There are a lot of reasons for any of us to feel stress We’re all pretty busy, and stress has kind of become a fact of life for a lot of people

Just a few days ago, I was looking over some of the articles I’ve written recently, just to kind of give myself a quick recap of what I’ve been babbling on about, and I got a thought into my head that maybe it would be helpful to everyone if I could summarize a lot of it into one article and create a list of some of the main problems that stop people from trying to make positive changes in their lives and, therefore, how they screw their lives up as a result

You might be wondering, “What the hell does that mean” Well, for starters, I don’t mean “crazy” in real clinical terms

Is it just me, or are there way too many people around who seem to be way too sensitive about, you know, everything There’s a weird phenomenon these days – and maybe always – where it seems like we live in a constant state of being ready to be offended, and as a result, a constant state of trying not to offend anyone

I’ve talked at length in the past about setting realistic goals, and planning each step of your self improvement journey intelligently and carefully, but I think that I’ve failed to mention one very important point that needs to be mentioned And it’s this: That doesn’t mean that there’s actually a greater end goal

One of the most common problems I see - if not the single most common problem - that stops people from pursuing their goals toward a better life comes when they have to deal with the opinions of those around them Their friends and family

If you’re like almost everyone else in the world, then you’ve probably experienced that moment when you stop and wonder where the time went, and how you could have missed the last few weeks or months or more It’s definitely hit me on many occasions, and what’s more, it seems like the older you get, the faster time goes

I guess almost everyone has their “two kinds of people in this world” saying that they like to invoke whenever the occasion arrives, and I have to say, I’m no exception In my opinion there are two kinds of people in this world: Those who do things, and those who complain when things aren’t done

I’ve been talking a lot recently about the different barriers that we create for ourselves that prevent our success, so I thought I’d continue in that vein today by talking about another huge obstacle: our fear of failure It’s a fear that seems at once both reasonable and unreasonable

One of the most common hurdles that I’ve seen people face when trying to make positive changes in their lives is the tendency to set unrealistic goals for themselves Goals that aren’t really achievable in the amount of time that they’ve allotted

For a lot of people, making any kind of change is extremely intimidating because it looks like a long road ahead that they’re not sure they’re ready to start walking down But the truth is that it doesn’t have to be that way

It’s extremely easy, maybe easier than you think, to permanently damage your reputation among your customers and the internet users in your market if you’re not always stressing customer service and making sure your site's visitors are happy You see, every online niche has these things called forums and blogs

Since I do reviews of internet marketing products, and spend so much time warning people away from online scams, I get a lot of questions from customers and readers about a number of the internet marketing “gurus”, as they’re known, and whether or not anything they say is legitimate My answer, as always, is yes and no

I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that you've probably seen an excruciating amount of ads and sales letters on the internet promising you that you could have a money making website up and running in a day or two without having done any work of your own, in fact without having to create a website at all

There are a lot of key components to a successful online business, but whenever someone tries to ask me what's the most important part of my sales process, they suggest that maybe it's my sales letter's headline, or the call to action, or communicating with my list, or using specific images certain ways, and I say "Nay

Maybe you've heard the expression before If you've been working online or trying to start an online business for some time, then you most likely have: the money is in the list

I know I preach this a lot, but I feel like it's necessary because it really is the foundation of your online business, and without it you've failed before you begin: you have to start your internet business by getting into the right niche For those who don't know, what I mean by that is you have to figure out which market you want to sell to before you do anything else, such as creating your product or setting up your website

I suppose this is going to sound strange coming from me, since I’m the one who’s always telling everybody to take action and get to work and nothing comes easy and there’s no shiny “get rich” button to press and so on and so on, and I’m not changing my mind about any of those things, but I do want to suggest that you don’t need to be working quite as hard as you might be right now

Here’s a debate that has gone on for years now in the world of internet business: Is it better to sell a downloadable product or a physical product The arguments from both sides, in my opinion, have very good points, so what that means, basically, is that there are pros and cons with each

You probably already know that your website’s sales will go down if you’re charging too much for your products, but did you know that sales can also suffer if you charge too little I wish I could tell you how many times I’ve seen someone’s website go under because they weren’t making enough profit off of the products they were selling, but I can’t because I’ve lost track of the number

I'm sure that headline reads like common sense at first - in order to make money, you shouldn't waste money - but let me explain exactly what I mean I'm talking about the compulsion that so many people have to buy the latest internet marketing product out there because they think it's going to make them rich in no time at all

If you’ve been online for any amount of time, then I’m sure you’ve heard many of the success stories about internet entrepreneurs, and how they’re making millions every year, and you’ve probably heard how easy it is for you to do it, too And the truth is, it actually is kind of easy, but not as easy as most salesmen would have you believe

I’ve seen it many times A new entrepreneur is excited because their website just went live after weeks, or even months, of hard work

I get a lot of questions from subscribers and website visitors asking me what the most important part of running your own business is Usually, they guess answers like finding the right product to sell, finding the right market to sell to, good customer service, automating tasks, writing good sales copy