A Journey to The $1 Million in 90 Days Challenge: Day 16 - Act!

Yesterday I just have said that I have a focused mind. My mind will be focusing on these three potential businesses: (1) Internet Marketing Workshop in Laguna, (2) International Marketing Group – Wealth Academy and (3) Online Clubs of Bo Sanchez.

Well, for the past couple of days, I’m proud to say that I’m doing my best to focus on these three tasks. So here’s my update.

Internet Marketing Workshop. We have found a venue and we already submitted the photos as well as our assessment of the place. We’ll be looking for additional venue while preparing for the detailed expense and projected income statement for the event. I received a not so good news from Jomar that Bo Sanchez may not be able to promote the event but the good news is instead of 1/3 profit split it will be 50-50 split. Also, the marketing efforts will be a sole responsibility of Jomar and me. This would definitely help me practice my marketing skills. Next steps will be the preparation of the detailed income and expense statement.

Wealth Academy. We have created a website to promote wealth academy. What is Wealth Academy? Wealth Academy is a program developed by IMG CEO Noel Arandilla designed to help Filipinos increase their financial literacy. The site aims to educate Filipinos even if they cannot go to the seminar to attend the Wealth Academy Series. We will be bringing the concepts in their email soon. We’re setting it up in such a way the information available in that site will become viral. We’re looking at 500 subscribers in 15 days after launch.

Online Clubs of Bo Sanchez. For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been posting Godwhispers in my facebook page. This time, I’m conquering offline friends as well. This is made possible with the use of my mobile phone. This has been already setup, so in case I found this inside my comfort zone, I’ll replace this with either Real Estate or Book writing. 

One more thing, I’m proud to say that the communication lines in my family are starting to improve. My mom started to open up her feelings for my father. I told her my side as well. We discussed some minor plans on how to improve our situation so we’ll see how things will work out.

Please pray for me. I’ll be very positive on this one.

Okay. It’s getting late.

See you tomorrow! It would be a great weekend!

eLviN

A Journey to The $1 Million in 90 Days Challenge: Day 15 - A Focused Mind

Today, Edel and I embarked on a journey to Los Banos to take some photos of the possible venue for the internet marketing workshop. Before going to the venue, we had our dinner in Chowking.

She asked me the top three items I want to pursue as a source of income for the moment. I said, I want to earn online.

She said that my answer was vague. She asked again, what are the things I’ll be doing to have a source of income in the internet.

I answered. Jomar Hilario’s Internet Marketing Workshop, promote Financial Literacy through IMG and Truly Rich Club. These three are my low hanging fruits. Everytime someone will inquire in any of these three I’ll refer them immediately to my mentors (affiliate links).

So for the next couple of weeks, I’ll be focusing my attention to these three sources of income.

It would be a hard thing to do for a hare like me, but it is still possible. This is a challenge for me to focus on the things I want to happen.

By the way, as a result of our discussion in Chowking I will be spending most of my spare time doing these three. I’ll market and share them. Also, this is the first time I’ll attempt to make a viral information. Let’s see what will happen next.

See you on my next post tomorrow!

eLviN

A Journey to The $1 Million in 90 Days Challenge: Day 14 - Realization and the Formula for Success

Here’s another realization that helped me understands the scenario in our house. The situation in our house lacks openness.

Thank God Edel is there to help me realized the problem.

The problem is I tagged my father as a failure. Everything he does, everything he did and everything he will be doing is already a failure to me.

I realized this one when Edel and I had a practice negotiating session. I could not speak during that session because I was afraid to have an emotional breakdown. I was afraid to see my father and my mother having an emotional breakdown. This is the reason for most of the time we kept quiet and let silence speaks for us in the family. Silence brought us to our current situation right now.

In order to break the wall, I need to be open. I need to do something to let them share their thoughts.

So here’s my strategy, I’ll use the cash in flash equation for success. I’ll have a focused mind, a determined heart and a focused and determined team. My team consists of my family members. I know I can’t do it alone because for the longest time, I’m doing it my way. Now thank God I realized that I have a team. I have a team to help me get the things we want for our family.

One of the reasons why I got into this challenge is to have $1M for me and for my family at this time. Also, I wanted to have that openness in our family. I know this will come true.

By the way, I re-created this blog post since my internet connection is down yesterday. My PC crashed as well while saving this Day 14 entry.



I can do this!

eLviN

A Journey to The $1 Million in 90 Days Challenge: Day 13 - Dreams Part 1

Here’s the first list of my dreams. This is the reason why I’m doing this 90 day challenge. Within the week, I’ll compile pictures, I’ll hire a graphic artist to arrange it and definitely have it framed!

Before I write this down on this journal let me share to you the dream guidelines suggested by Bo Sanchez. In making our dreams, it should be MAGIC – Measurable, Ambitious, Godly, Imaginative, and Complete.

So with these guidelines here are my short term dreams.

Have a happy family by having an open communication to each other starting August 2010. To have a family where every member can share stories of successes and failures freely. Every one listens when someone is sharing. Every issue is freely shared. Every idea is acknowledged. Every discussion leads to a better relationship. Everyone works to improve the current situation of the family.

Have a very exciting chapel wedding with my Edel here in Calamba on the 4^th quarter of 2011. After the wedding we will be bringing in our family members to Hong Kong Disneyland for a wonderful experience. A month after, we will be having the greatest wedding reception for our friends and mentors.

Have my first one million dollars by end of September 2010 through the use of internet with the guidance of my mentor Tony Hilado. The business ideas I have starting today are worth millions of dollars. The first book about relationship will be released end August will get a thousand hits in one day. Those readers will get inspired by the story.

Edel and I will conquer the world by travelling around the world after the Internet Marketing Workshop scheduled September this year. Our adventure will start in Cebu to meet our mentor Tony Hilado and the Mastermind Group.

Tomorrow I’ll discuss business ideas. :D

Excited for tomorrow’s activities!

eLviN

A Journey to The $1 Million in 90 Days Challenge: Day 12 - Ideas

Today, I thought of a lot of ideas. The video of Jason Fried gave me a lot of fresh approaches to my existing business ideas.

First idea: How to become an MS Excel Expert. I admit. It’s been six months since I thought of this idea. I want to create an excel blog site that would teach readers how master their Microsoft Excel skills. But everytime I started it, it does not work. My mind is blocked. I thought of doing this, I thought of doing that. I thought of doing with the copywriter approach but it does not work either. I have lots of materials, I have lots of resources, I have lots of books but nothing. I don’t have an output.

It does not push me to do it. Why? I’m afraid. I’m an expert in 2003 but the latest version is 2007 (and 2010 is now available). Well, I’m starting to gain my confidence in 2007 but not compared to 2003. Give me more time, I’ll master it.

So that will be my new approach. I’ll create a journal on how to master excel 2007 the easiest way.

Second idea: Create a Laguna Bloggers Club or Laguna Online Marketer’s Club. In search for a Mastermind Group here in Laguna, I thought of starting it with my interest, which is blogging. I’m planning to setup a Laguna Bloggers Club. Well, the internet marketing workshop we’re scheduling is a good start.

Third idea: Sleep early. Well, this is part of my health awareness program. I’m doing it starting today so that tomorrow I’ll be refreshed to think of that million dollar idea. I’ll have more ideas and its action steps tomorrow.

By the way, the internet marketing workshop here in Laguna is still on. We looked for possible places here in Calamba but there’s none that passed our standards. We’ll be back in Los Banos to look for more.

Gotta sleep!

eLviN

A Journey to The $1 Million in 90 Days Challenge: Day 11 - There Are No Accidents

This morning, Edel and I attended the Sunday Mass here in Calamba. The Gospel today is about the Good Samaritan. In his homily, the priest shared a story by Leo Tolstoy. It is about a king who wants to find the answer to what he considers the three most important questions in life.

What is the best time to do one thing?

Who are the most important people to work with?

What is the most important thing to do at all times?

Many educated men attempted to answer the king's questions, but they all came up with different answers. The king decided that he needed to ask a wise hermit in a nearby village. The hermit would only see common folk, however, so the king disguised himself as a peasant and left his guards behind to see the hermit. The hermit was digging flower beds when the king arrived.

The king asked his questions, but the hermit went on digging rather laboriously. The king offered to dig for him for a while.

After digging for some time, the king again asked his questions. Before the hermit could answer, a man emerged from the woods. He was bleeding from a terrible stomach wound. The king tended to him, and they stayed the night in the hermit's hut.

By the next day the wounded man was doing better, but was incredulous at the help he had received. The man confessed that he knew who the king was and that the king had executed his brother and seized his property. He had come to kill the king, but the guards wounded him in the stomach. The man pledged allegiance to the king, and he went on his way.

The king asked the hermit again for his answers, and the hermit responded that he had just had his questions answered.

The most important time is now. The present is the only time over which we have power.

The most important person is whomever you are with.

The most important thing is to do good to the person you are with.

Bottom line of this story is that there are no accidents. Everything happens for a reason. If currently you are confused over a particular situation or event, remember that it happened for a reason. That reason may be unclear as of the moment but I believe you’ll realize it sooner or later (at the right time).

If you stumbled upon a person that needs help (like the Good Samaritan and the story of the king), extend that helping hand. Who knows that might be the best friend for life you’ve been looking for.

Anyway, just a reminder, the most important time is now. The most important person is whomever you are with and the most important thing to do is to do good to the person you are with.

With this in mind, I will be opening my eyes all the time to learn from every situation I’m in. I’ll continuously look for people I need to help. I’ll continuously look for events that can help me grow. I think you should do it too.

Until my next post!

eLviN

A Journey to The $1 Million in 90 Days Challenge: Day 10 - I'm a Hare

I’m currently reading the One Minute Millionaire book as suggested by my mentor Tony Hilado. There’s one material the authors suggested, it’s a personality survey called HOTS. In this survey, you’ll know your natural strengths. This is a critical step in creating our dream team. To know more about this, go to www.oneminutemillionaire.com or better yet, read the One Minute Millionaire book.

I took the test and here’s the answer.

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Your Answers Indicate A Hare Role

APPROACH: Conceptual/Spontaneous

DESCRIPTION: The Hare generates the concepts and ideas. They like to reframe the problem and look for solutions that may be unusual, unique, and/or outside the boundaries of traditional thought. Hares are good at exploring alternatives and perceiving the "big picture".

Hares want freedom from constraint, and when a rule exists they may break it. They may act impulsively, letting their feelings guide them. They derive satisfaction from the process of creating, discussing concepts and ideas, and overcoming obstacles.

When everything is in its place, the Hare may become restless, get impatient, and have a tendency to move from one subject to another.

CONTRIBUTION: Fresh, original concepts that go beyond the obvious, and are not constrained by fear of failure.

WEAKNESESS: Because the Hare enjoys generating ideas, they may move from one idea to another without stopping to evaluate the consequences.

If left alone to refine concepts, they will solve the problem within the problem within the problem, and eventually lose sight of the objective.

INSTINCT: Reframing problems to achieve breakthrough solutions, moving in new directions, examining possibilities without regard to risk.

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I agree. I’m a hare. I recalled my experience before while brainstorming in one of the Laguna Feast meetings (I’m part of the Laguna Feast Marketing Team). I have lots of ideas in my mind that I shared. I shared that we create a website, we create a facebook page, we create a twitter page, we give away free stuffs in the internet to promote Laguna Feast online, we create a promotional video using powerpoint, animoto and you tube’s share stories and a lot more. Yes, I created a website, a twitter page but the rest I tried doing it once but I’m not satisfied so I moved on and forgot about it. Until, my girlfriend reminded me that we should be doing what we promised to do.

If she does not remind me, I don’t know if I still do it.

Good thing I have a team.
 
I’m excited to expand my team.

eLviN