Archive for February, 2009
I should have known better! When best laid plans o’mice & men!
Posted by: | CommentsI know it has been a while since I have posted on my blog ….
Busy with product creation and trying to get my new product finished ….
Reflecting back I had been hard on myself a tad, just my nature as I always try to be the best I can be …….
Well, what a month, it has been like a soap opera …..
I have had two breavements this month, this as you will guess was not on my to do list 
I have had one birth – Alana 9lb 10oz (not mine, but a welcome addition to the family)
My poor old Dad, was taken into hospital for a knee replacement ( getting more like the terminator, as second one and full replacement OUCH !!!)
All of the above not on my to do list …… lol !!!
This has set me back with my launch date (not by much I hope!), but I am always reflecting back and learning …..
I guess what I have learned here is that no matter how well your planning and drive, if life throws you a few curve balls, you gotta take it on the chin and keep going ….
On a personal note, I don’t really like the month of February!, but at least Mad March is just round the corner and I will have a product launch WOO HOO !!!
So keep in touch, as I will be posting here first when I pre-launch !!!
I will also post my thanks to those that during my tough month, have been on hand to help me with certain tasks and advice on the technical side of things (you know who you are )
So if there is anyone else out there who have had a plan and hit the buffers and barriers, I would say to you keep the faith and push on !!!
On a positive note, I will hit my goals albeit with a slight delay,
I would be interested to hear from anyone else that has experiences similiar to this …. feel free to comment
Product Creation – You need to keep the focus, block out distractions!
Posted by: | CommentsI was reviewing the work I managed to get done last night …..
To be honest, I was very miffed with myself, why? ….
It was because I was not practicing what I preach!
I maange a staff team of around 20 people, and one of the things I try to teach them, is the art of time management ….
Now, I am no expert in this field by any stretch of the imagination, but I work with what I call the ‘3D’s …..
DO , DELEGATE , DUMP
You work out what you need to do, things you can delegate and plainly everything else Dump….
I know this is not rocket science, I also know others tell people the same …
last night after reviewing on my notebook where I was at, I found that ……
I wasted around 90 mins, well 97 mins to be exact, I got myself caught up in visiting other people’s Blogs …. that Bloomin Twitter ( which I love but got involved in an interesting conversation- See Post Below)
I then wrote the post below about the Google Contest and published it …….
Where was all this on my ‘DO LIST’?
Well I am guessing you already know, It wasn’t on the list!
This also what I love about my blog, I can ‘bare my soul’ in a manner of speaking.
The other reason, is as I have done with my 90 Day Goals, I am now making myself accountable for my ‘failings’
This may seem as if I am being a bit hard on myself, using harsh words like ‘failings’, however if I do not give myself a kick up the a** , then I will fail ….
I have made a commitment to all my readers/subscribers and others that I will have my ‘new’ product ready this month ….
The Salescopy has been outsourced as will be the Graphics, they will be ready in time ….
The question is will I be READY???
The answer is YES! YES! YES!
I just need to focus and keep to the ‘3D’s’
So if you think I am being unsociable over the coming few weeks, I can assure you I am not, I just have my goals to achieve
As always, feel free to comment
Alex Jeffreys Google Challenge Winner is …….
Posted by: | CommentsAs some of my subscribers/readers know that Alex Jeffreys has been running his mentoring program
Now, one of the challenges Alex set was to get No1 Postition on Google for the search Term ‘Alex Jeffreys’, this would take some doing, I thought
However, Garry Parkes aka – Parkesy has provided undeniable proof that someone has hot the top spot:
The winner is Gary Simpson AKA THE GAZZ-MAN, I would recommend you jump over to the Gazz-Man’s blog and have a nose about as there are some great info (time planners etc) great posts and conversation going on there.
I forgot to mention, The Profit Pulling Platform Newsletter @ Parkesy Blog is due out so grab yourself a copy, I can’t wait to find out what is in it and what the The Purple Blog Queen Nikki Stephens has in store this issue @ the newbies corner….
It is funny, I was watching the Teenage Ninja turtles and there is a wise old fox/dog in a karate suit, and I thought of Gazz-Man, yes I know I have the strangest mind at time lol !!
As always feel free to comment or post your congratulations to the Gazz Man hitting No1 on Google
The Castlemaine XXXX are on Gazz ! (or am I showing my age, is it Fosters now?? )