Say you want to be President of the United States. Do you simply put your name on the ballot on election day and sweep the election? Of course not. You run for a local office, gain experience, put in work and time, and then run for state office. Again, you put in work, build your reputation, and set the stage for a House or Senate seat.
Once again, you build your reputation, serve your constituents, put in the work. Then you announce your candidacy and, by the look of things, run for office for a full 2 years through primaries, caucuses, and semingly endless trips around the country.
Hey, you wanted to be President, remember? That’s what it takes. (Don’t forget you’re going to need close to $1 billion in fundraising to win the next election.)
Seems daunting from the ground. But as you climb, you only focus on the immediate goal ahead.
One more little victory.
The same is true in online business.
If you want to have the most famous blog in your market, you don’t just set up your blog, get a couple of links, and expect the internet to stop what its doing to pay attention to your three blog posts. You work hard, prove yourself worthy to a few people, who tell some friends and so on until you’ve reached your goal.
If you want your blogto be profitable, define what that means exactly. “Profitable” could mean you netted $1 last week. It could also mean you netted $1000. But what do YOU need your blog to do to cover, say, your mortgage payment every month?
Set small goals for your daily profits from your blog and other activities. Start with goals of wiping out the equivalent of your cable bill or other smaller expenses related to running your business and household.
Get to the point here you aren’t desparate or stressed about covering your bills and you can start on the next phase, which should be adding in extras like vacations, savings, investments, or school.
Finally, cherish and praise yourself for the little victories when they happen. They are steps toward reaching your bigger goals and each one means you are that much closer!
