Follwing Part 1 - “Vision”, Part 2 is all about goal formulation and subsequent planning. Goals are the only measure that you have to know when you are winning - or losing. When you start goal-setting I advise you to know ahead of time what will make you feel like a winner or loser so that you write those things down as measurable goals.

Heavy emphasis on the word “measurable”. If you write a goal that sounds like ‘make a lot of money’ or ‘don’t lose too much money’, then you will no longer be working on logic or reason and you will be basing your goals on ‘feeling of the day’.

Reason and consultation might be needed to formulate the goals or for revision. But you should know ahead of time what you will do when you fall above or below a goal.

An internet business, whether retail, wholesale, advertising or marketing - must be seen as a business, with a business plan. Without goals no plan is possible. Without a plan you can get lost in your forgotten ideas that you once formulated in the clear light of logic and with the wisdom of friends or consultants.

If you forget or abandon your plan, you will not know what’s going on. You will eventally feel like your throwing dice while wearing a blindfold, and waiting for someone else to tell you if you’ve won or lost, usually too late to make meaningful adjustments.

The best plans have contingency plans, in case something goes wrong or there is an unexpected turn of events. Devise as many contingency plans as you can without ignoring your primary set of goals.(”Show me the Money on the Internet - Part 1” appeared in Ezine.com. Parts 2,3 and 4 - “Goalsetting”, “Work” and “Patience” will be discussed here in Web Templates Blog.)

Outrider for the Future, Arthur Browning