The past year has been good to me in many ways, but it is also clear that it could have gone much better if I had a clear and constant vision of what I am about and what I do. Lack of a clear vision, goals and consequently the absence of a plan and focus has cost me much lost business and frustration.

I have given much thought to what SINGLE THING I wanted to focus on in 2010. Everything else should be secondary to that single thing. I have decided that 2010 will be the year that “I am a Writer”.

In 2010 I am going to develop and sharpen my writing skills, with the clear goal to become so good at copywriting that people will demand and prefer my services as a skilled copywriter.

With that introduction, here is my final set of …

New Year 2010 Affirmations

Writing

• I am a writer
• I write my own copy
• My writing creates wealth
• Words come to me easily
• I express myself clearly
• I write persuasively
• I write a lot

Business

• My business is constantly growing
• I adopt successful processes
• I model successful people
• I keep it simple and easy
• I practice what I teach
• I always have a plan
• I test everything

Personal

• My finances are constantly improving
• I go out, meet people and have fun
• I keep a balanced and sharp mind
• I am successful at whatever I do
• I have healthy and fit body
• I am generous and giving
• I attract love

I would like to go into greater detail with some of the individual affirmations and the reasoning why I chose them, but I am out of time for now. I plan to make that subjects for future posts and articles … after all, I AM A WRITER!

Here’s to a great 2010!

Odinn

Eben Pagans Wake Up Productive is going live today at Noon Pacific / 3 pm Eastern, and for the first movers, you can secure some awesome fast action bonuses!

To secure your fast action bonuses, you MUST make sure you order Wake Up Productive immediately after the launch opens, as some of the bonuses disappear after the first 3, 25 and 100 orders.

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You also get my own personal exclusive bonus, today only!

Check out my personal bonus here

Here are the amazing Fast Action Bonuses:

The first 100 orders get his “Print Persuasion MasterClass program”, valued at $500.

The first 25 orders ALSO get Ebens “Modern Marketing MasterClass” DVD Video program, which is not even launched yet. This is valued at $1,000.

The first 3 orders get, in addition to the first two bonuses, the completely over-the-top amazing “Altitude” Home Study Course, valued at $2,500. This is based on his workshop that people from 26 different countries flew in and paid $10,000 to attend.

All these bonuses come free with Wake Up Productive if you are fast enough!

PLUS – Everyone gets this free bonus: “Making Money As A Modern Guru” – a 4 part audio training program on how to build a business on creating information products to sell online.

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Have a Great Day!

Odinn

I had a great workout on the new machine, but when I was done I noticed something odd – one of the pedals kept bumping into the stand below, and upon closer inspection I see that the left pedal attachment is bent!

Yes, it’s true – I BROKE THE NEW MACHINE TOO!

It might not be so noticable on the picture, but the arm sticking out of the center column is bent (see where the arrow points). Hey I’m not THAT heavy, so there must have been some manufacturing fault. Argh. Now I have to go return it and hope they have a replacement unit.

But I’m not giving up on the step/twist machine, I’ll get a new one. It’s my favorite, dang it!

I’m still waiting for Eben Pagan to release some new great stuff for you guys, but in the mean time you might want to revisit the first free video – or watch it for the first time if you haven’t yet.

Watch the free video from Eben Pagan about “Waking Up Productive”

A couple of marketing lessons

If you look carefully at the picture, you’ll see three more things in addition to the broken twist stepper.

1. An apology card and a box (containing delicious Gourmet Fudge Brownies) with a red bow on from SendOutCards. That is a gift from Russell Brunson and his affiliate manager, because they goofed with an affiliate check that bounced. Not only did they replace in full the costs I incurred because of the bounce, but they also sent this apology package. Now THAT is customer service that is worth sitting up and taking notice of! – Do you think I might be MORE or less inclined to work with these cool guys in the future? – Thank you Brent Coppieters and Russell Brunson for this great marketing lesson.

2. An oversized postcard saying “What kind of car does Perry Marshall drive?”. Again, do you think I might pay special attention to what Perry Marshall has to say with that card?  Absolutely. Great lesson Perry, thanks. You get free backlinks from me for that. You know where to send the chocolate and/or check, hehehe.

3. I also have my personally autographed copy of Ken McArthurs latest book, “Impact! – How to get noticed, motivate millions and make a difference in a noisy world”. I include it here to underline the point, that you must do something extraordinary to get noticed and make a difference.

Mind Movies CLOSING!

Go to Mind Movies now

Now this is something I am actually pretty mad about not bringing to your attention earlier. For some reason I had convinced myself that the Mind Movies product was going to be around even after the big launch, but apparently they want to close it for sale after tomorrow. I just don’t understand that, why keep a great product from the public when all they need to do is get their fulfillment company to print up a new batch!? Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I think Mind Movies is a great type of product and I highly recommend trying it out.

If you have no idea what I’m talking about, I’ll just say that Mind Movies is a program to let you make your own “Law of Attraction” type of movies with inspiring pictures, affirming messages and music that are designed to attract what you want in your life.

Check out Mind Movies now, before it’s too late

Have a Great Day!

Odinn

The remainder of the sunday I was visiting my sister to fix her virus-infested media center PC. NOTE TO SELF: Always, always schedule gobs of time when going to “fix a pc”. Inevitably all the windows updates, virus scannings and stuff take hours and hours and hours. Gaah!

Today is day 6 of integrating my morning success ritual. I didn’t have my trusty old step machine, which I broke on saturday, so I had to use my exercise bike, which I don’t like so much. Prefer my real bike, but didn’t want to head out this morning. So I got though the morning ritual, but it wasn’t as satisfying as usual.

Later I went and bought myself a replacement for the step machine, a new “twist stepper”.

I did a little test (please don’t laugh!) and it seems to be at least as good as the old one, so I’m looking forward to giving it a full workout tomorrow on day 7.

Today I was hoping to be able to send you to a new video, tool or something from Eben Pagan, but unfortunately at the time of writing I haven’t hard of any new stuff. I’m sure it won’t be long though, because the launch of Wake Up Productive is scheduled for september 23rd, in a little over a week from now.

I do have a bit of exciting news though, which is that I am 99.9% sure that I will have Eben Pagan as a guest on my Blog Talk Radio show on the 22nd or 23rd, where we will be discussing his new product Wake Up Productive. As soon as I have the date and time nailed down, I’ll be sure to let you know. That is one show you DON’T want to miss!

If for some reason you haven’t yet seen the first free video from Eben, then don’t delay, go straight to it now and watch it. Make sure you signup to see the full 34+ minute meaty video.

Watch the free Eben Pagan video here (signup to see the full video)

Have a great day!

Odinn

Watch the Eben Pagan video here

Yesterday on day 3, I was beginning to feel a bit of resistance in my mind against the new ritual (which is natural), but I plowed through it and completed anyway.

Well today I saw a different kind of resistance – my exercise equipment broke down!

I had been stepping away at it full tilt and was almost done, when I heard a grinding noise and a SNAP as the step-machine I use broke down. See the pictures above and below. Huh!

Guess it’s time to get a new one then …

Anyway, I was just in the middle of a powerful tune right then, so barely breaking a beat, I switched to a “combat dance” routine instead and finished the execise on a strong note. I wish I had a camera on, it was probably a pretty hilarious sight!

After that I finished the other elements of the morning ritual, i.e. a meditation and self-hypno session, reading a couple of chapters in Brendon Burchards Life’s Golden Ticket, eating a healthy meal and took a shower.

I am feeling better every day. This is really good stuff – I am very grateful to Eben for putting this material out there. There is a lot more than this he has to offer, even in the free video, but the morning routine is such a fundamental thing that it’s important to integrate as a habit as early as possible.

Why not start your own personal morning success ritual?

Watch the free Eben Pagan video here (signup to see the full video)

Have a great day!

Odinn

Yesterday Eben Pagan released the first free video in the pre-launch for his new “Wake Up Productive” course. You need to watch this – it’s literally material that can change your life dramatically for the better if you start using it.

Jump on over to watch the video right now!

Make sure to signup to watch the second video, that’s the really meaty one, over 34 minutes crammed with some of his best ideas.

This morning was day 2 performing my version of the “morning success ritual” that he describes in the video, and I feel great. I heard it live for the first time when Eben presented it at Yanik Silvers Underground seminar Los Angeles in march, and did it for a while with good results. However my travels broke up the routines and I didn’t get back to it until now. It’s important to perform the routine or “ritual” consistently for at least 30 days, so that it becomes a habit that you just do, instead of a chore.

This is my personal morning success ritual:

Wake up.
Drink 1/2 liter of water.
Do my morning bathroom business.
Exercise for about 20-30 minutes.
Meditate or listen to a self-hypnosis program for 5-10 minutes.
Take a shower. (That’s often where I get my best ideas).
Read a chapter or two from an inspiring book.
Eat a healty meal for breakfast.

And then I’m ready to face the day with great energy and a fresh clear mind.

Watch the video for more great ideas about how to improve your productivity!

Have a great day!

Odinn