Profit Swami

Profit Swami Tactics & Strategies from a Self-Made Millionaire & Online Entreprenuer

Aug 30 2010

“What if You Had to Start from Scratch Again?”

“What if You Had to Start from Scratch Again?”

That’s a question I’ve been asked before, and I never really knew how to answer it until this year.

Because this year I had to START AGAIN FROM SCRATCH.

Anik and I parted our ways, I’m no longer doing PPC Classroom (was great while it lastest! :) )

Google had shut down my Adwords account because I was an affiliate.

So everything I have talked about this on this blog was suddenly being put to the test.

Do you get rich by luck, being at the right time at the right place, or is it really a combination of mindset and having the right (easily learnable) skills?

If market conditions drastically changed (as they did), could I get it all back?

Does you success depend on the inside, or the outside conditions?

Before I tell you what I discovered, let me tell you a little about my journey….

Now over the last 9 months I’ve tried many different strategies and approaches to building a new business and getting my 7-figure income back.

Many of the approaches FAILED. But I kept pushing forward – NO MATTER WHAT.

I was a 100% committed to success.

And NO it wasn’t easy. Starting from scratch will never be easy. In fact the experience shook me to my CORE.

And YES, I now have a new business (outside of IM) that’s booming and I’m on track to hit my old income level in a few months.

ONCE YOU HAVE THE MINDSET AND SKILLSET YOUR CAN DUPLICATE YOUR SUCCESS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

Once you have your wealth thermostat set at being a millionaire, you can lose it all, and come right back.

Another thing I’ve learned is that being a 100% committed and taking MASSIVE ACTION in the face of failure is the #1 KEY to SUCCESS.

No matter what the results, you have to keep CHANGING your STRATEGY until you ACHIEVE YOUR GOAL.

Bookmark and Share
Aug 18 2010

“Try Not. Do or Do Not.”

That’s what Yoda said to Luke when he was trying to use his mind to lift the spacecraft out of the water!

There’s an important lesson in that. I hear so many people say “I’ll try.” or “I’ll give it a shot.”

Let me be blunt: IF YOU’RE GONNA “TRY” DON’T FREAKING BOTHER.

If you’re goal is to build your own business and get free from you job, it’s gonna take EVERYTHING you’ve got.

Either commit to it 100% or don’t waste your time. If you’re not gonna give it your 100% your better off working harder at your job so you can get that mickey mouse promotion and make an extra whopping $20k/year.

SERIOUSLY, if your goal is to TRY then PLEASE don’t waste your time.

When I started my business I committed 100% and told myself “THIS is it, I’m either gonna make this work, or I’m gonna die. PERIOD.”

DO YOU HAVE THAT LEVEL OF COMMITMENT?

If you don’t you gotta find something that you’re willing to fight and die for.

Is it your family?

Is it your freedom?

It’s probably not money, you gotta find something BIGGER.

When you find THAT, and you make a do or die commitment to make your success a reality, then NOTHING ON THIS EARTH WILL STOP YOU.

Bookmark and Share
Aug 16 2010

Taking Action and Momentum

I want to do a quick follow up to my last post.

I was talking with my business partner today and he made an EXCELLENT POINT : “Hardest part about taking action is getting started, once I get started it’s much easier to keep going.”

And it’s SO TRUE.

There’s a saying : Motion creates emotion.

Once you just get started-REGARDLESS of how you feel-your level of motivation will go UP and help you push through whatever task you’re doing.

Once you get started, you start building momentum. Staying persistent and consistent will keep that momentum going.

SO JUST GET STARTED ALREADY.

And don’t look back! :)

Bookmark and Share
Aug 15 2010

Stop Being a Wimp

I talk a lot about mindset, strategy, affirmations, visualization all that good stuff. But for most of you that’s NOT the CORE problem.

Liston…lack of consistent persistent ACTION towards their goal is the #1 FACTOR holding people back from success.

Here’s the TOP 5 BIGGEST BULLSHIT excuses I hear from people:

  1. “Amit, I’m scared!” What, you think I’m never scared? Everyone has fear, the key to winning in life is to act IN SPITE OF FEAR. If you let fear control you and you never get out of your comfort zone, you’ll never amount to anything in life.
  2. “I can only put some much time and energy into this, because (insert bullshit excuse). I’ll give it a try.” WOW! You think I had no other obligation or all the time in the world when I was first building my business. I don’t care what your situation is you gotta give it your 100%, or don’t bother. Don’t try, either do it, or don’t do it.
  3. “Amit, it’s just too hard, I can’t do this!” Anything worth accomplishing in life is gonna be “hard”. It’s the hard stuff that separates the men from the boys. If that’s what’s stopping you then you’re pathetic.
  4. “I’m feeling really down. I’ve tried and it didn’t work. I don’t want to set myself up for disappointment again.” Listen princess, if you want to be rich and successful in life, you better be prepared for MASSIVE disappointments along the way. I’ve faced it time and time again. It’s a small price to pay. If your willing to act, REGARDLESS of how you feel, nothing will stop you!
  5. “Amit, my spouse/friends/family told me I’m crazy/it won’t work/you’re wasting your time. I’m afraid of what people will think.” Welcome to the club, when I first started NO ONE believed in me. Those close to me laughed and thought I was living in La-La Land. If you let other people’s opinion of your life control you, then who’s life are you living? And if they’ve never amounted to anything, should be really be taking their advice?

Know your purpose, and follow your heart.

Bookmark and Share
Aug 1 2010

Complete Guide: How to Get Anything You Want in Life

I was looking through some of my older posts that I did last year and I thought I’d do something really useful and cool.

I’ve compiled all the posts from my “How to Get Anything You Want in Life” Series into this post.

I HIGHLY recommend you read through each and every post. I actually just re-read them myself!

Enjoy! :)

HOW TO GET ANYTHING YOU WANT IN LIFE

Part 1: The 3 Critical KEYS to Success

Part 2 : Write out Your Vision

Part 3 : Create Your Vision Board

Part 4: Experience Your Vision

Part 5: Your Belief Level & The Catalyst to Success

Part 6 : Programming Your Subconscious

Part 7 : The 4 Letter Word

Part 8 : Free Report on Time Management & Productivity

Part 9 : Free Report on How to Make More & Work Less

Bookmark and Share
  • 2 Comments... Speak up!
  • RSS
  •  
  • Re-Tweet This Post
Jul 30 2010

The Power of FOCUS

First off, thanks for the encouraging comments! I’ve been 100% focused on launching a new business the last 6 months. Yes, thing are finally taking off now, PLEW! (I’l do post on that later!)

Anyways…

I was talking to my wife yesterday and she brought up a GREAT point regarding the ability to focus and success in life.

That is, the MORE you can focus in, and get in the zone, in your business, in your marriage, with your health, or just about anything else in life the more likely you are to succeed.

I’m NOT talking about self-discipline here, I’m actually talking about the ability to get so FOCUSED on the task at hand and let the whole world around you just become a blur.

The MORE you can focus :

  1. The MORE productive you’ll be
  2. What you produce will be of MUCH higher quality
  3. Dramatically increases your ability to absorb information and learn
  4. You’ll build MOMENTUM and come up with breakthroughs and ideas you never would have otherwise

Now here’s the PROBLEM: a lot of you (and you KNOW WHO YOU ARE) can’t focus for more than 30 seconds without getting distracted.

Why is this?

Well, let me see, you’ve:

  1. 2 chat boxes open
  2. the TV running in the background
  3. been trying to do 3 things at once
  4. a baby’s crying and spousing calling you
  5. people texting you on your iphone
  6. new updates on twitter and facebook

We live in a world where we are constantly bombarded with information and distractions 24/7. All of these distractions and non-stop multi-tasking are killing our ability to focus 100% on ONE THING and do it REALLY well.

“So Amit, this all sound great, but how the heck do I get in focus?”

Listen up…

Focus is mental muscle that you’re gonna have to build. Here’s a few steps I suggest you follow to get started:

#1 ISOLATION

Find a place and time to work for at least 2 hours a day where you can COMPLETELY ELIMINATE DISTRACTIONS. That means, no TV, no chat, no email, no SMS, NOTHING except whatever specific important task you need to get done.

#2 MEDITATION

The best way to improve your mental focus is to start meditating on a daily basis. You’ll see a big difference with just 20-30 minutes a day. You won’t believe how hard it is to sit still and think about nothing for just 20-30 minutes!

#3 LIMIT MULTITASKING

Find 2 1-hour blocks of time each day to do all your multitasking (ie chatting with 4 people while checking email, and twittering or whatever!) You’re goal is to eventually reduce this to just 1 hour per day.

Make a commitment to do this for 30 days straight and you’ll be AMAZED at what you accomplish! :)

Bookmark and Share
Jul 27 2010

UNREAL: The Rocky Story

A friend of mine just shared this with me and I gotta tell you, I WAS BLOWN AWAY.

Liston to Tony Robbins tell the Sylvester Stallone (aka Rocky) Story…

Bookmark and Share
Oct 21 2009

Just in Time Versus Just in Case Learning

just in case learningI’m down with pinkeye today! Must have caught it while I was in Acadia National Park this last weekend in Maine (absolutely beautiful park by the way, highly recommended visiting).

So I’ll make this quick…

I want to talk about a critically important strategy when it comes to learning. The SCARY fact is most people have it all wrong.

Here’s what the typical newbie looking to make money online does:

  1. See an exciting product some guru is promoting.
  2. Buys the product thinking : “Oh this is GREAT. I may not do this now, but I should know it and I may need it in the future.”
  3. Goes through a few modules of the product then jumps on to the next hot product launch. Yeah, some people go through the ENTIRE product, but as I’m about to explain it doesn’t make much difference either way.

Sound eerily familiar to some of you?

Going through courses because “I might need ‘em later” is called Just in Case Learning. You’re learning it (if you actually go through the course) just in case you might need it.

I’ll tell you right now if that’s your strategy for building your online business YOU’RE DEAD IN THE WATER.

All of the successful entrepreneurs that I’ve ever met (and little ‘ol me) use this strategy for learning…

When I purchase an IM product I have a VERY specific goal in mind, I want to learn a specific skill or strategy from that product that I need to learn in my business at that time.

For example, I went through Frank Kern’s Mass Control before Anik and I launched PPC Classroom 2.0 last Oct. I wanted to learn the specific product launch and selling strategy detailed in that course.

This is called Just in Time Learning, that is, learning a particular skill or strategy at the time you need it in your business.

This is a WAY more powerful way to learn because not only is the information fresh in your brain before you apply it, going through a IM product with the MINDSET and MOTIVATION of how you’re going to immediately apply the strategies to your business takes your learning to a WHOLE NEW LEVEL.

Plus, by immediately applying what you’ve just learned you hardwire the information into your brain. One of the best ways of learning something is doing it. Which is why you had to do homework in school!

The BEST way of really mastering something is teaching it, and that’s one of my motivations for doing this blog! :)

Bookmark and Share
Oct 15 2009

Secret of Financial Risk Management: Key to Building Long Term Wealth

Shilpi and I are headed to Acadia National Park up in Maine this weekend. We need a little vacation from city life and this is a perfect time to do it (except it’s a BIT cold right now!)

I decided to do a second video on risk management because it’s so freakin’ important that you get this right.

Here’s what you need to understand: there’s a BIG difference between making money and KEEPING it.

Disclaimer: I’m NOT a licensed financial advisor or attorney, seek professional advice before doing anything.

Watch this video now, comment and tell me what you think…

Bookmark and Share
  • 8 Comments... Speak up!
  • RSS
  •  
  • Re-Tweet This Post
Oct 13 2009

The Power of Daily Incremental Improvement

You know when I look back to the person I was back in 2002 when I first started my journey towards financial freedom and wealth, I’m a TOTALLY different person today then I was then.

I’ve grown so much over the years, and I didn’t do it overnight as some people will tell you you can. It’s was a gradually incremental process.

It’s not the big deals, or “lucky” breaks, but the little thing you do everyday that are REALLY the key to massive success.

Watch this video to see what I mean…(comment and tell me what you think):

Bookmark and Share
  • Top Commentators

  • Featured Video

  • Controversial Posts

  • Featured Photos

  • Categories