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Comment on What is Goal Setting and why SMART goals do not work by Dee

Dee — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:47:54 +0000

Good Point Dalene, but perhaps the bulleted points you speak of are what I am referring to in step 2 – milestones. It’s a number of key points or steps that help you towards your end goal.

Comment on What is Goal Setting and why SMART goals do not work by Dalene

Dalene — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 22:33:40 +0000

While I agree that SMART goals alone are “flawed” as you say – you have to think about them as the thing you want to achieve, and then break it down in to smaller actions that act as your road map to achieving it. You have to start somewhere!
I am a part of a large association, and we recently revamped our Strategic Plan using SMART goals that were in line with our Mission and Values. We then looked at our goals and asked ourselves “How do we achieve this?”. We then came up with 3-4 bulleted, specific actions to support each SMART goal to help guide us in achieving it. I think that is where you went wrong.

Comment on 9 reasons why you will never be successful by Lasse Svendsen

Lasse Svendsen — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 00:40:31 +0000

Thanks for the list Dee will only add, there helps to have saved up some money before starting up.

Comment on The bloggers guide to great headlines by David

David — Sun, 04 Nov 2012 23:43:13 +0000

Hi Dee, great little tip you shared there! I’ve tried it out and you’re right, some of the results can actually inspire you to write blog posts that you wouldn’t necessarily have thought of previously. I’m also putting this to good use to generate Email Subject Headers, seems to be working well too. Cheers!

Comment on DYS Launch Weekend: Can you really produce a quality Online Marketing Product within a day? by Amber

Amber — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 18:34:43 +0000

Seems like you got a lot done in that small time frame… It would have taken me 24 hours just to get started. I have to admit that procrastination is my worst enemy right now… Working on it though. I like the part you wrote about checking out the strength of your competition. When I first started out, I created a blog in the quit smoking list… I didn’t know anything about keyword research and competition analysis… and it cost me money… granted it wasn’t that much invested, but as I continued to learn about IM, I realized where I made my mistakes.

Comment on Oxygen Accelerator – Beginning of an exciting new journey by Tiffany

Tiffany — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 04:48:22 +0000

Congrats to you for being accepted for such a great opportunity! I will be following along…I’m sure your readers will gain a lot from your experiences.

Comment on Oxygen Acceleration Day 2 by Lea

Lea — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 06:18:33 +0000

I quite like your summation style after the grunt of a workday .. I too work often alone, and miss that office buzz high, but as you point out, there are downsides too. Adaptability is key.

Comment on What the Olympics Reminds Us about being Successful by Joey Xoto

Joey Xoto — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 21:04:10 +0000

Hello Dee,

I quite enjoyed reading your post about the relation between us online business heads running a blog/company online and Olympic athletes.

One thing I’d like to add to, in addition to working with others and appreciating our competition, is developing a strong mindset. This is something I constantly preach to others in my industry and tell myself every morning I wake up for work.

Having a positive outlook on what our tasks are will help us to get things done at a much better rate. If we are always negative, this will most likely amount to more roadblocks, more problems and more things to stress about. Instead it’s best to keep a positive mind frame when trying to tackle a business online, so that we can have a clear mind, a healthy spirit and the ability the channel creativity from our mind.

I think most people overlook their attitude amongst everything else, which is insane because our attitude is what determines our success. No proven business will ever fail you, only you yourself can fail that business.

Great post Dee!

Joey

Comment on The bloggers guide to great headlines by Jess @UsedYorkCity

Jess @UsedYorkCity — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:29:31 +0000

What a fantastic blogging tool, thank for sharing! I know that when I’m perusing blogs, the headline is what will either make me stay or keep clicking to the next one. And I love when the headline promises that you’ll walk away with immediate knowledge, such as “5 Life Lessons Learned From Marketers”…I feel as though the post will be an immediate value add to my knowledge base!

Comment on The bloggers guide to great headlines by Dee

Dee — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 08:55:06 +0000

Pretty good title it came up with there… might have to steal it!