Not likely.

And that is PERFECT.

If you are like myself and many, many others . . . the truth is . . . you will not develop your online business right the first time.

We all make mistakes.

In fact, rarely do people accomplish anything right the first time they attempt it.  This is called being human; it is part of the fabric of life.  It is in the doing, the making of mistakes that we learn many valuable life and business lessons.

When I first got started in my first home business I did it wrong.

Some would say I was a success.

In fact, the CEO of the company said I would be the first person in the company to earn a million dollars.

You see, we had different interpretations of success.   His was products sales and enrollments.  Mine was  “Quality of Life” being with my family.

That year I was awarded “New Director of the Year” out of 65,000 people.

An award was not what I was looking for.  I was looking for a way that I could be home with my family and create a solid income.

The cost of this award was too much.  I had spent too much time away from them.  So, I sold my business and moved on to another business.  That one didn’t work out financially so I moved on.  And you know what . . . that one didn’t work out financially either.

I spent three and half years, trying my very best to create a business so I could create the quality of life I dreamed about.

Was this process frustrating? You bet it was. But, I was not giving up.

I had good intentions and I worked very hard but my thinking, my execution and my choices in companies were simply wrong.  My paycheck made that VERY clear.

I had to take full responsibility for my decisions and my results.  I knew that if I was going to be a success then it was up to me and only me.

My question for you is . . .

Do you take full responsibility for where you are in your business?

Do you take full responsibility for the quality of the relationships you have in your business and in your personally life?

Most people don’t.

If that is you.  The time has come to create some shifts.  No more blaming others. You must look at the part you play in bad relationships.

One of my coaches told me very bluntly, “Terry, for things to change, you must change.  For things to get better you must get better.”

Initially that was a tough pill to swallow.  I soon realize that she was right.

I became more determined.

I continued to feed my vision for success.  I studied successful people.  I studied their habits, their characteristics and then modeled them as best I could.

I did two more things . . . I had laser focus on my goals and I took action.

I gave it my all.

I worked on me.

The result . . .

Today, I have the lifestyle most people dream about. I have created a multi-million dollar business in twelve countries and I surround myself with high quality people who enjoy helping others, personal growth and skill set development.

My two kids have had two full-time stay at home parents from middle school through high school.  They are now both in their twenties.  And I’m proud to say that they are awesome people.

That is the pay out I was looking for.

And it was totally worth all the extra professional work, self-study and personal growth that I had to do.  I am not the person I was 15 years ago.

Where are you in your business?  What types of people do you attract?

If you are struggling with your business then odds are that you have more growing to do.  And that’s perfect.

Do you have a plan for growing personally, growing professionally, enhancing your skill sets and shifting your thinking?  If not, get one right away!

Odds are that you need a good coach and a support network that can help you during these challenging growth times.

Find them.

That’s your responsibility.

I encourage you to look at your thinking.  Realize that your current thinking has created your current lifestyle.  And if you don’t like it then you must change it.

Just know that if I can create these shifts in my life, you can too.

I believe in you . . . lot’s of people do.  It is time for you to show up differently.

Now, watch this amazing video below of people doing it right with perfect execution.

You can bet they didn’t do it right the first.

But, through a clear vision of what they wanted to accomplish, they have indeed created something pretty amazing.

ENJOY!

Please comment on your journey in your business.

What have been and are your biggest struggles?

What have been your biggest lessons?

Let’s all learn and grow together . . . we’ll address the needs of our community and we will all become better because of our journey.

I’ll do my best to answer any questions that you may have.

You have a choice so, make it a better than terrific day!

Terry

To succeed in online business, you need many elements:

-    Domain Name
-    Dedicated Web Hosting
-    Reliable Autoresponders
-    A Consistent Flow Of Traffic
-    Convincing Sales Copy
-    Etc.

Regarding the traffic element mentioned above, this is critically important to your online success.  Without traffic coming to your website, it won’t matter if you have any or all of the other elements, as no one will know about your website and learn of your product offer.

However, there is a specific type of traffic that will greatly increase your chances at online success, and that type of traffic is known as “targeted traffic.”

Targeted traffic is where the traffic that comes to your web page is interested in your product offer from the moment he/she arrives at your web page.  Conversely, “untargeted traffic” is where the traffic that comes to your web page is not interested in your product offer from the time he/she arrives at your web page.

Naturally, it will be much easier to convert targeted traffic into buyers than it would converting untargeted traffic into buyers.  Targeted traffic will have an initial interest in a product or service you are offering; they may even have come to your website because they were specifically looking for something similar to what you are offering.

Untargeted traffic will likely have just stumbled onto your website by accident, perhaps confusing your domain name with something else they were looking for or thinking your website would be about something else.  When they get to your web page, they will likely leave just as quickly because the subject matter you are dealing with does not interest them.

For more information on achieving targeted traffic to your website, check out “Traffic Tactics.”

You have a choice so, make it a better than terrific day!
Terry Petrovick