That’s right!  I completely contribute all of my success to discovering an easy button and pushing it.

And for a limited time, Easy Buttons come in two great holiday colors!

NOT! Everything above this line is a LIE!

THIS is the truth…there’s NO SUCH THING as an Easy Button.

You are not going to start a business today and make $50,000 tomorrow.  It just does not work like that.

The true keys to any great entrepreneur’s success are: (in no particular order)

1. Hard Work: This seems too obvious to even be on the list, but some people think they can get by without it.  Hard work goes a LONG way.  Diligently working hard to meet goals and get the project done is #1 on my "keys to success" list for a reason - even if these are in no particular order ;).

2. Smart Work: If you aren’t working smart, you’re wasting your time.  Focus on doing the things that you are best at, and outsource or hire someone to do the things that you shouldn’t be focusing your time on.

3. Productivity: Productivity is more or less a combination of hard work and smart work.  Always be on the look for tools and resources to increase your productivity…Increasing the ROI (return on investment) of your TIME depends upon it.

4. Education : $1.3 Million…That’s roughly the amount of money that I have spent on my personal marketing education.  You don’t need to spend that kind of money to be a successful entrepreneur, but you do need to educate yourself to increase the success of your business.  Are you an expert in your niche?  Are you the best copywriter around?  Can you quickly and easily make a great webpage?  There’s always something more that you can learn - whether regarding your niche or how to market and sell your products.

5. Value: No matter what you are providing, whether its a product or service, the best thing you can do to ensure success is to provide a SERIOUS amount of value…By that I mean if the customer pays $10 for your product or service, they should feel like it is worth at least $100.  You can’t fake real value.  Customers will appreciate you and come back to you if they find value in your product.

6. Love what you do: If you don’t LOVE talking about your niche and the products or services you sell, then why do it at all?  If you’re just in it for pay day, then you are only basing your success on money.  I’d rather make $100,000 a year doing something I LOVE than $1,000,000 a year doing something I DESPISE.

7. Action: Simply put, don’t sit back .  Do you have an idea?  Create criteria for it, Brainstorm options, Select what’s most important to you, and Implement it…. NOW!

Here’s a quote that sits on my desk.  I look at it every day. 

This is my Easy Button:

"Dreams don’t work unless you do."

Think about it…

Take care,

Tim Schmidt

So many people have brilliant ideas…

Whenever people find out that I’m a business owner, they just LOVE to tell me their ideas for the "next big thing."  In all honesty, I’ve only heard a few ideas that I absolutely did NOT like.  Most ideas have at least some potential, and some are absolute GOLD MINES!

The problem with the great ideas is that they are hardly EVER realized.  The reason that most of these ideas get swept under the rug has NOTHING to do with their originators’ potential and EVERYTHING to do with their originators’ mindset (re-read that a few times and think about it).

When people truly believe that they can achieve something, they will.  Honestly, believing that you can achieve something goes a LONG WAY.

The real reason for failure (or for never getting the ‘great idea’ off the ground in the first place) is FEAR. Fear destroys even the most BRILLIANT ideas.

What a leader needs to realize is that he or she will fail; it is inevitable. In some poorly implemented task, product, idea, theory, creation, business, etc., even the best leaders will fail. Instead of dwelling on their most recent failure, a true leader learns from his or her mistake and works hard to make up for it.

Seth Godin, who wrote the book Tribes, said this: “Isaac Newton was totally, fantastically wrong about alchemy, the brand of science he spent most of his career on. He was as wrong as a scientist could be. And yet, he’s widely regarded as the most successful scientist and mathematician ever” (107).

The point is this - one person can fail MISERABLY at achieving that which they pour a bulk of their time into. Yet, this same person can also become EXTREMELY successful because he or she does not dwell on past mistakes. Instead, he or she chooses to learn from them, works to rectify them, and does a better job next time.

For YOU to truly be successful, you must push through the fear of failing…because if the fear of failure stops you from ever getting your ideas off the ground, then there is NEVER a chance for success. Don’t let your fear stop you from achieving everything that you are capable of.

Here’s an inspirational video that, if nothing else, will put a smile on your face:

Hello Entrepreneurs,

I think you’re going to get A LOT of benefit out of this…

Here’s the video!

Click HERE to take the survey!

As you can tell, I’m EXTREMELY excited about this, and I know that you are going to be as well. Helping people to become more successful is quickly becoming a passion of mine, and by filling out this survey, you’re going to help me to find the best way to make that possible.

Click HERE to take the survey!

The last question has a HUGE BONUS attached to it. Thanks for your help!

All the best,

Tim Schmidt