Hi there,

As you may know, building a business can be tough.

It requires a lot of hard work, and will.

Will to keep fighting and moving forward even when adversity strikes.

I say this because my “WILL” is being tested again.

You see, I am currently working on a project which is taking longer than expected to complete due to some unforeseen issues.

A few times I have been tempted to just leave the project.

But then again, I am well aware that I became successful because of my ability to set goals and move towards them no matter what.

Needless to say, I will NOT move into another project until this one is complete. Period.

I want to advise you to do the same.

Do not leave unfinished projects.

Finish what you start.

Sometimes you may be working on something, then months go by, and you may say…
“This idea won’t work anymore… it got old”

So you move on to something new.

Listen, FINISH it.

Here’s a quote I like:
“What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals”

So, even if you project fails miserably (which btw, a lot of them will), you can still checkmark this as a SUCCESS. Just the fact that you were able to complete your project will put you one step ahead of those who simply get “great ideas” but they never turn them into reality.

Also, if you “strikeout” on enough projects… you will eventually hit one that produces the results you are after.

The key here is to finish what you start.

Furthermore, an idea in your head is worthless if it stays there. You need to start working on it and make a commitment to finish it, even if doubt starts to creep up on you.

One Piece At A Time:

It is easy to get distracted and even easier to procrastinate.

You check your email, visit forums, go to YouTube, check your facebook account, go to Twitter, chat with your buddy on Messenger, and by the time you know it… a few hours went by and you didn’t get anything productive done.

Sound familiar?

Believe me… I’m that kind of person.

I get easily distracted and being “productive” is as hard for me as it may be for you.

THE SOLUTION?

I want to share with you what I’ve been doing lately to get as much productive work done on a daily basis.

First of all, if you make a commitment to “work” on productive activities just 2 hours a day, I guarantee you’ll be amazed by how much you can get done. But again, the hard part is to lock the distractions out, get your “work face” on and start getting things done.

Here’s what I am doing:

I wake up and write up a small list of productive things to do.

For example:

- Tweak my ad words account.
- Create a new ad words campaign.
- Talk to my Programmer about X issue.
- Load up the emails into aweber.
- Talk to “X Marketer” about doing an ad swap.

So, now I know my tasks for the day. If I do this, I know I did something productive. Little things that if done often enough will lead to bigger better things.

Next…

When I’m about to get my “work face” on, I put on my headphones and play a song that pumps me up.

I put the song on “repeat” and work on my task until I’m done.

That’s it. That’s what I do and it’s been working wonderfully for me.

Now, my taste of music may be way different than yours… I personally get motivated to a “rap” song. Which I am sure a lot of my subscribers hate. LOL

But that’s not important. Just find a song that gets you going, and be productive!

Now… I thought about this long and hard…

I didn’t want to post the song because some people may be offended (the raw version is a little explicit, but the one I listen to had the bad words removed)

Anyhow, I decided to post it because I realized that I won’t be prosecuted for placing a song I like on my blog, right?

The “hook” says:

“This is…

10% luck
20% skill
15% concentrated power of will
5% pleasure and 50% percent pain
and 100% reason to remember the name”

And honestly, the reason I like it is because (for me) running a successful internet business feels like it is … 10% luck, 20% skill, 15% concentrated power of will, 5% pleasure and 50% percent pain.

Sound Crazy? May be.

The Song:

Here’s a link to the song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5YJfPBqPNE

If I offended you in any way, sorry. Im just being me. Keeping it real you know.

All the best,

Gabriel

PS: Feel free to post your thoughts. I’d love to hear what you have to say. And if you have a song that “pumps you up” - tell me about it.