Table of Contents Introduction.................................5 Chapter 1: Setting Goals That You Will be Passionate About........................8 Create a Mission Statement............................10 Tips for Creating Your Own Statement and Being True to Yourself. . .13 Chapter 2: The Power of Visualizing Your Goals..............17 What is Visualization? And How it Helps With CBT and The Law of Attraction...................................18 More Practical Uses for Visualization......20 Chapter 3: Prioritizing and Setting Your Goals...................22 The Problem With Goal Setting....................23 Creating Three Goals and Going After Them..........................25 Choosing Three Goals..27 Chapter 4: Staying Committed......................29 The Power of Passion....31 How to Stimulate and Embrace Your Desires.........................33 More Tips for Staying Committed................36 Chapter 5: The Importance of Accountability and Using the Help of Others......40 Should You Share Your Goals?...................41 Embrace the Fear..............42 Creating a Movement.....................................43 Chapter 6: Making the Lifestyle Transition..............................45 What is Lifestyle Design......................................46 Chapter 7: Invest in You – Read, Read, Read.......................48 The Power of Reading...49 Some Great Books to Get You Started..................................50 Chapter 8: How to Stay Motivated When You’re Met With Discouragement...................53 Energy Management.......54 Chapter 9: Keeping Your Goals Alive....56 Reviewing Your Goals...57 Chapter 10: Conclusion and Making Your Action Plan..................58 Appreciation...........................60 Sample Content Preview The answer is that this is an empty platitude that misses out the most important points. We all know that we need to stick at our dreams. The harder part is knowing just how to select worthwhile dreams in the first place. What if you don’t know what you want to be? What if what you want to be is completely unrealistic? What if two of your goals contradict one another? Some people are fortunate enough to have one very clear goal. One passion that makes them truly happy. And this is something that makes it much easier for them to stay committed and dedicated. An example of this might be someone who has always wanted to be a professional athlete and who therefore spends all their free time training to be the very best. Another example might be someone who has always wanted to be a chiropractor, a marine biologist… you name it! Whatever the case, these people have the opportunity to focus on their goals early on and to follow them through to completion. But what if you don’t feel so passionately about any one job? What if you’re someone who kind of wants to be an athlete but would also like to wear a suit? What if you just want to live a quiet life but don’t want to be bored? Or, what if you want to be an astronaut but you’re 40 and there’s very little chance of that happening realistically right now? That’s what we need to figure out first and that’s what we’re going to do here… Create a Mission Statement The first thing you need to do is to find out what your passion is. This isn’t the same as your goal but it is important because it will help you to inform your goal. That is to say that some people will naturally struggle to come up with a singular goal. To answer the statement: ‘I want to be…’ or ‘I want to achieve…’. However, if you know what is important to you and what your passions are, then this can greatly help you to identify things you’d like to achieve and to execute them accordingly. And this is very similar to the concept of a ‘mission statement’ in business. In business, a missions statement is a short sentence or phrase that describes the objective of a business. This is what will drive the brand, what will tie the company’s products together and what will generally help to guide their decision making processes. The mission statement is not what the company does but why the company does it. A mission statement is not ‘to make lots of money selling computers’ but rather ‘to help people create more through beautiful tools’. That second statement is much more inspiring and it helps the company to know what really matters to them when they’re designing products or thinking about how best to market them. Microsoft’s mission statement is: “To enable people and businesses throughout the world to realize their full potential.” Nike’s is: “To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete.” Starbucks’ is: “To inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup and one neighborhood at a time” These statements go beyond the products themselves and help the companies to deliver a real question and create a brand that people can get behind. Many people speculate that Apple has lost its way in recent years and stopped innovating. A quick look at the mission statement might tell us why. The old mission statement was: “To make a contribution to the world by making tools for the mind that advance humankind.” That’s an inspiring mission statement that gives the company a real purpose and direction. Today, the mission statement is; “Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store.” That’s a pretty terrible mission statement with no room for interpretation or vision. This is not a mission statement, it’s a statement of intention. And that’s the difference that you need to see on an individual level too.

Table of Contents Introduction to Influencer Marketing ..... 6 What is influencer marketing? .... 7 Choose Your Niche. 9 How can you choose a niche and not die trying? ..... 10 Focus on a niche. ....... 10 Aim for an audience .. 11 Choose a leading social network ....... 12 Instagram: What it is and how it works 13 The monster called "Algorithm" ....... 14 Instagram: Get A Business Account ......15 What is the difference between a business account and a creator account? . 15 How to configure "branded content ads"? ....... 16 Create an Impactful Instagram Bio .......18 Post regularly – Stay consistent. ....... 19 Consistency + quality content = guaranteed followers. ... 19 Instagram: Using the Right Hashtags ....20 Why is it essential to use hashtags on Instagram? ... 20 How do I use hashtags on Instagram? ...... 21 Instagram: Writing Captions 23 Instagram: Analyze Your Audience ....... 26 Growth rate of followers ... 27 The famous Engagement .. 27 Audience Metrics ...... 28 The Power of Stories . 28 Instagram: Connect with Influencers .... 29 Benefits of making collaborations with other influencers 29 How to connect with other Influencers .... 30 Instagram: Interact with Followers ......31 Interact with Your Followers. .... 31 Create quality content ...... 32 Be creative . 32 Instagram: Contact Brands ... 33 Do your research ....... 33 Contact The Brands. .. 34 Present yourself as a professional. ... 34 Persist without being pushy ...... 35 YouTube: Building Your Profile .... 36 Create a YouTube account / build your profile . 36 YouTube as a social network ..... 37 What do you need to become a YouTuber? ..... 37 Create your profile .... 38 YouTube: Just Be Yourself .... 39 Define the theme of the channel ...... 40 Be genuine. 40 YouTube: Set Your Goals ...... 41 Build your reputation as a brand ...... 41 Develop organization and discipline ..... 41 Become an effective researcher ... 42 Understand your audience ... 42 Have a strong visual presence... 42 YouTube: Be Consistent 44 Be consistent ..... 44 Be organized ...... 45 Take care of the space where you make your videos ....... 45 YouTube: Analyze Your Data 46 Main metrics you should review in your digital video channel 46 1. Predict the success of a video ... 46 2. Most popular content ....... 47 3. Measure organic views ..... 47 4. Measuring visits through YouTube searches .... 47 5. Viewing time ..... 47 6. Retention ... 47 7. Most recommended videos ...... 48 YouTube: Contact Brands ..... 49 What action is right for you? .... 49 a. Marketing to the Brand ..... 50 b. Marketing with the brand . 50 Preparing the ground for a great conquest ...... 51 1. Define your objectives ...... 51 2. Keep the points clear 51 3. Similar Targets ... 51 TikTok. 52 But what is TikTok? ... 52 How does TikTok work? .... 53 TikTok: Get A Pro Account ... 54 Videos You Should Create. ... 56 Music videos or montages 56 Physical Comedy and Memes ... 57 Videos with special effects 57 Duets . 57 Challenge videos ....... 57 Tutorials ....... 58 Your TikTok Strategy. ... 59 Getting More Followers. ...... 61 Tips for better use of hashtags ..... 62 2.- Create or participate in challenges ...... 62 4.- Create catchy hashtags 62 5.- Keep it simple ....... 62 Most popular hashtags 63 How to use challenges in your favour ....... 64 Don't be afraid to be funny but be responsible. ....... 67 You have rights, but you also have obligations. ....... 67 The analytical data on TikTok68 When to contact a brand?72 How do you carry out this process?..72 Conclusion To Influencer Marketing......74 Sample Content Preview Choose Your Niche There is no magic formula to become a recognized influencer. However, you will need the charm to please your followers and to be always at the forefront of trends because, in the digital world, the last thing you want is to lag. But there are secrets you can start using to stand out: one of them is to target a specific niche. In other words, to stand out, you must find a target audience to address. And to do that, you must talk to them about a specific topic, something you stand out in in a unique way and in a way that makes you stand out from the rest. It doesn't matter if you have 1,000 or 100,000 followers, what this ensures is that by speaking to a group from a specific niche on a particular topic, you will achieve an audience that is highly committed to your content. This commitment will ultimately translate not only into followers, but consumers of your content and an audience that is loyal to you and, of course, trusts your judgment. Also, it will undoubtedly make brands want to approach you eager to reach an audience committed to your criteria. So how do you choose a niche? The answer will depend on you and your skills because if you are strong in the kitchen, you cannot target an audience that loves fashion design or choose as a niche the manufacture of summer clothes. Does this mean that you should stick in only one thing? Not exactly, everything in its own time. In social networks, there are millions of people who create a great deal of content and target different audiences; in other words, there is something for everyone. Choosing a niche is a task that requires time and planning, especially if you intend to stand out among so many people who may be doing the same as you. How can you choose a niche and not die trying? To do this, you must start by writing down a straightforward list with all the things that interest you. Put special emphasis into those topics of your interest, the best that suit you or those that you want to display in your social networks; Probably, you will find that your range on tastes is enormous. Do not worry so much about it. We will narrow down the options you have thought of, later, this works. Now, pay attention to the following explanation. Focus on a niche. By now, you should have written down all your interests and skills. These can be turned into niches. Some niches are trendy in social networks within which they stand out: • Fashion • Art • Travel • Food • Geek • Couples • Leisure • Babies • Gamers • Makeup • Comedy • Photography • Fitness For example, let us say you like the "Fashion" niche very much. However, this niche is extensive by itself. Therefore, whatever content you post in your social network of choice might not be specific and lack the impact that you want because it would be too general and diffuse to stand out. As general as fashion is, you can select something even narrower. Options are endless if we get ourselves used to think outside the box. Following the example with the Fashion niche, we can find various topics, such as garment making, fashion blogging, fashion design, fashion trends, etc. You can also narrow your niche even more, for example, if you are a fashion designer, just being one and talk about it won't suffice; you can be even more specific by talking about making swimwear. Following this idea, you can talk about making swimwear only for ladies or only for men. So, if you feel you have chosen a broad niche, you can go even deeper and adopt a smaller one. As you will see, making a thorough lookup of want to give to your followers or subscribers is worth it, since they love to know that they will find specific and unique content in your site. Therefore, it is up to you to be as specific as possible. Aim for an audience Another essential step to success on social networks is knowing who you want to target. For this task, you can look for inspiration in other accounts targeting the same niche as you. It is completely valid if you choose to aim for a similar style of the accounts you looked up for inspiration. It's not about copying them, but about being inspired by them. This inspired aesthetic will help you identify yourself to an audience like theirs and, in turn, help you find a similar follower base. Study your inspirational accounts carefully. Find their most successful posts and try to break them down into their core elements. This analysis will help you generate a similar post. Everything works if it's with your personal touch and from your originality. Evaluate according to your content, what would be your ideal audience? That is, if what you like to do is show your creative process as a fashion designer, you cannot aim at a gamer audience.

Table of Contents What Is A Sales Funnel? ... 3 What is Internet Commerce.... 5 What Can I Sell .. 7 Clickbank . 9 Drop Shipping .. 11 Affiliate Marketing . 13 The Link Between Products, Key Words and Prospects .... 16 The Front and Back of Sales Funnels . 18 Sales Funnel Success 20 Sales Funnel Planning .... 22 Putting Your Theory to Practice 24 Content Marketing . 27 Article Marketing ... 30 Google's Adwords Program . 32 Marketing Offline ... 34 Blogs . 36 Social Media .... 38 Auto Responders .. 40 The Joint Venture .. 42 Measuring Success .... 44 Top Sales Funnel Products .. 47 Sample Content Preview The idea of internet commerce is about going online to complete business better and faster. It is all about giving clients controlled use of your pc systems and allowing them to serve themselves. It's about making your organization commit to a significant on-line effort and integrating your website with the essence of your business. Should you do this, you will notice results! The web is a feasible alternative to all of the conventional ways of conducting business. Can't meet in person? Send an e-mail with a photograph attached. When it's time for the customer to purchase the merchandise, make use of a secured server for charge card and, sometimes even, digital cash payments! The opportunities and situations through which internet business can be done are limitless. In the wonderful world of internet commerce, the area where you conduct business are Websites. Most businesses exist already offline. Adding an internet site represents a way to improve their business. For Online start-ups, the website may be the only place they conduct business. To do business, additionally, you need a method to accept orders and action payment. In a store, clients simply discover the products and services they need, enter a queue at the till and pay the shop clerk. In internet commerce, orders need to be placed and items shipped. Orders are often handled through interactive, internet-based forms. Clients in a store pay by cash, check or credit / debit cards. Online clients can't pay by check or cash, only through electronic means. Internet commerce transactions have to occur through secure electronic connections and special merchant portals for processing payment. Delivery fulfilment, in the wonderful world of internet commerce, is harder than in conventional stores, requiring shipping and transportation much like catalogue and mail order companies. In both regular commerce and internet commerce, you need to locate a method to attract clients to you. This is epitomized by your online marketing strategy. On the internet, one simple way to do this is via Google Adwords, where you research keywords related to your site that attract significant numbers of monthly searches. Google will then rank your site higher in their listings when a user enters that keyword into a search and you pay Google a certain amount for every click you receive. You can also market your site by writing articles related to it and posting these (with a link back to your site in your bio) on well-known article directory sites like EzineArticles.com. These sites are free and usually rank well in the search engines. What Can I Sell Everyone who sets up an internet business has to address the question: What should I sell? And just about everyone appears to incur 2 classic errors at first: They sell what everybody else is trying to sell: electronics, designer clothing and DVD's. What they find is a marketplace already saturated with these products and the suppliers usually don't work in small quantities. To create any profit at all, they'd need to buy huge quantities. They sell what they know and love. Regrettably, unless there's a significant demand for what they know and love, they will be stuck with lots of product they are able to appreciate but can not move. The following 'hotspots' could keep you connected with what individuals are buying, what things are up-and-coming and what things are declining in popularity. If your opinions all originate from a couple of places, you are limiting your-self so expand your thinking. You may consider taking a look at one of these simple hotspots for inspiration: Newspapers. You will get a concept of what's on the minds of consumers simply by reading the life-style section, the business pages or taking a look at the adverts the big stores are putting out. Consumer Publications. You will find countless magazines based around specialised products and services, specific hobbies and special interest markets. They have been a good resource for building niche products. Shopping Arcades / Bricks-and-mortar stores. Communicate with the salespeople, discover what is being sold. You may also source your suppliers off the boxes. Obtain the wholesaler's name, ring them and get the name of their local distributor in your town. Trend-spotting sites, such as Influxinsights.com, Trendhunter.com and Trendwatching.com. The entertainment industry, films and television fuel product trends. Knowing what's being released in the movie industry, you can begin sourcing related products and services prior to the trend beginning. Imdb.com maintains a list of movies that are going to be released in the coming year. So, if you are aware now that particular movies are going to be released, you can begin stocking up on related products prior to them becoming expensive, like Superman, Batman, Star Wars and Curious George. It's wise to own a notebook for product sourcing, be it a hand-held note book or a PDA, to record your thoughts when they come to you. Ninety percent of the ideas you don't jot down can get lost. When you are visiting these hot-spots for ideas, if you notice hundreds of ideas for products to market, you will not have the ability to recall all of those. You need to write them down in your product sourcing notebook, then return to them and begin researching.

Table of Contents Introduction.... 4 Chapter 1: Understanding Self-reflection and its Significance..... 7 What is Self-reflection?....7 Why You Need Self-reflection..8 What You Should Try to Avoid....... 10 Chapter 2: Seven Core Principles for Reflection.... 13 Chapter 3:10 Questions you Should ask Yourself.. 18 Chapter 4: 7 Ways to let go and Live a Happy Life.25 1. Let the Emotions Flow.... 25 2. Don’t Let Negative Thoughts Cloud Your Mind....... 26 3. Learn from Your Experience... 26 4. Stop Being the Victim...... 27 5. Don’t Wait for an Apology....... 28 6. Expand Your View of Yourself 28 7. Live in the Moment.29 Chapter 5: How to Let Go of Toxic People in Your Life 31 Recognize the Red Flags32 Set Boundaries.......33 Invest in Yourself...33 Know When Forgiveness is Possible...... 34 Chapter 6: Things to do When you Find it Hard to let go.....37 Chapter 7: Things that will Happen When you Start to let go of Your Past. 41 Chapter 8: 15 Practical Ways to Start Working on Self-Improvement..... 46 Chapter 9: 10 Simple Ways to Make Self Improvement That Will Change Your Life 51 Conclusion55 Sample Content Preview Chapter 1: Understanding Selfreflection and its Significance Our everyday living and encounters do give us tons of opportunities to bask in self-love. From window shopping to looking at the mirrors, we're truly faced with countless occasions to adore ourselves and see how beautiful and amazing we are, and while it's indeed beautiful for us to see the beauty in appreciating ourselves for who we are, we should also take time to think of how splendid it would be if we can afford to invest a little time to shine an unveiling light on our consciousness and glance beyond our skin-deep presentations and outer legging-clad exteriors. Delving into the act of self-reflection is very vital when we're looking at our goals and actions but the question is, how often do we consider self-reflection? What of our emotional wellbeing and gut feeling? How often do we check back in with them? What is Self-reflection? Self-reflection can be simply explained to be the conscious act of taking an inward look at your emotions, performance, behaviors, and thoughts with the aim of improving and growing. Most times, we put both our personal and professional lives at a detriment when we brush aside this act to the very bottom of our to-do list. Little do we know that our aspirations for the future, gut feelings, and current goals can be aligned with our path when we take time to practice self-reflection. With self-reflection, you'll get to understand the complex relationship that exists between your goals and emotions, and aside from the intriguing additional insight into the complex manner it provides, it can as well help you become more satisfied in your relationships, increase your productivity at your daily tasks, be better orientated, and become more focused with work when you practice it regularly. As highlighted by Robert L. Rosen, self-reflection has to do with imagining yourself in the future, reflecting on your interactions with others, thinking about your perceptions, assessing your strengths and failures, and questioning yourself about your values. Why You Need Self-reflection One can never exhaust the importance of practicing self-reflection. Whether you thirst to gain a new perspective on a situation or you're in need of guidance, self-reflection is always there to help you. It can help you realign yourself with your core values and beliefs, help you refocus, and it can as well make you take some breaths to relax and then continue later. At times, looking at what makes us feel purposeful and motivated is what we need to do, rather than looking for practical solutions. This could be pretty much applicable if you're attempting something a little different; maybe planning a career switch or thinking of opting in for a change of job. This is because we can feel uplifted and enjoy a more satisfactory life when we're reminded of our talents and aspirations. Self-reflection gives you the opportunity to make changes that are valuable and positive as it permits you to comprehend more beyond the surface and dig deeper. Many times, our heads are often rumpled up with several different emotions, feelings, and thoughts that need to be sorted and the beautiful thing about self-reflection is that it lets you take back control of what you've let go of mistakenly. It helps you to be honest with yourself, it helps you to get rid of negative influences as you become more equipped to take corrective actions, and all of this depicts that selfreflection does a lot more beyond making you cognizant and conscious of your feelings, emotions, and thoughts. Another beautiful benefit of self-reflection is that it helps you become honest with yourself about what you can control and it makes you feel at peace with what you can’t control. If you've constantly felt helpless or you've always felt that there's a massive weight on your shoulders, you may want to consider practicing self-reflection for it can help you understand that there are some things you don't have control over and it can as well be handy in managing anxiety, depression, and stress. What You Should Try to Avoid Just as self-reflection can be very helpful, it can also be very harmful. For you to avoid the side effects that are likely to come with it, here are a few things you must take note of: - Don’t get overwhelmed. Patience is the key when you're self-reflecting. Though it's easy to feel "consumed" by the need to cover everything from identity to ideals, relationships, desires, goals, and lots more, just try to focus solely on a subject. Always remember that a single session doesn't have to cover everything you need to reflect on. Create time for other sessions to reflect on other subjects too. - Shift your focus from moments. Whenever you're practicing selfreflection, it's advisable that you focus on your positive traits and not on your success or failure moments because you're likely to arrive at needless disappointments when you analyze literal mistakes. Since you're not focusing on rewriting history and you just want to improve yourself, you should focus on traits.

Sample Content Preview It is always a good idea to use examples in your presentations. No matter how simple you think your concepts are there is likely to be someone that just doesn’t get it. Never assume that everyone knows what you are talking about. If you have a large audience then someone that is unsure of your message is unlikely to raise their hand due to embarrassment. Even if people fully understand your message, examples are a good way to confirm this to them. Find good examples that people can relate to and add these to your presentation. Make them as simple and easy to understand as you can so that everyone will get it. You should be able to find good examples to use in your presentations no matter what concepts you are trying to get across. It may take you a while to find them but it will be worth it in the end. All of the top influencers use examples in their presentations because it is very effective. Don’t make the mistake of assuming that just because everyone understands your message that they are going to take the action that you want. Let’s look at an example. You are hosting a webinar with a large audience and you ask them to confirm that they understand the concepts you are presenting. Most of them say that they do but this does not mean that they are going to buy your product or service. You need a compliance action to persuade them to do that. If 500 people on your webinar tell you that they understand, expect a lot less to follow through and make a purchase even when you use other persuasion tactics for this. For some of your audience it will not be the right time for them to purchase. Others will want more information or proof to make a buying decision. You need to follow up with your audience after your presentation to convert more of them. Nobody is going to want to give up their precious time listening to an influencer that they don’t like. Being liked by your audience is critical to getting your message across and you need to take steps to like your audience so that they will like you in return. When someone asks a question in a webinar, mention them by name and thank them for asking the question. If you are in a one to one situation then find out as much as you can about your prospect and talk about the things that they like. You can use mirroring and matching techniques as well to improve your chances of them liking you. People that religiously follow influencers do so because they believe in their credibility and they like them. If they know that another person has a lot of credibility but they don’t like them then they are far less likely to listen to what they have to say. A lot of influencers are good at talking but not so good at listening. If this is you then you need to work on your listening skills. It is essential that you listen to your audience and respond to them in the appropriate way. Do not jump in because you second guess what they are saying to you. This is rude and people hate being cut off. Even if you have anticipated and overcome the main objections to your message it doesn’t mean that there will not be more or that someone will want to revisit an objection that you have covered. Be patient and listen carefully to what they have to say. It doesn’t matter if you are trying to influence one person or hundreds. You must show them that you are willing to listen to anything that they have to say. You should find that most of the time it will be easy for you to answer their questions or respond to their point of view. So make a commitment to listen and you will achieve better results. Triggering people’s emotions is a persuasive tactic that has been used for a long time. This is because it works. As an influencer, you want to get people excited about your message. Most people make decisions based on emotions and then justify those decisions with logic. Some good emotions to target are optimism, pride, freedom and so on. You want people to really feel these emotions when you are delivering your message. So ask them to feel how good it will be when they achieve a goal for example. When you are making your presentation do it with passion as this will help to stir the right emotions in your audience. Nobody wants to listen to a monotone presentation so spice it up and bring your audience along for the ride. They will love you for this and will follow you forever. Sometimes it may be possible to influence a person or a group simply by using logic. Maybe you want to persuade your bosses that implementing your ideas will save time and money. In a situation like this it is best to use logic. Even if you are using emotion as the main driver of your message it is always good to use logic as well as some people will respond to this better than others. It is difficult to argue with logic so use it to support your argument. You need to assess how much logic you use in your messages. This is a lot easier to do when you know your audience well. Find out everything you can about your audience and how they think. In most cases, the use of some logic in a presentation will always be a good thing to do. No matter what you are trying to influence your audience to do, the use of proof will always help. People will want to verify that your ideas are credible and there is nothing better than social proof as a way of doing that. Nobody wants to be the first person to test an idea. Knowing that others have achieved good results from your ideas will always go down well. There are a number of different ways that you can include proof in your presentations. If you are selling something then testimonials from other customers are the best way to go. In the case where you want your audience to make a mindset change then proof from others that have made the change is the best option.

Table of Contents Introduction.......5 Chapter 1: Tips to Manage Your Scattered Brain...... 9 Recognize What You Have to do and Prioritize10 Chapter 2: Habits that kill Your Productivity and Focus.......18 Habit 1-- Having Unnecessary tabs open on your Browser....... 19 Habit 2-- Checking your Phone Immediately you wake in the Morning... 20 Habit 3-- Watching TV or Netflix first Thing in the Morning...20 Habit 4-- Leaving Alerts and Notifications on.. 21 Habit 5-- Sleeping in 23 Habit 6-- Eating Bad Foods...... 24 Habit 7-- Not Drinking Enough Water......25 Habit 8-- Being Productive Versus Being Busy 26 Habit 9-- Not Scheduling Your Days and Weeks.......27 Habit 10-- Putting Your To-do List in Your Mind.....28 Habit 11-- Multi-Tasking.. 29 Habit 12—Procrastinating30 Chapter 3: Dealing with Procrastination..33 Recognizing Procrastination.....34 The Reasons You Procrastinate36 Adopting Anti-Procrastination Strategies 37 Chapter 4: Rules to Master Your Focus and Achieve Your Goals.44 Your week Should be Planned According to your top 3 Goals.. 45 Identify your WHY... 46 Time-Block Like you Mean it....46 Have the Strong Will to say no. 47 Begin your day with Strong Intentions..... 47 Create Your Deep Work Area... 48 Keeping Distractions out..49 Employ the Pomodoro Technique.... 50 Take Care of your Body..... 51 Increase your Mental Focus Through Mindfulness...51 Chapter 5: The Real Reason we are Constantly Distracted.. 53 Pay Attention to when Your Mind Starts Wandering........ 55 Shift your Attention, and Focus on the Present56 Rewire, Refocus, and Savor the Moment..56 Chapter 6: Tools to Eliminate Distraction........ 58 Rescue Time..... 58 Time Doctor......59 Tools to Block Distractions....... 59 Chapter 7: Overcoming Tech Addiction.... 65 How to Know if you are a Tech Addict......66 How to Overcome Tech Addiction?..68 Chapter 8: Time Management.....74 What Does Time Management Include?...75 Conclusion........76 Sample Content Preview You will never get the satisfaction of doing anything if you don't know what you want and stuff is just flying around in your head. You, therefore, have to make a list of everything that is on your mind. Ensure that you prioritize them accordingly. By so doing, you are telling your brain to stop bothering about the little things, and things that can wait, and focus on the most important things. Break it down, and make it simple Choose one to start with and break it down to the simplest form of action once you have your list and you can then determine your top two to three tasks. You shouldn't take more than 15 to 30 minutes to complete each step. Break it down further if it takes longer. Understand that if you have a smaller task, it would be easier to get it done, and the more you would want to stick with it. What you are doing is telling your brain to stay with it for 15 minutes. Start the task and take it slowly You might be tempted to speed things up just to save time, but don't. What it only does to your brain is to make it drift to what is next on your table, instead of focusing on what you are doing now. The brain is designed to only focus on one thought at a time. You, therefore, have to only focus on what you have in front of you. Do things deliberately and slowly. Once you complete your tasks, you will feel better. Break is important It is not advisable to work nonstop for hours. You will only burn out your energy, which will make you lack the motivation to continue again. Take a break and do something fun after completing a 15-30 minutes’ task. You can read books, articles, or whatever you feel like doing. You can move, stretch, walk, or do something you like doing. All that matters is that you don't take much time. 5-10 minutes is okay to do whatever you want to do; then go back to what you have to do. Take a longer break, an hour or so, once you complete 4 tasks. You are guilt-free and you can do other things. Practice focus You need to learn how to meditate and do it if you want to have a laser-sharp focus. We all know that meditation is now mainstream, and even easy to do. You necessarily don't have to spend hours meditating. All you need is just 15-30 minutes. Research the form of meditation that suits you: mantra or breathing? Anyone is fine. However, training your brain to relax is the most important thing, either through breathing or the mantra. Forget about the clock/work and watch in the interval You don't have to become obsessed with the clock. Take some time to forget about it. It is not important when you begin working on something. You can get a timer and set it to a time you think you will be able to complete a task (ensure that the interval is no more than 30 minutes). Go for it when you start the timer. Until your time is up, don't stop. After that, you can take a break, and repeat. Regardless of what time it is, pay attention to working and getting your tasks done. By so doing, instead of finding excuses to postpone things till the following day, you will be pushed to work. Until your interval is done, don't do anything else While your time seems to be for a specific task, don't do anything else. Just sit still and think about the task until your time is up if it is something that requires inspiration (such as writing), and it feels like you can't find your way. If you can't seem to get started on the task at hand, don't be tempted to do something else. Before you know it, you will get the needed inspiration. You will be surprised at how effectively a few minutes of silence can help usher in your master craft. Don't stop Just pick up and start again if you fall off the wagon. You don't have a reason to give up. All you have to do is just to check what and where you went wrong, correct it, and keep going. Always learn from your mistake and move on to the next interval or task. Remember: You can only become perfect by practicing. Shutdown and reboot Sometimes, you have to give yourself a break from your tasks and to-do lists and enjoy yourself. Keep your schedule free and avoid committing to anything. The time is meant for you to relax, and nothing more. You can use the time to go on a vacation and have fun with your loved ones. The purpose of this free time is to help you empty your mental cache. Avoid squeezing in anything else during this period. You will feel motivated and energized to get back to your work after the break. Make it interesting Whatever task you have to do you can make it interesting for yourself. We all have a playful inner self, embrace it! You can employ your imagination to explore and ensure that you make the task fun. You will be surprised that even what you find mundane could be entertaining. Imagine that someone is watching you and commending how awesome you have performed when you are working on a task. Or you can imagine that you are attempting to break your record or set a new record. You can converse with yourself as you work. Can you picture that? The results you will get at the end of the day are determined by where you choose to put your energy and focus. You, therefore, have to do what gives you the best result in the way you enjoy it the most. There is no turning back once you get going and keep going because things will get easier and you can start maximizing more of your mental power.

Table of Contents Introduction........ 5 Chapter 1: Skill, Learning, and Acquisition...... 8 Why you Should Learn a Skill... 9 Why is it Difficult to Learn a Skill?.......9 How Long Does It Take to Learn a Skill?.......11 Types of Skill...... 12 Top Skills You Should Develop........... 14 Chapter 2: Smart Learners and Efficient Learning 20 What is Efficient Learning?.....20 What You Can do to Learn More Efficiently. 21 Chapter 3: 10 Remarkable Traits of Successful Learners 26 Chapter 4: Learning Styles to Help You Learn Faster and Smarter....31 What are Learning Styles?....... 31 Visual Learning Style....32 Auditory Learning Style........... 33 Reading/Writing Learning Style........ 34 Kinesthetic Learning Style.......34 Tips for Faster and Easier Learning...34 Chapter 5: 10 Tactics to Increase Brain Power, Memory, and Motivation to Learn Better....38 Chapter 6: 8 Powerful Learning Hacks to Boost Your Learning Ability.......... 46 Chapter 7: 5 Hacks to Speed up the Learning Process....... 52 Chapter 8: 8 Ways to Train Your Brain to Learn Faster and Remember More 56 Chapter 9: Simple Brain Training Habits to Boost Your Brain Power...... 62 Conclusion 67 Sample Content Preview changes and new connections between neurons because a specific part of your brain is about to get rewired. Sounds funny or clumsy? Well, it isn't. The simple science is that, when you make things more difficult and challenge yourself, you open yourself up to a new change that may shake you a bit. However, do you ever wonder why some people learn something today and in the next few hours they're blank? Have you ever tried to master something and you feel you're doing great at it until you have to do that thing and you realize that you're blank? Many of us have experienced this at a point in time and one of the reasons why this happens is because the learning conditions we used were too easy and the simple thing we need to do to overcome this for our subsequent learning is to work on improving our learning by practicing smarter. Identify what works for you and stick to it. You may want to use effective methods such as spaced repetition (increasing your interval between the repetitions when you're first learning something), variation and complexity (checking if your performance can be affected by varying the weather, the rules, the distractions, the environment, the exercises, or other elements — basically, purposely challenging yourself to see your stance), or retrieval. Before you ask anybody for help, try your best to remember that thing. How Long Does It Take to Learn a Skill? Most of us are haunted by the possibility of not doing something better and this thought often prevents us from getting engaged in something new. We have no choice but to quit and find something else to do just to get rid of that feeling of angst. However, one thing we often miss out on is that we don't know that we can benefit from huge increases in a skill when we give in a little persistence while we're experiencing the usual challenges during the early hours of trying something new. In a very short period, you can experience dramatic improvements if you persist and practice intelligently. Picking up new skills extremely quickly is quite easy for the brain for it's optimized for such a task. Take note that the 10,000 hours of mastering a skill is nothing but an illusion because it takes only 20 hours to move from “knowing nothing to being pretty good”. Types of Skill Hard skills (also known as technical skills) and soft skills are the two major types of skills. For optimal performance and advancements in most jobs, both skills are necessary and it's recommended that you possess the two. Speaking of hard skills, these are the skills you gain through any life experience via training or technical knowledge. For example: - You may be able to speak a new language fluently if you studied a foreign language. - You may know how to use Microsoft Excel if you've taken an accounting class. - You may know how to use a point-of-sale system if you’ve worked in food service or retail. Some of the most in-demand hard skills include: - Programming languages like Ruby, Java, Python, and Perl - Storage systems and management - Marketing campaign management - User interface design - Mobile development - Data mining - Statistical analysis - SEO/SEM marketing - Network security - Adobe software suite - Database management - Bilingual or multilingual On the other hand, if you're still searching for work, you'll find soft skills to be very essential for your career because they're the traits and personal habits that frame your interaction and work-relation with others and how you work Some of the most in-demand soft skills include: - Empathy - Willingness to learn - Organization - Adaptability - Critical thinking - Problem-solving - Creativity - Teamwork - Open-mindedness - Effective communication - Dependability - Integrity Top Skills You Should Develop To start with, no skill is useless, and whatever it is that you're able to get your hands on, make sure you work on it, groom, nurture it, and keep growing. However, if you're looking for a job, these are some of the skills recruiters are always after. 1. Business acumen or commercial awareness. For someone who's in the business field, you're expected to bring something to the table. You should be able to provide insight on how your prospective company can compete in its marketplace and the changes it can make to achieve higher sales. You should know what makes a company tick and be cognizant of how a business or industry works.

Table of Contents Introduction... 5 Chapter 1: Habits - Meaning, Characteristics, and Role. 7 What Exactly is a Habit?.......7 Characteristics of Habit........ 8 Why Habits Are Key to Our Health.9 Why you Must Develop Good Habits........11 Chapter 2: Habit Formation......15 How We Form Habits..........15 Basis of Habit Formation....16 What are Examples of Habits?...... 17 Why do Humans Have Habits?..... 18 Why are Habits so Hard to Break?19 Measures for Effective Habit Formation. 19 Chapter 3: Types of Habits........ 22 1. Habits of Character..........22 2. Intellectual Habits........... 22 3. Motor Habits........ 23 Conscious Habits and Hidden Habits...... 23 How to Identify Your Hidden Habits....... 24 Chapter 4: Breaking Bad Habits and Breaking down the Habit Loop... 28 The 3 Parts of the Loop....... 29 Examples of the Habit Loop in Action..... 32 How to Break the Loop....... 37 More Tips to Break Habit... 39 Chapter 5: Habits, Health, and Success.......45 10 Habits of Successful People.......45 10 Habits of Super-Healthy People...........48 Chapter 6: Powerful Daily Routine for a Healthier Life.......... 54 Habit vs Routine — Key Difference...........54 How a Daily Routine Changes Your Life..55 Daily Routine for Good Health and More Energy.......... 55 Daily Routine for an Organized Life......... 58 Daily Routine for a Stronger Relationship.......... 62 Sticking to Your Routine.....63 Chapter 7: 20 Best Habits to Have in Life...66 Chapter 8: Destructive Habits.. 71 10 Bad Habits That Could Be Destroying Your Happiness.......71 8 Unhealthy Habits You Need to Break Now...... 73 Conclusion.... 76 Sample Content Preview Chapter 1: Habits - Meaning, Characteristics, and Role Habit can be explained to be the evidence of the practice of one’s preferences. At times, we're motivated to do different activities by our habits, just as we're inspired to carry out several activities by our instincts. Habits are acquired by living organisms and they can be found in both man and animal. Habits make us restless to have more taste of some past experience and one can as well say that habit is the second nature of man. What Exactly is a Habit? Habit can be simply explained to be a regularly repeated behavior. Speaking of the behavior, it could be a lifestyle, a routine, or an action. Whatever you do usually and constantly without thinking about it, most times, is a habit. Habits do help us undertake necessary activities like following the same routes every day, getting dressed for work, taking a shower, and brushing our teeth because they're behaviors and rituals that we carry out spontaneously. Our unconscious habits help us decide what to make for dinner, solve problems, or do other more complex tasks because they help in freeing up enabling resources for our brain. Habits can be the ones that are bad for us, the good ones or the ones that have been part of our lives forever that we don't even notice, such as teeth brushing and tying of shoelaces. We activate several habits every day and we all have habits. Characteristics of Habit There are four common characteristics of habits and they are uniformity, facility, interest, and independence of attention. i. Uniformity If you check your mode of walking, sleeping, talking, or how you do other activities, you'll realize that there's usually an underlying specific habit. This is simply because habits bring uniformity to our activities. ii. Facility Habit tends to help us facilitate our performance of an activity. Imagine you started learning to play the guitar. You'll realize that it will become easier for you once you've been able to form the habit, despite the pain you had experienced while learning. iii. Interest Interest is the primary core of habit. Let's still use the analogy of the guitar. Let's say the guitar training is a bit hard for you because you keep having sore fingers but as soon as you're able to find your proper grip on it and form that habit of the correct finger placement, you'll begin to find it more interesting to play the guitar. iv. Independence of attention There are several things that don't require any attention but we still do them due to our habits. Why Habits Are Key to Our Health Your chances of maintaining a healthy lifestyle can be increased or decreased by the habits you cultivate. Habits are very essential to our health. If you want to promote longevity and increase the quality of your life, it's very important that you practice good and helpful habits like exercising regularly and eating healthily. On the other hand, you can risk developing diabetes, obesity, or other chronic diseases when you cultivate bad habits like low activity levels, excessive fast-food consumption, and increased consumption of sugary soft drinks. You can lower the risk of diseases such as cancer and diabetes, keep your blood sugars in range, and achieve proper weight with healthy habits. In fact, your health will be grateful to you if you exercise regularly, eat enough fresh foods, take plenty of fruits and vegetables with the healthy habits you maintain.

Sample Content Preview All of these food groups contain antioxidants which assist in the reducing of inflammation in your body. The antioxidants fight off free radicals which are unstable compounds that will result in inflammation if there is enough of them built up in your body. It is essential that you help your immune system fight against this inflammation because chronic inflammation can result in health conditions that you must avoid such as certain cancers, Alzheimer’s and heart disease. The other good news about whole plant foods is that they contain fiber which will feed your gut microbiome. This is a collection of healthy bacteria contained in your gut. When your gut microbiome is in good shape it will increase your immunity and keep out pathogens from getting into your digestive tract. You need Healthy Fats This is another largely misunderstood area. Healthy fats are good for you. Do not subscribe to the belief that all fats are bad because they are not. Healthy fats are required by your immune system to boost its response to harmful pathogens by reducing the amount of inflammation in your body. An example of a healthy fat is olive oil. There have been studies that show the anti-inflammatory powers of olive oil and how it decreases the risk of chronic diseases like type 2 diabetes and heart disease. Also the anti-inflammatory properties of healthy fats can help your immune system fight against viruses and harmful bacteria. You need healthy fats such as omega 3 because they are very anti-inflammatory. If you have chronic inflammation then this will significantly reduce the effectiveness of your immune system. Go for Fermented Foods You should choose fermented foods in your diet because they have high levels of good bacteria called probiotics. These will populate your digestive tract and protect it. Examples of fermented foods are: • Kefir • Kimchi • Natto • Sauerkraut • Yogurt When you have a flourishing community of good gut bacteria it helps your immune system make the important distinction between healthy and normal cells and invader organisms that will cause you harm. There was a study of 126 children conducted over 3 months where they drank fermented milk on a daily basis. The results showed that they experienced 20% less infectious childhood diseases. In another 28 day study with 152 participants that had rhinovirus, it was discovered that those who took a probiotic supplement, Bifidobacterium animalis, induced a stronger response from their immune system and experienced lower levels of virus symptoms. Keep away from Foods with added Sugars It is amazing the amount of food products available today that contain added sugars. There has been considerable research in this area which concluded that the consumption of foods that have added sugars or refined carbohydrates could contribute significantly to people becoming overweight and even obese. If you are overweight or obese then this can reduce the effectiveness of your immune system. There was an observational study with around 1,000 participants where obese people were given the flu vaccine. These people were twice as likely to still contract the flu than people that were not obese and had been given the same vaccine. When you reduce the amount of sugar that you consume you will help to reduce inflammation in your body and it will help you to lose excess weight as well. This will increase your resistance to chronic problems such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Both of these chronic diseases will weaken your immune system. So our advice is to limit your intake of sugar to less than 5% of your daily calorie intake. So if you are on a 2,000 calorie a day diet this would equate to limiting yourself to around 2 tablespoons of sugar.

Table of Contents Affiliate Marketing Introduced .. 3 The 3 Things All Affiliate Marketers Need To Survive Online . 4 How To Become A Super Affiliate In Niche Markets .... 6 Which Affiliate Networks To Look Out For When Promoting . 8 Easy Profits Using PPC In Your Affiliate Marketing Business 10 Using Product Recommendations To Increase Your Bottom Line .. 11 Using Camtasia to Increase Your Affiliate Checks .. 13 Top 3 Ways To Boost Your Affiliate Commissions Overnight .... 14 How To Avoid The 3 Most Common Affiliate Mistakes ... 16 Resource Guide .... 17 Sample Content Preview To prove that the affiliate is working effectively and efficiently, inquiries would have to be paid more attention on. Nobody wants to be ignored and customers are not always the most patient of all people. Quick answer that should appear professional yet friendly too. In the process of doing all the necessities, the marketer is logged on to a chat room where he or she interacts with other affiliates and those under that same program. This is where they can discuss things on how to best promote their products. There are things to be learned and it is a continuous process. Sharing tips and advices is a good way of showing support. There may be others out there wanting to join and may be enticed by the discussion that is going on. There is no harm in assuming what opportunities ahead. The newsletters and E-zines were updated days ago, so it is time for the affiliate marketer to see if there are some new things happening in the market. This will be written about in the marketer’s publication to be distributed to the old and new customers. These same publications are also an important tool in keeping up to date with the newly introduced products. The marketer has put up a sale and promotion that customers may want to know about. Besides, they have to keep up with the deadline of these sales written in the publications. It is that time to show some appreciation to those who have helped the marketer in the promotions and sale increase. Nothing like mentioning the persons, their sites and the process they have done that made everything worked. Of course, this will be published in the newsletters. Among the more important information that have been written already. The marketer still has time to write out recommendations to those who want credible sources for the products being promoted. There is also time to post some comments on how to be a successful affiliate marketer on a site where there are lots of wannabes. Two objectives done at the same time. The marketer gets to promote the product as well as the program they are in. Who knows, someone may be inclined to join. Time flies. Missed lunch but is quite contented with the tasks done. Bed time…. Ok, so this may not be all done in a day. But then, this gives you an idea of how an affiliate marketer, a dedicated one that is, spends the marketing day. Is that success looming in the distance or what? The 3 Things All Affiliate Marketers Need To Survive Online Now every affiliate marketer is always looking for the successful market that gives the biggest paycheck. Sometimes they think it is a magic formula that is readily available for them. Actually, it is more complicated than that. It is just good marketing practices that have been proven over years of hard work and dedication. There are tactics that have worked before with online marketing and is continuing to work in the online affiliate marketing world of today. With these top three marketing tips, you will be able to able to increase your sales and survive in the affiliate marketing online. What are these three tactics? 1. Using unique web pages to promote each separate product you are marketing. Do not lump all of it together just to save some money on web hosting. It is best to have a site focusing on each and every product and nothing more. Always include product reviews on the website so visitors will have an initial understanding on what the product can do to those who buys them. Also include testimonials from users who have already tried the product. Be sure that these customers are more than willing to allow you to use their names and photos on the site of the specific product you are marketing. You can also write articles highlighting the uses of the product and include them on the website as an additional page. Make the pages attractive compelling and include calls to act on the information. Each headline should attract the readers to try and read more, even contact you. Highlight your special points. This will help your readers to learn what the page is about and will want to find out more. 2. Offer free reports to your readers. If possible position them at the very top side of your page so it they simply cannot be missed. Try to create autoresponder messages that will be mailed to those who input their personal information into your sign up box. According to research, a sale is closed usually on the seventh contact with a prospect. Only two things can possibly happen with the web page alone: closed sale or the prospect leaving the page and never return again. By placing useful information into their inboxes at certain specified period, you will remind them of the product they thought they want later and will find out that the sale is closed. Be sure that the content is directed toward specific reasons to buy the product. Do not make it sound like a sales pitch. Focus on important points like how your product can make life and things easier and more enjoyable. Include compelling subject lines in the email. As much as possible, avoid using the word “free” because there are still older spam filters that dumps those kind of contents into the junk before even anyone reading them first. Convince those who signed up for your free reports that they will be missing something big if they do not avail of your products and services. 3. Get the kind of traffic that is targeted to your product.