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As I put the finishing touches on a book I am writing - I feel compelled to comment here a bit about multi-tasking.

I am writing a book for small business owners and would be entrepreneurs about organization and planning. One of the greatest errors I see people making in their lives is buying into the myth of multi-tasking.

As far as I am concerned if you don’t have enough time to focus all your energy on the task at hand - you are doing too much. I know some of you are immediately thinking how important your job is and I don’t know how busy your life is - I must not be talking about you.

For that matter, you might be thinking - I am pretty darn good at my job. I am a valuable asset to my organization - people around here rely on me. I hold this place together.

That is fine - you can continue to believe that and you are absolutely right. You are too busy. You are not however as good as you could be.

Your ability to reach levels of success despite the fact that you are not focused is a testament to your God given talent.

How is your energy? How balanced is your life? Do you have a life outside of work that anyone besides you would want to emulate?

Let me just mention that nothing really great - I don’t mean just being “one of the best” in your organization - I mean something really powerful and impactful to a lot of people. Nothing really amazing has ever been created by anyone without the ability to focus.

You must be able to live in the present moment to really excel at anything. That goes for personal or professional. How much better would your relationships be if you were actually 100% focused on your relationship instead of thinking of work or making your “to Do” list for tomorrow while spending time with your loved ones?

Your ability to stay present in every task you are performing is key to creating powerful and dramatic results in all areas of your life. When you are present in the moment your creativity is allowed to flow. You see things more clearly and devise new ways to solve problems or communicate.

You rise above the competitive mentality and by doing so you automatically lift yourself up to a higher plane. It is a funny thing -when you release your need for competition and allow yourself to be the best you possibly can - you inevitably create something so much more amazing than anything you could have created when all you were focused on was finishing a task and performing better than your co-workers.

Try it today. Pick one event or task today - and give it your undivided attention. If you are working out today - don’t listen to music or read a magazine. Focus entirely on the workout. If you are running or riding a bike - first try to meditate a bit - get your breathing under control.

(I don’t deny the power of distraction and even utilize some really creative trickery to quiet my left brain when I have to push through a long workout.  Just consider the theme of this article and try the experiment - you might find some great insights into your own mind and motivation).

Visualize yourself in an event - say you are training for a 5k or a marathon. See yourself in the event - running with ease. Breathing easy, body strong and lean…imagine your feet hitting the ground with the perfect pace. Feel how good it is to be in such a healthy and lean body. See yourself giving encouragement to other runners. Feel how great it is to run across the finish line - completely energized and ready to enjoy the day completely empowered by accomplishing the task.

Focus on your muscles - “see” them being strong and feel them full of endurance and power. You don’t have to have these strong images the entire time. You can go back to just focusing on your breathing. Just be there - don’t allow your mind to wonder off to tasks for the day.

When your mind begins to wonder or you think you want to quit - just remind yourself that the reason you are working out is that it is a choice that you made. You want to live a life that includes fitness and exercise - you are there because it is where you want to be.

When you are done - examine how you feel and how you perceived time during your workout. How would you rate your workout compared to the times you are “distracting” yourself with music or conversation.

Any thing you put your attention on will increase. If you focus on the outcome that you want while performing the task at hand - even if it is just a glimpse….you will not only complete your goal but you will reach levels of performance you have never reached before.

I have spent thousands of dollars over the past 12 months on every “secret”, “seminar”, “course” and “tool” that internet marketers have to offer. Not a single product I bought actually helped me generate a dime of income!

What I did get was a huge loss to claim on my 2005 income taxes which initiated an IRS Audit! THANKS GOES OUT TO ALL THE GURU’S I BELIEVED IN.

Okay, I am all about no regrets and being thankful for everything that occurs in life - so I want you to know - I would not be here today (I don’t mean broke and scared of the IRS) without all of those failed attempts.

I believed every one of those beautifully written Blue, Red and Black Sales pages; I believed all of those testimonials about the thousands of dollars that were made the FIRST WEEK, heck, the FIRST DAY!

Maybe you aren’t as gullible as I am - hopefully you learn faster than I did…but, based on the folks I continue to hear on the conference calls I have attended I fear there are plenty of others just like me.

People who know that there is income to be made on the internet - and lots of it. People desperate to find out exactly how to do it. Just regular people willing to invest their own money and time to build a business - just looking for an honest coach to help get them started.

I will tell you right now that I am in the first stages of utilizing these tools I am proposing for your business. I am not claiming that I made an overnight fortune - heck , I am not claiming anything at all.

What I am saying is that I have seen so many programs and products that I finally have been able to identify something real when I see it.

I didn’t accidentally happen upon this stuff - although eventually I might have. I was blessed enough to have found a wonderful web designer who was helping me build my first website. We worked together for quite a while and began to partner on a couple of projects. I had the traditional marketing experience - he had the web marketing expertise.

Our relationship and respect for each grew and he began to reveal some of the real tools that are used by the so called guru’s as they sell us decoy’s to keep us poor, dumb and desperate.

I am absolutely profiting by your purchases - I believe in these products so much I signed up as an affiliate because I am going to tell everyone I know about them. Why not benefit a little?
Know that I am giving you exactly what I am using and no hype - no fluff. You won’t be overwhelmed with “free bonuses” or massive e-mail marketing. I don’t know what is worse - the money I spent on products that didn’t work or all the hours I spent sorting through all the “junk” that was offered as an “unadvertised bonus!” and the massive amounts of e-mails I received after purchasing the products.

Isn’t it funny how you can buy that “MUST HAVE” product that will “skyrocket your list building” - and then, before you ever see your product, you get offered something that costs twice as much that is a “SUPER MUST HAVE List Building” product? I mean really, if the marketing for the first product were true - what the heck do I need with the second product?

The ad makes me think that if I buy this first product I will have so much traffic I’ll be a millionaire by morning - but, once they get my name on their list - the backend offers start.

I guess the bigger question is why did I keep buying the products? And for heavens sake, why did I buy the backend offers? Why do you?

I wanted so badly to make money online - I just believed the ads. I just knew people were making money online and I knew I could too. So, if I just kept trying - I would eventually find a real program that would actually deliver on its marketing.

I guess I needed to be hit over the head pretty hard - but I finally got it. A little lighter in the wallet - but I got it!
And now, hopefully my experience will help save you some time and money.

I am going to let the sites speak for these products - I am not going to create a sales page. I am however, going to give you the information in a logical order in the format of a newsletter. This will give you time to really understand and begin to use the tools. Each newsletter will recommend one primary / business critical product as well as tips and additional resource materials.
Just take a look at all of them. From start to finish - you will receive the products you need to create a website, drive traffic, maintain high google rankings, create lists and earn a real living online.

Today is my first day of financial FREEDOM! I am officially 100% self employed Today.

What a feeling it was NOT to have the pit in my stomach yesterday as I anticipated going to “work” this morning. I got to the point of disliking my JOB so much that Sunday or the last day of a long weekend like New Years was spoiled.

Remember the scene in the 2001 movie, “Kate & Leopold”, where Meg Ryan’s character spends a beautiful weekend with Hugh Jackman’s character, the Duke from the 19th Century? Kate is miserable Saturday morning in anticipation of working the next day.

My weekends were just like that. BUT NOW, I am FREE! Stay tuned - I am planning to post my progress as I take this journey.

No guarantees except this - I will live “present in every moment” as much and as frequently as I am capable. Getting better at it all the time. The journey is the goal.

To Your Total Success

Fran

Fran Horvath

fran@fitnesshealthandwealth.com