How often do you hear people calling someone amazing? How often does someone inspire you to the extent that you perform beyond your normal capabilities in whatever you choose to work on? This post will help you learn how to become such an incredible person.

The fitness practices of mine – my diet, cardio sessions and weight lifting, have been such a phenomenal success with people around me that I would like to share a few general tips which you can use to become an inspiration to others in almost anything you do. Being constantly complimented on your noticeable improvement may just be the motivation you will need to become an outstanding achiever and reach the goals you never thought to be so easily attainable.

So here’s a set-up: you’ve got an area of your life which you plan on improving, and you’ve decided to not only succeed, but become someone incredible – impress others with your achievements and inspire them to follow you and improve their lives in a similar fashion.
Want to know the steps to success? Here are just a few. Use them as guidelines to get started, and as you progress, I’m sure you will discover many more ways of achieving great results and inspiring people.

1. Find something you absolutely love doing

I believe that you can really succeed only in something you love doing. Although it is possible to achieve certain results even with activities you don’t like at all, these activities cannot make you an amazing achiever.
You’ve got to be passionate about your intentions, you need to know exactly why you’re doing something and also be excited about it.

When I got started with my fitness program, I was thrilled. To me, getting fit is as exciting a self-improvement project as it gets. I’ve always dreamed of being fit enough to try my luck with all kinds of sports, and although I never let my slightly excess weight be a real stopper, it still was a determining factor in many of my plans.

Every time I go to gym, I’m happy to get another chance to push myself to the limit, work really hard to get one step closer to my ideals of fitness and stamina. That’s what makes every gym session interesting, and this is the motivation I need to exercise every day.

2. Set Goals

You’ve got to set goals and keep track of them. Setting great goals is like finalizing your decision to become an amazing person. Unless you agree on how exactly you’re going to change, there’s a very slim chance that you will make positive progress.

Make it your second nature to not only love what you’re doing, but also be absolutely sure why you’re doing this and how far you will go.

When I had decided on getting into shape and staying fit for the rest of my life, this meant setting a number of goals:

* losing weight (15kg is my initial goal, I will set my next goal once I reach this one)* improving my cardio (to be able to run flat out for 10 minutes at 16km/h)* educating myself (reading a number of books on diets and detoxification)* improving the healthiness of my lifestyle (changing my diet and eating habits, introducing more physical training)
I’m tracking these goals almost daily – making sure I’m making progress and staying aligned with an overall decision on becoming as fit as I’ve always dreamed to be.

3. Think Big

There’s nothing wrong with being ambitious! Don’t be afraid to set yourself a goal which is bigger than average and therefore harder to reach. Plan to push yourself as high as you can think of, and never settle for anything mediocre in your plans.

Remember: mediocre plans and goals will get you mediocre results. A truly amazing person you’re about to become can’t afford an average plan. Think big and try your best to stick to your plans, and you will be surprised how much you can accomplish.

Don’t be disappointed if you can’t follow your big plans to the letter – it is the nature of any

success to put you through many failures before letting you reap the reward. Even if something hasn’t worked perfectly, you still will make much more progress aiming high compared to an average planning approach. If you shoot for the moon, you’ll at least land on a star!

One thing to understand though is that thinking big isn’t about setting unrealistic goals and refusing to do any analysis or risk management. Not at all! But thinking big ensures that you if you plan for some result, you aim higher to achieve more.

If I lost 5kg, it would still be a good result and many people would be very pleased with such progress. Still, I have decided to aim much higher and go for 20kg (44lbs) weight loss. This is a much more exciting goal, and the closer I get to it, the more proud I am because it shows once again how most of my thinking big gets results with due focus and effort put in.
It doesn’t mean I will neglect any risks on my way to the goal though. If I at any stage see that further weight loss would harm my health, I will stop and switch into the weight maintenance mode.

4. Be persistent

For all those achievers who can’t wait to become truly inspiring individuals, I’d like to confirm it: yes, there will be times when your efforts pay off. But depending on the nature of your planned achievements, noticeable results may take a while to appear.

That’s why it is very important to be persistent and keep pushing hard until you’re successful. The old rule of self-improvement works like this: first, you have to commit your time and put your efforts into something, then you get the desired results out of it.

Every working day of the week I try and make my way to our gym. There are days where I can’t do it due to other commitments like business meetings, but apart from them very little can hold me back. If I’m healthy enough to be at work, I’m pushing myself to go and have a workout.

I constantly change my routine, I attend 2 weekly fitness programs, and I have been doing this for so long that I miss gym if I skip it for whatever reason.

A year and a half since I joined our gym at work, I’ve gone through such a transformation that I rarely have a week without discussing my progress with people around me.

They don’t always realize how much effort had been put into getting fit, and therefore my results seem incredible. I always take my time to share my experience and learn new ideas from others, and this helps us all enjoy the benefits of being persistent. After a few months, you become much more patient and therefore relaxed about your results.

In your own time, you will recognize that practice makes perfect. You will prove to yourself and others that only regular efforts and positive attitude can help you achieve results that really last.

5. Embrace your followers

Perhaps one of the most pleasant sides of becoming an inspiration to others: recognizing your followers!

You will be surprised to see how many people are impressed with your improvements, and if there’s one thing you can do to really establish yourself as an achiever worth following it is this: embrace your followers, talk to them and explain your reasons and achievements. Offer your help and work with them to help them follow your steps and achieve similar results.

Most people have a fear that sharing their knowledge will take something away from them, make their own achievements seem less impressive to others. But the effect of helping others is only positive: people will respect you for the knowledge you possess, and will admire you for being able to share it.

That’s it for today. This list is by no means complete, and I’m sure many of you will have better ideas on becoming an inspiration to others. Please make sure to share them with others by leaving a comment! Thanks for your advice in advance, and good luck with becoming an inspiration!

You have employed every trick in the SEO handbook but that first page ranking in the search engines has been eluding you. You are about to give up. But before you do, perhaps you may wish to consider taking up article marketing.

First of all, what exactly is article marketing? Article marketing is the process of writing and submittíng original content to article directories. This is not a new concept. For years, marketers have been publishing content in newsletters, magazines, and other publications to gain exposure for their businesses.

The process starts by submitting an article to an editor. If the content is suitable, the editor publishes the article, and the marketer gets some exposure. The process is then repeated with as many publications as possible. In theory, if each publication brings just one customer, then a hundred publications may bring a hundred customers. A hundred customers may just be what a new start-up is looking for.

On the Internet, the results can be astonishing. There are literally thousands of article directories on the Internet. With each article you submit, you are allowed to include two to three text links in the author resource box. Do note that most directories won’t allow you to include links in your article body. So keep them to your author signature.

Every time an article directory publishes an article, the website will experience an immediate surge in traffic. This traffic comes from the subscribed readers. After that, the surge dies down a little. The marketer now waits for the search engines to index and rank the articles. Once the article ranks in the search engines, the marketer will receive a constant stream of traffic from the indexed articles.

In addition, the links in the articles will also give the search rankings of the website a much needed boost. When someone writes and submits articles, the wheels of SEO have already started to turn, whether the marketer is aware of it or not. Each published article carries at least two links, pointing back to the author website. In other words, the author website gets high quality back links from well established authority sites whenever an article is approved for publication. But to achieve high rankings in the search results, you need to execute article marketing in the correct manner.

How to Prepare Your Articles for Submission

Article submission can take up a lot of time. So you want to be sure that you get the highest rate of approval from the editors. Here is what you should do to ensure that you get most of your articles approved.

Appropriate word count – Articles should ideally be 500 words and above. You can write whatever you want. But bear in mind that the editors are looking for valuable content that their readers will enjoy reading. So your articles should not be self promotional. All promotional materials should be included in the author resource box, which will appear at the end of the article.

Proper formatting – The article does not have to be perfect. But it has to be legible, and relatively free of grammatical errors. The style of writing is not that important. Most styles will be accepted. Use the hard return to separate paragraphs, and do not include any HTML. Not all article directories accept HTML tags in the article body. As long as the article is of decent quality, it should be approved.

Include target keywords in article title – Your target keywords should be included in the article title. This will improve the chances of your articles rising to the top in the search results. Having keywords in the article title is also part of SEO. When performing SEO, you want the search engines to find relevant content that links to your sites. Having your target keywords in the title is one way of letting the search bots know that the content in the article is related to what you provide on your website.

Write a catchy title and interesting summary – The title is very important because if it cannot capture the attention of your reader, you have just lost a potential visitor. Your title should be speaking directly to your target audience. The article summary should also be clear and concise. Don’t beat around the bush. You can elaborate further in the article body. For the summary, use short and powerful sentences.

Delivering the promise of your article title – Make sure that you stay on topic and deliver the promise in the article title. For example, if your article is about link building, then make sure you share some methods on how to build one way back links quickly. Don’t stray and write about your pet and then forget to go back to your main topic.

Using anchor text in links – Anchor texts are the words that are in between a set of HTML link tags. Before going into article marketing, you should already have a set of keywords to target. Use these keywords not just in your article title, but also as your anchor texts. For instance, if you are targeting the keywords “Search Engine Optimization”, use these words in your links. Don’t use words like “clíck here” or any other generic term.

Once you have the above in place, you can start submittíng the articles to the article directories.

How to Submit Articles Quickly and Easily

Before you start submitting articles, you must first get a list of article directories. Your list should contain at least 200 article directories. Choose directories that have been around for years, and have high page rank.

The article submission process can be grueling if you don’t have the right tools to help you. As a business owner, you shouldn’t be doing such manual tasks yourself. You have more important things to do, like developing products, marketing, and so on. The process shouldn’t be consuming too much of your valuable time. Here are some quick suggestions.

Use a free form filling tool to help you – There are tools available for download, such as RoboForm that will help you fill up the forms at the article directories. Once you set this up, it’s just clicking and submitting. That will save you from having to copy and paste the article into each and every submission form. A great way to submit articles if you are on a shoe string budget.

Invest in article submission software – There is special software on the market that will help you submit your articles either on a semi-automated basis, or on a fully automated basis. If it’s a fully automated process, you don’t have to be actively involved. You will, however, have to let the software complete the submission process before shutting it down.

Outsource article submission – You can hire someone else to submit the articles for you. This can be a dedicated person that you work with, or it can be a professional service provider. The difference between this option, and that of using software, is that you don’t have to monitor the submissions. Simply place an order, and you can switch off your computer and go work on other stuff.

Article marketing, when done right, can bring short, mid and long term traffic. The short term traffic comes from the current readership base of the article directories. The mid to long term traffic comes from the search engines and the articles. As articles remain online indefinitely on the Internet, they remain as traffic baits and help to attract more visitors to your websites.

If you have done your keyword research, and heed the advice given above, your site could achieve top rankings in the search engines within weeks.

If you’re not sticking to the copywriting “rules,” you may be missing out on sales. There are certain “rules” and principles established in copywriting because they’re proven to work. They’ve been tested over and over again. It’s highly recommended that you follow the rules.
An objection is that your copy may look like everyone else’s. But you should still follow the copywriting rules. It’s true that you can break the rules. But to break them, you need to be familiar with them first.

Remember, the objective of your copy is to get sales, not to show your creativity.

If you don’t know the rules for copywriting, here are some of them:

1. Headlines. You’ll want to include a benefit in your headlines. Show what’s in it for the prospect or any advantages the prospect will get. Adding urgency to your headline is helpful too.

2. The lead. Your opening paragraphs must catch attention. The problem-solution technique is an easy and proven way to write your lead. To use the problem-solution technique, state the problems the prospect is having and show your product or service has the solution.

3. Sell on emotion. Prospects buy on emotion. To influence their decisions, you’ll have to influence their emotions. That means you’ll have to include benefits to get them excited about your product or service.

4. Call to action. You’ll need to tell your prospect what to do at the end of your copy. If you want your prospect to click on a link to order now, tell him to do so. If you want her to go to a Web site, tell her to click on the link. Add urgency to get the prospect to take action now.

5. Money-back guarantee. A money-back guarantee is proven to increase sales
This is because it takes away the risk from the prospect. You’ll want to make sure you include a money-back guarantee.

6. Use subheads. Most of your prospects skim your copy. To appeal to them, you’ll need to include subheads to make your copy “skimming friendly.” If your subheads catch your prospect’s attention, he’ll decide to take the time to read your copy.
If you don’t include subheads, it’s hard for your prospect to skim your copy. And he’s not going to skim nor read the copy.

So remember to stick to the rules when writing your copy. Don’t reinvent the wheel. Instead, do what’s proven to work.

One Fundamental that is tried and true…”you can’t change out there…you must change in here”. The “In Here” is Yourself.  Too often we allow the out there to affect us. See if you have some of these beliefs:

I cannot build a Business in this Economy.
My friends tell me I cannot make money online.
Trying to understand all this Internet Stuff is just to hard to understand.
People believe everything on the Internet is a scam.
I don’t have time for personal development.
Personal Development is for weak minded people.
If I had the money, I know my business would be huge.
If someone would just tell me what to do…I would be successful.
I can never get a hold of my upline…this doesn’t work.
The reason Joel Comm makes money, is because he is Joel Comm.
People that make money online are so lucky.

All of these Metaphors, made up things, will hold you back from achieving anything and everything you desire. Mr. Jim Rohn is 100% on target. You cannot change out there until you change in here. You cannot achieve abundance and be lacking in beliefs. You cannot move forward, and allow the thoughts of your mind to hold you back. You cannot paint a picture of doom, and expect prosperity. You cannot Change “Out There” until you change yourself, in here!!

Passion is a word that we throw around far to easily. It is a word used, but not performed. It is a “CoffeeHouse” buzz word often times to convey a point. However, Passion is the singular thing that separate winners from losers. Success versus Frustration. Take a Minute and review the following, open your hearts and your mind and see where it is you fit in:

Definition: What is Passion? Passion is a force—sometimes an uncontrollable force—that infuses life with meaning, joy, and even outrage. In any event, passion fosters commitment and determination. Passion is an urge or desire that consistently calls us to action, often radical action. Passion can be used or misused. When guided by the wrong motives, passion can be very dangerous. When guided by the desire to help people lead bigger, richer, fuller lives, passion has the potential to help create a better world. Passion is the fire that burns within. It often starts as a spark or a flame and eventually turns into a blazing fire that stirs the soul. Passion is that incredibly compelling emotion that enables us to go places others are afraid to go, to try things others are afraid to do and to be the kind of people others are afraid to be! Passion creates the energy and drive required to do what others think is impossible!!!

Is Passion Necessary for Business Success?: Is there a business case for cultivating passion in your organization? Is it really a competitive advantage? Can passion make a difference in terms of accomplishing your organization’s objectives?

Consider the benefits:

Passion intensifies our focus. In a complex world where we’re moving at .com speed and we’re bombarded with information, it’s easy to get distracted. Passion gives people the courage to say “No” to distractions by staying focused on the bigger “Yes.” It’s the magnetic force that keeps people working on things that make the business more competitive.

Innovation and creativity become key factors in adding value to the customers we serve. Approaching the business with a fresh, new perspective requires people who are fully awake, fully alive, and who have an active, intense, engaged focus on making things better. Innovation requires that our minds work furiously when we come to work. Passion activates our minds, expands our awareness (we observe more intensely), and challenges us to think outside the conventional box.

With intense pressures to perform it’s easy to cut ethical corners and compromise doing what’s right. It requires passion to protect and promote the values driving the business. To say, “No“ to a questionable business deal that will generate a lot of revenue takes guts. It takes the courage and passion to stand upon your convictions.

People with passion raise the standards of performance in an organization. They have a tendency to hold others accountable and tolerate nothing less than the full-blown commitment of everyone around them. Their commitment to a higher standard becomes contagious, spreads throughout the entire system, and eventually becomes a part of the fabric of the culture.

People with passion create an electric, exciting work environment that energizes others. They contribute to building the kind of culture that attracts world-class people.

Passion creates a sense of urgency that is required of every organization going through change in today’s highly competitive world. Passion is the enemy of apathy, complacency, and procrastination. Passion is usually dissatisfied with the status quo.

Passion helps people deal with fear. Change is scary—for anybody! But when our passions are bigger than our fears we develop the courage to step outside our comfort zones, risk more, fail faster, and learn like crazy.

There is less attrition and absenteeism in a passionate work environment, where meaningful

work and a heroic cause energize people. People don’t want to miss the thrill of the journey and the significant things going on at work.

It seems that the cultures of many firms in corporate America and around the world breed a political correctness that is socially acceptable. Unfortunately, it’s not conducive to the burning fire or radical passion that is required to bring about revolutionary change. Dramatic change and complexity are requiring an unprecedented effort from the contemporary work force. Passion will be the key to PERSEVERANCE in the midst of this change.

Perhaps the most exciting benefit that comes from cultivating passion in an organization is the contagious enthusiasm it generates. Passionate people ignite enthusiasm in the rest of us. Something so alive in them awakens something that needs to be alive in us. Passionate people inspire hope and enthusiasm. That’s why they’re so attractive to be around. There’s an intensity, a commitment, a PASSION with which they approach their work—it’s inviting and tantalizing, it’s heroic and alluring, it’s inspiring and provocative all wrapped up in the same package.

Passion, is not a simple thing…it is advanced citizenship…you gotta want real bad. Passion is wrapped into your “Why”…without your “Why” Success in Life may just pass you by. Once you have the Passion, the little stuff like marketing is very easy to do. Go Advertise while you still have a chance. Make your Passion a reality!

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest, if you must, but don’t you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns, As every one of us sometimes learns, And many a failure turns about, When he might have won had he stuck it out; Don’t give up though the pace seems slow– You may succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than, It seems to a faint and faltering man, Often the struggler has given up, When he might have captured the victor’s cup, And he learned too late when the night slipped down, How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out– The silver tint of the clouds of doubt, And you never can tell how close you are, It may be near when it seems so far, So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit– It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.

- Author unknown

The simplest of posts, came to me from a friend. He shared with me a simple quote that says it all to me…

I know that I have the ability to achieve the object of my Definite Purpose in life, therefore, I demand of myself persistent, continuous action toward its attainment, and I here and now promise to render such action…Napoleon Hill.

My friend gave me an incredibly passionate conversation in regards to this quote!! The key item I took away from it is making a keeping a promise to yourself. You promise never to stop working, never stop taking action, and demand of yourself a result!!!

Highly effective articles all have several things in common. Understanding what those elements are and how to implement them will greatly enhance your own efforts. Below, you’ll find a list of the elements.

· Consistency of voice
 Consistent style and tone·
 Grammatically· correct
 On topic·
 Concise· & Crystal Clear

 Written directly· to consumer set
 Expert tone·
 Direct and authoritative·
 Industry· correct phrasing
 Know when to Joke…and NOT·

THE BREAKDOWN

Consistency of Voice: The voice of a written piece is distinct from the tone or the style of the writing. In this case, it refers to whom the article is written. For example, a first person voice would be written as “I believe that you understand,” while an example of second person would be “You can find more information by going to…” Third person voice is used mostly in professionally written pieces designed for specific industries and would appear “If the consumer desires to change the available options…” Maintaining a consistent voice of the piece is vital. For instance, switching from second to third person and back is a quick way to lose your audience.

Consistent Style and Tone: The style and tone of an article directly affect how readable the writing is, as well as its applicability to specific uses. For instance, conversational writing is very laid back, while professional style offers industry specific phrasing and terminology. Professional style pieces are also usually somewhat rigid in structure, though not always. There are three main styles in use: conversational, personal and professional. Each has unique benefits to specific applications and should be consistent throughout the entire article.

Grammatically Correct: Correct grammar is essential to the impact of your writing. Incorrect grammar will instantly reduce the efficacy of your writing. For instance, using “grammer” in place of “grammar” may seem like a trivial mistake, but your readers will catch it. Remember, no spell checking program or grammar-editing program will catch everything. Invest in a grammar guide if you do not have the skills required. On Topic: This is especially applicable to web writing. If you change topics in the middle of an article or use a subject in an area that it is not applicable, you will lose your readers. This is actually relatively easy to avoid, especially if you do your research on the subject. Simply carry the same subject through the entire article.

Concise: Online readers have a very short attention span. You must make your point immediately. Usually, the meat of the matter should come in the first paragraph, or the very beginning of the second paragraph. This also implies a lack of “fluff” within the article. Use direct phrasing and make your point. This does not mean that you should cut out all explanation and simply state facts, but you should aim for an even balance. Ideally, your article should be interesting, informative and engaging.

Write To & For Your Audience: Few things will make readers stop reading than feeling like an article does not apply to them. The best example of this would be a highly technical article about industry processes submitted to a general interest format. Most consumers do not have the time or interest to read this type of subject matter. However, industry professionals would find it interesting. Keep your intended audience in mind when writing and gear the piece toward them.

Expert Tone: If you write as an expert, you can gain a reputation for being one, even if you don’t know a single thing about the topic. There are thousands of places to get accurate, on-topic information. Using these sources to flesh out your writing will result in that expert tone that you need. Consumers are much more willing to accept facts from an expert than they are from an amateur.

Direct & Authoritative: If your article rambles or has an indirect tone, it can adversely affect the quality of your writing. Use direct sentences, as opposed to indirect. In fiction, writers are encouraged to always show action in their writing. This applies to article writing as well. Direct writing, where there is an identifiable subject and verb, rather than an inferred subject, will help your writing have more impact. Write with authority, as an expert would. Statements made with an active voice instead of a passive voice convey authority.

Industry Correct Phrasing: Writing industry-specific pieces requires industry-specific phrasing and terminology. For example, if you were writing about shoe construction, you would not refer to the shank as “the metal bit in the sole.” Instead, you would call it a shank and underscore that it supports the foot and the stability of the shoe. Keep your writing clean and professional, using jargon that industry experts understand and expect to see in such a piece.

Twitter, Facebook, Digg, etc. Look, I understand these sites are for promotion of product and service, but why must people always take, take, take! Why not utilize the sites for more than just self promotion, and constant spam…it is not necessary.

Do you have any idea how much good content is available on these sites? Do you realize how many great ideas are flowing on these sites? Do you realize how much training you can get in reading people posts, blogs, and websites? Are you recognizing their marketing techniques? Good and Bad?

The fact is, instead of obnoxiously promoting your Business Opportunity take the time to get to know people in the communities. Join forums and discussions. Build relationships with people that are following you. Why not take the opportunity to MASTERMIND with fellow Internet marketers!! Instead of spamming your biz opp, and becoming frustrated as to why nobody is buying, try this:

1. Be a member of the Community, participate.
2. Offer items of value, opinions, articles, discussions. You have more to offer people than just your Biz Opp.
3. Put together mastermind groups, be a leader, participate in other peoples discussions…you would be shocked in what you learn.

Above all share your knowledge, and share in the knowledge of others. In being a member of a community you don’t go from a handshake to an immediate marriage proposal. Take the time to know and be known for your ideas, knowledge, and expertise. Then, through that people will look at your Business Opportunity. You will have more success in the long run. Remember, an Online Business is a Marathon not a sprint, treat it as such. Don’t make every Community you belong to Instant Gratification!!!

The Power of Masterminding has been often overlooked as it comes to participating!! Whether you participate in FaceBook, MySpace, Twitter, BlogCatalog, Digg, or what ever the site use them for more than just selling your opportunity. So maybe we should review the different types of elements of Masterminding: Take the Time to participate in Discussions & Forums. Read, Listen, Learn, and Implement the strategies that are discussed. Ask questions from the Community. There are alot of people that will share there knowledge of Video Advertising, Facebook Advertising, PPC, Banner Advertising, Website Design Etc. Most people are very willing to share their opinions. Be persistent. Keep asking questions, the community loves participation. Share your ideas. Contribute, don’t be a taker, be a contributor. Give opinions, share some knowledge…even if you think the community may be advanced, they are not. There are so many newbies just as yourself, that are seeking the same information. Ask people for their professional opinion. Internet Marketers are professionals, they have knowledge, and send them a direct message asking if you could have some of their time or their opinion on something. Treat these communities as masterminding sessions, not spam sessions. Remember you can grow your Business through the power of knowledge. Once you have knowledge you can better participate, then from there people are willing to accept your opportunity as being more real.