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http://johnseiferth.com Day 39 of the 39 Day Challenge. Happy New Year! A short and simple thank you to all who stuck with me through this challenge. I appreciate the comments and feedback. See you on the next challenge! http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com Day 38 of the 39 Day Challenge. My Coaching Call with Mike Dillard. I've said it before and I'll say it again - GET A COACH! The most successful business owners, entrepreneurs, athletes, musicians, performers ALL have coaches. There is no getting around it. If you want to be successful, if you want to get to the top of your game, you MUST have a coach. I had a call with my friend and my coach, Mike Dillard yesterday and he laid it down hard. He took me through the ringer and gave me some assignments that I would never have given myself. He asked straight forward, direct and brutal questions about how I am doing in my business, what am I doing on a day-to-day basis and tore the whole thing apart. He then laid down four things that I need to complete before next week and told me I should have no problem completing them. He hit the tennis ball across the net to me to see what I would do with it. Well, you know what? I'm gonna hit it back! http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com Day 35 of the 39 Day Challenge. 6 Exercises To Develop Your Leadership Skills. "You couldn't lead a dog on a leash..." That's what I thought of myself when I first started working at the Rich Dad Company for Robert Kiyosaki. I had no idea how to lead anyone, let alone a team of people. However, that quickly changed as I started to practice. I began with some simple exercises Robert taught me that have allowed me to develop into the leader I am today. These activities are so simple that you can start right now, as soon as you are done watching this. They don't require any money, magical skills or a ton of time. Just your attention and follow-through. If you use these exercises, accept feedback and follow through, I guarantee you will get results. Now get to it! http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com Day 37 of the 39 Day Challenge. The most powerful concept the world has forgotten. Honor. We rarely see it anymore. In movies, on television, on the radio, on the internet. We have forgotten how to honor each other, honor our relationships, honor our commitments. To me, honoring someone is the highest form of respect we can show. It is the basis for all of our relationships, be it personal, business, political, etc. If the relationship does not have honor at its core, then there is nothing to build on. There is no foundation. It is my intention to place honor at the core of all my relationships moving forward. Whether it be with my wife, my kids, as a provider of a service or a consumer of one. Honor will be the core of the relationship. I encourage you to take a step back and think about the honor you are giving to those around you. I encourage you to be conscious of how you are honoring those people and ensure it is of the highest quality. http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com Day 36 of the 39 Day Challenge. The Key to Success in Life: Discipline. Why do people work at jobs thery hate? Why do people who want to be rich, fail to become rich? Why do so many small businesses fail? Why do so many small businesses stay small? Why to so many diets fail? Why do people not exercise? Why do smokers keep smoking? Answer... A lack of discipline. Plain and simple. Without discipline, we are nothing. We wander and generalities, floating through life. We need to have something to stick to, something to keep us focused. "If you don't stand for something, you'll fall for anything." Discipline is what keeps us grounded, focused and dedicated. Do yourself a favor and dedicate your attention to something you believe in, adn stick to it. You will notice a huge shift if you do. http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com Day 32 of the 39 Day Challenge. Balance vs. Harmony. Why is seeking balance a bad thing? Because in order to have balance, you have to take from one thing to give to another thing. That is the definition of balance. Instead, I have started using the concept of harmony. With harmony, there is no sense of give and take. Things are simply allowed to exist as they are. I find it much more comforting that we should strive to achieve harmony in our lives than balance because I don't want to have to take from one thing to give to another. http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com Day 33 of the 39 Day Challenge. Merry Christmas! http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com Day 34 of the 39 Day Challenge. Enjoying good times with family. Gues where I am filming this from? Hint: it is somewhere in my Dad's house. We had a great time visiting family and having fun in the desert the day after Christmas. Check out the meyhem that ensued. http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com Day 31 of the 39 Day Challenge. Maintaining your agreements. At times I don't want to complete something I've agreed to do. I get to a point where I think "Why am I doing this? Why should I follow through and complete it?" However, there is something in me that makes it very difficult for me to quit. I have a strong sense of pride when it comes to completing something I say I am going to complete. It all comes down to integrity. Do I have what it takes to do what I say I am going to do? Do I have the balls to keep my agreements? With myself, with others, with God. The only thing I have is my word, and if I don't have that, then I have nothing. Keeping my word is very important to me. Now, that doesn't mean I don't screw up and break my promises, but I do my absolute best to keep them. I do whatever it takes to keep my agreements. http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com Day 30 of the 39 Day Challenge. Whisky A Go-Go Part 2. Part two of my whisky education. http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com Day 29 of the 39 Day Challenge. When to ask for help. Many of us have a difficult time asking for help. For me it is a pride thing. I feel that I should be able to do everything myself, and if I can't, I figure it out. I am at a tremendous disadvantage too! I am a combination of things that make it VERY difficult for me to focus, get things done, and actually get results. I am an entrepreneur, and internet marketer, AND a drummer (drummers are completely insane). However, it is imperative that you recognize when to ask for help and to actually do it. http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com Day 28 of the 39 Day Challenge. Whisky A Go-Go! I've never really drank whisky. Not really. I mean, I've tried it, but never reeeally drank it. Well that all changes, now. I get the chance of a lifetime, and the education too, from a friend with a whisky collection and the knowledge to back it up. Watch and learn as we go through the entire spectrum of Scotch whiskies from all over the Emerald Isle. http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com Day 27 of the 39 Day Challenge. Coaches. I've learned lately that the best coaches you have in your life are often living in the same house, or on the same block as you are. There is no need to spend lots of money or buy fancy coarses to get all teh personal or business coaching you need to be successful. I realized that my wife, Kim is my closest and most valuable coach. She has street smarts that I don't have and she can see things in a completely different way than the way I see them. I would not be where I am without her in my life. I am also grateful to another coach of mine, my friend Richard. He owns his own restaurant in my town and is very successful. His business has gone beyond that 10 year mark where 99.99% of all businesses fail. He is very adept at seeing the individual pieces of a business and scrutentizingthem for all they are worth. I am so grateful for all the coaches in my life - these two in particular. I don't have to look far to get all the business and personal coaching I need. If you are looking for an online business coach to kick you out of your comfort zone and get you into gear, head over to http://johnseiferth.com and enter your contact information into the form. I look forward to talking with you. http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com Day 26 of the 39 Day Challenge. Video marketing tools. I am asked all the time what tools I use to get my videos out there to the world. I have never shown, in detail, the things I use and how I use them. So, I figured it was about time to ley out the entire video marketing system in a simple, easy to understand way. In this video I go through the video marketing process from start to finish. I show what cameras I use, what microphones I use, the software, web sites and other tools I use. This is a video marketing extraviganza! If you are thinking of getting started in video marketing, take note of these low cost (entire system for less than $300) solutions that are simple and produce great results. To find out more about video marketing and other online marketing methods, visit http://johnseiferth.com and enter your contact information in the form. I will send you seven marketing lessons I learned from Robert Kiyosaki! See you there - http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com Day 24 of the 39 Day Challenge. Taking Feedback Like A Man. Feedback can be difficult to take. But... The MOST difficult thing is not on the receiving side, it is on the giving side. Try giving honest, open feedback for an entire week. Don't hold anything back. Don't try to be nice. Say exactly what is in your head. I guarantee it will be the most difficult week of your life. Now, that's not to say receiving it is easy either. Has anyone ever given you straight, unabashed negative feedback about something you've done that you were proud of? How did that feel? How did you react? Were you angry? Resentful? Violent? Resistant? Don't beat yourself up. That is perfectly normal. Only those that have trained themselves to accept feedback as just that... feedback, have the ability to look at it neutrally. As something that can help them to get better. As a way of improving themselves. Well, I received some unabashed, negative feedback about some videos I've been putting out there from the person closest to me, my wife. And how did I react? Exactly. Anger. Resentment. Resistance. Right on queue. However, after processing what she had done for me, I came around and was able to take the feedback as it was... feedback. http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com Day 23 of the 39 Day Challenge. Achieving goals using PERT and the Critical Path Method. Blair Singer, author of Sales Dogs and The ABCs of Building Business Teams That Win, taught me an extremely valuable technique for setting and achieving goals. It is called PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) and it is critical to ensuring your reach the goals you set for yourself or your business. Simply put, you start out in the future, at the point you've reached your goal, then you work backwards. Each time you work back a step you ask yourself the question "What happened just before that?" By using sticky notes on a wall or white board, you have the ability to move them around, add new steps between other steps, change the path of the goal, etc. It allows you to get extremely detailed about the steps you will take in acheiving your goal. It is very powerful and really takes the guess work out of setting a goal and working to achieve it. This process ensures you get what you want. To find out more about getting what you want and how to do it, visit http://johnseiferth.com. Enter your contact information and we will talk! http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com Day 22 of the 39 Day Challenge. A video about nothing. Jerry: They say, "What's your show about?" I say, "Nothing." George: There you go. (A moment passes) Jerry: (nodding) I think you may have something here. http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com Day 21 of the 39 Day Challenge. Conquering worry. Ever since I was a little kid, I've been a worrier. My Mom used to say that I would worry about everything, even stuff not about me. The fact is that I've carried that forward into my adult life as well. I have actually become adicted to worry. I could not find a way to get out of the worry habit. Until I spoke to my personal coach about it. And what he told me and the simple exercise he gave me has changed my life. He gave me these four steps that will help to break me of the habit of worry: 1) Recognize and admit that you are doing it to yourself when it is happening 2) Breathe. Simply take a deep breath. Allow your body to become still. 3) Go back to sensation - touch, taste, smell, etc. Feel your arms on your chair, your hands on the steering wheel, or smell some incense, essential oil or perfume. Allow your mind to become present with your surroundings. 4) Reconnect with the divine. Regain your connection to your true self, your genius, your higher being. By following these steps, you will actually reconnect the neural pathways in your brain to form an entirely new habit and at the same time break the old one. A truly powerful, yet simple exercise that has taken me out of the paralyzed state of worry and into a free state of possibility. http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com Day 18 of the 39 Day Challenge. Be yourself. There is nothing more obvious than seeing someone who is not being true to themself. Someone who has put on a mask or is trying to be something they are not. It is especially obvious when meeting people online. Watching a video, hearing a podcast or reading a sales letter that is completely incongruent with the person delivering the message. It is crucial, now more than ever, to be open, honest, and congruent with everything you do in your online business. Your audience can tell, in an instant, if you are being genuine or something less. Get yourself out there, be true to who you are, and your audience will respond. Pretend like you are singing in the shower where no one can hear. THAT is your true self. Take a stand for who you are. Head over to http://johnseiferth.com and enter your contact information in the form. You'll get seven lessons I learned from Robert Kiyosaki on how to build a business, without sacrificing your true, inner self. Take action and get involved NOW. http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com Day 16 of the 39 Day Challenge. AIMEN. Jimmy Vee and Travis Miller excite the crowd in downtown Austin, TX. http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com Day 15 of the 39 Day Challenge. Companies with strong rituals stay together longer. Coming to you from the headquarters of Magnetic Sponsoring in Austin, TX, I filmed this video just before getting on a team training call. We have the call every week at the same time. I learned from Robert Kiyosaki while working at the Rich Dad company that the companies, families, relationships, organizations that have the strongest rituals are the ones that are the strongest and stay together the longest. So, we have a meeting every week where we get together and learn from each other. In addition, a strong leader ensures a frequency of interaction for the team. The more the team can get together, interact with each other, and learn from each other, the better. If you are looking for a team and a leader that promotes strong interaction and growth, head over to http://johnseiferth.com and enter your contact information. I would love to talk to you. http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com Day 14 of the 39 Day Challenge. Keeping your business tight at the core. The further away from the center you go, the more distorted and magnified imperfections become. If the distance of a 1 degree angle at the core is just 1 inch wide, the further out you go, the wider the angle is. So, if there is a flaw at the center, the further out you go, the more pronounced the flaw is. The more visible it is. The more it affects the whole. This is the same with a business. If there is a defect in the systems, or communication, or cash flow of the business, the further out you go, the worse it gets. This is especially true with franchise or affiliate businesses. Where the distance from center to edge can be quite far. As the business begins to grow outward, small issues become big problems that can interfere with the operation and sustainability of the business itself. This small demonstration with a washer on a string shows how this can play out in a very simple way. It is actually quite dramatic. If you are at a point where you are expanding your business or are beginning to think about it, and you need help stabilizing the core, head over to http://johnseiferth.com and enter your contact information. I have helped many business owners through this phase of growth. http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com Day 13 of the 39 Day Challenge. Brand new Magnetic Sponsoring Affiliate back office preview! Craig Allen is a good friend - has been for a long time. I met him at the very first Magnetic Sponsoring houseboat party in 2008. We hit it off right away because we share an interest in health, nutrition and raw food (actually, Craig's is more of a passion). Well, Craig is the affiliate manager for Magentic Sponsoring. If you are an affiliate for MS, you more than likely know this already. And Craig has something super secret to share with us today. At Midnight tonight, MS will be shutting down its servers to upgrade the MS Affiliate back office to a brand new interface. And what I am showing you in this video is a secret sneak peek at the new site. NO ONE has seen this yet. You are the first. Craig explains how this new interface will be more efficient and will give you more direct information as an affiliate. It will allow you to see exactly what is going on with your sales and commissions so you can make better business decisions. Check out the new interface and make sure you log in as soon as the upgrade is done. http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com Day12 of the 39 Day Challenge. Magnetic Sponsoring visit. I am heading to Austin, TX to visit with the folks at Magnetic Sponsoring. I've been brought on as their heavy duty, hard core web server guy. It is basically the same thing I did when I was at the Rich Dad company, so this is familiar ground. From the time I met Mike Dillard, I had a goal of working with him. Well, this has been three years in the making, and here I am - a part of the team. My role there reminds me of a simple, yet very powerful demonstration Robert Kiyosaki taught to me. I'll make sure to film it and post it on day 13. http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com Day 11 of the 39 Day Challenge. The one thing that affects every part of our life. What is one thing that is always there? Always present in everything we do? It affects our relationships, our business, our personal lives and our success. I am talking about... fear. Fear manifests itself in many different ways. It can show up as forgetfulness, apathy, not following through, etc. It can present itself as a physical symptom, or as an emotion. It can show up psychologically or relationally. The way to deal with fear is first acknowledging it is there. Understanding that fear will do anything to get in our way, to keep us from what we really want. It is sneaky, tricky and manipulative. It will disguise itself, persist and never stop until it gets what it wants - control over us. Just admiting that it is there and understanding that we have to deal with it is the way to begin handling it and getting out of the way. If you are feeling fear - fear of losing your job, of taking the step into your own business, of investing in your own future, of taking a stand for yourself - then visit me at http://johnseiferth.com. I can coach you through the process of dealing with fear. http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com Day 10 of the 39 Day Challenge. Take time out to enjoy the simple things. Listen, we all work realy hard. We all want our businesses to be successful. We all do everything possible to make that happen. And so often, we get so focused that we forget to enjoy this life we are living. We forget the reasons we are doing this in the first place. OK I'll say it, we forget to stop and smell the flowers. Taking time AWAY from our businesses is JUST as important as being hyper-focused on them. Studies have shown that decompression, time away from the grind, actually increases productivity. Counterintuitive I know. But it is true. When you feel a strong sense of connection with yourself, your loved ones, your environment, nature, your purpose, your spirit, then the rewards from dedication and hard work come more easily. I have been coaching new business owners in finding that connection for over eight years now. If you want to get connected and increase your productivity, head over to http://johnseiferth.com and enter your contact information. I look forward to talking with you. http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com Day 8 of the 39 Day Challenge. Running buddies. A simple, free way to ensure you are held accountable is to get yourself a running buddy. A running buddy is someone you create a code of honor with that holds you accountable to your goals, tasks, and actions. It is a fact that we do not hold ourselves to as high a standard as we deserve. Your running buddy is there to do that. To push you beyond where you would push yourself. To stretch your context. To expand your boundaries. It is simple to get a running buddy. Just ask someone you know that agrees to be your biggest ally. Someone you can trust that will have your best interests at heart and will not be afraid to hold you to the code and to your goals. If you want to get going immediately with a running buddy, go to http://johnseiferth.com and enter your contact information. http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com Day 8 of the 39 Day Challenge. Code of Honor. One of my most brilliant mentors is Blair Singer, author of Sales Dogs and The ABCs of Building Business Teams That Win. He is an excellent speaker, brilliant business mind and an awesome guy. One of the core tools he refers to in the ABCs book is what he calls a Code of Honor. Simply put: a set of rules and consequences. We are always playing games. In our relationships, organizations, teams, businesses, etc. Each interaction is a different game and each game has its own set of rules. Now, if each person in the interaction comes in with his/her own set of rules, imagine the chaos. A code of honor helps to unify the rules into a single list that everyone agrees on. That way, each player is on the same page and understands how to play the game. The code of honor also includes the consquences of breaking the rules. Again, each player agrees on what it going to happen when someone breaks a rule. This allows the team to use the code as the disciplinary tool, instead of each other. It gets emotion out of the way. If you are building a team for a business, a family, or an organization, start with a code of honor that everyone can agree on. The team will be much better off with it in place from the beginning. http://johnseiferth.com

http://johnseiferth.com/trafficgeyser I have a huge toolbox filled with the stuff I use to run my online business. Everything from copy editors to email autoresponders tomy Twitter account. But... there is one tool that stands out above all the rest. Since the beginning of my internet citizenship I have been on board and heavily involved in video. More than text, more than audio, pictures, in this case moving pictures (God I love using references to Rush, the greatest band of all time) convey a complete and whole message. In fact, body language or facial expressions convey 59% of the message. More than the words being spoken (text - 7%) and more than the tone (audio - 34%). In other words, visuals rule. Well, my most valuable tool allows me to communicate with video more effectively than ever. And it is a <snap> to use. Check out the video for more in this super awesome mega tool. http://johnseiferth.com/trafficgeyser

In this video, I share one of the most powerful lessons I learned while working at the Rich Dad Company. It is the reason 95% of all businesses fail. For more training, sign up at http://www.johnseiferth.com.