A New Week – A New Vision

Wow! I think I can’t describe the past week in a better way!

One big thing before I start this weeks blog, I wanted to remind everyone that has a blog and is writing directly into their WordPress Posts that they NEED TO SAVE their work every couple of minutes! I just spent a good portion of time writing up what I wanted to talk about … no notes, it was just flowing — and then, I had to walk away from my computer. I came back and WordPress had logged me out!

So, maybe the best thing is to write your blog on a Word document (auto-save being turned on) and then copy and paste your blog entry into your WordPress post… Something I had done in the past but found it too cumbersome to use. Anyways, just wanted to share this with you… (In all sincerity, it’s the second time this happens to me).

That being said, here we go:

If you read my post of last week, you were aware that I was starting a 30 day “grow my business” challenge this week. So, one week in, the only word that comes to mind is: WOW!

I think the first big thing that I need to convey is how my mindset has changed. Like I mentioned last week, the difference of me thinking that I could do this instead of actually doing it was one of the biggest hold-backs that I think I was dealing with. Well, I can tell you that after this week, that has changed – Drastically!

Being able to give direction to what I what to attain both personally and financially is definitely a game changer!

If you’re reading this (or listening to me), one of the best steps you can take is to visualize what you want to attain and work backwards from there: what will it take for me to attain that objective or goal? Funny thing, it’s a bit of an Army thing for me, what’s the objective and what are the tasks needed to attain that objective. Ironic how everything comes back to things I’ve done in the past.

Being Overwhelmed

Just to be clear on something: Yes, you’re going to be overwhelmed! I sure was! I wanted to do a whole bunch of things – not necessarily those that would bring me closer to my goal – and then I sat down and wrote down my priorities (remember your Agenda). That not only helped me to focus on what I had to do but also calmed me down to the fact that I didn’t have to do all in one day:

1. My weekly blog: what do I want to talk about this week? Due Friday 6pm.
   • Record the audio portion of my blog.
2. Draft the content for my daily Tik Tok videos.
   • Try to see if I can’t draft next week as well.
3. Record my daily Tik Tok videos.
   • See if I can’t do the remaining 3 for the week.
4. Subscribe to My Lead Gen Secrets (MLGS).

Ok, so looking at all of this, I figured that anything over 3 or 4 items is a waste of time. You either won’t get them done or you’ll be side-tracked and either forget about it or feel totally disappointed if you don’t get it done.

On that same note, I have a whiteboard in front of my computer where I list these items. You can’t go wrong with that visual reminder and it sure feels good to scratch them off as being done!

Update Time

You’re probably wondering, was he able to get everything done? Read on to find the status on the above:

1. Weekly Blog 

I was able to get my blog done by Thursday evening. Now generally, I usually take my Sundays to draft up what I want to talk about and, if the words are flowing, pretty much will have it done by supper time. That gives me the whole week to review it, update it if and where necessary.

I was also able to record the audio portion of my blog. a few of my supporters in the Affiliate System Community (Skool) told me that they appreciated the audio portion; it gives them the opportunity to listen to the audio while getting to work or on the bus. Let me know in the comments what you think?

2. Draft Content For Daily Tik Tok Videos

I was able to not only draft the content I wanted to talk about for this week — but get this, I was also able to finish drafting for week 2, week 3 and hold on to your hats: week 4!

How did I do that you might ask? Well, happy you did! I used Chat GPT. Yes, AI is part of our daily work habits. There’s no workaround about that and, honestly, I don’t think that I would have been able to draft all that content and have it ready all in one evening. 

The great part about using this AI driven helper its that it gave me ideas on what I’d like to talk about; it helped me draft the content as well as the rhythm. If I didn’t like the way it sounded – or if it didn’t sound like me or how I would talk – I just changed it.

3. Record my Daily Tik Tok Videos

Now this part was a little more of an issue. As you can understand, I have no problems when it comes to audio recordings. I think that my 20 plus years doing voice-over work has pretty much got that down pat.

The video aspect though is another thing! I’ve yet to master how to properly record my videos using my phone. The great part though is that I’m using CyberLinks Director Suite 365 and the bunch of applications I can use with it is really fantastic! From Audio Director for my audio recordings to Power Director for the videos, I also have access to photos, screen recorders, effects packs as well as a slew of tutorials make it an all-in-one studio for content creators like me and makes my yearly subscription so much worth it.

4. Subscribed to My Lead Gen Secrets (MLGS)

Sophie has been talking about this supplemental income stream, (you know… don’t put all your eggs in the same basket), and I took the leap and subscribed to My Lead Gen Secrets (MLGS).

Her videos describing how to work this stream and the income you can make over time, are quite well structured. From what she was showing in her videos, income is generated, like everything else in MMO, over time. No flashy “get rich” scheme but a down-to-earth program that works if you put in the time and effort.

They also provide an Affiliate Program, which is another great way to supplement your income over time. You offer it’s services to your email list as you’d offer any other Affiliate program.

So as you can see, it was a very productive week. I believe that I’m on the right path to getting a proper daily structure so that I do have some downtime for myself and not feel like the busy fool I used to be.

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Together, let’s leverage the proven methods from Dean Holland’s Affiliate System to create a sustainable income stream.

To your success…to our success!