1. Don’t Work To Hard Or You Will Risk Burnout
2. Set Achievable Goals That You Can Regularly Check Off
3. Surround Yourself With Friends That Encourage You
4. Speak Positively About Yourself
5. Start Early When Your Mind Is Most Active
6. Have A Good Breakfast Before You Start The Day
7. Regularly Connect With Your Peers To Talk About Successes
8. Map Your Progress - There’s Nothing Better Than Seeing Where You Have Come From
9. Reward Yourself For Achieving Goals And Targets
10. Take Time Out To Have Some Fun
11. Relax And Listen To Your Ipod
12. Go For A Walk Or A Run And Get Some Fresh Air
13. Consistently Shake Up Your Routine - Don’t Let Things Get boring
14. Make Your Job Fun
15. Have Goals In Eyesight - A White Board Is Great For This
16. Read Goals Daily Before Starting Work
17. Make Your Goals Public -Now There’s Some Motivation!
18. Visualize Your Goals -Don’t Just Read Them
19. Grab Yourself a Coach
20. Challenge Yourself Constantly
21. Dream Big, Never Stop Dreaming
22. Take Regular Breaks
23. Turn On The Air-Conditioning, Fan or Just Open The Window To Let Some Fresh Air In
24. Have Consequences For Unachieved Goals
25. Remember Why You Are Doing What You Are Doing
26. Make A Collage Of Your Dreams
27. Identify Your Excuses And Have A Response Ready
28. Recognize That Having ‘Down’ Days Is Just Part Of Life
29. Pray
30. Have A Vision For Your Life
31. Fuel Your Passion
32. Read A Motivational Book
33. Help Someone Else Out And Get Your Mind Off Of Yourself
34. Take Advantage Of The Times You Are Highly Motivated
35. Make A List Of Things To Do For The Day
36. Don’t Work In Your Pajamas!
37. Set Your Business Hours And Stick To Them - Even If You Work From Home
38. Make Sure You Are Doing Something You Enjoy
39. Delegate Or Outsource The Jobs You Don’t Like
40.Block Your Means Of Procrastinating (Web Surfing, Emails, etc)
41. Know The Difference Between A Reason And An Excuse
42. Do Something New
43. Have A Competition With Your Friends
44. Listen To Motivational Tapes
45. Make Sure You Are Eating
46. Be Accountable To A Friend
47. Sometimes Just Let Your Mind Wander - Let Creativity Flow
48. Let Past Failures Fuel Your Motivation
49. Get Excited About Your Dreams
50. Teach Others What You Know
51. Take A Holiday
52. Stay Confident And You Will Stay Motivated
52. Ask For Help
53. Read Magazines And Success Stories In Your Field Of Work
54. When You Don’t Feel Like Doing Anything, At Least Do Something
55. Turn The TV Off When You Are Working
56. Set S.M.A.R.T. Goals -Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic And Time Based
57. When You Are Struggling, Focus On The Fun Jobs
58. Feel Good About Yourself
59. Sit Up Straight - Good Posture Promotes Good Breathing
60. Chose Never To Give Up
61. Get Some Sleep - Tiredness Causes Unnecessary Troubles
62. Laugh Often
63. Watch ‘The Secret’
64. Accept That Mistakes Happen
65. Don’t Take Criticism On Your Business Personally
66. Do What You Love And Love What You Do
67. Always Be On The Lookout For Opportunites
68. See Your Competitors As Future Partners
69. Get Angry, Then Do Something About it
70. Have A Clean Workspace
71. Face A Window And Take Time To Look Out It
72. Don’t Get Jealous - Be Happy For Others Success
73. Decide Not To Let Short Term Problems Affect Your Long Term Goals
74. Make Affirmation Statements
75. Get Some Put Plants For Your Office
76. Wear Comfortable Shoes
77. Take A Break And read Your Favourite Blogs
78. Drink Plenty Of Water
79. Aim To Prove Others Wrong
80. Stop And Be Thankful For What You Have
81. Don’t Isolate Yourself
82. Find Successful Role Models To Look Up Too
83. Have A Sense Of Humour
84. Do things Your Way - Don’t Try And Copy Others
85. Have A Favourite Quote To Bring Out On Necessary Occasions
86. Alternate Between Boring Tasks
87. Keeps Your Eyes On The Prize And Don’t Look Back
88.Treat Yourself
89. Don’t Try And Do More Than One Thing At A Time
90. Loser Is Not Your Middle Name So Don’t Tell Yourself You Are One
91. Eat Healthy, Stay Healthy
92. Stay Organized And Keep Processes Simple
93. Believe In Yourself
94. Share Your Achievements
95. Be Patient
96.Think Of All The Hard Work That Would Be Wasted If You Quit Now
97. Make Sure You Have A Balance Between Work & Family/Friends
98. Focus On Now, Don’t Worry About The Future
99. Become Addicted To What You Are Doing
100. Continually Readjust Your Goals Upwards
101. If All Else Fails, Just Think Of The Money!

Harsh? Maybe…Let me explain.

Over the last couple of days I had been complaining to my mother saying that nothing was working for me, and that I just didn’t seem to be having any good ideas or getting any opportunites come my way. It seemed like everyone was making money but me, everyone was getting opportunities but me.
Ever felt like that? 

It got me thinking. All these people making the ‘big dollars’ online did they get lucky? Was it all chocolates and roses?

I went to a friends 18th birthday the other night. It was a good party and all, but I am the typical wall flower, I find big crowds daunting so I usually just chat to the people I know. So here I was talking to a friend of mine who is the typical ‘computer nerd’, now I’m not saying this as a payout he is so smart when it comes to any type of programming.

And I was complaining to him about what I was just saying. I went on saying, Myspace, Youtube, and all the other big websites - they are such simple ideas, why is it that we can never get good ideas. It always seems that everything that we think of has already been done.
You know what my friend said to me?

He said everyone has good ideas - but we usually see them as too hard, or that we don’t have the talent or the money,  the successful people that do make it big see the potential and make it work.

It reminds me of a quote I once read by Thomas Edison:

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
Once I took a hold of that it all started to fall into place!

When my perception changed I started seeing all the opportunities around me, and taking advantage of them.

The friend I was talking to was telling me about a project he was working on, that he wants me to help him with, I have had to offers to help promote ebooks from two different people (people I don’t even know), and things seem to be happening for me.
Change your perception or give up

Which brings me back to my blog title. If you are not seeing the opportunities around you maybe you need to make the perception switch that I made. It is an easy one - all you have to do is look at the offers that look like hard work, and see them as opportunities!

But if that seems to hard, then quit and go and work at McDonalds - I’m sure it is easier!

Who said it was hard to make money online?

I have been reading a lot about ebooks and more importantly writing ebooks for profit, but the thing that kept stopping me was the fact that I did not have the time or patience to write a 60-100 page report on a single topic.

But I have noticed a growing trend towards the purchase of much shorter reports. 1-15 page ebooks that provide a short blast of information on a subject - and they are selling for $7-10.

Now I am just thinking out aloud here, as I have not tested this yet - although I definitely will be! But If you wrote 2 10-15 page reports a month - that is less than one page a day, one blog post, one article (I’m start starting to sound like one of those marketers that validate their high prices by saying ‘for less than the price of a cup of coffee a day you can…)

Think about it, if you blog every day, you would easily be able to produce two reports a month, and if you sold 50 of each report for $10 each there is your $1,000! Simple right?

also think of the potential, if you make the reports into a series, once you have created 6 or 7 of them what is wrong with packaging them into a complete ebook, or package? Plus you will already have a long list of testimonials!

You must be thinking there has to be a catch, it cannot be this simple - and you are right. There is one thing that you absolutely must do to make sure you reports are a success, and that is to make sure you are writing the report on an in-demand topic. You need to have people wanting to find out about what you are writing.

A few places you can look to find out what topics are hot are:
2. Clickbank Marketplace. Go to your preferred topic and look at the top results. Maybe you could make a similar abridged version?

2. Forums. Join forums in your area of interest and find out what people are talking about. If there is a topic that generates a lot of interest and maybe some signs of misunderstanding, you may have found your first report topic.

3. Article directories.Look at their most view articles, as the readers of these articles are you potential customers. Make sure there are a lot of them!4. Yahoo Buzz. This website is great to find out what people are talking about.