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I had hoped to get this blog post written the day before Christmas eve but my mum’s health took a turn for the worse.
My regulars readers will know that my mum has been very unwell for the last few months. The hospital had discharged her to a residential home for an interim placement for a few weeks to see if her condition improved, which it did. Then on December 23rd she started having a Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA, Mini-Stroke). The doctor was called and treated her for the condition, but the following day (Christmas eve) she had another TIA so the Paramedics were called in. My mum was readmitted to hospital, where she had a further 7 TIA’s over the Christmas period. She has now been discharged again and has returned to the residential home, for the time being, I hope.

On to the Blog post:

Did you achieve all that you set out to in 2009?
If you did then “Congratulations” are in order and you should give yourself a huge pat on the back.

If you didn’t achieve your goals, what stopped you from doing so?

Information overload? I suffered with it myself for quiet some time at first. If you are then I recommend that you start slowly. Concentrate on one goal at a time, make a check list of what you really need to do and keep it beside your PC. When you have achieved each task tick it off of your list and then have a break. Eventually you will complete the check list and can then move forward and make another for the next step you wish to take. This is exactly what I have done this year and it has worked very well for me.

Time management? We all have busy lives with work and family commitments to consider. Make a plan of your spare time, do you sit and watch the TV every night? If so then plan for 30 minutes or an hour every day, if you can put in more time all the better. Maybe you could achieve one task from your checklist and then go and relax in front of the TV with a smile on your face.

Were you unsure of what direction to take? If so then get yourself a mentor. It’s what I did last year and I recommend it to everyone. I joined John Thornhills Internet Marketing Masterclass and now know exactly what direction I’m taking and how to achieve my goals, (small step by small step). There are lots of people out there that will offer to mentor you, AT A PRICE, but it doesn’t need to be expensive. Just look at this offer from John: Mentorship Monthly read the whole page and see what other top marketers are saying about it. If you’d like to sign up to Mentorship Monthly, close the page and you’ll be offered a discount price but don’t tell John I told you (wink wink). Before I had a mentor I was going in circles and now feel that I was playing at it, without focus, direction or a plan.

Now I know I’m heading in the right direction and to be totally honest with you I didn’t achieve my all of my goals last year, but, bearing in mind that I spent 3 months on bed rest after an operation and then 3 months at my mums side during her stay in hospital and the residential home, my year was cut in half so I’m really very pleased with what i did achieve.

I created this blog, which I had thought of for a long time but always held myself back through fear of not doing it right.

I created my very first ClickBank Product, along with my very first Salespage, affiliates page and a mini course to go with it. I have also created a discount page just for you, my readers, which you can find at: http://www.easethesqueezewithauctions.com/discount/

I created my very first (and second) Brandable eBooks, which you can have free of charge if you sign up to my newsletter. You can use the boxes below this post to sign up.

I started to write articles to help drive traffic to my websites.

I set up my twitter account and now have 4495 followers.

I have also created a number of videos for YouTube and this blog, and plan to make many more this year.

In fact my aim for 2010 is to create more products in a brand new niche and a series of videos that will take you by the hand and show you exactly what needs to be done once you’ve bought your first website. From downloading it from someone else’s website to uploading it to your very own, with all the techie bits in between.

I also have to go back into hospital for an operation to correct the last one that refuses to heal and have been told that I’ll be in hospital for at least 2 weeks, if everything goes well. I will also continue assisting my mum for as long as it takes.

I wish you and your loved ones all the very best for 2010

Until next time, take care

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