LESSON #13: Getting a Vision for Your Business

By | July 16, 2008

Up until this point, we’ve essentially been covering the requirements and prerequisite knowledge necessary to increase your chances of building a successful online business.

Today marks a turning point.

It’s time to begin focusing on your personal situation, and to turn our attention to your future business…

(Watch this video…)

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Main points:

  • Without vision, your business probably won’t succeed.

  • I describe vision as being able to “see” a clear picture of your fulfilled goals in your mind.

  • It’s like the box cover of a difficult puzzle…

  • You must begin with the end in mind.

  • Almost every success in my life has come AFTER having a vision for it. (For example, when I won the state championship, and every time I launch a product)

  • The successful business owners that I’ve known ALL have vision.

  • It’s kind of like looking at the world from 30,000 feet. You see the big picture, and not the problems.

  • If you lose sight of your vision, you lose hope. And if you lose hope, it’s game over.

  • As we progress in the lessons, we’ll keep moving forward step by step, but if you don’t start by getting a vision, further efforts could be somewhat futile.

  • If you set your target too low, you may hit it, but there is almost no chance that you will exceed it. On the other hand, if you set your target too high, you may fail, but you will be further along than the “low” target. Therefore it’s better to set your vision higher.

  • One of the biggest things I see holding people back is a “victim mentality”.

  • “Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop this picture. Never think of yourself as failing; never doubt the reality of the mental image. That is most dangerous, for the mind always tries to complete what it pictures. So always picture ‘success’ no matter how badly things seem to be going at the moment.” – Norman Vincent Peale

  • Many of us have taken on a “just get by” mentality.

  • The size of your vision will dictate the size of the result.

  • YOU are valuable. Don’t sell yourself short.

  • Here’s my “disclaimer” that I forgot to include in the video…. “The mind of man plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps.” (Prov. 16:9)

    Action steps:

    I want you to take a moment to tell me your vision for your business. The vision can involve other areas of your life too, but since we’re working on building your business, it should be focused on your business.

    It’s important to write your vision down, so go ahead and post it in the comments below. This is YOUR vision, and there is NO wrong answer.

    Focus on the big picture. Don’t worry about the details of how you will get there. We’ll worry about that stuff when we learn about goal setting and business plans, and I’ll be talking about those things in the next lesson.

    As always, you are welcome to post your questions and comments below.

    Have a great day!

  • 1,837 thoughts on “LESSON #13: Getting a Vision for Your Business

    1. Arthur Billig

      What’s up Eric?

      Before I get into my vision, I would like to thank you.So thank you, it’s nice to have someone to actually take the time to show newbies the ropes and try to mentally prepare indivduals for their tasks at hand. Oh and by the way I just got done typing the definitions from lesson #10.

      Anyway, my vision is to create an online affiliate business for now that is successful. Eventually become a wholesaler after i find a product indemand that has not quite hit mainstream online. Part of my vision is to provide a better life for my family instead of the apartment we currently live in. To never have problems with my bills again and also put this construction life behind me. As I see my vision I don’t just see the happy, beautiful light at the end of the road. I also see the trials and tribulations that may crouse paths with me. So as I look from 30,000 ft. I also vision a determined and relentless individual who no longer wants to settle for a life he doesn’t enjoy but would rather be happy and successful.

      Once again Eric I just want to thank you, you open my eyes to alot.

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    2. Janet

      Hi Eric and everyone,
      Thank you so much for the wealth of information and the ease of understanding. I have been looking for something like this for a very long time.
      My vision of success has been clear for about a year, and I feel that I am truly on the right track to achieving it soon.
      When I learn how to make 100k per year, I will start with quitting my full time job. I will spend around 20 hrs weekly on working and apx 20 hours volunteering. I would like to teach others how to be successful starting with dear friends and family. I will help my 97 yr old grandmother to live out her years in peace and happiness, my mother and Father will also be helped.
      I will eventually make enough money to establish a no-kill animal shelter in my community. Another project I have in mind is to acquire a large area of land to build environmentally happy communities of earthbag houses. People can live there and learn how to live sustainable lives.
      One method of income will include: (Review)Websites which promote high-quality, affordable “green” products and services.
      I want to provide a reliable, clear and practical guide to help people to improve their own lives and the health of the planet.

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    3. Kevalin

      Hi, Everybody,

      First, Thank you, Eric, for this excellent series of lessons. I only wish I would have gotten started on them a bit sooner. But then again, all things in their own time…

      My vision fulfilled looks like this:

      I have a several thriving businesses, most of them focused in internet marketing. These businesses range from selling products to sharing information–but the one thing they have in common is their purpose of in some way help others step toward accepting and sharing their innate genius and goodness in ways that prosper them and the world.

      The success of some of these businesses is so great that I have actually received shockingly large buyout offers on them. And even without these offers, they are earning $2,000,000 or more per year after only a few years.

      These businesses allow me to enjoy doing the kinds of work I greatly enjoy, but they also allow me to give back to those who have need. Indeed, some of my more successful businesses do nothing but make money that is in turn used to help empower and galvanize those who might otherwise be unable to become and share the best selves that they can be.

      Though I love my work enough to gladly do it more than full-time, I give myself plenty of chances to play and re-connect with the Source of my own Grace-given abilities. I get to enjoy my home, family and cats with lots of little trips and the like, and I also give myself time to enjoy reading and writing for my own and others’ entertainment.

      These businesses are successful enough that I am privileged to work with awesome, smart, good-hearted and good-humored people. Our work together is filled with lots of trust and laughter, and even better, what we share with each other we also gladly share with the rest of the world…

      So, that is what my fulfilled vision looks like; I look greatly forward to continuing on with these lessons. Thanks again, Eric; you and your work are a wonderful blessing.

      Kevalin

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    4. Paul J Miller

      Make over 1 million dollars a year before 4 years.

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    5. L C

      This is my first response to this program. Ater searching for a good free course for a very long time to learn how to get started with online marketing, to date,this course exceeds all my expectations. For me it’s truly a God send. I have so much to learn. Thank you Eric!

      My vision right now is weak but it is to make 500,000 to 1 million a year online offering something of value.

      Not being an overly pretentious person, I want to be debt free and have enough money to enjoy a comfortable retirement. Own a decent car, live in a tastefully decorated modest home, continuuing education, (never too old to learn LOL)and see the seven wonders of the world maybe.(at least the Grand Canyon) With money you can help family and friends get ahead and there are many causes for helping others I could become very passionate about (disadvantaged children, the homeless, working towards a green planet,renewable energy etc)

      This is the life I want to live. Now for fine tuning how to accomplish it!

      And, thank you again Eric!

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    6. Jan

      Eric,

      Thank you for the excellent lessons. My husband and I listen to them every night.
      Your assignment is easy because we have had it in mind for a long time.

      First we want to be debt-free. We have a way to go on that.

      Secondly, we want to relocate. I was born and still live in a very hot and dry place in the US. We have had the highest temps in the US lately with no rain in sight. My vision is to get out of here and live in North Carolina or Virginia in the cool mountains. I want to build my dream house on a few acres and be able to sustain it with my online business. My husband and I are teachers and although we love teaching, it’s time for a change.
      I’m not limiting the amount of income I expect to make. Several million a year would be nice but if I could make more, great!

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    7. martinnezgiovanni65@gmail.com

      Im a 41 yaers old latino and first i wanna apologize abaout my english im in the process to improve it. My vision is be a better person in all areas and that include financial, be a exmple and inspiration for other people specially for people lake me: foreigner, whit english as a second language and whitout a status in this conutry, If I can everybady can.
      I want to a million dollar in the next 12 months.

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    8. PAMELA SWAN

      MY VISION, I WOULD LIKE TOO PAY OFF MY BILLS, GET CAR, HELP MY DAUGHTER……..GET OFF DISABILITY

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    9. Dawn

      Hi Eric
      I have just started listening to this teaching.
      I am getting excited even though I know nothing about the computer business. I have been a private-duty nurse for several years with medically fragile kids/adults. My vision is to have a web site business to teach and market products for these people/families. My vision is to make enough money to be able to stay at home and spend time with my teenage girls whom I have had to leave to work 50-60 hours a week. I would like to be able to provide in home care for my Dad who is in his later stages of Parkinsons disease. I have a lot to learn but you are correct about the vision part. If I can’t see it I can’t achieve it. Thanks for your website.

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    10. jc

      My vision is very simple…I want to provide a service or product that will enrich peoples lives. For the first time in twenty five years I am unemployed so I am taking the opportunity to start over in something entirely new. The whole concept of internet marketing is very exciting and I am looking forward to learning from your expertise.
      I do not have a dollar amount in my mind that I want to earn annually, but I would like to contribute to my families welfare as much as possible.

      Thank you for sharing your time and knowledge.

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    11. Jorge

      My vision is to establish a website where millions of people can go to and find the best products and programs available to create wealth. Create a list like yours Eric is a dream of mine too. It’s great what you do. Thanks! 3BestMoneyWebsites.com

      Reply
    12. Rudy

      my vision is to have a successful online business in selling a product or two. Make an income that will allow my wife to stop working and live in her dream house. I also see myself teaching others to build their own fortune online.

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    13. zane

      Hey Eric You stucture these lessons quite unique,I am very impressed. My vision though its not crystal clear yet, I WANT to change my hole being,To become a perfessional (CEO) OF my COMPANY and improve myself ten fold.I have been dreaming for over a year to have successfull online Business that I can be proud of. I know that I need to focuss on my vision,and look deeper into my sitution and change my atatude to think positive for my vision that I can achieve because that is my inner dream.Marketing online is everything I want and need in my life.I have felt that my life seems to be slowly getting better all the time.I want to be proud of what I sell online.

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    14. Mal

      Eric,
      I have already started an online business, but have not sold anything yet. I have tried to make it to where people can make an offer on a product they want. I thought this would help out people, as well as help me with sales. What do you think about this, and how can I get people to find me and trust me?

      Vision: I will set up several sites that deal with products that will help people financially. These maybe through affiliate programs, membership, or discounted products. I will have five sites up in one year generating $250,000.00 in profits. I will develop new ideas to sell niche market products to the right clients in the right way. I will build a list of 2000 members to help. I will create my own website and blog and upload them to a server. I will set up a capture page with a free product to help people online. I will understand about marketing and be able to think like a marketer, when presented with new ideas and innovations in the market place. My income will grow from my other business, which is Creative Streams Art & Design, and I will grow my business to where I have to add employees to take care of it. My online business will be fully automated and profitable.

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    15. charles

      Hi Eric I’ll have small vision and large vision. My small vision is become debt-free, get off disability. My large vision is own and operate,large laundry mat combine with a barbershop. That my motivation

      Reply
    16. grant

      My BIG picture vision includes making internet income of 5,000,000.00 in sales each year thru EBAY. I would like to travel more with my kids and wife. I am going to give to the charities of my choice. After more freedom, I would like to be debt free and stress free. I’d also like to help my family. I want to purchase a new home for my family.
      I want to have several other streams of income also other than ebay . this also includes affiliate marketing .

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    17. Francois Killian

      My Vision for this business, to get myself in a financialy secure position, where my wife do not have to overwork herself,and we could actually start a family. I live in south africa and everyday I see more and more young children begging at traffic lights, they are there in the cold of winter with barely proper clothing, not getting any form of education, and it makes me very sad seeing them there. I would want to affect the lives of the suffering when I am in the position to do so, I want to not just give them a quick hot meal but influence them with positivity. So that they may also find a vision.I have also dreamt of having my own yacht. Thank You Eric for these videos I never thought I would come across an entity such as you…

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    18. david hughes

      Hi Eric,
      My vision I suppose is quite simple. I live right now in the Czech Republic and am living on £50 per month and want to create an online business. The strange thing is that I think that after you have a certain amount of money the rest is just numbers. I am aware I do not know how to create a website and know this must be a pre-requisite although I would love to succeed without one. So, overall, my vision is to be comfortable and able to do all those things we dream of like vacations,cars and to work but not out of necessity.

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    19. Prince Samulesl

      I got lots of dreams, but I’m focusing on right now to become financially free and help others become financial free. Also I would like to be making $500,000 a month in the next two years so I will travel around the world helping charity organizations I believe in. I’ve written many goals down but these are the two I’m going to focus on for now.

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    20. Wesley

      Hi Eric!
      You are doing great job! Thank You very much!
      First of all I’d like to say what I believe in.
      I believe in the energy of good will.
      I believe that if many people with mutual goals get together (even online) – there dreams WILL come true 100%!
      Now i’d like to speak out my visions and join the party.
      I see myself a successful online business owner and investor. I have a structure of 300-400 websites in different areas of internet marketing, such as FOREX robots and expert advisors promotion, fitness and health, work from home and personal wellness, membership websites, gaming and adsense websites. These websites generate for me passive incom of 10 millions of euro a year. I spend minimum time maintaining this business to pay more attention to my family, we travel a lot and we all are healthy and happy people.
      I’d like to establish a Privet Foundation to help abandoned children and give as much help as possible to orphanages and homes for old people in different countries – I believe that society can be happy ONLY if happy children and elderly people.
      Fewww! Wow! I did it! I wish everybody here (myself included) there dreams, wishes and goals come true ASAP. Our goals are good, so as we are and – guess what? – God helps us!
      Thanks again and good luck to all of us!
      Wes.

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    21. , MBA, CCP

      Hey Eric,
      The vision for my business is to become the #1 source of encouragement online for Christian women…

      As of right now, we are so underserved on the Internet. I have the passion and the determination (and the awesome program) to meet the need!

      Website launches in 2 weeks…wahoo! Thanks for all of your help.

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    22. Rodney

      hi eric
      my vision is to have a succesful health and fitness business and to be completly debt free and to travel when ever i wanted to, to meet new people to see the world wow i cant wait the pictures clear in my head.

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    23. thomas

      I’m a 51 year old out of work plumber.I would like to have a video web sight to express the views of the everyday worker.It makes me mad to watch tv and see how “THE MAN” is screwing the common man!It would be a fourm for people to express their thoughts and ideas on todays dire topics.Along the way I could make enought money to assure the well being of my childern and grandchildern.Times are tough on all of us and we need to be heard!

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    24. Darla

      Ok here goes…I want to build a website that will give informaton and recipes for people that are on gluten free diets…as I am,by way of ebooks and a clear understanding for the family members that are not, with an open support group online. I will be making $100,000 per year to start out and growing from there.
      I see myself going into other fields that are close to me and those are to help further colon cancer research…my dad died with that almost 13 yrs ago. My other dream is to build a facility that is for patients that have Alzheimer’s with an online and personal support group for family members.
      I would like to be able to be debt free and able to give my Mother the care she will need when she reaches the last stages of Alzheimer’s.
      Finally I want to be able to buy or build the house of my dreams in the middle of the country and pass my “millions” to my neice’s and nephews.
      WOW…I have written this down several times in the past (but life got in the way) and i had to put it aside…to see it here..BIG step..from this point on I will remain focused on this..say it EVERY morning and live it fully evryday! Thank you Eric for helping ME open up my book of dreams again!
      Darla

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    25. Sean

      Yo Eric. Great tips! I think the first sale is the hardest anyone will ever make because life just snowballs from there. My vision is to allow people to invest in sites without risk so as to build wealth without reliance on the share market and/or property market, while leveraging my own efforts and that of my enthusiastic staff (at the time).

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    26. Darla

      Jim,
      I didn’t know until I was reading that you and I wrote close to the same vision! I too am an a very restricted guten free diet and have been all my life! We will be in similar fields!
      Good Luck and God Bless!
      Darla

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    27. Terri

      My vision is to have a sucessful internet business which will allow me to pay off all my debts; to buy a beautiful home in South Carolina and allow my husband to retire. I want to earn enough money to buy anything we want & to help our kids & grandkids.

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    28. Patty

      My vision is to make it big, big, big in internet marketing. I cherish the day when I can go to my boss and hand him my resignation. I want to help my parents enjoy their retirement years to the fullest where they can travel. I want to travel and enjoy my children and my grandchildren. I want to be debt free!!!! Never have to worry about money again.
      Thanks Eric for these lessons—they are wonderful!!

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    29. robert

      eric. i enjoy these lessons very much and find them helpful.i have made over a millon in my working life but i never got to enjoy it i was always at work.however i was able to provide well for my(3)girls and my wife.i now want to do it for me to enjoy i like to travel and i work hard to suceed my girls are grown and its just my wife and are dogs.i now llive on disabilte due to heart attack.i just want to make enough for the two of us to live comforably.and recover the money i have spent so far on online scams.thank God i found your site.i hope to be up and running soon i joined clickbank and paypal,but i’m lost what do i do now?.i’m a newbie to the internet business my goal is to make it work i put in ten hrs.a day but still don’t have a clue to what i’m doing.guess i’ll keep plugging away see you next lesson.good luck to all on this blog.

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    30. Paula

      Hi, Eric,
      Our vision is to have an online store that is not only successful but is also an unique shopping experience. We see ourselves being able to give back to our community in many ways. We are planning on some exotic vacations & remodeling our house. We envision at least $600,000 to 1,000,000 within 2 years. I personally am going to take classes on the net & get myself a new car!! We have plans to open more sites within a year (if not sooner). I am enjoying your tips & wish I had found them before I put our site together…. Thank you & keep up the great work!!!!

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    31. Tim Adami

      Erik, thank you for providing an opportunity to learn and re-educate myself into what I need to do to become successful. I realize that my input here today is way down your comment list and well after the fact, however, today begins anew my commitment to the statement below. Again, I appreciate your wisdom and trust that we shall meet in the future so I can shake your hand and learn even more.

      Today, August 10, 2009, I am writing out my personnel vision for what my business shall become. This will begin the positive steps, goals and achievements I expect to see in my life because of a desire to accomplish them.

      I see my experience of online marketing to position myself where others trust that my wisdom can assist them in achieving their own goals. The Eagle Flight Marketing Group business is well respected and known as a trusted entity that others search out for to grow themselves. I am happy to provide them directions and goals that fit with their largest desires.

      Because of the success that I am enjoying, I have purchased my motor home and am traveling around the United States playing golf courses. No matter the importance of the course name, I am playing all types. Because I am there, others are attracted to why I am there and are constantly asking what I have accomplished for this pleasure. To be able to assist them in understanding this also provides much satisfaction.

      My golf game is enjoyable even though I am not able to beat Tiger Woods, but at least I have been able to compete with him several times. I have locked horns with his foundation to assist kids in seeing a world within themselves without limits. These kids will be a testament to the power of positive thinking and a belief in themselves for unlimited accomplishments.

      Speaking at several conferences regarding my success has also brought me much satisfaction. I am meeting people of many walks and accomplishments as well. They not only share their ups and downs but listen to mine as well. We are able to communicate on many levels due to mutual trust and experiences.

      As success continues to pursue me, my golf game is strong; my assistance to others is strong and several people seek my advice to improve their particular situations. They provide me much inspiration because each one is unique in their life experiences; in ways that I have been an inspiration to them and what they have learned along the way has provided me much inspiration.

      I spend each evening highlighting the days experience and the people met in my journal. After I have left this earth with much happiness, the journal is utilized to continue inspiring others to accomplish much more than I and their journals do the same for generations beyond.

      Living a fulfilling life that provides a trail of strong, independent thinkers, and many action takers is my gift to the reason that I was here. I will have enjoyed meet each one of you and know that we have influenced each other for the betterment of all.

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    32. Gayle

      Eric, I want to join all the others in thanking you for these wonderful lessons.I sincerely pray that in taking them we all are better equipped to achieve our goals and live the life we should be. I am very confident that here I will get the foundation I need to ‘make it so’. thanks again, Gayle
      MY VISION

      I see myself with multiple online businesses. Some will be working in the realm of hand made wood working and wood products. Some will be based in real estate. Others may be affiliate programs that are as we speak helping me to get jump-started. I am sharing these adventures with my daughter who will continue with them when I am no longer able to. We live in a large energy self-sufficient, but no extravagant home with plenty of room for extended family and a nice garden. I earn $250,000 a year and have started a charity organization that benefits American families that need a boost back up. I have offline ventures that also help others by putting them to work helping my business grow while they learn to branch out on their own. And after just two years I have managed to make all this happen by working long and hard for 3-6 months and then letting my business do most of the work for me so I am able to work 20-30 hours a week. I spend time with my grandchildren and help raise one of them. I take 2 major and 6 mini vacations a year. And now, I am ready to start phase two!

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    33. Barry

      Eric this is my Vision to succeed

      Please note that I have had finacial investments fail but more have succeeded. Once I was 22 K in dept and renting my Burbank apartment and at one seminar I listened and took action to get out of dept then purchase my first FHA home and kept it and worked hard overseas as an Overseas Supervising Animator for Hollywood studios. I then invested in Phuket realestate that went bust on me but I did not give up. I then invested again and it worked out and this is the land that I envison will be the niche market for my lovely Eco Friendly Resort starting with 2 only.
      My vison is to create multible websites covering our many services includig Eco Friendly Tours, Organic Gardens,Thai Culture,Sports events,Gourmet Health guides,Honeymoon and wedding opportunities,Family services.My sites will be used as a platform to launch some of my later related products via links including e books and promotions.About the money ? I will not put a Dollar sign on it I will just say I love what I do so the sky is my limit.

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    34. Barry

      Dear Carol,

      Your vision is noble and it touched me.
      Best to your success Barry

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    35. Robert

      Starting a successful internet business. Efficient enough that people flock to it. (Need good hook). 30 day vision, generating $7500.00 month 90 day vision unlimited. Reaching $500,00.00 the first year. Being able to help our 6 children to a more affluent life. Travel to the ends of America, then the world. Never having to worry about finances again.

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    36. Claudia

      Hi Eric, My personal goal is to become debt free so I can pursue more interesting opportunities than are available at my current job. I love learning and experiencing new things. I want the freedom to work in any location that has a good internet connection. I want to spend more time with my Mom who is getting ready to retire. And I’d like to have some repairs done on my house.
      I never want to stop working, but I’d like to work on projects that are profitable to me, and at the same time, help others.
      At first, I want my company to earn $500-$1000 a month…and support itself. Then, I plan to
      set milestones of $25K-50K…I have no upper limit set, but I eventually (2-3 years?) I would like to pay off my debt and get out of the steady 9-5 rat race. This involves discovering opportunities in internet marketing and learning to capitalize on them. I will have a number of websites but I am still not completely sure how they will come together…
      It would be cool to brand my own product.

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    37. Sandie

      Hi Eric,
      I am one of those folks downsized from thier job.My goal is now and always has been to make enough money to help others,and my sons.I want to show all the people who doubt me that I can make it online.I am going to make a ton of money and be able to travel and see the good old USA. Aiming at 2 million.

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    38. Lyndsay Searle

      My vision like alot of those that have written before me is to have so much money that I do not need to worry any more.
      One can be rich in many other ways than having money but it sure does help when you have not got any!
      I want a passive income of 1 milion a year, so I can have time with my family, horse ride travel and have enought money to spend on the big charity projects I have in mind as well as
      ( I would love it if a tele marketer asked me “will you donate $20 to this charity and me being able to say no I will donate $1,000”) I want to sponsor children in Africa and take my disabled daughter there. and much more too long to write here.
      To make $260,000 NZ by March 31st 2010
      To have a Maltese website up and running in the next month which will generate some income and write 2 ebooks about Maltese.
      I will have another online business that brings in the money but I do not know what that is just yet. This is where you come in.
      Thank you, thank you Eric you are a saint to bring balence and sense into the world of hype of internet marketing. I am almost broke and dispondant trying to make money over the internet.

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    39. Teresa smith

      Eric:

      Wonderful lesson and great assignment.

      My goals have recently changed quite dramatically having lost a job I had hoped to have forever. It would have allowed me to live comfortably but maybe not enough to “live my dream”. I have lofty goals I once thought unattainable.
      Long-term I would like to start a sustainable project for the people of Haiti. I have done some medical missions there and the spirit of the people is incredible, for their situation. Attempts have failed in the past due to corruption, no doubt, from the extreme poverty. I have seen projects that while admirable, collapsed in a short while. My belief is that the people need to start with the very basics which aren’t glamorous: digging latrines, getting rid of the sewage and waste in healthier ways. Starting co-ops and offering short-term loans to people to be able to gain a sense of self. Now, to do this I must have some capital of my own!
      My short-term goal is to gain a working understanding of this thing called internet marketing. I see myself utilizing my love for writing as being a very integral part. I still don’t know enough to know if it is better to focus on one thing and master that or be more diverse. Since I have had a tendency to diversify myself in my nursing career it seems natural to want to do that. I also realize I am a good starter but not such a good finisher so I must find individuals who can compliment my skills. Therefore I absolutely must find businesses where there is a strong team component. Whatever I get into must be ethical and match my value system to a certain degree or I would fail miserably. I don’t think it is unrealistic to expect to be a millionaire in my lifetime but my goal for retirement is to be situated closer to Haiti in a warm climate knowing my needs are taken care of and my projects in Haiti are being funded.
      Since searching for areas that interest me I am drawn to email marketing, some affiliate marketing, and possibly copy writing. There is no doubt I can be successful if I keep my goals upmost in my mind.
      I look forward to the challenges ahead and thank you for sharing your knowledge in a kind and caring manner.

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    40. Victor

      Hi Eric;
      First let me say that I’m 67yrs. old. already retired (both my wife and I she’s 67 also)we’re living on social security, a small pension and a part time job that I have. We pretty much live month to month with not much left over at the end. We are also raising a little 8yr old girl who was left on our door step and who we have legal custody. Having said all that, please don’t feel sorry for us.
      Remember that I’m 67 yrs old? Well I’m into teaknowdo, been doing it for about six months now and love it, I also love aviation, started flying in 1974, stopped, started again in 1995 got to solo, stopped, have not gotten my private licence yet. My Vision, is to achive that life long dream, to help my family and to leave somthing for Rafaela before I die. So, I think that I’ll concentrate on starting an afiliate business, i would like to generate around 550000.00 per yr this would allow me to buy my own plane that would come with a house with a hanger and airstrip. Do you think that an afiliate business could generate that much money. Ok, this old man needs to stop talking:)

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    41. Ng

      My vision is to build a business who earn the money to support my family,my study,my travel plan around the world,able to raise fund to support charity event, buy a house, a car…etc

      I wish to build a business ,that not need to wake up early,work until late to earn those income.Have time with my family and leisure time with friends. I wish to do a business which can achieve my personal goal ,also could bring benefits to others.as the result of the business.

      About the annual revenue,aiming for $1 million.

      thanks Eric for your kindness to share your knowledge,experiences to others like me who really hope for that.

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    42. Micah

      Hello Victor,

      That is a wonderful vision. Affiliate businesses have been that successful in some cases, so why not you!

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    43. Angela

      My vision for my future is sticking this out,
      Learning as much as I can putting it all into practice and make enough to help others do the same including my three children and 9 grandchildren. My greatest goal is to have freedom and not be tied down to be able to spend time while I am alive to smell the roses and share funloving time with family and friends to do this I need a very good income when I reach 200 thousand a year I will be able to accomplish this and help as many people as I can I have always known I was here to help others but didn’t know how I now have my goals on my fridge in full picture and am hunting them down.
      Thank you for your help.

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    44. Jerry

      It’s this kind of lessons that make your cours very special,trust me.

      Thank you for all

      Jerry

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    45. Dwayne

      Eric, the time you have taken to share the importance of building a foundation for this business has been a help to me in my attempt to see the “big picture”. I have several goals in mind, and am trying to take whatever steps necessary to meet those goals. Since I have a full-time job, the time I dedicate to my business I treat as the time I spend at a “second job”. I have to keep this mind set to reach my goals. The distractions of normal everyday life are always there to draw me away from my goals, so I am dedicating time before and after work to my “second job”. With the help of others who have already been there, I am setting and achieving goals one step at a time. A bit of good advice I would like to share: An instructor likened the “big picture” to an elephant, and asked: How do you eat an elephant? The answer – One fork at a time. All that being said, here are three of my current goals:
      1)I would like to be making $500 to $1,000 a month in 3 months.
      2)I would like to be making $3,000 to $5000 a month in 6 months, and quit my current job.
      3)I would like to be making at least $10,000 a month after one year of business building.
      I want to see myself with no money worries, and be able to give time and money to others who could use my help. Thanks for the good advice and direction in your videos. We all need to hear it. Amen to that!
      -Dwayne-

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    46. Helene

      Thanks Eric,

      My Vision is to make up my laser site fully functional and reaching mostly hair care professionals first of all. I want my site to generate at least $500 000 within the next 2-3 months. I want to reach the point where it can feed my family fully and award those having helped me efficiently to get the site functional. Once this site is rolling and generating income with no more than 5 hours weekly from me, I want to concentrate on the manufacturing of other type of lasers machines for animal care. Then make a site for that and sell these machines through that site. Then once these businesses are rolling, I want to study more and become much more competent in helping others in their business. That is my dream in life.

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    47. Anonymous

      My vision is to have an on line business making enough money to become debt free.I have several health concerns that I would be able to address without the worry of where the money will come from. I would also be able to help the people who are dear to me and the ones that where there when I needed a shoulder to cry on and never ask for anything in return.

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    48. Connie

      My vision is the preceding one that was submitted by Anonymous I failed to put my info befor I wrote it. Excuse me please!!!!

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    49. Arlan

      My vision is to have successful online businesses that revolve around internet marketing, video teaching and coaching sites in my native tongue; I will work from home and spend a lot of time with my love ones. With this online business I will give livelihood to those who need it. I will work hard to make my business earn $1 million or more per year. The greater part of my income is for my ministry to the Lord God who enables me by providing me wisdom, strength and favor. Eventually I will pass this business to my love ones.

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