I recently released a new E-Guide called –
“Master Your Mindset: Productivity And Mindset
Training For Professional Bloggers”
You can purchase the guide from here –
Master Your Mindset Order Page
For a long time I’ve wanted to have a resource like this available. I am very excited to finally publish it.
My writing here on Yaro.Blog is very mindset-centric. While techniques are great, and I know a lot of people read other blogs specifically to learn about practical things you can do using the latest web tools, I tend to focus more on the thought process and the strategy behind your decisions.
It’s in my nature to constantly reflect on what I am doing and why I do it. I may even go too far sometimes, enjoying the contemplation and self-analysis process more than actually implementing. I am my own most interesting subject after all, as you are no doubt for yourself.
I believe raising your awareness is critical to find success online as an entrepreneur. Unfortunately most people who start online have such little awareness of what they are trying to do or how anyone else does it, they assume it’s just a handful of “tricks” that lead to making an income.
This often leads to bitterness and resentment when they fail — and a whole lot of distrust of others who do have success — because they believe there are forces outside of their control that conspire to stop them from succeeding. It’s as if there are secrets or advantages that other people have and you don’t.
My belief is that the only “secret” or advantage you really gain is from developing your inner mindset.
Since what happens on the outside is born from what is going on inside your head, you really need to work on the source of all your results first.
Mindset As A Productivity Tool
The more I studied the activities of successful people, the more I began to realise that productivity isn’t anything to do with using tools or techniques, it’s actually an aspect of your mindset.
Productivity is a very simple thing in principle. You do the smartest activities for what you want, in the right order, at the right time.
The problem is that we spend so much time doing the wrong activities in the wrong order at the wrong times.
All of this comes down to choice.
Most of us want certain things and have at least some idea of how we might get them, but we make decisions that are not congruent with these goals.
The motivation behind poor choices often stems from emotional issues, or poor energy management patterns, or bad influences around us that create conditions for failure if we make them our source of guidance (for example an unsuccessful peer group).
These things can be overcome if you have a rock solid mindset. Like all skills though, we are not naturally born with super-strong mindset, we have to work on it and build the muscle.
When your mindset is strong, you will make better choices and reap rewards, which will feed you with positive reinforcement, further supporting more good decisions.
The most challenging time is right at the start. You haven’t built up the mindset muscle yet and you don’t have any results that can give you positive reinforcement.
Positive reinforcement is vital. You can only go so far on willpower alone. At some point you need to see results, which will make your mindset stronger.
The fact is, early on you are mostly alone. You will face constant setbacks, you don’t have resources built up or a track record to fall back on – it’s not easy!
Mindset 101
I strongly recommend mindset training as one of the very first areas you focus on when starting out online.
Actually I think it should be the NUMBER ONE area you focus on first.
Forget about techniques, or systems or strategies or anything practical.
You have to turn inside, figure out how to make sure you are tuned for success and ready to take the battering that is going to come your way.
By studying mindset first you will also have a huge advantage when it comes to productivity.
You will be better able to spot the best activities for you to begin with. You will know your own strengths and weaknesses and understand what you need to improve first.
Knowing what you need to do, what order you should do it in and developing quality personal productivity habits, will manifest positive business results sooner rather than never.
I honestly wish someone had said this to me when I started.
I spent so much time focusing all my energy on figuring out what kind of business I wanted to run. I looked at techniques and systems and believed that the secret was in them.
That’s just not true.
Systems and techniques are tools that work in the hands of a person who is ready to use them and does so for long enough to get a result.
Unfortunately most people bring a poor mindset into the equation and focus more on just “making money” as really the only mindset.
That is not a strong attitude to have because as soon as you see there is work involved, and work you don’t want to do, you won’t last long, especially when you don’t see any money coming in.
Mindset Plus Action
Of course balance is needed. Studying yourself can become addictive.
People who are into personal development can sometimes fall into a world where you spend all day running personality tests or reading up on why you are the way you are, but fail to translate all of that inner work to outer results.
This is why I believe mindset training should be linked to desired outcomes.
Think of it like niche marketing. You don’t want to go too broad or it can become difficult to see how to apply what you are learning.
What you need is mindset training that is closely linked to what you are trying to do. Yes there are good sound general principles, but there is always a more granular interpretation of them specific to what you are working on today.
For example, the 80/20 Rule is a fantastic all around principle to apply to you entire life. However if you are attempting to use a blog to build a following online, then sell a training product to make money, doesn’t it make sense to look at how the 80/20 rule can be applied to that activity?
You can probably guess where I am heading with this…
The whole point of creating my new Mindset E-Guide was to focus on this aspect of your online success, but specifically apply it to building a profitable blog.
By focusing on this niche area of professional blogging mindset I can better serve you, since I have spent more than the last decade studying and practicing it myself and working with thousands of other bloggers.
It also means I can make it much more actionable for you. I can translate the mindset concepts into techniques you can apply as you grow your online blogging business.
Of course it is still mindset training. You are not going to find me talking about the latest Facebook marketing techniques, or how to effectively guest post for traffic, etc, in this guide.
It’s all about how to think better and get more results, yet work fewer hours.
I know by reading my guide and listening to the audios you will have a collection of the most powerful mindset concepts that are directly applicable to blogging and selling information products online. If that is what you are attempting to do, then this is a must-have training package.
For more details head to the information page you will be able to read all about the guide, purchase it and download it immediately afterwards.
Master Your Mindset Order Page
On that page in the sidebar I’ve also placed some sample training audios I created for this package and some sample pages from the guide itself. These are completely free and a good taste of what the full package offers.
I look forward to hearing what you think of the guide. If you have any questions about it before purchasing, feel free to ask me as comment replies to this article.
Yaro Starak
Mastering Mindset
P.S. My affiliate program is active again too!
Fantastic, Yaro.
I agree, having the right mindset is an extremely important aspect of building a successful online business and “lifestyle”.
That’s exactly why I failed online for so many years.
I was too focused on the “making money” part rather truly setting out to help others through my journey – which is what I specifically focus on now.
I’m sure that your ebook is going to be radical and I’m definitely on the waiting list. 🙂
This isn’t my first time visiting your blog, Yaro; however it is my first time leaving a comment.
I just want to say that you’re doing a great job here and the content that you deliver is always top notch. I appreciate all that you do and all the effort that you put forth to help us. 🙂
I’ll be sure to share this piece with my social circle.
Keep the great content coming and I look forward to connecting with you more soon. 🙂
Ti
Hi Ti,
Thanks for leaving your first ever comment! I hope it is the first of many.
I opened up the page to the e-guide and already six people have bought over the weekend so far, which is great.
I’ll be talking about it in my newsletter and in another blog post this week and hopefully to many more people over the years to come as I want to spread this message far and wide.
I really do think mindset is absolutely vital and this guide is a great way to lay a solid foundation for someone new to this way of thinking.
Thanks again for your kind feedback!
Yaro
Hi.. its nice principle. i remember when my teacher told me that success start from mind. indeed, i found the similarity here.. thanks Yaro
Your teacher was right Arif 🙂
Yaro
Hi Yaro,
You mentioned a lot of great points up there. I think that sometimes the mindset is evolving or in the making too. Like how a young entrepreneur who has just started might not necessarily have ALL the mindset needed to succeed but over time as he progresses and experiences more things along the journey then he’d be able to shape his mindset and character etc. Anyways, good stuff as usual.
I totally agree Raymond. I spent a lot of time in my twenties thinking about mindset. If there is one thing I wish I did earlier, it was to realise how important this aspect is and actually study it more proactively rather than try and figure it out myself.
In many areas I am a slow learner and I think this is one of them. Thankfully I started young so it will benefit me for the rest of my life.
Yaro
I heard about this through Twitter, the price seemed fair and so I bought it, so far I’ve only listened to the audio and read the first few pages of the book, but I can definitely say it’s already been worth it. Now I’m going through Yaro’s blog reading up on what I’ve missed.
If you have an Internet business, then this stuff is crucial to understand and execute on a daily basis. I’m working in plenty of the tips into my own lifestyle.
Great stuff Yaro, keep up the good work!!
Hi Oli, thanks so much for coming back here and leaving your feedback. It’s great to know my guide is helping you already!
Yaro
Hi Yaro
Been reading your blog and listening to your podcasts for the last two years, of which I find very informative and very motivating!
Mindset for me boils down to focus, motivation, pain avoidance and anticipated results. Whether it be in blogging, starting an off-line business or practicing a sport to better your skill level without the proper mindset the desired result rarely happens. For example: i could have the motivation to start a project, but there is some sort of “inner struggle/pain” that disrupts my full effort to to get to the end result. Take cold calling for clients as an example of this – fear of the phone holds many entrepreneurs back from reaching their full business success.
Interesting post!
Yaro, thanks!
Chris
Hi Chris,
So true, I can’t say I want to use the phone at all to get clients, especially being an introvert…but I bet I am missing out because of that.
Thank god for blogging is all I can say!
Yaro
Hey Yaro,
Very true about mindset, it is so important and something I have struggled with in the past. I’m in the process of building up my success mindset and putting strategies in place to be the foundation of everything I do. I will be buying your guide with my August ‘Learning Fund’.
It would be fantastic to learn from you, who has gone through the struggles and come out the other end as a successful and influential Internet marketer. 🙂
Thanks.
Hi Ben,
I like that you have a learning fund, that is a good idea.
I tend to buy things to study when it’s relevant for what I want to do.
For example I recently bought Terry Dean’s new email marketing course and I have Andre Chaperon’s too, ready to study before I start building my new email newsletter autoresponder sequence.
Good luck with your projects!
Yaro
Very true Yaro.
I used to buy every ‘opportunity’ system that came on WSO’s and such, but I’ve slowly weaned out of that addiction and have started working on limited areas. Working on mindset, strengths that I can bring to my business and actually creating and marketing information products. Once I finish the basics, I’ll go deeper into each area, ie. better sales copywriting, email marketing, video marketing etc.
Great to hear about your focus on buying products when you need them. I guess maturity as an Internet marketer helps you stay focussed, and these sort of things are what I treasure reading your blog and your experiences.
Thanks heaps for your reply. 🙂
So in line with my work on my mindset and goalsetting, I will be buying your mindset guide on Monday (once I get paid and allocate it into their various areas.) 🙂
Enjoy the rest of your weekend.
Hope you’re enjoying Melbourne. 🙂
That is good to hear Ben, it sounds like you are going through a maturing process as an internet marketer, one most of us go through.
And lucky for you because of the hostgator downtime on Friday I have extended the discount on my mindset guide to Monday.
Yaro
Thanks mate. Yeah it took time, but I feel I’m on the right path now.
Sounds cool mate. Will buy it tomorrow afternoon, which is when my pay usually rolls in 😉
Hope the downtime didn’t affect your sites too much.
Trying to buy, but it’s taking me to the page to join ejinsider rather than the mindset guide?
Oh I just noticed that too, working on a fix now Ben.
It should be back shortly – http://www.ejinsider.com/mindset/
Yaro
You are right on about it really all boiling down to mindset, Yaro. I think the biggest challenge most people are facing with regards to clarifying strategic and focused action is a “holy crap i dont even know what im getting myself into, but im ok with that, and im going to roll with all the punches because i know at the end of tunnel, i see something valuable enough for me to trudge all the way through to realizing;” coupled with an “analog mentality” if you will, where you are just weighing options and taking actions with gradual steps and a “largely” linear approach to each action and project.
I think it’ gets too overwhelming too quickly for most, hell i’ve been online creating and marketing content for almost ten years, and it can still be tough to wrestle with the amount of data and communications i receive.
Systems and mindset. Just make sure it’s work that fulfills your soul, or that has to be done at the moment to keep the lights on.
Do your best, and forget the rest.
Cheers
just to clarify, i got a bit dislexic there for a moment, the biggest challenge I see for many people who are trying to build a presence or brand online is confusion and overwhelm, coupled with an ill-equipped or nonexistant strategy.
Great points Jamie. Like you I have been online for many years and there is certainly way more things coming at me now in terms of tools, things to learn and opportunities to go after.
One of the most important skills today, which is very much part of good mindset, is how you filter what is important to work on each day.
That’s why I spent the first three chapters of Master Your Mindset on the 80/20 Rule, the Theory Of Constraints and the Sprint technique. These are basically filtering tools combined with action taking.
Thanks for your comment.
Yaro
Hi Yaro
I’ve long been fascinated by the limits we place on our lives, whether it’s in the simple everyday things or in the bigger decisions in life. Looking forward to reading your material and hope to get some useful pointers to help focus my time and efforts.
Linda