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!
Hi Eric,
Your a Godsend and thank you for these lessons. I have been reading Eric’s Tips for a while now and have to say I have learned a lot. Now to put all I have learned and will learn into action.
My vision for my business is ultimately be earning 7 figures a year within 3 years. I will
accomplish this with focus, determination and just plain old hard (but smart) work. I have started working my vision backwards for the last month to find the means of which to accomplish my goal. At times I get confused and over loaded with information. I just take it in stride and only use that which I need at the time according to what stage of my business I am at. All the things I wish for home, cars, vacations, family time and being debt free will come as I journey to my end goal. Again thank you for sharing such valuable
information.
Charles
Hi Eric,
My vision is to start my online business in the “Go Green” niche. I not only see the potential for making money but it also is a passion for me to make the world a better place for future generations. My short term goal is to make $100 a day and grow that to making $1,000,000 a year or more. I plan to be able to provide for my family and also be able to use the blessings that God provides through this business to help others.
Hi Eric,
I really like how your course is developing and look forward to each lesson.
My vision is simple; to develop an on line business that will allow me to become financially wealthy and independent. It must be strong and stable with potential for growth.
This will allow me to spend time in teaching others to develop their abilities and to do the things that I have never had time to do. To be able to selflessly give and know that there is more where that came from must be wonderful!
Nicholas
this lesson is really key i also read 7 habits and have used vision to manifest destination in my life. thanks for the positive affirmations
Mark Sansom
http://www.secretmoneybox.com
oH ya the vision , I wish people would understand that if you get the facts, the truth, the information, and the desire to put it all together they could have financial freedom which gives time freedom to live your life doing exactly what ever it is that you want to do. Then show someone else how to do the same so to make a better world . I believe that this world is up tight and mostly because most everybody spends most of there life working at something they would rather not be doing .
I would like to educate myself as much as possible so that i could do exactly that. learn enough to earn enough to have the time to help other people to spend more time with there families with out all the financial worries. I also will enjoy the time to finish a music CD I been working on for a while now but just starting to get more time to finish
thanks for the great videos
I will watch them all and tell my friends.
Dear Dick,
…and to think I almost skipped your post because of it’s length…what a mistake that would have been.You are an inspiration and all your stories,dreams,hopes and visions that have already been accomplished really touched me.Thanks so much for sharing and best of luck to you.
Warm wishes,
Gary
Hi, My vision is to have a very successful internet business. I have a website now which I am promoting and in the process of building a list. I want to pay off all my debt, mortgage and never ever have to worry about money ever again. I was making a great salary as a nuclear medicine tech. but got laid off last year and have been struggling ever since. When that happened I decided I need to create my own financial freedom. I have spent a lot of money which I did not have, on a lot of crap on the internet. I would like to start off making $10,000/month, then $50,000/month,then much more. I would like to help my family members. But I need to get out of debt first. There are days when I know I can accomplished this and days when I get down,but I try hard to think positive. It is tough something. I do know that there is lots of money to be made on the internet. All the best to everyone,Diane
hello Eric….I lived in South America and next month I am going to be retired. I had dificulties for lack of money and had been looking for best opportunities on internet…As you had talked I tried several things but nothing good had come yet. With your lessons I am sure I am going to have success.
So my goal is to have an online business with enough money to spend with my daughter.She has down syndrome and I want to give her the best things in the world. Having a good business I know I will have success…So my goal is to be a succesfully woman with a very high income monthly.
Thanks for these wonderful lessons. God bless you
Hi Gail,
Sounds like your on the right track…best of luck with making your vision come true! You can do it!
Best Regards,
Gary
Hi Eric,
I’m one of the old guys and let me first say that you are very generous in ofering this program. I am a retired former business owner having sold my business 10 years ago. Even though I am supporting 2 families, I maintain a reasonably comfortable lifestyle.
However, I had hoped to always continue to give to the church, to several charities and to create a fund for one of my children who is mentally disabled.Additionally, a speech therapist and I started a school for pre-school children with communication disabilities 30 years ago.Funding has not kept pace with needs and I would like to help make up the shortfall.
To achieve these goals, I’ve established a minimum of $6000 monthly. My limited knowledge of the internet and minimal capital make this a formidable challenge but none the less, is my vision.
Walt Gemmell
My goal is to be able to buy every thing I or my family needs without being in debt. To be able to have repairs done to our home that need to be done, or better yet. buy a different one that would not have so much upkeep. I would like to spend time with my family, be able to tithe, like we used to do. and be able to travel while my husband and I are still able to do so. I am interested in using a website in marketing and affiliate as well. Hopefully, I can have multipule sites with merchandise with multipul streams of income.I am so blessed that you are willing to help us
Eric,
Writing down goals has always been a difficulty as I get hung up on the what if’s that might come in between. I do appreciate your willingness to take so much time to give back to the community. My goal is to grow my blog site to comfortably support my family from its proceeds. The true measure of success is not about how much can I make, as this is truly relative, but how much can I grow to be like Christ in the midst of it. I view this business as a “tent making” proposition that allows me to pursue my greater passion of being a son of God. Grace and Peace.
My goal is to become an internet marketer and be as successful as possible. My dream is to make at least $500,000 a year or more. To do this O will start slow with one site and build my business into an empire of mutiple sites all generating a constant steady income.
My vision is to generate $5000/week – I don’t know how – perhaps through my painting and internet blogging and marketing. I will spend more time with family and friends and help others in their visions. In a nutshell.
Here’s my vision. I imagine it frequently so it’s like pressing “play” on a video and seening it, so I always write it in the present tense.
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I have a copywriting, and on-line publishing business. I help my clients to make more money and they love that. I work with the clients that I enjoy working with
and on projects that I enjoy working on.
I work when I want and on what I want when it cames to copywriting and among the other things I do is speak and consult on both copywriting and marketing.
I’m always fully booked – with a long waiting list and I sometimes I have to turn projects down. I get to name my own price. I have a team of writers I use from
time to time to take on the overflow, which is great. And since I outsource much of my business it’s almost completely virtual and I can work anywhere in the
world.
My other income streams include publishing information products in a thriving Internet Marketing business – they provide me with a stream of residual income as they now pretty much sell themselves. I make northwards of $500K a year a figure which has increased steadily every year – and I love what I do. It hardly seems like work, really. I steer my own ship, and I’m in charge. No corporate BS or politics. My husband and I travel at least three times a year – and that doesn’t include the “working trips.” A big change from Cubicle Nation… from where some of my colleagues enviously tell me they wish they had my life.
My business gives me freedom, happiness, financial independence and the ability to live as I want… and not how someone else dictates. I live in a wonderful place, we have no debt – mortgage is paid off – and with the help of my advisors I make sound investments. Needless to say I keep more of my own money from the taxman.
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Actually, this (or something better) is what I visualise and affirm for myself every day.
I’d like add this, if I may, and this is from my experience (and still learning) To really be able to visualize what you want (really want, not what you think you should want) you must believe it before you see it. Tiger Woods does. So do all the great athletes and business people.
When you visualize what you want you have to feel the emotion and act is if you already have what you want. And you have to reprogram your mind. This is the part I found the most liberating. You also have to understand how your subconscious works and how to control your thoughts. I have found (for me anyway)that is the key. For the most part our minds are programmed into a “scarcity” mindset and to be successful that has to change into a “prosperity and abundance” mindset. I even have to be careful who I listen to… most people talk scarcity, very few speak about abundance.
I highly recommend the recently published “The Answer” By John Assaraf and Murray Smith. There is an excellent chapter called How To Change Your Mind. I like the way it’s applied to business. But it is amazing to visualize something and know you are able to attract and manifest it. Napoleon Hill’s “Think And Grow Rich” is the forerunner of them all of course, and there are others too. Incidentally I have NVPs book, bought it years ago but I found simply positive thinking didn’t work for me…it went so far, but it wasn’t sustainable.
Thanks for the opportunity to share, Eric… it’s interesting reading everyone’s visions.
Hi Eric,
I’m old enough and have tried enough different things to know what a valuable lesson this one is.
Our real estate has tanked, we’ve made aggressive but very possibly unwise investments and used credit cards and retirement accounts to survive. Can I make this Internet thing work? I haven’t been very successful up to now.
Feeling old and beat-up, in debt, with chronic back & neck pain and not very sharp anymore, what is my vision? What on earth do I have to offer potential customers?
I want to return to my glory days, but better. I believe our financial problems and all my health problems happened for a reason. I have lessons to learn. Will I ever feel 25 again? Maybe not, but I felt very insecure at 25, even with the marathon body, a growing investment portfolio and a very sharp mind. I also never had the discipline, faith or drive to hone those 25-year-old attributes into something truly spectacular.
What to do as a shy, doubtful, broken-down 45-year-old woman who only now appreciates the gifts of her youth? First, get us out of hock. And discover and appreciate what I have and who I am now. I had my shots at 25 and 35 and I blew them. Time to learn from my mistakes and be fabulous from 45 on! From what I hear, only once you begin to appreciate yourself can you truly appreciate others. So let’s do some of that, too. How’s about I reflect back to others the beauty and potential and limitless wonder that is them? I show people how to recognize the gift they represent to the world and to be fearless and shameless in focusing and releasing that gift to the universe.(I have NO IDEA how to do this — or even what it means.)
What’s my vision? I’ve been myopic all my life, both literally and figuratively. So I see the stumbling blocks and the speed bumps and the walls very clearly with my coke-bottle glasses on. Time to go up a few levels and gaze out over a new horizon:
I have built the ultimate support, encouragement and self-growth network — the Amazon or ebay of help for those who seek. We may not be as big as Amazon, but we’re the gold-standard in our field. People know they will get a thoughtful answer and heartfelt support/encouragement at my network.
Not being a “visionary” person, it’s hard to say this is the right vision. It feels good for now and also downright scary. There are countless skills I’ll need to develop. I’ll have to change a lifetime of doubts and (heretofore) limiting beliefs. I’ll have to model trust and faith in ways I’ve never imagined. I’ll have to unearth the determination and discipline I had as a kid when I battled illness for my life. And all this on half a brain, half a body and half a life left to live. Eric, when you said to think big, did you mean this big? Or did you mean something a little more concrete and realistic?
Thanks for the great lesson and the challenge of this assignment.
I have had a vision for a while to make lots of money to give away. I have a lot of charities but right now have no money to give. You can’t give what you don’t have. I have heard and read so many times that nothing happens unless you take action but what everyone leaves out is WHAT action?? I have been taking action for a long time and just waste time and money becuse I am not getting the right tools and info in the right sequence.
Once I can learn everything from A to Z and develope a system and know how to promote my site and products, I can spend time being an active participant in my charities instead of just giving them money. I also plan on teaching the 95% of newbies out there how to precisely buld their business from A to Z with step by step video’s. A do-this-then-that video. I should be doing well for the next 20 years
My vision,is first and formost to be healthy and enjoy life , travel around the world,helping people along the way.To be debt free making 100,000 amonth from and online business.Have a big house in a nice communitee,
a condo over looking a lake a nice summer-winter home.To be able to help my family and friends achieve wealth,happiness and to be free.we only have one shot at this life so we need to make the very best that we can.thanks eric fo all you do!!!
My vision is that I will find a way to get into shape and out of debt while developing and running an internet information and software business that brings in at least $100,000 a month which allows me to travel the world with my family and to build up a very nice savings for retirement and any emergencies that happen to occur. I will work hard at first and then less and less over time by taking advantage of outsourcing as much as possible as soon as I can afford it. As soon as I have the time I will search for some type of charity to get involved with several hours a week.
Hey Eric,
My Vision is to have a successful online copywriter and information publishing house, I also love to help my clientèle to publish their own newsletters and information products, At the end of the first year I will have a turn over of $30,000 Net (£15,000 for me as I am based in the UK), with an increase in turn over each year of $30,000 Net, I will also help out the new internet marketer just as you are teaching us here.
Hugh
My vision is to have a very successful online business, to retire from working a job which makes someone else rich, and to show friends and family how to do the same. I will run my business from home or while on vacation making my own work hours and profiting a minimum of 1 million per year.
Hi Eric
My goal is to have a successfull online biz which will bring me one million dollars a year and enable me to invest in property and other biz all over the world. To have the time to enjoy our worlds beauty with my girlfriend (wife to be 🙂 ) and to do it with all the travel means i enjoy.
Hi there Eric and everyone else here who are also blessed. I learned a great bit of information during a stay in a treatment center.
We were all told, that if we fail at something we try to accomplish, it doesn’t make us failures, it just means that we have failed at this one particular thing, and that we can all try again.
Anyway, after that stay which lasted 6 months, I obtained employment with a large corporate company in Canada.
I’m an auto tech, LOL, that’s the new term I learned there. Yes. I am a mechanic.
When I got there, I saw that this is very different. With 4 other mechanics who have known, no other employment than their present jobs, who also ran the shop, because any form of management was missing, and good old common sense was non existent, I was basically stunned.
I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. But I got along with all the guys, and now after 5yrs. and 1 month, it’s starting to get to me.
When I work with these immature kids, 10 -15 yrs. younger than I, I realize that in order to maintain my sanity, I will have to pull the plug very soon.
So, now in my 5th year online, I am getting closer to putting all the pieces I have learned together, and that’s why I’m here.
I’ve learned a great deal in 5 years about a lot of aspects of internet marketing, and wouldn’t trade them for anything, realistically of course.
I’ve followed a lot of the Guru’s, suffered info overload and then I found Eric’s Tips, and well from what I’ve seen and heard from Eric so far, I think I’ve found the final piece of the puzzle of how to put this thing together, and start to profit online.
So thanks Eric for the info you provide, and the manner in which you provide it. Sincerely, is the word that comes to mind when describing your delivery of information. And yes, I am depending on you. LOL!
Thanks again. I look forward to the end of the day to going home and opening up another info packed video lessen.
Trevor White
My vision is:
1. To earn enough residual income to be financially independent of the church I pastor in South Africa so that my salary could be used to hire a younger couple to help fulfil the church’s vision.
2. To be able to personally make a difference in the lives of the aids orphans and other poor and needy people that God connects me with.
3. To be able to assist many missionaries and other full-time Christian workers to earn a residual income online which would enhance the success of their ministries.
My vision is to stop the madness and get off glue.
I am a boy in China. my vision is to make deals with people all over the world. to earn enough money to learn to be a chocolatier. then i can run a chocolate shop with my wife.^_^
Hi Dick
I’m a guy from over the pond and the post you have just written has touched me deeply. Thanks for sharing your thoughts,no need for the apology.I don’t see a ‘brag’ anywhere, you wrote of how it was and is and how it’s going to be and from me to you I’m so glad you did.
All the very Best to You
Paul(UK)
Funny/coincedence you are the second person in one day to ask me my vision for the future.Well once I learn how to build a website my aim is to build a business big enough to bring me in £500,000 a year and allow me to move to the mountains of France where I can continue to build the business get my family involved and enjoy the environment which hopefully I will be able to help protect
Hey Eric,
My long term vision is to create a multi million dollar internet business on behalf of Valley Ministries Charitable Trust. The income from which will fulfill the aims of the trust. Primarily to promote the gospel of Jesus Christ and help met people at their point of need. This is not just my idea, but what I believe He has called me to do and confirmed unsolicited by others.
My short term vision is 2 fold:
1.To gain a modest income from online marketing which will enable me to live comfortably and seed the Trust until it is self sustaining.
2. To continue to provide care 24/7 for my wife who has Vascular Dementia until either the Lord heals or takes her, or she goes in to residential care (approx 6 – 12 months away). If she goes into care I will have to go back to a regular job unless I can get a sustainable online income first.
Your prayers and those of your readers are greatly appreciated for us regarding these matters.
Thanks
Ray
http://www.your-traffic-booster.com
Hello Eric,
Thank you from the deep of my heart for everything you are doing for us, for ordinary people with a great desire to be financial independent.
My vision is to have a financial freedom, free to do anything without thinking of money,free from bad-debt. I’d like to be a millionaire and then my ambition is help others to receive the same and then I’d like to invest in charity.
Thanks again for your kindness.
God bless you.
Halina
As a homeschooling mother of six (soon to be seven), my vision in the short term is to earn some extra money in order to use for household expenses, for vacations, to donate, and to save.
My vision in the long term is to earn enough in order to bring my husband home. This would give us more family time, more flexibility, and my husband could take an active role in homeschooling.
Hi Eric,
my vision is to become the online marketing expert for Swiss companies (I’m swiss, living in Switzerland). I would love to help other businesses to grow through my online marketing consulting. I would like to quit my job by the end of the year 2008 and to start up my own company. I would also love to help foreign company who want to to business in Switzerland or Swiss companies who would like to make business abroad. I would like to earn 60’000 Swiss francs (1 CHF = 1 USD) in the first year and I would like to grow my income by 25% each year until my age of 50 (now I’m 29) then I would like to retire and have more time for my hobbies: kitesurfing, snowboarding and guitar playing.
Eric, do you think my vision realistic?
I alos have another vision, see I live in the city of watches Biel/Bienne (Rolex, Swatch, Omega etc.) I would like to become a online marketing consultant for the Swiss watch industry, but unfortunatly I have no expeariance in the watch industry. How about that?
My vision is to pour out my passion for good health, low cost living, raising godly families and giving good ideas and resources out to encourage other parents – into my new website. I want to share my ideas and resources with other families, and by doing that, I can stay at home, raise my kids, save money for their college, and our family vacations. PLus I love doing research on different topics and be creative with images and design. It would be great to take in $500.00 a week or more!
My vission is to become a great marketer so when I launch my internet marketing campaigns I can generate enough wealth to put my kids through college, travel and teach other how to become successful in their business.
Hey Eric,
My vision for my business is
1. To have income streams coming from at least 100 websites or programs making at least $10,000
2. I am into informational products, success and personal development.
3. In the process of achieving that, I will be mentoring 10 people to start with to become millionaires. Eventually helping a 100 people to became millionaires.
4. I use some of the money to fund my soon to be launched foundation – Solid Rock Foundation to spread the word of God and the help alleviate poverty from the continent of Africa.
5. Above all fund the work of God as He blesses me.
Thank you and may God Bless You.
I got the message… but don’t stop there! I will NOT, but I need to get the stress out of my system.
I feel like I need to write this vision down and make it more real. I don’t have a problem working. I love to be productive and keep my mental juices flowing.
However, I want to be doing something of my choosing.
My husband and I have always worked together in our business. That ended about 2 years ago.
I want to work a business together again.
I want to be debt free, pay off my house, build up an education fund for my children and have a nice retirement fund for me husband and I.
I want to travel the country, if I’m so lucky, going to my boys’ college football games(I know, a stretch but they have dreams too!).
I want to give to my church, sponsor more children through World Vision, one child of each sex at every age to 18. That’s 36 kids and that’s my goal.
Last but not least, I want to do something along the lines of what Eric is doing. I want to help other people build their online business. This is THE best industry to be in, hands down, when it works. However, getting there is VERY difficult. I don’t want someone who is truly trying to make a better life for themselves to be left to the wolves.
I truly want to serve others and help them obtain their vision. From my lips…..
Mary
I want to thank you for allowing viewers to write down their goals for their business, as recently I have discovered the power of putting thought to paper. It makes life a lot more clear.
It is my vision to develop a business online that will help small businesses and entrepreneurs market themselves better online. I want to research the best strategies for web design, seo, copywriting, and traffic methods to supply very very useful information to businesses (and other marketers) online but also develop a business that although takes a lot of hardwork, can be fully automated.
In the process I am going to start small and have a dream of teaching 10 other people to develop fully automated streams of income online, so they can quit their job if they want and work from anywhere in the world.
Hi Eric!
I have been reading a lot of the visions trying to come up with my own. I will retire next June and my salary will be cut in half. This very scarry because I have never been good at managing my money, and I have plenty of debt.
I am a lot like the subscriber GUS who doesn’t quite get the hang of Adwords and Clickbank. I am not sure enough of myself to start buying ads.
So, my vision is to work online from home, be debt free, and to make millions so as to help my church, family, and friends become debt free also.
Thank you Eric for all you are doing to help us reach our dreams!
Raymond
Hi Eric,
Thank you for your clear and down to earth course!
My vision is to be able to quit any off-line work before I reach the age of 50, so I give myself three years to build my online business. I have several ideas 10 domain names and 4 webhosts (shared) I just fooled around with my brandnew auto responder ARP3 and I love it so far. So all is set and I gave myself a green light to fire my business up.
I live in Europe and am Dutch…it’s also my vision to move to the US if I have at least $2 million on my bank account. So I can buy a house, a car (just a corolla or so) a Harley and continue my flying lessons. I don’t have a wife or offspring so all the freedom to go where and whenever I want to. Well I do have an off-line business already but this will not stop me from changing my mind and learn all there is to learn about ecommerce.
My initial business will be dealing with reviewing “cheap” Orient built electric guitars the profit will be made from selling music tutorial ebooks (thank you Eric 🙂 But besides that I also might join an allready existing opportunity (yeah I know I shouldn’t buy stuff)
No I don’t have any money problems, no I don’t have a family to support, and no I don’t feel alone in this world 🙂 But I love being out in the countryside, my last visit to Colorado and Utah riding a Harley made me fall in love with your country. So finally after I have achieved my premier goals I want to become a US citizen!
Leonard AKA Mokumkat
Hello Eric:
My vision is to have a successful online business that allows me to:
1. Quit my day job
2. Become financially independent making 3million dollars per year
3. Spend more time with my family
4. Work no more than 10hrs per wk
5. Have more time to volunteer to serve others
6. Really give to the poor/needy where it makes a difference
7. Travel the world
8. Leave an inheritance for my son
9. Help my family financially
Hi Eric,
I appreciate you putting this all together in a framework that does not feel overwhelming.
I am a newbie when it comes to an online business.
My vision is to put what I have done in the healthcare field into an online business. I have been doing physical body work for the last 28 years and have developed and created a healing modality I call Infrastructure Healing.
Physically I can not work the hours I did in the past and would like to generate an online business related to my field. I have 28 years of experience in my private practice and feel I can write, create e-books and sell affiliated products I have come to trust.
I would like to generate $100,000.00 a year. Also my license for my practice is in Arizona and I would like to generate enough income to be able to move to California to watch my grand kids grow up.
Looking forward to working with you.
Dr. Mark
MY VISION
My vision is to have a going internet business that will bring me in $1,000.000 IN income each year so we can live comfortably with an estate to replace the home we lost. Not just one but others in places around the world I would like to live in from time to time. My vision also is to be able to travel first class to all these places and take four vacations a year in first class resort areas and never have to worry about the bills. Also to build a large $500,000 residual income that will take care of my wife and children after I am no longer alive.
My vision is I want to have my own business on internet, I have work as employee about 17 year and I think I will try as side job first and I hope if I can make money online I will leave my job.
Hi Eric, My vision is to develop a successful online biz that will make about 250K a year. I want to be debt free and have an income that can be teachable to other people so I can show my son and a few other relatives and friends how to make money on the web.I dont owe much money, but I am {a good looking} 69 year old man, and I would like to leave my wife in a little better shape than we are right now. We contribute to the 700 club on a monthly basis and I would love to double what we give, and leave my wife in good financial condition. so that she could do that after I’m gone.I am not in a hurry, I’m thankful for every day.I have a lot of confidence and work discipline and know that I can accomplish this now that I have been fortunate enough to meet you. John
Have you posted lesson 14? If you have, it didn’t come through. Can and will you please post it again?
Thank you
Eric, you have absolutely nailed it for me. The puzzle analogy hit me so hard that I had to pause the video to write this.
I build websites for a living right now, and this is exactly the way I begin a project, with a puzzle picture from my clients of the end result. Then I find the pieces I need to build that picture.
It is AMAZING to me that never once did I transfer that method of thinking to Internet marketing.
I have been guilty of spending thousands (yes, thousands!) on the latest and greatest methods of “making easy money online”, only to find that I couldn’t wrap my head around the “system” presented to me. I am beginning to see that I was reading the words, seeing the tools, but not visualizing MY end result.
I had thousands of dollars worth of puzzle pieces, but NO PICTURE. This, of course, lead to NO appreciable result.
Right now I feel like a safe-cracker who feels the tumblers finally align, opening the safe to the treasures within.
I thank you for that. Let me also say that I am glad that I kept my subscription active when I got discouraged and went on an unsubscribe spree a few months ago. 😀
God bless and keep you and yours, and hurry up with the next lessons!
Hello Eric,
My vision as a father of 9 and a grandfather of 9 (so far!!) would have to do with time. My goal is to have the freedom and flexibility to spend the time to build into there lives and others as God brings them along, This would include things like: time, holding them, fishing with them, answering any of the thousand questions they are able to ask (does anybody know do worms sleep???), to go to there parties at school during the day, or to be able to eat lunch with them, to be able to buy them a car, to work with them on there verses they are memorizing, to be able to show and say that we love them.
I would also like to be able to visit some of the missionaries that our church supports and to be able to help and encourage them.
To do these and other things I would need to be able to provide for our current and future expenses, without working 92 hours a week.
My vision would be to work, I think that is healthy and even neccessary (just ask Adam) but to be able to be flexable, to patch work in around whats really important, my relationship to God and to people, instead of people taking a back seat to work.
I know that doesnt sound to specific or targeted as far as the financial goals, but I do know how to work and I am not afraid of it!!
Thank you and God Bless you Eric
Good Morning Eric,
Your example of life from 30,000 feet is so true. Looking down from that height everything thing looks so serene, calm and organized but you can’t see all the cars and people making wrong turns and the number of corrections needed to reach their goals.
Every guy on this blog has taken a trip knowing where he wants to go, getting lost and not asking for directions but ultimately reaching his destination after making wrong turns. Very much like life.
I look at your sharing not as a map for success but the latest, greatest GPS. Plug in our vision, apply the work, follow the directions and even with hazards a vision can become real. Oh yeah and don’t forget faith, a vision without faith is a dream..
My vision is not just about the personal potential for wealth but to reach a point where I can give without worrying about next months bills and give for the sake of giving without any expectations attached.
Kyle
http://www.golfersgel.com
I want to bring my country and africa to the Internet. To slowly reduce my business/working hours and affect the world with my faith.