This is the question I like to ask myself, and I'll tell you why...

I don't like to spend money.

Or rather: I really dislike useless expenses in my business.

It doesn't matter how much money you make (or not), a business needs to run in profit - period.

This is exactly how I've kept my business afloat, and growing consistently for 21 full years now. I look at every single option or idea as one of two things: it's either an investment or an expense. That goes for both time AND money.

Having a STRONG qualifier like that makes every decision easy.

Sometimes I have to consider both. Such as: I'm willing to invest the money, but will I invest the time? Kind of like buying a big piece of home gym equipment... and never doing a workout. That makes ZERO sense.

Yet we've all done something like that at least once, right?

That's why I now put a deadline on my commitment to any investment...

Let's say I decide to invest in a course on Pinterest marketing or Facebook advertising. If you buy it and don't use it, it's just a useless expense. If you buy it and put it to use, it will be a useful investment in the growth of your business.

What I like to do is challenge myself to make my money back in x number of days. And that's usually a short period, like 72 hours - or "before the end of the month."

It motivates me and gives me a strong incentive to use the product, implement it immediately, and see a FAST return.

It's a fun little way to gamify my work.

And it WORKS!

Something to think about today, and going forward in your business. *cheers*

Best,

p.s. This tip came to mind as I was looking over Alice Seba's Product Launch: JV & Affiliate Recruitment Package.

It's only $29.95 for personal rights which is a ridiculously good deal whether you want to use it to learn how to ROCK a product launch or recruit awesome affiliates so you can boost your sales - or use it AS your product, which you can purchase full rights to do too.

Anyway, if you picked it up (smart!)... I challenge you to see just how FAST you can make that $30 back... using the product itself.

Use this FREE worksheet to brainstorm your three TOP priorities in life, and create an Action Plan for achieving those goals - FAST.

Each of your three goals should be very specific, easily measurable and include a deadline.

Example: Lose 24 pounds in 100 days, Create my first digital product in 30 days, Complete the rough draft of my book in 60 days, Double my income in 90 days, etc.

Tip: be realistic about your time period, but also ambitious!

Your top three reasons for wanting to achieve each goal need to be STRONG reasons.

The actions you will take to achieve each goal should include completion dates.

Simply copy and paste below the line, and work in your favorite brainstorming space - like Word, Google Docs or Evernote.

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The above copy & paste outline was based on the 1-3-5 Goal Setting System by Gary Ryan Blair as used in the 100 Day Challenge.

If you feel like you can go it alone this time, and actually stick to it and succeed running solo then by all means dive in and fly with it!

Be realistic with yourself though...

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