| Glenn Beach
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| | First I brainstorm: when have I been able
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| By now you probably understand how
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| | to accomplish any of these things? (take
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| important writing for trade publications
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| | notes) Then it's off to the search
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| is to establishing credibility in the
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| | engines. (take notes; bookmarking and
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| home business world.
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| | copy and paste makes this easy) Now
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| | organize your notes: whatever floats your
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| Remember how you resisted writing those
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| | boat, whether it be lists, outlines, mind
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| reports in school, insisting that you
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| | mapping or freeform writing.
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| would never need to know how to do that
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| | Just keep searching, taking notes and
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| in "real life"? Welcome to the real world
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| | bookmarking until something hits you over
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| of business writing.
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| | the head. "This really might work,
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| Your English teacher gave you the bare
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| | especially if you did this first and then
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| bones: pick a topic, research, take
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| | tried this..." Be patient, it may take a
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| notes, make lists and an outline, write a
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| | little time.
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| rough draft in your own words, rewrite,
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| | Don't copy word for word what another
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| rewrite, rewrite. Don't forget
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| | writer has already written; but on the
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| introductory paragraphs, summaries,
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| | other hand, don't worry about inventing
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| footnotes and bibliographies.
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| | the lightbulb either. If you've done much
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| Thanks to the internet, you can use a
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| | surfing at all, you realize that the
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| search engine, copy and paste, cut and
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| | internet is HUGE, a veritable wasteland.
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| paste, type, cut and paste edit into
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| | The chances of two people reading exactly
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| infinity, include hyperlinks and add your
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| | the same articles or websites and coming
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| resource box at the end.
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| | to exactly the same conclusions are slim.
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| But...you're still stuck on picking a
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| | Any bleary-eyed surfer will THANK you for
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| topic. You feel as imaginative as a two
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| | your arduous research.
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| by four. Start with your own home
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| | And don't rule out your own experiences
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| business, internet marketing, or
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| | and thoughts. I once was dealing with a
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| entrepreneurial problems. Better yet,
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| | problem and was becoming more frustrated
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| start with your journal. You don't keep
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| | and angry by the minute. I finally just
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| one? Here, you can borrow some of my own
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| | dropped it and went for a walk. (You can
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| entries: (better yet, each of these items
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| | substitute any of those things, such as
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| is looking for a foster home)
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| | fishing, that you used to fill in the
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| Didn't want to get out of bed this
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| | blank above).
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| morning.
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| | While walking I was thinking about
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| Turned on the computer and would rather
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| | another situation in my life, was looking
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| play a computer game than work.
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| | at the part of the natural world I was
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| The quiet is driving me crazy...music
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| | walking through, and came to a brilliant
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| would help...now I want to dance...now
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| | conclusion. As soon as it occurred to me,
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| that I'm up, I could vacuum....wonder
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| | I saw that the solution also applied to
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| what's on tv...
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| | the problem I was trying to solve
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| The noise is driving me crazy, I can't
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| | earlier. So you see, sometimes it's good
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| concentrate.
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| | to just follow your instinct and GO
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| Ok, I finally got started. Ten hours
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| | FISHING.
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| later, I just can't stop. I wonder why my
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| | I'll write that all up into an article
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| wife is glaring at me.
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| | some day soon. It's on my list.
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| I can't finish anything--the next new
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| | Meanwhile, I've got a few more ideas I'm
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| project always looks more interesting.
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| | writing up first. Now I can't wait to get
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| Friends call and want to chat, the cats
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| | them all written into articles.
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| want fed, that window needs fixing.
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| | So...there's my topics, my motivation,
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| How do I know when to be persistent and
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| | and my action plan.
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| when to try something else?
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| | If you've followed these steps, thanks to
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| My website has lots of visitors, many
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| | your English teacher, the internet, your
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| don't stay for more than 30 seconds, few
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| | own experiences, and your stumbling
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| sign up.
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| | attempts at writing, you're now an
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| I'd rather be __________ (fill in the
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| | author. But more than that, you've
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| blank): sleeping, golfing, fishing,
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| | learned:
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| watching tv, eating, reading, swimming.
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| | - how to set yourself a goal: new
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| Now let's turn that list into a list of
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| | affiliate signups;
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| how-to's. I need to learn how to: get
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| | - a strategy: making your name familiar
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| enough sleep; stay focused; identify
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| | or establishing yourself as an expert;
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| goals, strategies and action plans;
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| | - and an action plan: write an article,
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| develop credibility among friends and
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| | submit it to dozens of websites, post it
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| family; identify success (measurable
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| | on your own website, maybe even add a few
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| results?); make my website more sticky;
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| | guest articles and start up a newsletter.
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| encourage prospects to become active
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| | Then start over at the beginning...and
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| affiliates; balance work and pleasure;
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| | don't forget how important it is to take
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| plan my day; stay motivated... and so on.
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| | time out for fishing.
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