1. Just get started and let the motivation catch up with you.
You don’t have to wait for motivation to get started. If you want to work in a consistent way every day then sometimes you just have to get going anyway.
Start small if big leads you to procrastinating.
If a project or task feels too big and daunting don’t let that lead you into procrastination. Instead, break it down into small steps and then take just one of them to start moving forward.
If breaking it down and taking a small step still leads you to procrastinating then go even smaller. Take just a tiny 1-2 minute step forward. That’s it. Because the most important thing is to just get going and to build momentum forward.
2. Be kind to yourself if you stumble
Don't beat yourself up when you stumble and fall. You'll just feel worse and less motivated. Instead ask yourself : how would my best friend/parent support me and help me in this situation.
Then do things and talk to yourself and she or he would to stay constructive about the situation
3. Remind yourself of why you are working towards this
When you're feeling unmotivated and low in energy it's easy to lose sight of why you are doing something...
So take two minutes and write down the top 3 reasons for doing this 'thing' that you're doing
Put that note where you can see it EVERY DAY for easy access when you need a motivational BOOST
So that's the first thing
The second thing is more of an apology
One of our daily newsletter readers reached out to us yesterday and let us know he was a little confused and didn't really know what our business was about
Fair play to him for emailing us and actually it's a really valid comment
So we replied and this is what we said
"Thanks for writing and lovely to hear from you
Our email newsletters are focused on how to start an online business but we do include information about tools and resources to help our subscribers and students with business mindset for example...
If you can tell us what you are trying to achieve we can send you something more personal
We’re in the business of providing education and training so that’s what we talk about "
Let's be a bit more specific just to clear up any misunderstanding
We would best describe ourselves as educators (in fact that was a label given to us by a lady who interviewed us for her Silver Sages series and to be honest it's a great word)
We teach people to make money online legitimately (not the 'get rich quick' opportunity stuff that probably piles into your in box every day) and primarily to people 50 plus from a corporate or professional background in or approaching retirement...
So we promote programs, products, training and resources that will help someone start and grow an online business and can include but is not limited to social media marketing, affiliate marketing, network marketing etc.
We don't teach what we don't know plain and simple
We will always recommend that if you want a successful and sustainable business you create your own presence online (a website), learn the skills of marketing and invest in your continuous education.
We've spent many thousands of dollars on ours and continue to do so attending masterminds and having mentors who help keep us on the straight and narrow...
That is why the principle program we promote (in so far as setting up your business) is the one you will find below because it is step by step, simple to follow and will allow you to build on your passion and purpose in whatever area of e-commerce appeals to you
It keeps up to date with changes and future trends and our members get access to over 10,000 courses they can pursue through Linkedin Training included in their monthly membership
We pour our hearts and souls into helping our students and readers with lots of free training like our Facebook Lives we run every week because we're invested in theirs and your success
And we've just launched a podcast channel you can subscribe to and follow for some great interviews we have with people who we know who have a great story to share - check it out here
So we hope this helps and anytime you have something you want to tell us about please write back... as we always say we don't bite and you could be helping us by giving your feedback
And if we're no longer what you're looking for we won't be offended if you unsubscribe for now.
On a positive note we're about to do our Facebook LIVE for today (talking needles in haystacks) and then we're attending a 2 day virtual mastermind late into the evening
Like we say we don't teach what we don't do
