What does Internet Marketing and Weight Loss Have in Common?

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Internet marketing and weight loss may seem like two very different things but, in reality they have a whole lot in common. Some of the things these two areas of life have in common are:

MOTIVATION

and

PURPOSE

as well as...

GOALS

and...


REWARDS!

For instance, my weight loss journey required me to be motivated. Motivated to go to the gym every day, motivated to get up get organized and eat right for the day.

My IM journey has required me to be motivated. Motivated to log onto my sites. Motivated to keep developing my plan. Motivated to check in on web forums.

My weight loss journey required me to have a purpose, my purpose was to lose weight. Reminding myself of my purpose helped me keep on task and helped keep me motivated.

My IM journey required me to have a purpose, my purpose was to earn money. Reminding myself that I was doing this to build a living for myself has helped me keep on task and motivated.

My weight loss journey required me to have goals, lose one pound this week, run a mile 3x this week, and so forth. By having fitness goals, I had something to work towards within my overall purpose and was able to be on task and motivated.

My IM journey has required me to have goals, build one site today, write an article, build 10 backlinks, and so forth. By having these IM goals I was working towards something every day that worked with overall purpose and was able to stay on task and motivated.

My weight loss journey had rewards, a new dress for a milestone reached, being able to do more, having more energy. Both mental and tangible rewards helped me keep motivated to reach my goals and work towards something with a purpose.

My IM journey has rewards, more money, recognition, more money, front page of google by reaching to points where I got these rewards I was able to keep motivated to reach my goal and work towards a purpose!

See the theme here?

So next time you are lacking the motivation, pick up a pen and paper and think about it. What is your Motivation? Purpose? GOALS? and What are the REWARDS?

Build a schedule to reach your goals, you will be rewarded within time for your efforts or create your own rewards, 2days of link building today means 1day off or 1day doing something other than link building towards your site.

Alternate schedule so you don't get bored, if you get too bored with a fitness routine you switch it up, it makes it more challenging and fun. So keep at it and keep going.

Those are my inspirational words of the day.

Thanks!
#common #internet #loss #marketing #weight
  • Profile picture of the author davidjames42973
    Great post. I totally agree! Not only does the niche keep you focused to make money online, but it also keeps you focused on practicing what you preach.
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  • Profile picture of the author Smyth Danielson
    Yes, that is good. As someone who has lost a LOT of weight, I can definitely relate to your analogy here.
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  • Profile picture of the author Megan Elizabeth
    Great analogy! Just as you persevere making money by internet marketing, you can virtually do the same for weight loss! Set your goals, stick to them, and accomplish them! In any circumstance, Motivation+Perseverance=Success!!

    Megan Elizabeth
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  • Profile picture of the author slk
    Great words of wisdom. They are very much the same. As I achieve IM and weightloss I will be back to comment again.
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  • Profile picture of the author Gary Pettit
    Well put!
    Thank you for reiterating the universal principle:
    Truth is truth, and works every time (in any application). Integrity is integrity and unchangeable (in any area of life). Goals are goals--if they're true and they're You--no matter what the outcome.
    Wayne Dyer: "There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way."
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  • Profile picture of the author Jaysmyne
    Thanks for all the positive responses to this. I really believe that if you plan, work hard and have a purpose/goal you can really get where you want to be

    Right now I'm working on setting up a fitness website. I'm really excited about getting it started and everything.
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    Xo, Faith and DanielleFaith.me
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  • Profile picture of the author Gary Pettit
    I'm reminded--based on the title of this thread--that my first experience with NLP was in the form of a weight-loss program. I lost 45 pounds in 3 months and kept it off ever since (this was many many years ago). So IM and weight-loss, at least in my experience, had a crucial common thread.
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