StrongLifts.com went online May 1st 2007. Within 12 months it became one of the biggest blogs on the Internet: 13.000 subscribers, +500k monthly page views, 200k monthly visitors and ranking top 40k in Alexa.
How Did I Do It? Where there’s a will, there’s a way. Life somehow brings you what you need to get what you want, if you REALLY want it. Here are some unorganized thoughts I had this week with the blog turning 1 year old.
Read. Knowledge is power when applied. Stop watching TV & read everything you come across: copywriting, marketing, psychology, business, spirituality, strength training, nutrition, …
Just Start. You don’t need to know everything to get started. You’ll learn more by doing than by reading. Don’t fear making errors, just do it. “Rejection is better than regret” – Pook.
Confidence. I’m in one of the most competitive niches, English is not my primary language and I procrastinate a lot. If I can do it with all the “limitations” I face, you can do it too. Don’t be a crab. You can achieve anything if you work hard. “Your only limitation is the one that you set up in your own mind” – Napoleon Hill
Leads. It always comes down to generating AND converting leads.
Love the Game. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Keep playing.
The Big Picture. Keep it in mind. Remove what holds you back.
Critiques. Some people won’t like you & what you’re doing. You can’t change them. Learn to deal with it.
Sacrifice. There’s no something for nothing and you can’t get everything in life.
Set Goals. For everything. Big & mini-goals. Aim high. Review goals constantly.
Give. Building experience is more important than a paycheck.
Money. Change to regain freedom. To set your own rules. To do something you like. Don’t change for the money. “Those who work for money alone, and who receive for their pay nothing but money, are always underpaid” – Napoleon Hill
Purpose. You have one. Find it.
The Crabs. Ignore them. “Who said it could not be done? And what great victories has he to his credit which qualify him to judge others accurately?” - Napoleon Hill
Desire. You can get whatever you want, get out of whatever situation if you REALLY want it. The only real thing that stands between your present situation and where you want to be is YOU. You decide what happens to you. NO-ONE ELSE. They know NOTHING.
Burn Your Bridges. “When Julius Caesar landed his army in England, he was determined to take no chances of possible retreat. He wanted to show his men that their invasion meant victory or death. He burned all his ships before their eyes.”
What Is. Life has its own way to push you in another direction and teaching you lessons the hard way. When looking back years later, you know everything happened for the best. “That every event is the right one. Look closely and you’ll see. Not just the right one overall, but right. As if someone had weighed it out with scales.” –Marcus Aurelius.
Thanks. Thanks to all of you for subscribing, stumbling articles, recommending the blog, linking to articles, for helping out, … It’s been a great year. THANKS.
