For me, however, journaling never took off. I just couldn’t sit down and write about what I had done in the past, and I couldn’t write about what I was doing as I was doing it — it just messed up my momentum. However, I always saw the value and so I tried to figure out a simple way to incorporate this into my day.

What I came up with is quite simple indeed. I have a text file on my desktop. In it is a simple to-do list. This list contains my daily, weekly and monthly plan. As I check off an item on the to-do list, I cut it from that list and paste it into another text file called “Done”. In this way I can monitor what has been done and what still needs to be done easily. My done file also accomplishes the role of creating a template of the steps of what has been successful.

Having these files on my desktop, I can easily see the progress that I am making (or not). I have noticed that this has increased my productivity as I want to get items out of my “To-Do” file and into my “Done” file as quickly as possible. It is also easy to add to the “To Do” list as I come across ideas that I want to implement. In this way I never spend time thinking about what my next project should be — I just look at this file.

Wishing you great success and productivity,

~Norene

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1. I spent time learning to fly. I got as far as doing a cross-country trip — flew from PA to Iowa where we visited Field of Dreams, from the 1989 movie. I did not finish but hope to once my children are grown. There is nothing more beautiful and calming that taking flight on a warm summer day.

2. I have worked in my current job for 20 years! I’m looking forward to kissing it goodbye in December to take up IM full time!

3. I worked at Friendly’s as a teen. I loved ice cream then, and still do!

4. I drink iced tea every day.

5. Almost all of the work done on my house, I have done myself. I stripped and refinished the hardwood floors, put down the kitchen floor, and put up new cupboards. I really enjoy working on my house.

6. I am currently taking a kickboxing class for old ladies. To join the club there is only one rule — you cannot look good in spandex.

7. I love chocolate. I also consume a great amount of this daily. Kinda eliminates the positive impact of kick boxing, I think.

8. My favorite winnie-the-pooh character is Eeyore. My daughter is a tigger — so we get along well!

9. I love to go outside in the winter and gaze at the stars. We are all just a speck in the universe. Very humbling to remember that from time to time.

10. I grew up riding snowmobiles and minibikes. I love the feel of wind in my face. I look forward to owning a motorcycle within the next year.

11. When I was in my 30′s I took a bartending class. It was great fun learning how to make such a variety of drinks!

12. I have visited China, England, Scotland and 30 of the 50 states. I would like to visit Japan, Germany, France, Spain and Australia in the future. I would also like to return to China. It is such a beautiful country.

13. I love to listen to music and do yoga to maintain calmness.

14. I love to plant flowers, but then usually I forget to water and weed! I need a gardener.

15. I enjoy research and figuring out how/why things happen.

16. I hate a sticky car. I limit the kids to drinking water only in the car.

17. I spend lots of time reading motivational material!

18. One of the favorite family times with my girls to spend the evening painting our nails, putting on makeup and dressing up in fancy dresses! Daughters keep you young!

19. I went to my very first concert in the 1980s. We had front row seats to Billy Joel. Tickets were $25 and I thought that was such an outrageous price for a concert! Haha! How times have changed!

20. My favorite dish is Pad Thai and I get it whenever I go to a Thai restaurant. With chicken.

21. My least favorite chore is cleaning the kitchen floor. Although once I make my first million, I will not hire a maid, I will hire a chef! How I would love to have someone cook for me!

22. I am quite introspective. Doing this kind of task — 25 things — is right up my alley! I love to reminisce and plan future goals.

23. I used to play the harp. I played for three years when I was in my 30′s. They highlight was when I went to a recital and a little girl came up to me and asked me whatever made me want to learn the harp at MY AGE????

24. I am a quilter. Although I have put it on hold while my children are young, I plan to start it up again soon! It is the ultimate expression of creativity and it has always been my therapy!

25. I love being a mom more than anything in the world. Every day is a fabulous adventure!

I pass on the torch — I am now tagging Jeanette Fitzgerald, Jose Perez, Mark Strong, Syed Akram, Bruce MacKinnon! Go for it guys!

How about you? Leave a comment about something that others don’t know about you!

-Norene

As what often happens in life, the right people show up just when you need them the most.

I have had the good fortune of working with five Internet Marketers that I have found to truly over-deliver.  The first, is my first mentor, Chris Freville.  In his course 6 figures with Chris, I learned all of the nuts and bolts of Internet Marketing.  He provided both webinars for the students as a group, as well as individual mentoring for anyone who asked for it.  He gave us products to promote as our own and showed us step by step how to set them up on our own websites and how to promote them.  He also showed us how to go about creating our own products.  It seemed that weekly he was giving us bonuses to further our success online.

My second mentor is Alex Jeffreys.  In addition to traditional coaching via webinars, Alex has also set up a private forum for his students to interact and learn from each other.  He personally answers students’ questions, posts on their blogs, and again, provides us with unexpected bonuses on almost a weekly basis.  He is actually going to conduct one of his webinars while on his honeymoon!  Not sure how his wife feels about that, but I sure am happy (and amazed) that there is no lag in our training!  The information he provides is hands-on information about marketing that is working today.  Not simply theory, but techniques that work.

My third and forth mentors came as a packaged deal. They are Kyle and Carson of Wealthy Affiliate. What I love about working with them is that they, too, truly care about my success. They answer questions personally and they are constantly updating their program so that folks get the most value.

My fifth mentor did not come to me by way of a coaching opportunity.  I was introduced to Kim Roach through her first product Instant PayDay Formula.  Having bought similar products in the past, I was quite skeptical when I purchased this product, but over-delivering does not even begin to describe the quality of this product.  If you do not know much about internet marketing,  if it is overwhelming to you or if you would like to see how all of the pieces come together, this is one product that takes you through it all:  Market Research, Squeeze Pages, Traffic, Link Building, and email marketing — with over 30 videos to compliment the ebook that comes with the product.  Since then I have followed everything that Kim does, including being a part of her recent traffic challenge, in which she showed how in just 7 days time she chose a brand new niche that she knew nothing about, created a blog and created traffic that sent more than 1200 visitors to the blog in 5 days.  Again, she over-delivered throughout this challenge and beyond, as she is still sending content-packed information via videos days after the challenge ended.

What I have learned from these five mentors is how important it is to truly over-deliver when creating content and products.  These five mentors have a fan for life, in me…which of course, translates to a paying customer for life.  I have no doubt that they will always over-deliver, because they always have. It is how they do business.

What about you? Who are your mentors and what one thing have they taught you about how to become successful?