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5 Habits Of Successful Entrepreneurs

Anshul Dayal -GUEST- — Mon, 14 May 2012 10:01:37 +0000

Business success comes in many forms for those who set goals, follow a plan and take action on a daily basis, while, many other who try and try but never taste success. Do you ever wonder what successful people do differently that achieves great results compared to people who go through their entire lives with [...]

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Our Motivation Strategy And The Science Behind It

Sterling (Jeremy Frandsen) — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:43:40 +0000

I am constantly asked how one drums up enough motivation to learn about, build, then run an internet business. I’ve always considered my answer simply an opinion backed by my own anecdotal evidence, but now I’ve found science backing it up! When Jay and I decided to transform Internet Business Mastery from a passionate hobby [...]

How to Bust Through Uncertainty in Business

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 18:55:41 +0000

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What to Do When You Have No Time to Launch Your Business

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:16:58 +0000

I love talking to people about what gets them excited, the things that really get them jazzed, and what they wish for most in life. Sadly, one phrase that comes up a lot in these conversations is “I just don’t have the time to do that.” I’ve given a lot of attention to how I [...]

A Shot of Inspiration | How Bad Do You Want It?

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:34:31 +0000

Everyone once in awhile I turn to YouTube for a shot of inspiration. There are all kinds of gems to rev up your motivation. Here’s one such short video. “When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful.” Thank you for subscribing to Internet Business Mastery feed. For [...]

A Surefire Way to Avoid Failure

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:01:50 +0000

I’ve figured out a sure way avoid failure. That’s right. I said “failure.” It’s not a word that we us often on Internet Business Mastery. But this is too important not to say it like it is. Ask yourself this: “When was the last time I felt fear?” I’m not talking about stress. We all [...]

How to Ignite Your Goals and Your Motivation

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:58:46 +0000

How would you like to give your goals some real oomph this year? How would you like to light a flame under your motivation? This is a great time of year. It tends to get us thinking. It instills extra desire to make good things happen. That’s an incredible thing and worth harnessing. So how [...]

3 Top Business Lessons Learned in 2011

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:33:22 +0000

Another year is coming to a close. It’s a great time to look ahead to the year ahead and everything you would like to accomplish. At the same time, I like to stop and think about what I learned over the past year (both from what went well in addition to what didn’t go so [...]

Crack the Success Code with Consistency

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:06:19 +0000

I want to share with you one of the most important lessons I learned this year. If you apply this principle in 2012, you’ll find it has an amazing power to transform your life and bring you success. It’s the secret that finally got me to successfully adopt an exercise routine that I could stick [...]

Overcoming the Money Hurdle | How to Afford Starting (or Growing) Your Internet Business

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:54:07 +0000

It’s fascinating to look back at decisions that could have drastically changed my life. In some cases it could have meant that Internet Business Mastery would have never existed or that I would be back in a job today had I chosen differently. It makes me think of one such case where I nearly took [...]

Building a Sound Financial Foundation for your Internet Business – Part 2

Siu Ling Hui -GUEST- — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 15:37:19 +0000

One of the ‘traps’ that many business owners fall into is to rely solely on the Profit & Loss as their guide to how well the business is doing. However, profit is NOT cash. The Profit & Loss Statement records how much value has been created (or destroyed) in carrying out day-to-day business activities. It [...]

Building a Sound Financial Foundation for your Internet Business

Siu Ling Hui -GUEST- — Fri, 27 May 2011 10:18:07 +0000

Starting up a new business is exciting. You’ve got all these great ideas or products that you are going to sell and make lots of money with. There’s websites to build, preparation for product launches, social networking and so on. In comparison to all these other activities, dealing with accounting and finance matters sounds about [...]

Four Steps to a Winning Business Mindset

Jason King -GUEST- — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:56:43 +0000

I’m a strong believer that to be successful in business, you don’t need to be the proud owner of a super high IQ. It helps, but it’s certainly not a requirement. Many successful entrepreneurs will be happy to admit that they don’t consider themselves to be geniuses, or even any smarter than the average person. [...]

The NEW Information Diet, part 2

Sterling (Jeremy Frandsen) — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:57:39 +0000

In part 1, I talked about the problem with information addiction and overwhelm, you can find that post here. In this post I’m going to talk about the exact process I got through to be highly effective and end information addiction. What is the PURPOSE for gaining the knowledge? I used to just pulling in [...]

The NEW Information Diet, part 1

Sterling (Jeremy Frandsen) — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:41:59 +0000

Hi, I’m Sterling and I am an information addict. (HI STERLING) It’s been 6 years since I have watched a traditional news program, 5 years since I’ve watched an entertainment gossip show, 4 year since I’ve watched live television and nearly 3 weeks since I have read over 50 blogs a week, listened to all [...]

[VIDEO] 3 Social Media Money Magnets

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 16:22:46 +0000

Many years ago I was a starry-eyed would-be entrepreneur sitting in a seminar that changed my life. The seminar was offered by two experienced and extremely successful marketers who opened my eyes to a whole new world of marketing and information products. If I were to list ten key mentoring moments in my entrepreneurial journey [...]

Online Business Copywriting: Telling Your Story

Mike Denison -GUEST- — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 09:38:04 +0000

When writing sales copy, you’re swimming in a big pool filled with facts, figures, testimonials, offers, guarantees, and everything else that’s part of your promotion. That’s why so many people get overwhelmed at the thought of sitting down and writing a coherent and persuasive message. Juggling all of those details can be difficult, and often [...]

Creating the Life You Want with Your Unique Ability

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 19:20:54 +0000

What’s your Unique Ability? I was just reading about a key part to creating a lifestyle of freedom and fulfillment. It’s a book by our new business coach, Dan Sullivan, in which he talks about the Unique Ability. Every one has one. Discovering and fulfilling it will bring maximum happiness in life. He presents four [...]

5 Keys For Running a Successful Part Time Internet Business, Part 2

Mark Mason -GUEST- — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:47:49 +0000

Last week we went over the first 3 keys for running a successful part time internet business. They were: Success Factor One: Begin with the end in mind. Success Factor Two: Avoid bright shiny objects. Success Factor Three: Understand the lifestyle that you’re trying to design. Now, let’s move on to the next and final [...]

Financial Considerations For a Budding Entrepreneur

Jackie Beck -GUEST- — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:24:18 +0000

When you first started dreaming of being your own boss, your mind probably filled with visions of flexible hours and doing the work you love. But there are financial considerations to think about as well. Start by evaluating your current personal financial situation. Are you in debt? Do you know what you’re spending your money [...]

5 Keys For Running a Successful Part Time Internet Business, Part 1

Mark Mason -GUEST- — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 11:36:06 +0000

There are two kinds of internet business people in the world. There are internet business people who are working on their internet business full time, and there are internet business people with other jobs. Usually these people refer to these other jobs as their “day job” or “J.O.B.” Having done this “other job” thing by [...]

How to Break through a Ceiling and Take Your Business to the Next Level

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:24:55 +0000

We’ve hit a ceiling. It happens. In fact, I find it happens regularly along the entrepreneur’s journey. It’s one of those moments when you realize that you’re not going to rise to the next level without a leap of faith. It happened when I realized that the 9-to-5 was taking up so much time and [...]

How to Be Happy in Trying Times

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:14:45 +0000

We’re coming up on Thanksgiving in the U.S. which got us thinking about things that we are grateful for and excited about in life. There’s far too much pessimism in the world right now. We recognize that a lot of people are struggling in a variety of ways, but guess what? There’s also a lot [...]

Driving to Ultimate Success on Autopilot

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:04:27 +0000

Before you take the first/next step towards a desired achievement, it’s critical to look at the destination first. Imagine if you got in the car to go on a road trip and your friends/family asked you where you were headed and you just shrugged your shoulders and said, “I dunno!” How do you think that [...]

The Five-Figure Investment Revealed

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:28:59 +0000

Last week I hinted about the biggest business investment I’d ever made. Then I challenged you to guess what it was with the first to guess winning an exclusive Unemployable mug or t-shirt. Well, we have a winner! In fact we have two. But before I reveal the answer and who won, let’s review the [...]

Goal Setting Is A Waste Of Time.

Sterling (Jeremy Frandsen) — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 03:01:48 +0000

Every year comes the new barrage of blog posts touting goal setting like it’s some sort of mystical, future telling strategy. I bought into the belief that setting a goal was of some value, but after 20 years of doing it and seeing the majority of my goals go by the wayside, year after year, [...]

How To Put A Value On The Best Information

Sterling (Jeremy Frandsen) — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:52:23 +0000

Since announcing the Internet Business Mastery Academy, we’ve received this question a lot… “How much will all this awesome information cost?” Great question. I wish we had the answer ready for you! ;-) Obviously it’s something we’ve been working on during this whole launch process. The value of the information we’re adding to the Academy [...]

IBM 44 | The 3 Pillars of Designing Your Ultimate Internet Lifestyle

Sterling (Jeremy Frandsen) — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:12:02 +0000

Download This Episode In this episode of Internet Business Mastery we talk about The 3 Pillars of Designing Your Ultimate Internet Lifestyle, Part 1. Plus we have a quick tip about the #1 source of high value business networking and partnerships. CLICK HERE to find out how you can get immediate access to The 3 [...]

IBM 43 | The #1 Asset That You Can Acquire for Your Business

Sterling (Jeremy Frandsen) — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 04:14:58 +0000

Download This Episode In this episode of Internet Business Mastery we talk about the #1 asset that you can acquire for your business. Plus we have a quick tip about a great resource for finding out what other people want to learn about so you can pick an in-demand niche. Items mentioned in this episode: [...]

What Are Your Fulfillment Factors?

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:00:54 +0000

NOTE: The following is reposted from my podcast consulting blog. It directly applies to developing the mindset of an internet business master. This post begins a series of posts that goes to the basis of everything I do as a podcaster and business owner. I guarantee the concepts I’m going to outline will help you [...]

IBM 40 | What is the Tipping Point Between Thinking & Learning About Internet Business and Actual Success in Internet Business?

Sterling (Jeremy Frandsen) — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:49:39 +0000

Download This Episode In this episode of Internet Business Mastery we ask the question, What is the Tipping Point Between Thinking & Learning About Internet Business and Actual Success in Internet Business? Then we discuss Technical Skills vs. Passion/Intuition/Confidence & finding your DMP. In the Internet Business Quick Tip we talk about how to use [...]

IBM 39 | What Does Money Mean to You?

Sterling (Jeremy Frandsen) — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:22:09 +0000

Download This Episode In this episode of Internet Business Mastery we ask the question, What does money mean to you? Then we discuss many money beliefs and how to overcome any beliefs that may be holding you back. We based many of the items discussed in this show on the following survey: MONEY In the [...]

POLL: What Does Money Mean to You? Are Your Money Beliefs Holding You Back?

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:05:06 +0000

NOTE: This post is best read while listening to Pink Floyd’s Money. Please click here to open it in a new window. It will start playing on its own. People spend a lot of time thinking about money. In fact, we may think about money more than we think about sex. Your beliefs about money [...]

Take Responsibility For Your Learning

Sterling (Jeremy Frandsen) — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:30:29 +0000

I grow more and more concerned at the increase in the amount of people I see and hear about that simply refuse to take responsibility of their own learning. They seem to think that simply buying an ebook or course is going to magically make them rich or that buying a few ‘HOW TO’ DVDs [...]

IBM 26 | The Secret Mindset Needed to Get Started as an Internet Business Master

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 02:24:17 +0000

Download This Episode On this episode of Internet Business Mastery: The Secret Mindset Needed to Get Started as an Internet Business Mastery The Best Place to Host Your Own WordPress Blog This episode was inspired by an email we received from an Internet Business Mastery listener who wanted to know more about how we got [...]

IBM Bonus 1 | Interview with Jason Van Orden (Jay) | Promoting Your Podcast

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 00:59:03 +0000

This is the first of our bonus episodes featuring interviews and other extra content relating to the normal Internet Business Mastery episodes. In this episode, Sterling interviews Jason Van Orden (aka Jay) about his new book, Promoting Your Podcast: The Ultimate Guide to Building an Audience of Raving Fans. Jason relates the book to his [...]

IBM 18 | 6 Tips to Help Entrepreneurs Work ON Their Businesses and Not IN Them

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 05:00:14 +0000

Download This Episode In this episode we go over six tips to help you create a business that is a system so that you control the business and it doesn’t control you. We also talk more about how you must work on your business and not in your business if you want to be a [...]

IBM 17 | Why Most People Who Call Themselves Entrepreneurs, Really Are Not

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 18:24:43 +0000

Download This Episode In this episode we debunk the entrepreneurial myth that you are an entrepreneur if you just quit your job and work for yourself. We explain why most people who call themselves entrepreneurs are not really entrepreneurs. Then we discuss how to avoid falling into this trap by identifying the source of your [...]

IBM 13 | 10 Traits of a Successful Internet Entrepreneur Pt 2

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Wed, 14 Jun 2006 10:41:12 +0000

Download This Episode In this episode we discuss part two of ten traits that successful internet entrepreneurs all have. You’ll discover: How an entrepreneur compensates for his/her weaknesses What every entrepreneur must do throughout their life to continue succeeding What you can learn from McDonalds that you should apply to each of your businesses How [...]

IBM 12 | 10 Traits of a Successful Internet Entrepreneur Pt 1

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Mon, 05 Jun 2006 11:50:02 +0000

Download This Episode In this episode we discuss ten traits that successful internet entrepreneurs all have. You will discover: The critical decision you must make before undertaking a new business venture What you need to know about yourself before going into business on your own How to overcome “failure” and make it work for you [...]

IBM 10 | Common Fears of Going into Biz on Your Own and How We Overcame Them!

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:30:12 +0000

Download This Episode REMEMBER: Please take our Internet Business Mastery POLL and get a FREE video tutorial on how to use the Mind Map!! Common Fears of Going into Business on Your Own and How We Overcame Them Sterling and Jay’s Weekly Business Update Sterling talks about his biggest profit week ever as well as [...]

IBM 3 | Empire Building: How to Design Your Business Model

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Tue, 08 Nov 2005 02:20:37 +0000

Download This Episode In this episode of Internet Business Mastery, we talk about how to set yourself up for success by designing your business before you start so that it will provide the lifestyle that you choose for yourself. Items mentioned in this episode: Freemind: Free software for mind mapping your business plan James Maduk: [...]

IBM 1 | Getting Started: 9 Things Every Internet Business Entrepreneur Needs

Jay (Jason Van Orden) — Fri, 14 Oct 2005 23:11:44 +0000

Download This Episode This is the premier episode of Internet Business Mastery. In this episode we talk about how we went from being 9-to-5 salary slaves to independent entrepreneurs living the lifestyle of our choosing. In this episode you’ll also find: The most influential books that helped us leave the employee mentality behind What we [...]