I’m rich beyond my wildest dreams
… unfortunately my dreams weren’t very wild.
- Author unknown

Do you have goals for your business? Do you have goals for your life?
Or are you getting further away from your glory and personal success?
One thing can be said: if you are waiting, hesitating…
you can miss getting out of business what really helps you improve your life.
What will give you energy and inspire you to shape your future?
Do you have dreams to fulfill?

I loved the internet since the first time I saw it. And when I started making good money online in 2001, when I had an e commerce shop and made $1500 in revenues, and still being a student. I sold Hello Kitty products online, that I imported from Asia, and 75% of my clients were in the US. I woke up every morning and saw all the closed sales that were done while I was sleeping. Really, that was the best start of my day. And I would like you to have that too!

Do you like to grow your business with 50% in 2009? Tell me, how much money do you want to earn?
More and more people want to be on the internet to grow their business, as it does not matter where you are and when you are. It’s just there, 24/7. And everybody has access to you and your services whenever -they- feel like it.

What does your (business)life look like in 5 years?
(choose one or the other)
1. Self-employed <-> employed
2. Work by yourself <-> Work in a team
3. Steadily grow my business <-> take risks that could pay off (or not)
4. Hire people <-> be on my own
5. Work at home <-> get/have office space
6. Local clients <-> national clients <-> global clients
7. Work routine <-> work whenever I want to
8. Work more <-> work less
9. Keep doing what I do and get better at it <-> change my products/services
10. I grow my business according to the inflation rate <-> I triple my business income

While thinking about each of these, just focus on the business that you have right now. You might want to add new things to your life that might eat up time to focus on your company. And that’s not bad at all, as long as you consciously choose to slow down your current business and make a decision. There could be all different reasons for this, getting kids, hobbies, education, new large clients, or other new interests that you develop.

Another thing you can see from the list, is that there are so many more things important than just a monetary goal. Making money is important and without it – a business is less fun, but that can count for many other items on the list. What would you do if your work time is out of balance? Or when you are a teamplayer and you work at home with no-one around? Motivate yourself and make sure your environment is stimulating for you to perform at your best.

I am excited that you are still here with me! Now you have started the thought process about your goals and maybe already defined goals. To reach your goals, its time to look at the product, the services and the core of all that is *you*. We will cover this in the next issues. Stay tuned!