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…)
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!
My vision is to be happy. To be safe. To be secure. To love my family and enjoy their love. To earn enough money to make the above happen without worry or stress.
Hi Eric,
My goal is to have the freedom of time. Time to do what I want, when I want. To have my sites generate enough income where I’m not required to be anywhere to keep it up. Plus being able to work at my sites wherever I am in the world. The time to spend with my lovely wife. That is what my goal is.
My vision is financial freedom by way of an internet business. I want the freedom to travel the world, to one day buy a nice home, to provide comfortably for my family, to have the time I need to pursue my passions in life, rather than spending that time trapped in a 9-to-5 job I hate. My vision is to pull out of my driveway in a nice car I worked my butt off to be able to afford and afford comfortably. My vision is to never again have to worry about money, when the next paycheck might arrive, or whether or not I can cover my bills. My vision is to one day log into Paypal and see thousands of payment notices, all equalling $100,000 or more per month and over a million dollars annually. My vision is an intrepid, confident version of myself, someone with the mind of a marketer, someone who’s not afraid to fail, not afraid to take risks, and not hampered by the negativity, pessimism, and “victim mentality” to which I am so prone.
My vision is to overcome the seemingly insurmountable obstacles that lie in my way to achieving this success, so that for once in my adult life I can make my parents truly proud, and that so for once I don’t have to feel ashamed about my lot in life.
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Thanks for putting this course together, Eric, especially this video. It has inspired me.
My vision is to make 2-5 million a year, help others, feed starving and under privileged children in this country and others around the world. I see myself cruising down main street on my custom built motorcycle during Bike Week and sipping coffee in the morning on my back porch as I fire up my lap top. Smiling as I look out on the horizon watching the Sun rise on the ocean.
My Vision for my business is to provide good products, services and information that will help people,and in return they will help me to provide a good life style for my family, and allow me to personally give to others who need a little help, you must give to receive.To achieve the freedom that an online business will allow.The freedom to produce a substantial income from any where is what I envision with my business. Lots of income 🙂 need to send a child to college $$$$$
Eric,
I forgot to say thank you, i really enjoy the lessons,and the education and advice is excellent and much appreciated.
Thanks
Hi Eric, My Business online is going to be to have a very success on line business to make 10,000 a month and build on it more
Eric,
My vision is to have my online business generate five hundred thousand dollars a year. To remain focused till I reach that goal. To stop looking at the shiny objects that distract me from what I want to achieve. To take action and follow through by taking one step at a time. Like so many people I was looking for the instant riches. I know I am the one that has to make it happen. I also envision giving back to others and reaching out to them in anyway I can to share my wealth and knowledge.Your program has given me a new hope and the opportunity to do it right and to make my vision come to pass.Thanks for your inspiration.
Hi Eric, Thank you for your clear & concise wisdom for internet marketing. I have had visions of my future , but most of them did not succeed and many dollars later I am feeling a deep despare. I am a 50 year old woman that is married to a 53 year old disabled husband. We are not in debt with credit and our bills are paid , but we struggle to live month to month. Which does’nt leave much for our 13 year old daughter.My vision would be tobe financially independant . IE. my husband having medine to make him well and a private tutor to teach our child to be successful in life. Our child is mentally challenged and our ” NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ” Law has left her behind . Sooooo she is in 7th grade with a 2nd grade learning ability. Iam envisioning a future that allows me to make my family healthy & smart. Thank you very much for your guidance Eric….
I want to earn $500,000 per year while working less than 40 hours a week.
The money is to settle my debts and then give most of it to people whose situation is desperate.
I’d like to support the Salvation Army, Pastor Don, Pastor Joey, a great many children.
Leave my wife with some money and my son with some money.
Eric, thank you for this invaluable lesson. I realize that every time I have started a new business or activity, I have had a vision of its completion.
My vision for my online business is that I will have the time and the resources to travel every two months to visit my sons in Lima, Peru, in Los Angeles and in San Francisco and then, to many cities and countries of the world.
I will have enough money to be able to tithe $100,000 a year to a church that is strong and efective evangelising in the Andes of Peru.
I will create a website or blog dedicated to preach to the world from the pulpit made available through internet about all sorts of ideas and thoughts I have about the truth in the bible and in other spiritual books, as well as private revelations.
I will dedicate 80% of my internet business to make money and 20% to talk about the Lord Jesus Christ.
My vision is to be successful at internet marketing, to retire from my day job within the next 5 years, to feel comfortable with the amount of income my bussiness is bring in, to travel and help others that are in need. I had (past tense) the same thoughts that Eric mentioned in this video but thanks to him I now have a vision. I can’t thank you enough for this particular video.
I have read most of the books you have mention and like you using the Bible. it is my basics for life and look like yours also. I have already write my vision down and love your teaching ability, you are going slowing enough for me and a lot of older folks to get it,
Hi ERIC,
My vision is to have a very successful online business within 6 to 12 months and making over i million in revenue.It will give me financial and debt free. That will allow me to do what I really like to do is restore cars and take vacation.
Hello Eric, my vision for my company is to create multiple streams of income from various websites that will insure financial independence. This will give me the ability to work when I want, to help the ones that need help, and to give back to society for a better world for my grand children to grow up in.
Hello Eric, I am now listening to youir email regarding vision. I am attempting to become a success at this thing called Internet Marketing. My vision is to keep pulling myself up because at times I think that I am standing in the same place. My vision is also building my business up to a point where I will be in the top echlon of my desired field.
Hello Eric. Great lessons and i really feel for the first time that the vision i have in my mind, is finally coming to fruition.
Thanks again.
I’ve been living in the “Just get by mentality” for far too long. I want to take my expertise in travel online and grow a successful business. I want to gross a six or seven figure income. I want to leave a personal and financial legacy for my family and grandchildren. Also to pass to others on the importance of travel and the lessons that can be learned from its experiences.
Hi Eric,
I don’t want to earn a six figure income! My need is to just make $2000.00 per month, and even this modest goal has gone unrealized for over a year. Not from a lack of vision or persistance. But I will not give up and will refocus, thanks for the tip.
My vision is to make enough money to pay off all of my bills that is possible. I would like to take my grandchildren to disney world, I would like to do some home upgrades to my home then I want to set up funds for my grandchildren to use for life or college, 2 of the 6 are seniors in high school this year. I’m not sure if the will go to college or a trade school but I will help them if I make a lot of money or not. I want to have a nest egg retirement account so if I live as long as my 85 year old mother, and is still going, who I will help first I want to not be a financial burden on anyone. I want to be able to live independently as long as I can and be able to buy nice things (savings bonds) for my grandchildren and maybe great grandchildren some day. Without having to pinch pennies. My big goal is financial security which will give me time to help and spend quality time with my family.
My goal is to be successful in learning how to make 5 figure money each month by learning the internet marketing business, and becoming independent and financially free from all debt.
What a beautiful life!
My Vision is on 4 levels. First I have MS/ataxia that makes walking a challenge. I am an ex-CNA, so you can see where I’m coming from. Online @ home is perfect for me. I currently do an online “job”. The $$$ is just ok. An online biz would allow me to grow the biz that isn’t possible now. The first step is clean up the past bills, credit, buy a few small things and move back east. (50K plus taxes) The second step is to keep builing so I can cash purchase a house, furnish it like I want & buy a new car. (500K plus taxes) The third step is establish my retirement. (2mil) The 4th step is to establish a foundation 501 (c) 3 to help disabled, homeless, disenfranchised people to do what I’ve done, my paying it forward. 10% of my earnings from the beginning will fund this plus aditional capital as it becomes available with a foundation growth to at least 10 mil by 2018. My time frame is level 1 & 2 by October 2012, level 3 by September 2013, level 4 begun in September 2012 with continued growth thru 2018. I think it is important to quantify goals & write them down. This is what I think about everyday, throughout the day. I am 58 yo. Have hope, faith but above all have action!
My Vision–
To become completely debt free within 1 year. To successfully build an online business to a positive and continous cashflow of $250,000.00 a year for first few years. And Increase this income continuously each year. To work less than 40 hours per week. Also to be able to hand down profitable businesses to my children and teach them how to be debt free and to give back to life and the betterment of mankind. Also to be able to relocate to a warmer climate and travel as often as I wish. This is my vision.
My vision is to help people write articles to get traffic to their blogs/websites. And build mini niche blogs, along with affiliate marketing. My business will bring profit $15,000 a month or more. Because I will be working from home, I will be spending more time with my family. I will also be giving more to my church and community.
Eric, thank you for this course that you are teaching. I really appreciate it.
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My vision has wobbled and then failed, but you have brought it back. My vision is to make at least $150,000.00 a year to supplement our pension plans and provide us with vacations and enough money to help out our adult children.
Hello Eric my vision is one of a good life and an opportunity to travel and grow my online marketing business.
Being 83 years old my vision is to have financial security for my family and be able to help further my younger family members pay their way through life, your lessons are a revelation and come across most sincere. Most of the books you have mentioned I have already read and indeed Norman Vincent Peale has helped me in the way my dear wife managed to come back from deaths door three times in a recent two year period, as you say one must have a vision and believe in it and know that it is there for the taking. Looking forward to your next lesson even if I have to “take” them in the early hours of the day.Kind regards to you and your family, God Bless.
My vision is to help my audience reach their full potential and to impact the world in a positive way. In addition, I am able to achieve great financial success allowing me to enjoy a more rewarding life experience. I want to bless others just as you have blessed me through this training.
Our Vision is to start a successful online business by the end of 2012 eventually becoming financially independant through the passive income created by these online businesses. Through this we will have both the time and money to travel South America, documenting and photographing our experiences being inspired for new ideas and ventures where we can help people discover their potential and to be more aware of the world around them.
My vision is to have a substantial income from internet marketing; enough to supplement my husband’s income, to pay off ALL our debts, continue to live debt free and also to have enough money to put my son in a special program for children with autism.
I seem to be a few years behind, but after watching and taking a few notes up to this video, I find myself hoping this is for real. My business vision, first rough draft, to own and be passionate about my successful online business so much so as to release me from my low income paycheck to paycheck existence while simultaneously increasing the quality of life for my family.
I want to be a successful business women, that can give her family everything they need and want for a happy and healthy life.
My vision is to make enough money to get out of debt, but mostly I have a desire to give to organizations that are helping the poor in this world, such as “Feed the Children”, different food bank organizations, religious organizations and to support our Jewish brothers and sisters in Israel. Eric I liked this lesson because of the vision we need to have and it made me think of Habbakuk 2nd chapter where God is telling Habbakuk to write his vision down on a tablet for all to see and that his vision would come to pass. I have told many people to do that very thing in faith of their answer and have seen it answered every time in the most astounding way. God will do it right every time. Thank-you for your honesty and for making this so easy for us to understand. I am praying for your health. Your vision in this instance is to write down how you see yourself, healthy, and vibrant and full of strength and energy. God bless you!
Thanks Eric for your wisdom and humility My Vision is to develop a succesfull on line business that will eventually produce an income of one million dollars on an annual basis, Allow me to work the hours that I desire, help my children and grandchildren with there educations, give finanical assistance to different organitions on a relief basis. And take a vacation with family when I so desire, And provide a residule income for my dear wife my eternal companion
Eric
I can’t imagine the beautiful visions that I have read. Mine is the same as many of theirs. I want to make about $20,000 per month
and to provide for my wife and her son. She needs me to give her $4,000 per month. That way I would have enough to tithe to the church and do what I want.
God bless you and yours.
Sincerely,
Skip Hyde
hello,,
i am a christian,,,i believe in the bible, word per word from front to back,, i try to show Gods grace in everything i do,,, my vision would to give everything i can to everyone in any way and capacity i can from the internet online business. i just think how great it could or would be to help both christians and nonchristians to finally find a real purpose and function of a profitable interprise on the internet where we could all bennifit from and injoy..
THIS IS MY VISION
MY VISION IS TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL ONLINE BUSINESS CENTERED AROUND MY PASSION WHICH IS AFFILIATE MARKETING I WILL WORK FROM HOME AND SPEND LOTS OF TIME ONLINE AND OFFLINE
WITH MY FAMILY AND CHURCH FAMILY. I WILL WORK 35 HOURS PER WEEK AND MY BUSINESS WIL BRING IN 2,500,000 A YEAR I WILL KEEP SERVING
MY COMMUNITY AND GIVING BACK AND GO IN SEVERAL VACATION EACH YEAR.
My vision is to have a successful and ethical online business that I actually enjoy. I place no limits on the income as long as it is ever-increasing. I would like to be debt free with enough income to provide for my family and allow me to help others in need.
My vision with my online business is to achieve a monthly profit of $15,000 which is after business expenses, taxes and charity. I will be working from home, each day having the best day of my life supporting my church and a community charity, all to the glory of God!
Hi Eric:I must say that so far I can not say enough about these lessons.I think that they are not only very professional but with the utmost in honesty and integrity.I thank you.Now for my vision of what I would like to do with my online busines is to gradually build it to a multi-million dollar company so that I can then also branch out to do investing as well.
Hi Eric I guess I should have preview the message first because I was not quite finished.I put a goal of being debt free withing the next five years and that was two years ago so I guess you could say that although I have some time left I better get going.And with your help I know I will succeed.
My vision: I am totally free of debt and regularly and automatically earning wealth in both lifestyle and money–as well as certainty in leaving my heirs totally secure financially (I’m 77, and my beloved eldest granddaughter has cystic fibrosis)–and the world a better place through my writing, editing, speaking and teaching. My life proves the fact that Words [mental (thoughts, pictures, emotions) as well as spoken and written] DO Work!
As a very young 67 year old presently on Social Security, small pension and working par-time. I have a vision of internet diversification. I will write, I will have both an ebay and Amazon business and I will teach others to do routine things while I concentrate on the growth of my over all business.
In this business I will work from where ever I take my computer. My work week will be approximately 20 hours, with an income at 6 months of $40,000 a month growing by $10,000 each month leading up to one year. I will travel at-will, tithe more, provide security for my family, build my dream home, and continue to look for new opportunities. As Dr. Seuss has said in one of his books, “being wealthy gives you choices, freedom and security to do what you are passinate about” These are MY goals.
Want to build an online busness that will give
me 100000 per month so I can get out of debt. I want to help my daughter and four grandsons get out of poverty and have a chance to go to college. My other daughter needs help keeping my granddaughter in college.
As a Christian there are many areas that I would love to help my Church and my friend in
the field. With your help I am sure my vision will be reached
Hey Eric! I have to say there is only a handful of marketers I receive email from that I actually get excited to open and read. Eric, my friend, you have made that list! You are my true wholehearted little cupcake. You rock and the best I have ever witnessed period. God Bless You!!!!
My vision is to have a successful online business,give my church tide,give to St. Jude.I also would like to pay my mortgage off in five years,travel,quit my job and teach other about online success.
i am just getting started watching your training where are lessons 9 thru 12
Eric,
My name is Michael Wise, and I am interested in starting my own internet business. I do not have my own web site yet and I am leaning towards writing eBooks and possibly blogging. I have been reading about both but have no experience in either. I could possibly come up with something different since I am at the beginning stages of my thoughts. I am retired and I have the time and will to do this. I am very excited about getting started. When I first started thinking of doing this my goal was to get out of debt, generate around $10,000.00 a month in revenue, and to position myself to be able to help other people less fortunate than myself. I believe I can excel in the marketing world on the internet but I am just not sure of the correct path. I really look forward to watching your lessons each day. They are packed with good useful information. Thank you for all that you are doing.
Michael Wise