professional goalsSo you heard about goal setting and maybe have even written down your business and professional goals already.  To take it one step further, maybe you are one of the very few who reviews their goals regularly — monthly, weekly, or even daily.  So why do so many people never achieve their goals?Here’s 3 very specific reasons why that you may have not thought about recently…

1. Are Your Professional Goals Even YOURS?

What do I mean by that question?  Well let’s see…

I don’t know about you, but when I was growing up, my parents wanted me to pursue one of three careers – either to be a lawyer, a doctor, or an engineer.  And so with that type of upbringing, guess what type of professional goals I had in my head while in high school?  Exactly!  I graduated as an engineer and worked in that field for the next 7 years out of college.

Now I set pretty high professional goals in that field, for example… I set a goal to become one of the best young engineers in my firm.  I achieved that.  Then I set a goal to become a lead engineer, then a project engineer… I achieved those as well.  Then I set bigger goals, like someday having my own engineering firm, an owner employing other engineers… then BANG!  A road block.  For some reason, I felt like I had a foot on the brake… then I realized, hey… I was not going after something I really wanted.  It was actually a goal of my dad’s!  I was going after something that I thought I had to do… but deep inside, I really didn’t want to go after it.

One of the hidden reasons why so many people are not achieving their professional goals is because… it’s actually NOT THEIRS!  Think about it… maybe you’re in the same boat right now.

2. Are Your Professional Goals Outdated?

The next set of incorrect professional goals are outdated goals you don’t really want anymore. For example, let’s say you’re a lawyer… and a very successful one as well.  Right out of law school, you set a goal to become a managing partner at a very prestigious law firm.  And you have achieved it… you’ve arrived!  Then as the years go by, you’ve noticed that you are not enjoying your work or career anymore.  You’re overworked, you don’t get to spend anytime with your wife and kids, you even work weekends!  You become dull, and maybe even grouchy amongst your peers.

So where’s all the satisfaction now of achieving your goals?  Maybe at one time you did go after your professional goals… you told yourself you had to do it, but now maybe it’s something you don’t want to do anymore.  It’s OUTDATED!  But since you’re so comfortable in the same old routine and the familiarity of everything in your professional life, you don’t even step back to take a really close look at what you really want NOW.  Whatever the reason, you’re inner or outer circumstances have changed but you’re still on the treadmill you created for yourelf… running after something you don’t really want anymore.  The question is: Do you still really want this or perhaps you’ve just held on to it for so long that you “think” you still want it?

Hmmm…. something you should really think about.

professional goals 23. Do You Have IMPOSSIBLE Business or Professional Goals?

Now the third reason why you are not achieving your professional goals is because… they are IMPOSSIBLE to achieve!  What do I mean by that?  Well, it’s exactly what I just said… it just cannot be done PERIOD!  If you’re in business, maybe one of your professional goals is ‘complete customer satisfaction’.  Now this may sound like a worthy goal to go after, and maybe you even think that this is the key to success in your business.  But how the heck can you achieve ‘complete’ customer satisfaction with all of your customers?  There’s just too many variables to consider, too many circumstances that can happen, and too many things out of your own control.

Here’s another example… make a $1 million in one year.  Now to a very select few, this goal is not impossible.  But to the vast majority who have not even made a six-figure income in one year yet, this is impossible!  Here’s a question… why would someone sabotage themselves by setting an impossible goal for themselves?

Now here’s the thing about impossible professional goals that I want to point out… these type of goals you make are normally not made on the conscious level.  I don’t want to get too deep here… but the key point I want to make is that alot of times impossible goals lie in the subconscious mind.  And too many people unknowingly set themselves up for failure when they set out impossible goals and don’t achieve them.

And there you have it… 3 reasons why people don’t achieve their business and professional goals.  This also holds true for personal goals as well.  So take some time to examine if you have hidden, no-longer-valid goals.  And if you do have them… let them go and set some new goals that you really want to go after that are worth your time and efforts.

To Your Success,
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Article Marketing StrategyYou must have an article marketing strategy in place if you plan on writing articles with the hope of making any money from them. To increase your chances of making money by just creating articles or other web content, here are some tips that you can use to make your articles more attractive to your target market.

Use Keywords For Your Article Marketing Strategy

The first thing to keep in mind for your article marketing strategy is that the way you create new content to promote is no different than content you create for your own blog or website. The use of keywords and key phrases that your target market is looking for is crucial for each article you write. These keywords are the way your readers and Google will locate you thus giving your website the traffic you desire. So careful selection of your keyword is a MUST for article marketing strategy. You should learn how to track and look for these keywords by researching sites that are ranking on the first page of Google. Once you find the right keywords to use for your article, you can now submit your article to the best sites to increase your chances in ranking for those keywords.

Ideas For Your Article Marketing Strategy

If writing is not one of your natural skills, or think your writing is not good enough, or maybe you just don’t want to write at all, then you probably have to spend time reading and studying some of the best articles that are published on article submission sites. Most article publication websites provide a categorized list of their highly-recommended articles that you can choose from. As you go through these top-rated articles, you will be able to observe and get ideas on how the authors attack and construct their article content. Remember to take note of how they lead a visitor all the way down the resource box at the bottom of the page and direct to their desired landing page (which is usually their own website).

The articles that you will be attracted to are most likely written in brief, precise paragraphs that use conversational language – meaning to say, they do not use complicated phrases that a normal person would not understand. Don’t make your readers feel like they are reading a college thesis or a dissertation. Your readers will immediately lose interest, and you don’t want that to happen.

Just simply create material that is not too crowded with words. Keeping your article direct to the point will make your content easy to understand and maybe even enjoyable to read. Also, don’t put links for your website or any other products at the main body of your article because chances are it may be declined once you submit to the article directories. Instead just place your links within your author’s bio or resource box at the bottom of the article.

Use Eye-Catching Headlines

Don’t expect that every visitor will seriously spend time reading your articles. Most people do not read every word in your article, and most of the time they’re only after some particular and relevant phrases and expressions that are necessary to their immediate problems. Knowing this, your choice of headlines and sub-headlines throughout your article is critical to keep the interest of your readers. Eye-catching titles are very important in article marketing strategy, so make sure you put some time thinking about them for your article to be effective.

** HINT: Another tip for your article marketing strategy is to use bullet points if possible. They make an article more attractive and easier to read especially for those who are just skimming web content throughout the internet.

Construction of The Main Body of Your Articles

As you write your articles, remember that being ‘specific’ is a good article marketing strategy. What I mean is create content that revolves around a single specific topic. This is usually your chosen keyword that you will focus on when you do your SEO (or search engine optimization).

Make sure your keyword phrases are spread throughout your article – once at the beginning of your article, a few times inside the main body of your content, and one last time in the last paragraph. You typically want to put in your keyword phrase once every 100 words or so of your content.

professional article marketingKeep in mind that alot of people surf the internet looking for answers to problems or questions they may have. So when you write your article, make sure your content provides enough value so your reader will scroll down to the bottom of the page to get more information from you. That’s where your author bio or resource box is there for right? To drive your readers to your own website. Your resource box will normally contain a call to action, motivating a reader to click through for further information. This is the part of your content where you can put your website info, lead capture page, or sales page.

Even if you’re just writing to be noticed by search engines, you must still keep in mind that a real person will be the one reading your articles, and only a real person will decide if they want to do business with you.

You will notice that as you create more and more articles, the easier it gets for you to write content. Part of article marketing strategy is to always monitor articles and track which ones are getting read the most and driving the most traffic to your websites. That way you can come up with more effective articles by using the same technique or by posting similar topics as your top rated articles.

When you’re done with your article, you can rewrite it and submit it to thousands of other article directories. It’s advisable to rewrite them to make sure that each article is unique for every article directory you’re submitting to. It will be necessary for you to make this a part of your article marketing strategy.

If you submit the same article content throughout the internet, Google will only index 1 copy of your article and ignore the rest. Then you just wasted your time promoting your article to all the directories. Rewriting articles is easy these days. Just use one of the many software tools available to ‘spin’ the article. By spinning the article, you are essentially re-writing it with just a click of a button. So make sure you invest in a good article spinning software.

If you’re serious about making money through article marketing, bottom line… you have to make your articles count. By following these tips for your article marketing strategy, you are ahead of the game already. For more strategies on marketing your business online, make sure you get this FREE REPORT that exposes 77 powerful ways to generate traffic to any site without spending a single cent on advertising.

 

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