Table of Contents Introduction ..... 8 Chapter 1: Everyday Leadership and how it can improve your life .... 11 Chapter 2: The Truth About Leadership ...... 15 Chapter 3: Key Skills of Leaders and Self-Assessment .. 18 Strategic Thinking ...... 18 Inspiring and Motivating .... 19 Critical Thinking, Analyzing and Problem-Solving Abilities 19 Demonstrating Transparency, Integrity, and Honesty . 19 Developing Others ..... 20 Learning, Creating and Innovating .. 20 Driving Results .... 20 Communicating in a Powerful and Effective Way 21 Building Relationships 21 Displaying Technical or Professional Expertise ... 21 Chapter 4: Leading Without the Title .... 25 Values ... 26 Chapter 5: Lead Yourself to Success With the Grow Model .. 31 What Is The GROW Model? .... 31 GOAL (G) ..... 32 REALITY (R) 32 OPTIONS (O) ...... 33 WILL (W) ...... 34 Chapter 6: Self-Awareness and Personal Growth .... 37 Chapter 7: Be an Inspiring Agent of Change ..... 41 Chapter 8: Barriers to Leadership .. 44 Being Open to Feedback .. 44 Moving Into Action ...... 45 Accepting Responsibility for Mistakes .... 46 Facing Disagreement . 46 Confidence When Facing Failure .... 46 Maintaining Focus ...... 47 Humility Versus Success ... 47 Learn When to Step Aside 47 Chapter 9: Blueprint to Develop Your Leadership Skills 50 Practice mindfulness .. 50 Exercise 1: Breathing Consciously .... 52 Exercise 2: Walking with awareness . 53 Practice Courage 54 Step 1: Admit That You Are Afraid ..... 54 Step 2: Accept Your Fear .... 55 Step 3: Observe Your Fears 55 Step 4: Be Vulnerable ... 55 Step 5: Surrender .. 56 Step 6: Find an Inspiration ... 56 Step 7: Be Resilient ...... 56 Step 8: Nothing Is Perfect. ... 57 Step 9: Try Something Difficult ... 57 Step 10: Train Yourself to Be Conscious .. 58 Step 11: Create a Plan . 58 Chapter 10: Being a Good Leader to Becoming a Great Leader .. 60 Conclusion .... 64 Sample Content Preview Strategic Thinking One of the skills sought and expected of leaders in organizations is undoubtedly the ability to think, plan, and act strategically. This skill allows us to identify opportunities that will bring value to the company; it also allows us to challenge the status quo and the premises on which the company is based to face current and future challenges. The absence of this competency will lead people to comply, to apply past solutions to future problems, to fail to identify threats as well as opportunities early on. Inspiring and Motivating An inspirational leader helps you bring out the best in yourself. A motivating leader pushes others’ to do more and brings out the best in others. People who work for an inspiring leader are enthusiastic, encouraged, energized, motivated, and engaged. They believe that what they do is essential and that they are making a difference. Critical Thinking, Analyzing and Problem-Solving Abilities Too often, we focus on the symptoms rather than the cause. When a leader is faced with a problem, he utilizes critical thinking and analyzes the problem finding solutions. A leader will identify the real issues underlying the symptoms by asking the right questions. Instead of stating the obvious (or the problem), the leader will provide ideas for solutions. Demonstrating Transparency, Integrity, and Honesty To be successful in life, you have to be very honest because dishonesty always catches up with us. It is impossible to succeed without developing a solid reputation for honesty and integrity. Interpersonal relationships are based on trust, and you cannot trust someone dishonest. As a leader, integrity is a crucial success factor, and the most critical persuasive tool a leader has. Honesty is the basis on which all other aspects are based. The leader is a model of integrity for others, and it’s about being a role model to inspire others to behave similarly. Developing Others Great leaders are not afraid to recognize the skills of others and also support others in their development. A great leader realizes that it is essential to create an environment where exchange and knowledge transfer is a given. He truly believes that everybody has the opportunity to learn and grow. Learning, Creating and Innovating Not only are leaders supportive of others’ learning, but they also thrive in learning new things. They love creating and innovating in their area of expertise. They are not afraid to say they don’t know and learn about it. Leaders embrace changes as an opportunity to grow. Driving Results Leaders know how to drive results because their goal is clear, and they know how it relates to others. That is why they drive results because they know how to engage others in actions that will lead them to success. They understand how people are involved in the goal and find ways to spark that passion in others to move forward. Communicating in a Powerful and Effective Way It is one thing to know where you are going; it is another to be able to communicate it in a clear way that others understand you. A leader’s communication is clear, open, and in alignment with their actions. The biggest communication tool a leader has is his behavior. What you see is what you get. Building Relationships It is believed that most leaders who are in a leadership role have acquired that role because of the relationship they have built. You are probably familiar with the following expression: “It is not what you know, but who you know.” Knowing how to build relationships is vital if you want to be a strong leader. Not many people will follow a person they cannot relate to. Displaying Technical or Professional Expertise People look up to people who know things and can demonstrate skills and knowledge in their field. The same applies to leaders. You can be a leader in your area if you are good at it. Others will look up to you for help when they struggle or advice to succeed like you. Since leadership is not a natural skill for most of us, it becomes essential to be aware of where we lack and what we need to improve on. The following assessment will help you have an idea of your leadership skills and how much work you need to dedicate to your development. Here are 15 questions that will help you define your leadership abilities. 1. Can you identify your three main strengths? 2. Can you identify your three main areas of concern? 3. Do your actions reflect your words and values? 4. Do you listen carefully to the ideas of those who disagreewith you? 5. Are you bold enough to ask for feedback on your behaviors and use the information you gather as a tool to get to know yourself better? 6. When others do something wrong, do you take the time to help them see what they need to change and how they can solve problems? 7. Do you have the ability to assess the state of your environment and shape it to be better? 8. Do you have the ability to communicate a vision or goal? 9. Do you have the ability to mobilize people? 10. Do you have a propensity to encourage rather than criticize? 11. Do you have the ability to take risks? 12. Do you have a sense of innovation and creativity? 13. Do you have the ability to make decisions quickly? 14. Are you inspiring and admired by your employees? 15. Do you recognize your mistakes rather easily? The number of “no” answers provide an indication of the various behaviors you could develop or reinforce to reach your ultimate potential as a leader. This book will help you do exactly that.

Table of Contents Introduction ... 4 Some Solid Gold Advice When Selecting Providers ... 5 Fiverr Specific Tips .. 9 Fiverr Search Terms ... 12 Warrior Forum Advanced Search .. 14 Types of Links ... 18 Private Blog Networks 19 Article Distribution . 23 Social Bookmarking 25 Blog Commenting .. 26 Software Service Providers .. 27 Forum Profile Backlinks ... 28 That's It! .. 30 Sample Content Preview • Stay organized. Document the start/end dates of the project, the website address where you made the purchase, and the URL and anchor text of the links created. Keep all the reports you get back from the providers in a folder. • Skip the VA's (virtual assistant). This is my own personal opinion, but you can get things done a lot cheaper and faster by using multiple individuals and services versus the same person. • Take care of your provider. A couple extra bucks goes a long way if you find a provider you feel comfortable dealing with. This could again mean your project gets prioritized. Leave them feedback after a job well done and thank them. Treat good providers like gold. • Don't be paranoid. Outsourcing at first may seem like a scary proposition. If you've never outsourced links before you can get very paranoid about any adverse effects the links may have on your site/rankings. Stop. If it was that easy to ban/harm sites using links, everyone would use them on their competitors. • Ask about turnaround time. Not always, but if it looks like the provider is too busy taking care of other people's projects to meet the specified turnaround time, ask first before placing an order to avoid disappointment. This is especially true of new services being offered on forums. Sometimes the provider will get a large initial surge of orders they weren't prepared for. It doesn't mean the service is bad, but there's only so many hours in a day. • Be consistent and get links built monthly to your sites. You can use a variety of different anchor text, but it's important that inbound links keep getting built. This is less true of local SEO, but if you are competing in a general niche, you will want the links to keep coming. There's no problem with using different providers each month. • You can't control link indexing. Getting the backlinks built is one thing, getting them indexed is a whole other issue. Sometimes it may take Google some time to "find" the links no matter how much pinging or other tricks you use. Some backlinks are easier to get indexed than others. Be patient. • Ask for reports. Most providers state that you will be provided with a report after the work is complete. Go through the report, and double check some of the links. If there are a small amount of links being built, all of them should be publically visible (meaning you don't have to login anywhere to see them) and you can check each one to make sure they're all there. If you get a blast of 10,000 links being built, not all of them will be correct. Don't worry about it, when you're dealing with that sort of volume and different site, it's not going to be perfect. • Test before you go monthly. Never commit to a monthly expense before seeing the quality of work being offered. Ask the provider if they offer a smaller package or test run. • If you're unhappy, move on. There's no sense getting into a pissing match with a provider. If you're not happy, move onto someone else. Make sure to note the username of the person, their website address, and PayPal address to avoid purchasing from this person again. • SEO is opinion. That's pretty stupid of me to say since I'm positioning myself as knowing a thing or two about the search engines, but at the end of the day, the only people who truly know Google's algorithm are the people that work at Google. Everyone else is just offering their opinion based on personal experience or testing. Things can always change, look for multiple opinions instead of just listening to one person. • Other ranking factors. Backlinks are not the only determining factor in search engine positioning. There are a lot of other variables including on-page SEO that when mixed with backlinks can dramatically improve your ranking. Before purchase links, make sure your site is setup to benefit from them. Read up on solid on-page SEO techniques. • Connect in other ways. Sometimes emails get lost, sent to the spam box, or never replied to. Many providers will offer these ways of additional communication. If a person offers you their Skype, MSN, or Yahoo messager id, use it. • Look for a detailed description of the service. This is true whenever you are looking for outsourcers, the more vague a person is about what they're doing, the better the chance you're not going to be happy with the results. • If you can avoid it, never directly send a person money. Always look for a "buy now" button. This will help protect you from fraudulent service providers since you can later file some type of grievance if you're not happy. Fiverr Specific Tips You will be hard pressed to find a better, cheaper way to get links than using Fiverr.com. Since utilizing the site, I have found a TON of really good providers. But there were also some bad ones. I've learned a lot about doing business as a buyer and how to spot the good opportunities for getting dirt cheap links. What's awesome about this is that you can tap into some networks and distribution channels people are paying big money for monthly or benefit for software that costs hundreds of dollars, all for $5. You also have some level of protection. If the service isn't complete in the specified amount of time you get the $5 credited back to your account if you decide to cancel the order: If you have a problem with a seller, click on the "Got Problems" link. You have several options to resolve issues: Or you can always contact Fiverr customer service. Ok, so here are some great tips so you can crush it buying links on Fiverr... • Pay attention to the amount of orders the sellers has in their queue. Even if the service has a lot of "thumbs up" and good reviews, it doesn't mean things haven't changed and now the provider is backed up: • Shop around before pulling the trigger. Take your time, people are forced to compete with each other on fiverr. Many people will offer the same type of service, just more. Like more links, more comments, etc... for the same amount of money. • Don't rely on feedback. Feedback on Fiverr can be manipulated and as I said before, things change. You are protected no matter what, so try taking some chances going with providers with limited feedback. • Buy newer gigs. I've had a lot of success buying newer gigs for services that people just started offering. I think the reason for this is because the seller knows they need positive feedback in order to make more money so they will over deliver when they first start out.

Sample Content Preview This guide exposes the secrets to viral marketing that helps you save time, save money, and avoid unnecessary stress. Needless to say, if you follow the tips that I'm going to share in this book, you increase your chances of finally succeeding with viral marketing. Don't Join the Army of Viral Content Failures The essence of viral marketing is content. In other words, you have to get viral content so you can pull a lot of traffic from many different places on the internet and convert that traffic into cash. So far so good, right? Well, the problem is, it's too easy to fail creating "viral" content. It really is. Too many marketers have a mindset that if they "build it, they will come." I'm sorry, but publishing "hot, awesome or creative content" on your blog is not going to cut it. Publishing great content is not enough to make it go viral. It's very expensive to create original content. You probably already know that first hand. Maybe you tried hiring somebody to write this content for you. Maybe you tried writing it yourself. Regardless of how you tried to do it, the lesson is still the same. It's expensive. Either you pay in the form of money or you pay in the form of time. Viral Success All Boils Down to the Right Eyeballs In other words, you need to get niche viewers. The secret to viral marketing is not massive amounts of views. It is neither a tremendously mind-boggling amount of traffic. Believe it or not, raw views or raw visibility is not going to translate to much money. Seriously. Millions of views won't produce real cash, unless those views are from the right eyeballs. Unless you're just trying to make money off YouTube videos and you get paid per thousand views, traffic, in and of itself, is not going to put food on the table. Viral Content Pieces are Not Commodities I know I've told you that one key aspect to effective viral marketing is to find stuff that has gained traction on Facebook and reshare it on Twitter as well as YouTube. But there is a limit to this. Please understand that just because it's hot on Twitter, it doesn't necessarily mean it will gain the same traction on Pinterest, Instagram or Facebook. After all, if you're sharing video, it's hard to do that on Pinterest. Pinterest is geared only to pictures. While you can get quite a bit of traffic, please understand that it's not as simple as just shifting content from one platform to another. The Bottom Line: Viral Popularity Doesn't Matter I know you're probably shocked. You're probably thinking, "Are you crazy? Do you mean to tell me that if my content gets a lot of likes, favorites and comments, my stuff is still no good?" Yes, that's precisely what I'm trying to say. Those metrics don't matter. Do you know what matters? Shares or retweets. Those are the only user actions that matter because they play a direct role in determining how much and how often your content gets redistributed far and wide. It doesn't really matter whether you have a piece of content that gets a lot of commentary and has a lot of favorites and likes. That's not going to help you. You need the right eyeballs. Considering the fact that people who follow other people or who have friends tend to have the same shared interests, then it makes a lot of sense to get your stuff shared as much as possible. When people share your stuff on Facebook, chances are, they will share it with people who share the same interest in your niche. That's what you should be shooting for. I've revealed a lot of secrets in this chapter. Please understand that it's not about the content. Instead, it's about the right eyeballs. You can't treat viral content like some sort of commodity. Also, the vast majority of social signals don't really matter when it comes to viral marketing. In Chapter 2, I'm going to shock you even more with another eye opening revelation. Shocking Fact: Viral Content is Everywhere! Believe it or not, there are tons of stuff going viral on Facebook and Twitter every single day. In fact, according to a fairly recent estimate, over 2 million new pieces of content get published every day. You best believe that a significant percentage of that goes viral on social media and on the internet in general. Content goes viral all the time. There are a lot of reasons for this. First, the content has some sort of emotional feel. Maybe it's funny, maybe it's shocking, maybe it angers people. Whatever the case may be, people get so worked up that they can't help but share that piece of content.

Sample Content Preview The famous British historian and author stated, in 1995, that work expands to fill the time available for its completion. In the realm of productivity, this has become known as Parkinson’s Law. Parkinson had worked in the British Civil Service and saw first-hand how bureaucracy works. Bureaucracy is itself a by-product of our culture, thanks to the limiting belief that spending more time working is somehow better than working smarter and faster. When it comes to Parkinson's Law, it means that if you give yourself a week to finish a two-hour task, then the task will increase in complexity and will become even more daunting in order to fill the week. The job may not even take a week to accomplish, but the extra time will be filled with more stress and tension about having to complete it. When you can assign the right amount of time to your tasks, you can gain back more time, and the task will ultimately reduce in complexity. One way to utilize Parkinson’s Law to improve your productivity is known as running against the clock. To implement this idea into your workday, you need to make a list of the tasks that you need to complete. Divide the tasks up by the amount of time that it will take you to achieve them. Then give yourself half that time to complete each task. For this to work, you have to see accomplishing the task in the given time as crucial. You need to treat each of these time limits as any of your other deadlines. Part of reversing the thought that you have to work harder, not smarter, is to see the deadlines that you set for yourself as unbreakable, just like the deadlines that are set by your boss or clients. When you first implement this technique, it will be partially an exercise in figuring out how accurate your projects are or the tasks on your list. Some of your time projections will be accurate, and you won't be able to beat the clock when you cut the time allotment in half, so you'll need to experiment with different times until you find something that works. 3) The Five-Minute Rule for Beating Procrastination One of the biggest obstacles to our productivity is our innate ability to procrastinate. Most people tend to procrastinate at the beginning of a project out of fear or uncertainty, and sometimes it’s a combination of both. To overcome the unclear or daunting start of our work projects is to give yourself a five-minute rule for getting started. So how does the five-minute rule work? As stated before, most procrastination is caused by either fear or uncertainty. Even if you are motivated to finish a task, fear of failure, criticism, or stress, ends up pitting us against ourselves. While we may want to complete the project, you also don't want your fear to become a reality. This conflict makes it seem as though it would be unwise or impossible to move forward in accomplishing the task. This explains why we often tend to procrastinate even when it doesn’t make any sense. The five-minute rule works to lower that inhibition and lulls us into the idea that we can quickly dip our toes in a project with no strings attached. This allows you to reconsider your engagement in a task after the initial five minutes of work. This, in turn, can increase your feeling of being in control and providing you the ability to make an autonomous decision, rather than feeling like you are being forced to do something that you don't want to do. This tactic will also lower what psychologists refer to as the cost of an activity. This includes the emotional cost, opportunity costs, and effort costs. Our motivation to engage in the action, after we've worked on it for five minutes, increases while our costs decrease. The real intrigue of the rule though is why we continue to work after the allotted time has expired, once we've started to work. This is partly due to our expectations about how you'll feel during an activity are imprecise. Once you've started on a task, you often end up with a more positive attitude about the task at hand. So, if you are suffering from procrastination, merely start a task and work on it for five minutes and see how quickly it creates a boost in your productivity. 4) Apply the 80/20 Rule Vilfredo Pareto originally developed the Pareto Principle or the 80/20 Rule. As an Italian economist, he determined that 80 percent of the world's wealth is owned by 20 percent of the population, while the remaining 20 percent is owned by 80 percent of the population. Not only does this rule apply to economics, but it can also be used in other aspects of your life, including your productivity or lack thereof. The 80/20 rule states that 80 percent of your results, comes from just 20 percent of your efforts. This doesn't mean that you should only go into work one day a week and give it a 20 percent shot and then leave, The 80/20 rule has nothing to do with time. Instead, it is suggesting that you need to focus your efforts and work harder in the areas that matter most while accepting that it is okay to let the smaller stuff slide from time to time. You can apply the Pareto Principle to all aspects of your life and dramatically increase your productivity. When it comes to using this principle to your daily to-do list, you want to tackle two or three of your most significant projects, commitments, or tasks first. Rather than spending your time on the smaller, trivial tasks, you need to use your energy and time to complete the more significant items on your to-do list. Take the time to prioritize them and recognize that you are doing so because those tasks will more than likely give you 80 percent of what you want.

Sample Content Preview The nature of kettlebell workouts is quite different than that of barbells or dumbbells and the amount of weight used is also quite different. The free moving flow of kettlebell lifts and swings and the resulting changes in the center of gravity depend on the cooperative effort of many different muscles unlike those used simply for strength. Experience has shown that women tend to underestimate the kettlebell weight they can work with while men initially over-estimate. For casual fitness routines, most women should start out with an 8kg or half a pood (18 lb.) weight (or just 4kg (8 lb.) if you are older or have been inactive for a while) and men with 16 kg, one pood (35 lb.) kettlebell. This depends on your overall fitness, comfort level and goals. As you become proficient or if you already are comfortable with such weight, you can progress to 12 kg (26 lb.), 16 kg (35 lb.), 20 kg (44 lb.) and 24 kg (53 lb.). The best way to determine the weight you should purchase is to attend classes or find an instructor so you can see what works best for you. Adjustable weight kettlebells are also available but many experts suggest avoiding them in the interest of safety. Weight can be changed by adding or removing plates or filling/emptying sand or pebbles from inside the bell. Given the dynamic nature of kettlebell movements and the frequency of overhead positions, the chance of something falling on you is to be avoided. They can also be dangerous if the weight shifts within the bell and your grip and positioning has to change with every move. Changing weights is not as important with kettlebell training as it is with barbells. With the same weight, you can increase the intensity of your workout with more reps, slower, increasing reps within a certain time period and the addition of more difficult routines. In effect, you can actually use the same kettlebell for years! If you are interested in strength training, body building or competition, then progressing through increasing weight loads is important. Another option is to buy a second kettlebell of the same original weight for doubles training after you have become comfortable with the next one or two heavier bells. Shape and Size Kettlebells are frequently referred to as cannon balls with handles. While that is a fairly accurate description, there is a bit more to the construction of a quality kettlebell. The best bells are solid, one-piece construction made from a mold that includes the handle. A kettlebell with a handle that is welded on can have seams or ridges that cause irritation to your hands and may even break apart! Two sides of a kettlebell are flat so that the bell can rest more comfortably against the forearm in the racked position. The bottom is also flat so the bell stays in place when set down. Lesser quality kettlebells are often not completely flat at the base and wobble during exercises that use the bell as a ground fixture such as push-ups. Handles can be rounded or squared but should be large enough to accommodate your hand/s comfortably. There are some benefits to squared handles that form angles, but most instructors recommend curved or only somewhat flattened handles that can be gripped anywhere. Competition kettlebells have a slightly squared-off type of handle. The most important aspect of any handle, though, is its smooth connection to the bell. Depending on the make of the kettlebell, sizes may be uniform as the weights increase or increase with added weight. Handle dimensions may also change. The benefit of same-size kettlebells such as those used in competition is that your positioning will always be the same (except for natural bracing to accommodate a heavier weight). In other words, the bell will sit on your arm in the same way no matter what the weight. If use work with bells that are different sizes, you have to adjust your grip and positioning to take the added dimensions into consideration. Materials and Finishes Traditionally, kettlebells were made from cast iron. While that is still the case with some of the top kettlebells made today, professional grade bells are made from stainless steel. Some newer ones are made of hard, rubber-like material and there are also iron-sand filled neoprene bags of different weights. Lower grade kettlebells are available that are made from a variety of materials but many of these are not as durable as metal bells. Some brands containing bearings and swivels site convenience in their marketing but nothing beats the good old standard. For the sake of appearance, some kettlebells are covered with colored vinyl. This helps differentiate bells of different weights but can cause friction on the hands during some moves if the vinyl also covers the handle. These covers are said to protect surfaces and this may be true for scratches but dropping a kettlebell can cause damage to virtually any flooring. Most cast iron kettlebells are natural black but many brands are painted or powder coated. Most experts consider an unpainted, sanded metal handle to be the best for grip. The surface should be smooth but not glassy so that chalk will stick and help your hold. Some kettlebells come with a rubberized ring around the bottom, also for the protection of surfaces, but this can be uncomfortable when pressed against the arm. Benefits of Kettlebells More Fun Than Regular Workouts In my opinion kettlebell workouts are easily the least boring workout that I have ever done. I think it’s a tie between kettlebell workouts and jump rope workouts, but anyway I usually have more fun performing exercises with kettlebells. Most of my life I have been working out with the typical weights like dumbbells and barbells. I like to change it up a lot in order to stay focused and more engaged. If I were to the same workout, with the same weights every week then I would really hate the whole experience. That’s why I love kettlebell workouts. Strength endurance Kettlebell workouts are great for improving your strength endurance. This basically means your ability to perform fast explosive movements when your body is close to or at anaerobic levels. (See the reference section to learn more about anaerobic and how it’s different than aerobic.) This is why so many athletes and people who participate in fighting sports use kettlebells in their workouts. You will learn that a lot of kettlebell exercises involve you to force the weight in fast motions, which is why your strength endurance is so much affected. Strong grip You will notice as you perform your weekly kettlebell workouts that your hands will become a lot stronger. Your grip may be may weak at first, especially when you are use a heavy kettlebell, but once you start doing the exercises regularly, you will be able to grip them a lot easier. This can also be done performing other exercises that involve dumbbells, but you get much more out of the exercises using heavy kettlebells. I think it’s really important to have strong hands because this will allow you to perform exercises with heavier weight. Strength and cardio One befit why kettlebells are so popular is because they combine a great strength workout, as well as a great cardio workout as well. Both having the ability to increase your strength and at the same time getting your heart rate up and really useful if you don’t have enough time to work out for long periods. Kettlebells enable you to perform really quick workouts and still achieve the same results (or better) as compared to regular workouts.

Sample Content Preview When you keep telling yourself that you can do something and do it well, it will keep you motivated and boost your confidence. Some research also shows that when you use positive affirmations while goal setting, they become more effective. Identify areas where you need affirmations such as feeling and looking more confident and make them compatible with your core values. Finding those that resonate with you will be the most effective. The power of affirmations lies in repetition. Recite these daily when you need a boost or when you engage in negative thoughts. While these may not help you forget your shortcomings, or erase toxic influences from your life, they will help you dwell less on the negative and focus more on the positive. The reason why it’s important to remove negative thoughts is that too many of these can easily become self-fulfilling prophecies. When you talk yourself into believing that you’re not good enough, these thoughts drag you down and keep you anchored there. Use affirmations to turn such negatives into positives. When negative self-talk makes you struggle, choose an affirmation that is the opposite of that thought or belief and put that into practice. The most common way of practicing positive affirmations is in front of the mirror. While this may seem silly at first, you do establish a visual and psychological connection with yourself when doing so. By looking yourself in the eye and telling yourself you can do something, you create a stronger belief in that thought. Experts will tell you that you need to feel the affirmation and not simply say it. This adds weights to your affirmation and makes it more effective. Hack #3 Stop Over Analyzing Situations Many people tend to overthink and overanalyze situations. This means that when they have a great idea, or experience some kind of inspiration, instead of acting on it, they start to break it down bit by bit. However, this kills the inspiration. Once you start doubting your own inspiration, it’ll become very hard for the idea to materialize. Just think of a time when you had a great idea, but didn’t speak up. And since you didn’t do it instantly, your brain found a seemingly better reason to quiet you down. Such second-guessing your every move is perhaps the biggest killer of self-confidence. Keep your doubts in check and make a reality check of all the doubts that you have. It’s not that every decision has to be quick and without thought, but if you’re indecisive with most of your choices, it will lower your self-confidence. Besides, overthinking leads to negativity. It has a tendency to twist things around, presenting things to appear much worse than they actually are. If you want to ask for anything, but feel unsure doing so, you may never actually ask for it. It actually becomes very easy to tie yourself in knots while overthinking an issue. Asking may provide you with a simple solution, but doubting yourself you may not feel entitled to even expressing your own preferences. In most scenarios, overthinking isn't even connected to the present. At best, it’s related to the possibility or mere chance of things happening another way. It is the perfect way to lose direction, and along with it, your confidence in yourself. Typical practices over thinkers engage in include asking the same question over and over again, over planning, canceling plans, asking for reassurances and having a fair bit of trouble making decisions. In the end, over thinkers either beat themselves over making a mistake or fret about how their decision will impact the future. And along with these distressing thoughts, their confidence naturally takes a beating as well. The problem that over analyzing situations creates for confidence levels is that it stresses you out every time you have to make even the smallest decision. This makes thinking about big decisions completely unfathomable and you are left with your doubts pinning you down. Also known as “analysis paralysis” this bad habit keeps you from moving forward and never being sure of yourself. Just remember that confident people don’t always make the right decisions either. But they do make decisions faster than people who are indecisive. This ends up giving them an edge as they know how to improvise and switch directions when needed. If you are among those who can actually make a decision and stick with it, consider yourself lucky. For others fixating on getting every detail right, becoming confident in their own potential will be a long way off. Because the act of over analyzing is one in your head, it makes sense to get it out of your head. So to act confidently, you have to be faster than your doubts. Hack #4 Limit Social Media One of the scariest things to damage confidence is the instinct to compare your life to other people. And there has been enough research done to establish that social media furthers this behavior. In fact, research shows that about 60% of people report having tainted confidence caused by social media. Such comparisons of other people’s contentment fuels personal insecurities. With social media, impossible standards are set by people who curate their lives and show only the most enviable moments of their life. These picture perfect images become the cause of distress for many others beating down on their confidence levels. The comparisons people make on these platforms is often seen as leaving users insecure, as if they aren’t able to keep up with others. Whereas this comparison was once made at family gatherings or in the office, now the same is done via social media in perfectly crafted and duly exaggerated representations of people’s lives. The perfect way to bust anyone’s confidence. While it is fairly natural to measure progress in life, but when done this way, it becomes problematic. Because now, people compare themselves to perfectly crafted versions of other people. Even though they know that these photos have been engineered with filters and what not, they still manage to generate a sense of insecurity in viewers who haven’t yet reached those milestones or hope to do so in the future. The sad result often is feelings of jealousy or envy that don’t do much to garner confidence. For instance, those with body image issues often feel less happy after spending an hour a day on social media. Teens have a particularly hard time with their need for validation when they compare themselves with peers who seem to have it all. Up and coming entrepreneurs may see their confidence slacken as the competition seems to have made it while they’re still struggling to get through the door. On a more general note, the excitement of getting likes and comments on social media becomes highly addictive. If your post doesn’t get the feedback you thought it deserved, you start to doubt yourself. You start to think of what you did wrong- was it not funny enough? Didn’t you look your best in it? Or was your achievement not as promising as you believed it was? You start to value the opinions of others over your own and any shred of confidence you had when you posted that image/post goes out the door. Researchers even have self-explanatory names for these phenomena such as “Facebook Depression”, “Self-Promotion Envy Spiral”, and “Social Comparison Theory” where constant comparisons lead to feelings of insecurity, not being good enough in your own life and messing with confidence levels emanate. The fact of the matter is that there is no true way to feel good about yourself if all you do is spend your time in front of a screen. All the while, real life is happening outside of screens so make sure that you find the time to explore the real world around you.

Sample Content Preview Why Some People Achieve Goals, and Some Don't The practice of setting life goals has a process that is important to follow, which includes goal setting, action scheduling, and implementing. Of course, there is also testing and tracking periodically to ensure your ideas are working, but in general, goal setting includes more than just writing down some dreams. Writing down a goal does not mean you will accomplish that goal. It only means that it is what you want out of life. But to achieve the goal, you must do the work required to achieve it. For example, if you wrote down a goal to write a 100K-word novel within the next year, you’ll have to realistically plot how much time you need to accomplish your goal in the time you have set – ending up with a daily task list that will ensure the job gets done if you do the tasks. There are plenty of reasons why some people achieve goals and some don’t. Understanding these reasons is essential so that you can be sure to be one of the people who do achieve theirs through SMART goal setting (more on SMART later). Fear of Failure and Rejection For most people, the fear of failure and rejection alone will prevent them from trying. Don’t let this happen to you. Research shows that failure and rejection is the best way to learn something new. As Robert F. Kennedy once said, “Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” Not Knowledgeable about How to Set and Achieve Goals Probably the second most common reason why people fail to achieve their goals is that they don’t know how to set them up correctly in the first place. Goals need to be clear and as specific as possible to work. Most experts suggest that you use SMART goal setting to help yourself succeed. That means a goal needs to be specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, and timely or time bound. Basically, that just means that you need to know precisely what you want to accomplish, how you’re going to get there, how you’ll know you got there, and that it’s possible to do it. For example, a goal that is as vague as, “Make $10,000 a month” doesn’t tell you anything, nor does it provide a sense of direction. How do you want to make $10,000 a month? You may want to make $10K a month, but can you really do that in your current career path or educational path? When you set out goals, make them very clear and visualize yourself completing them as you go along. If something along the way doesn’t feel right or you feel lost, you need to keep redefining these goals to make them even more clear. You should be able to look at your calendar today and see what you’ve scheduled to do, and know that if you achieve those small tasks, which goal it’s advancing you toward. Sense of Unimportance The difference between someone completing a goal and not achieving a goal is often not what you know, but the confidence you have in your ability to achieve your goal. The person who completed the goal knew they had a path to get it done, and because of that, they did the work to ensure success. Don’t let doubt and a sense of unimportance prevent you from accomplishing a goal. It only leads to a lack of confidence and self-sabotage that you don’t need to feel. Too Much Too fast Often, people avoid goals altogether because they become overwhelmed. Sometimes succeeding is scary. Alternatively, you may have bitten off more than you can chew, and due to that, you didn’t set your schedule realistically. Slow down and realize time is on your side and one of the reasons that we set goals in the first place. It breaks down a seemingly impossible task into small chunks or steps that you can take each day until you finally reach your main goal. Just because something is hard doesn’t mean you can’t do it either. The harder it is, the better it will feel in the end when it is over. As you accomplish each goal, you will gain new skills and knowledge that will only make it easier to accomplish your next goal. How to Create Empowering Goals Setting goals is not as easy as thinking of a couple of goals and just moving on. To fully accomplish these goals and truly get the value from them, you need to change your ways and practice it daily. Setting goals is not something you should forget about. It needs to be well thought out and planned. Search within Yourself Set goals that are right for you and what you truly want out of life. If you are setting goals that are against your values and who you are as a person, you are unlikely to finish them or feel happy while doing it. Believe it or not, it is easy to get into other people’s goals and think it’s what you want yourself to make them happy. If you find yourself struggling to accomplish something, take a step back to see if it's genuinely what you want out of life before moving forward.

Sample Content Preview Even if you don’t have a blog as a full-time source of income, it is still a good idea to have a business blog post. It is useful for generating discussion and for some extra links. Keep in mind that you will also need to promote your blog. The “build it and they will come” approach does not work with blogging. You can be writing the best material but if it is not promoted, nobody will know about it. Business Model #2 - YouTube Youtube is a great way to reach an audience. Most of the newer generations prefer video as compared to written content. While this applies to the wider population, it especially applies to millennials and those of Generation Z (people typically born between 1995 - 2005). With the proliferation of video games consoles and other kinds of devices, YouTube and other video platforms are increasing in prominence. They are usually easily integrated into such devices. Video content also results in increased sales in comparison to written content, which is another great reason to use the platform. A video is far more effective than a blog post and is much easier to digest for a modern audience. Consider that time is the most valuable commodity, and a video can get your message across far quicker. People may not even bother with a long blog post. YouTube can be an exclusive business model or something that you do on the side to promote your business. If YouTube is to be used exclusively, then it can be similar to blogging. Identify yourself as a subject matter expert by releasing videos and you will gain subscribers over time. You can them monetize your videos. The difference is that while blogging might take a while, with YouTube you can build up a following very quickly. Additionally, YouTube channels will most often contain a link to the business page. This will result in increased site visits and help with SEO. YouTube is now home to influencer marketers who have tens of thousands of followers. They are paid well by companies to market to their followers and it is now an industry in itself. If you happen to be knowledgable about a particular industry and are also good with videos, then YouTube marketing could be incredibly profitable right now. It’s free, quick to upload, has a huge audience, and people love video more than other kinds of content. As there are over 1.5 billion active users on YouTube, the audience is massive. While over 90% of businesses now have their own Facebook pages, less than 10% have their own Youtube channel. This means that companies who engage in YouTube marketing may have a competitive advantage as it is an underutilized tool. Business Model #3 - Physical Products and Amazon FBA While Amazon FBA is often marketed inaccurately as a get rich quick scheme, it can be very lucrative if it is used correctly. Amazon FBA (“Fulfilled by Amazon”) is simply the sale of products using Amazon’s world-class delivery system. Here is how it works - 1. Ship your products to Amazon. 2. List your products on Amazon. 3. Customer places an order through Amazon. 4. Amazon handles delivery, storage, and even customer support. Amazon does take a sizable chunk of your earnings. Moreover, it can be difficult to establish your brand when it is listed on Amazon. However, they are handling the delivery, product listing, storage, and customer support. It is still a remarkably effective business model that can take a lot of stress out of the entire process. Another way to sell physical products is to use dropshipping. This is where you process the orders on your website but the distributor is responsible for the delivery of the product. The main advantage of this is that you don’t have to keep stock of any inventory, you just promote and sell the product, acting as a middle man. Additionally, the distributor delivers the product with your brand and logo on it, so you can establish a reputation. You only pay for the product when a customer has placed an order on the site. The difficulty of this model is that the profit margin is very low and managing customer control can be very difficult, as you do not have control over this process. This is a good option for those who do not have extensive funds and who have a long time to grow their business. Another avenue to sell physical products online is to use a third-party logistics company (3PL). In this case, you will typically ship your products to the 3PL company who takes care of delivery and (sometimes) customer support. The customer places the order on your website. Profit margins through this method are far higher than with typical drop shipping. The main disadvantage is that you have to purchase the goods upfront. Business Model #4 - An Online Course If you happen to be a subject matter expert in some area, then you could also consider creating your own course and selling it on an online educational site such as Udemy. It is possible to earn significant figures using this method, but it will also require significant marketing and promotion on your part. Typically, course creators will have some authority before they launch their course, and they can then market to it from established sources.

Sample Content Preview Believe it or not, there are quite a number of people who would buy websites that do not contain anything. These are website shells also called turnkey or starter sites. These websites generally either have very little content or have only “starter content” or absolutely no content. All of these are in demand as turnkey websites. The idea is for somebody to buy them and just pump traffic to them and make money off the ads or their mailing list. The reason why people buy this type of asset is because they simply do not have the time or expertise to create a new website from scratch. When you place orders with different Fiverr service providers for website development or Wordpress installation, you tap into different sources of talents of the different sources that you need to put together a turnkey website. You then spend very little money putting together this turnkey website and then you sell it right after you have put in enough content, or in many cases, no content at all. This is actually quite lucrative if you know where to sell. If you want to figure out the secret of how to make money off Fiverr using this technique, click here. Bundle services and sell sites with traffic This technique basically builds on the previous technique. You contact many different cheap service providers to develop a turnkey site. You got somebody to design the banners and the headers. You get somebody to install the Wordpress theme. You get another person to write the content. You get another person to modify the theme. You then put everything together and you stock it with content. There are plenty of writers and video producers and audio developers on Fiverr. If you’re looking for content, Fiverr is the place to go. This is especially true if you’re looking for affordable custom content. Once you have stocked your turnkey site with content, the next step is to go to the traffic providers on Fiverr and hire them to work their magic. All told, expect to spend less that $200 to $300 on this project. If everything goes well and your turnkey website actually generates a little bit of cash, you can flip that website to sell for possibly hundreds if not thousands of dollars. It all, of course, depends on your niche, target audience as well as the overall quality, traffic volume and conversion ability of the turnkey asset you have built. If you want a blueprint on how to do this right so as to actually make a profit, click here. Buy services that help you buy re-sellable high value assets There are many online assets that can fetch quite a bit of money. I am, of course, talking about domain names. Did you know that domain names like sex.com, business.com, shoes.com and many others fetch not hundreds of thousand of dollars but millions of dollars. Domain names are big business. Even if you were to buy and sell lesser value of lesser known domain names, you can still make quite a bit of money. In fact, if you buy the domain name of a website that has expired, it can fetch you 4 to 6 figures. Amazing, right? Well, there is a mature and stable market for online assets. We’re talking about links from expired domains, the actual domains itself or specialized data like contact information of decision makers in companies in certain industries. People will pay very good money for these assets. The obvious problem is how do you get your hands on these assets? That’s where Fiverr comes in. Fiverr has a lot of virtual assistants, a lot of people who know how to use all sorts of software. You can tap this massive base of gig sellers to hire people to find high value digital assets for you. Of course there is a conversion rate here. You may pay somebody $50 to find 1000 domains. It turns out that of those thousand domains, 10 are any good. Of those 10, you’d be lucky if anybody would pay good money for, at most, 2. Still, if you have paid $100 and your 2 domains fetched $5,000, you’re a happy camper. In fact, if they fetched $150, you still have reason to be happy. How come? You didn’t do the work yourself. You hired somebody else to do it. The only thing you risked is your money. All the heavy lifting and analysis was done by somebody else. You’re still making money. You made 50%. You can then scale this up. You can hire more service providers to turn up more digital assets and then you can turn around and sell these to even more people. There are actually mature businesses based on this business model. To know the inner workings of this Fiverr based business model and to avoid common mistakes and money losing traps, click here. Resell cheap Fiverr services at other higher value locations The old saying of buy low and sell high is never going to lose value. It was important and valuable yesterday. It continues to be important and valuable to day. I suspect that this will remain the case long into the future. If you want to make money, you need to generate profit. It’s impossible to generate profits when you buy something at an expensive price and sell it at a lower price. Where are you going to get your profit? It’s impossible. It’s all about buying low and selling high. This is the principle behind reselling cheap Fiverr services at other higher value platforms. Believe it or not, there are people making solid money buying services from Fiverr at $5 a pop and then placing ads on higher value freelancing platforms. Please understand that the order volume usually tracks pricing. This is just a fancy way of me saying that when you charge a very low price, you’re going to get a lot more customers. If you charge a high price, you’re going to get less customers, assuming you get customers at all. With that said, there are certain platforms that tend to attract people who either don’t know any better, are absolutely clueless about Fiverr or are willing to pay a premium for a job quickly done right. whatever the reason may be, you just need to find these other places. They can be other classified websites. They can be blog comment sections. They can be forums. They can be message boards. They can even be specialized places or groups on social media like Facebook groups. The possibilities are actually endless. Regardless of where you advertise, the key is to stick to the iron rule of buy low and sell high. This is easier said than done because you can’t price whatever service you are selling at a slight margin. What do I mean by that? You have to compensate yourself for your time. You sitting down and checking out Fiverr and sifting through the many different gigs on offer takes time. It definitely takes focus. Insist on getting paid for this.

Sample Content Preview Natural Treatment to Prevent Joint Stiffness in Older People Jоint ѕtiffnеѕѕ аnd muѕсlе aches аrе very соmmоn during old аgе. In thiѕ аrtiсlе, wе аrе gоing tо see some оf the safe, nаturаl trеаtmеntѕ tо prevent jоint stiffness in оldеr реорlе. Lеt'ѕ ѕtаrt оur tорiс with аlое vеrа. It iѕ a common ingrеdiеnt used for the рrераrаtiоn оf herbal mеdiсinеѕ. You саn uѕе thiѕ medicine both internally аnd externally. If you аrе ѕuffеring frоm knее раin, trу tо аррlу aloe vеrа juiсе dirесtlу оn аffесtеd аrеа. It rеlаxеѕ muѕсlеѕ аnd prevents the riѕk оf раin. Alѕо, if уоu аrе in ѕеаrсh of a nаturаl rеmеdiаl measure tо gеt rеliеf frоm hеаlth issues like jоint pain, fееl frее to аdd this remedy. Cоnѕuming Boswellia tea iѕ an еffесtivе remedial mеаѕurе tо сurе severe jоint pain. Hоw dоеѕ it funсtiоn? This query iѕ frequent frоm реорlе. Generally, Bоѕwеlliа tea funсtiоnѕ by trеаting the асtuаl саuѕе оf thе рrоblеm. It blocks lеukоtriеnе аnd rеduсеѕ the оссurrеnсе оf inflammations. Tоdау, Bоѕwеlliа products can be еаѕilу оbtаinеd from thе market in thе fоrm оf сарѕulеѕ and tаblеtѕ. Similar tо Bоѕwеlliа tea, саt'ѕ сlаw tea is аnоthеr grеаt hеrbаl remedy to get relief from jоint раin trоublеѕ. Pаin аnd swelling due to arthritis саn be еаѕilу сurеd by mаking uѕе оf thiѕ tеа. Euсаlурtuѕ оil iѕ аnоthеr сurе for trеаting hеаlth iѕѕuеѕ likе jоint раin аnd inflammations. Trу to аррlу eucalyptus оil directly оn аffесtеd аrеа. Massaging with еuсаlурtuѕ оil iѕ a safe rеmеdу for trеаting muѕсlе асhе. If роѕѕiblе, fееl free tо mаѕѕаgе аnd аррlу gеntlе ѕtrоkеѕ оn thе аffесtеd аrеа with еuсаlурtuѕ оil. Cоnѕumрtiоn оf gingеr tеа iѕ fоund tо be аѕ a great wау tо аllеviаtе hеаlth riѕkѕ likе inflammatory diseases. If роѕѕiblе, it iѕ rесоmmеndеd to intаkе gingеr tеа twiсе реr dау. Ginger tаblеtѕ, gingеr сарѕulеѕ, аnd ginger tеа роwdеr саn bе easily аvаilеd from оnlinе ѕtоrеѕ. Green tеа, еnriсhеd with a good amount оf antioxidants iѕ a ѕаfе cure fоr trеаting ѕеvеrаl hеаlth issues. Green tеа саn be аvаilеd in many fоrmѕ frоm thе market. Tо gеt an еffесtivе rеѕult, fееl frее tо intake grееn tеа frоm a truѕtwоrthу mаnufасturеr. Yоu саn mаkе uѕе оf reviews frоm сuѕtоmеrѕ tо ѕеlесt a reliable рrоduсt frоm the store. Grееn tеа can be uѕеd thrice per day. It fights аgаinѕt frее radical mechanism аnd dесrеаѕеѕ thе riѕk оf grееn tеа duе tо the aging imрасt on thе bоdу. Thundеr gоd vinе iѕ аnоthеr ѕаfе сurе thаt саn trеаt jоint ѕtiffnеѕѕ troubles. Thundеr gоd vine iѕ one among the kеу ingrеdiеntѕ uѕеd in thе preparation оf hеrbаl medicines. Hence never hesitate to mаkе uѕе of this rеmеdу when necessary. A rumacure capsule is one аmоng thе bеѕt rесоmmеndеd hеrbаl рrоduсtѕ to trеаt аrthritiѕ. Nаturаl Aррrоасhеѕ tо Joint Pаin Rеliеf It is normal for older people to complain аbоut jоint асhе. But thеn, it iѕ not normal tо tоlеrаtе the раin. Painful joints саn be саuѕеd by a progressive jоint disorder that requires immеdiаtе trеаtmеnt, оr еlѕе thе соnditiоn mау wоrѕеn. Evеn if joint aches аrе not саuѕеd bу any diѕоrdеr, jоint раinѕ аrе bоthеrѕоmе, and it nеgаtivеlу аffесtѕ thе lives of thе ѕuffеrеrѕ. Sсiеntiѕtѕ hаvе come uр with ѕеvеrаl treatment орtiоnѕ fоr jоint раinѕ. Hоwеvеr, mоѕt оf thе trеаtmеntѕ аvаilаblе саn оnlу оffеr tеmроrаrу rеliеf. What sufferers are lооking fоr is thе trеаtmеnt that wоuld frее them from jоint асhе. Treatments for joint раinѕ аrе tурiсаllу related to its causes. Arthritiѕ whiсh iѕ the mаjоr саuѕе оссurѕ primarily among older adults aged 55 аnd оldеr. Pеорlе аt this age mау not bе аblе tо еѕсаре thе jоint ѕtrеѕѕ. More imроrtаntlу, оѕtеоаrthritiѕ whiсh саuѕеѕ сhrоniс pain in the аffесtеd joint may progress and wоrѕеn until thе joints bесоmе immobile. The jоintѕ аrе nаturаllу lubricated аnd thus аllоwing fоr flexibility аnd mobility оf thе bоnеѕ. But as one gеtѕ оldеr, thе lubrication diminishes, аnd ѕinсе bоnеѕ mееt, thеу tеnd to rub each оthеr аnd саuѕе friсtiоn, hеnсе the раin. Thе соnditiоn iѕ bоth progressive and irreversible, аnd ѕinсе it саuѕеѕ a great deal оf раin and ѕuffеring, аррrорriаtе treatments should bе givеn to рrоviding relief. Whу Should Onе Chооѕе A Natural Aррrоасh Tо Mаnаging Pаin? Nаturаl means is always bеttеr. Nаturаl аррrоасhеѕ mеаn nо hаrmful сhеmiсаlѕ аrе invоlvеd in mаnаging thе раin. Jоint раin relief can be асhiеvеd еvеn withоut these сhеmiсаlѕ that hаvе bееn knоwn fоr their adverse ѕidе effects. Certainly, thе ѕuffеrеrѕ would nоt wаnt tо invite yet another potential раin-саuѕing diѕоrdеr, which mау rеѕult duе tо thе use оf сhеmiсаl and drug-bаѕеd approaches tо jоint relief. Drugs аrе uѕеd in рrоviding раin rеliеf, аnd these drugѕ are nо doubt effective. Thе mаin drаwbасkѕ оf thе uѕе оf these drugs, hоwеvеr, are thе ѕеriоuѕ hеаlth imрliсаtiоnѕ that hаvе been rероrtеd. One mау nееd to аvоid thеѕе ѕidе еffесtѕ bу аvоiding раin mеdiсаtiоnѕ аnd оthеr drug-bаѕеd trеаtmеntѕ.