My Daily Routine

As an Internet marketer and network marketer I'm constantly educating and improving myself by reading, listening and learning as many different books, audios and courses as I possibly can.

A long time ago, I realised I was in charge of my own life and if I don't build myself up with as much great knowledge as I can, then I won't succeed in my major goal in life.

There are so many different skills to learn in this industry but you have to take it one step at a time and implement everything you learn.

Here's a list of topics/ skills I am personally learning at present. I'm either learning these or they are on my learning waiting list for when I have enough time!

• Goal Setting – (Brian Tracy, Goals – Book)
• Project Management (David Allen, Getting Things Done – Book)
• Personality types – (Michael Dlouhy, Color To Success – Online Audio's)
• 5 Pillars of Network Marketing – Learning the 5 pillars each Network Marketing company needs to make it successful. (Michael Dlouhy, 5Pillars)
• Think and Grow Rich (Napoleon Hill – Book)
• 30 minutes of meditation each day
• 30 minutes of health/ spiritual reading each day

The list above is what I am currently reading and learning from. My typical day usually consists of:

07.00-09.00 – Affirmations, Vizualization, breathing exercises, breakfast, spending time with my partner, 45 minutes reading Think and Grow Rich.
09.00-11.00 – Blog posts/ Record video
11.00-11.30 – Break (Switch off and forget about everything)
11.30-13.30 – Social Networking, emails, replying to people, posting on walls, groups etc
13.30-14.00 – (Switch off and forget about everything)
14.00-16.00 – Learn something about Network Marketing. Usually 5 pillars, personality types or persuasion
16.00-17.00 – Relax
17.00-20.00 – Teach, train and help others
20.00-22.00 – Spend quality time with my partner
22.00-23.00 – Read/ Relax/ Unwind

That is my ideal day. I sometimes mix the sessions up, but I try to learn various network marketing techniques, ideas, persuasion, NLP, personality types etc for about 2 hours per day. I read an organizational, goal setting or self help book in the morning and then read 30 mins of a nutrition, health or spiritual book in the evening.

My main content session is first thing in the morning where I write a blog post and record a video, followed by my social networking session where I make contact with people to speak with in the evening.

I then speak to, train and help other people learn how to become successful network marketers and build a successful business in the evening.

I'm also learning about:

• YouTube Marketing
• Facebook Marketing
• MySpace Marketing
• Public Speaking
• NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming)
• Copywriting (writing sales letters)
• Google Adwords

You never 'get there', and will always be learning. I feel that if I'm not learning, then I'm not growing and I'm losing the race to the top.

I've always had a small fear of public speaking so I'm also working on conquering that. I'm taking personal tuition, going to Toast Masters International and going to local Meet Up groups. I'm also getting married next year so I have to prepare for my speech

I know if I can personally master public speaking, it will help me no end with my presentation skills, trainings, webinars and seminars and will propel me and my business to the next level.

NLP is something I've always enjoyed. It helps me understand other people, how we all fit together, what makes us tick, what motivates us, how to set goals and understand our style of learning etc. It's also helped me with my rapport building and relationship skills over the years.

I'm attending an 8 day full time NLP Practitioner course in December which I'm very much looking forward to. I then hope to do the master practitioner course in the future which will then help me with life coaching and teaching others how to achieve their goals and dreams.

I'm learning to drive at present also, which takes up 2 hours of my week! 31 years old and never learned to drive

So there you go, I'm doing a lot of things in my life at present and when I add my other online business into the mix, things can get a little hectic. Now you know why I'm learning more about organization and goal setting! Mainly to keep me sane.

I sometimes wonder how I ever had a full time job 5 years ago. I wouldn't have the time to fit it in now.

So, if you've got a full time job, a family and you are trying to make money online, just take it one step at a time. Learn in your spare time, in the car, in your lunch break and weekends. Make friends with other network marketers through the social networks such as Facebook, youtube and myspace and speak to them on a regular basis. Learn as much as you can from others who have already succeeded.

Yes, it is a long learning curve and can be a balancing act at times but we all have to do what we can, when we can.

You've seen how I manage my day, so I suggest you plan your days in advance and stick to your routine. This way, you aren't wasting any of that precious time.

When you are with your husband, wife, or family then switch off from work and enjoy being with them! Minimize distraction and interuptions and focus as much as you can on one single task at hand.

If you need any help, advice, or just want to chat about anything network marketing, Internet or life related, just drop me an email through my contact form above. Or Skype me – gavmountford

I am here to build relationships with people and I don't care if you are a multi millionaire, or work full time, have a family of 5 and are trying to make a 2nd income online. Just contact me! I'm not going to judge you and I want to meet other people to learn from and help.

Cheers

Gavin