Anyway, in the movie, she finds out that the real reason she is a “runaway bride” is because she has no idea what she likes, what she wants, or who she is.
Isn’t that what is truly at the bottom of any addiction? At the core, we’re all running away from something we don’t want to face…
So what finally brought Julia and Richard back together? Julia’s character had to do some serious soul searching to find out who she really is at the core.
Well I can tell you this. I haven’t discovered everything, but I’ve found enough. I know that I put my family first before myself and that is something I’m trying to reverse. I know that I love SEO because I see tangible results. I know that I don’t like building Network marketing businesses mainly because I don’t like whiners and I like to be behind the scenes.
I know that I love helping others if they are first willing to help themselves and are action takers.
I know that I follow through and follow up and I expect that of everyone that I work with.
And mostly, I know that I’m in this for the long haul because my dreams and aspirations are too big to ignore. No J.O.B will ever fulfill me the way owning my own business does nor will it ever pay me what I’m truly worth.
So here’s to being a strategic entrepreneur!
Cheers to you if you are on your journey out of addiction too or if you’ve already cured yourself from it. If you agree, or disagree, let me know you’re out there! Leave a comment below.
Sharing home business success,
Mia
This is no joke, I am dead serious. I’ve been wondering what my problem has been lately. I’ve had 4, going on 5 years of online experience and haven’t been able to get my sh1t in order.
Why?
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I have finally admitted that I have this overwhelming addiction. Thanks to Rich Schefren, I came to grips with reality a couple of days ago and wanted to share it with you.
After all, the first step towards curing an addiction is to actually admit you have one. So with that, I admit that I have been addicted to being an opportunity seeker for the past 4 years.
Crap. This is been a huge break through for me because I’ve been wondering what I’ve been doing wrong. Why am I stuck in this incessant circle of finding a new opportunity, new product, new tactic, etc, but haven’t made the kind of money I want with any of them?
Why have I been in the 95% of business owners who are “failing” and not fulfilled?
Because I’m addicted to what the internet gurus dish out. I’m addicted to that feeling of finding that opportunity that “may be it”, that will make JT and I a lot of money… quickly.
I’m addicted to the feeling that I get when I buy a new internet marketing “course” or tactic that I believe will be the answer to our traffic issues, or to “add to our tool belt”.
I’m addicted to getting one more new course that may give me the answer I’ve been waiting for… how to make a six-figure income on auto-pilot! (Yeah right!!)
And I have to admit that I’m so sick of being addicted that I had to share the beginning of a new day with you.
You see, I read Rich Schefren’s business manifesto and went through a 2 part webinar series with him over the past couple of days and he peeled back the layer that I’ve been missing in my online business success.
I’ve been thinking like an opportunity seeker rather than a “strategic entrepreneur”. This may not mean much to you, but after reading his business manifesto, you will. And then you’ll be better able to see if which side of the success line you stand.
I highly recommend the business manifesto. It’ a must read for anyone who wants to break the mold of the 95% who fail online and finally reach the next level in their business. Rich has coached many of the online “gurus” and it’s no wonder that none of them want you to know about him and his teachings…
The main reason… because they want you to become addicts like the rest of the 95% and consume, consume, consume their materials… In other words, buy, buy, buy… I noted some of the symptoms of an addict before, but this is the most prominent one. (A hyper consumptive person who doesn’t make money because they’re so addicted to buying.)
Anyway, from here on out, if you have followed Rich Schefren’s Strategic Profits, you will know what I’m talking about, but I am dedicated to being a strategic entrepreneur.
I’m dedicated to looking at my vision for my business and only adding new tactics/course/products to my repertoire if they make sense to the overall picture and vision.
I’m dedicated to being coached and growing as a “strategic entrepreneur” that I add a few zeros to my net worth by next year!
And I’m dedicated to sharing my journey out of addiction with you.
Till next time..
Sharing business success,
Mia
Oh my gosh.. I apologize for the huge hiatus…
That’s really all I have to say about the whirlwind journey I’ve taken the past few months.
First of all, I want to say that I am still committed to giving you all that I know with SEO marketing.. And I promise to fulfill my end of the bargain.. and much more.
But it’s getting even better than I ever imagined! I want to share the journey with you because I have been learning some pretty cool stuff lately.
Did I tell you that I am now working with one of my mentor’s full time? It’s a dream come true because this person is where I want to be and definitely has the network in place to make a LOT happen.. for the good… and quickly.
Quite frankly, working with him has been my number one priority these days because I’m learning so much… and more importantly, I’m giving so much value!
That’s what I wanted to start my blogging back with.. It feels so good to be of value. I mean, isn’t that one of the 6 basic needs of a human, according to many experts.. to be significant?!
Well, if there’s anything I want to give you today, it’s this. Start asking yourself how you can add value to someone else’s business and watch your own business thrive!
Ask how you can help someone else… especially if that someone else is where you want to be someday soon.
Ok, I promise to give you some really awesome value that I’ve learned over the past couple of months that I’ve been away…
And to whet your appetite, I just figured out how to stream video like the Big Dawgs.. like Ryan Deiss, Frank Kern, Jeff Walker, to name a few..
I’ll share that with you so stay tuned.
Sharing home business success,
Mia
PS
Make sure you comment so that I know you’re alive!! Talk soon!
Here’s the first of many SEO Marketing techniques that got me to the first page of Google and that I will be sharing with you. I’m assuming that if you’re reading this, you already have some idea as to what SEO Marketing is…
Many people in the home business/network marketing industry “think” they know how to market, but if you don’t do it “on purpose” (with a true intention and known outcome), then you’re just spinning your wheels.
The reason I say this is because it took JT and I two and a half years before we found a true internet marketing expert… who was willing to teach us! Since then, I’ve been through 3 and a half years of “training” by network marketing companies and no one surpasses Lehman Hailey!
Before JT and I joined forces with Lehman to conquer Google, we were dabbling in email marketing and Pay Per Click advertising… both very expensive, and not very profitable methods for marketing our home businesses…
After thousands of dollars spent on Google Adwords and email marketing, Lehman introduced us to the world of SEO marketing, FREE marketing.
My world was forever changed.
So I’m going to give you one of the fundamental keys to SEO marketing today. There are so many important factors to understand, but this one is by far the most important.
(If this is the first time you’ve been introduced to what it really takes to, step-by-step, get to the top of Google, you may have to read this post multiple times… Feel free to come back as many times as you need to really get it down.)
Here’s the fundamental key to SEO marketing.
Google is NOT a person who has the luxury of independent thought.
Google is a search engine and search engines are run by algorithms. Algorithms can be mastered or loopholes can be found.
As long as you are human and Google is not, you will always have the ability to out-master and out-maneuver a Search Engine.
Ok, now that we got that out of the way. Let me introduce you to the one thing that Google (the Search Engine) REALLY Loves!
Links. And not just any link. One way links from high-authority sites.
You see, google or any search engine for that matter, because of their algorithms, act like a popularity contest. (Yes, we all thought we’d gotten away from that when we graduated High School!)
But with this popularity contest, you can literally master and dominate! How do I know? Because I’ve done it. Over and Over again.
The last time, I dominated 3.5 million websites and was #2 behind the actual company website (sometimes #1).
It’s not a mystery, it’s a science.. and I’m going to teach you everything I know.
So for today’s tip, the most important aspect of SEO marketing is one-way links to your site.
Tomorrow, I’ll give you more clarity as to the right way and the wrong way to link.
Believe me, these are the fundamentals, and if you ever want to be a master at SEO marketing, you have to master these first!
Till then…
Sharing home business success,
Mia
Today I’m going to Maui to relax and unwind.. but before I do, I promised to give you my definition of a True Entrepreneur.
First, I have to ask you a question. I’m going to be blatantly presumptuous here, so feel free to comment below if you want to comment.
I’m assuming you’re a network marketer.. and I’m assuming that you believe you’re an entrepreneur.
Well, here is the best definition I could find of an entrepreneur:
An entrepreneur is a person who has possession of an enterprise, or venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks
When you’re a network marketer, you don’t assume accountability/responsibility for your enterprise or the inherent risks for it.
Ok, I’ll stop talking about you, because I’m really talking about the industry as a whole. Yesterday, I asked why only 5% succeeded?
And my answer is because only 5% are True Entrepreneurs in the sense that they take responsibility, accountability and assume the inherent risks for it.
When I looked at our business, at the people who were truly feeding us with the activity in their businesses, they were the people who led their teams, took responsibilities for their actions, and truly treated their home businesses like true business ventures… not like a hobby.
I found it increasingly interesting that even those people had additional income, either from a spouse still working, or a pension of some sort, there as a safety net to catch them “in case” their home business didn’t work out.
I’m not poking fun, because I was one of those people 2 years ago. I quit my job, but JT, my husband continued to serve our country for over a year. It was comfortable for me NOT to make any money in this industry and conduct my business like a hobby.
No! No! No!
I can say that with conviction now because I am now making what I deserve because I took back control. I finally said no more. No more business opportunities; no more “training” from anyone who was making less than what I wanted to make (these “fake” gurus); no more feeding into the hype and chasing shiny objects!
I had been assuming all the risks associated with my businesses, but a few months ago,
I finally took 100% responsibility for my business.
JT and I do not have part-time jobs. We are both True Entrepreneurs. We work from home and do not get paid unless we produce. That, my friends, is true responsibility!
Stay tuned… Tomorrow, I’ll be flying all day to Maui, but I’ll be crafting more Home Business Conspiracy theories…
Just kidding. I’ll finally start revealing the SEO marketing tips and methods I’ve applied to get to the top of Google… and more importantly, the same skills I use in my home business today to earn a very good living.
Till then…
Sharing home business success,
Mia
