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Starting a business can be a bit scary — no matter how excited you are about it.

Welcome to the crowd. It's completely human to procrastinate, especially when you're not sure exactly where or how to begin. 

Stephen Covey, noted author of bestseller The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, says you need to follow three simple, yet key steps to help you determine what's important to you...

1. DISCOVER what matters most.

2. PLAN what matters most.

3. ACT in accordance with what matters most.

Follow this course of action, and you will very likely achieve the success most people only dream about.

See how others changed their lives »

To help you get started, I put together this checklist. It's a good starting point... to help get your juices flowing. Feel free to tailor it to suite your situation if you need to, but...

...USE IT!

• Print this list. This way you can make notes, refer to it, add to it.

• Put it in a prominent place. You need to see it and read to it everyday. It will help you focus on your goals and remind you to act on them.

The choice is yours...what you do is entirely up to you. If you yearn for a better life than the one you have today, why not go for it? Just like the folks in the case-studies, you really can live the life you're dreaming about.

Planning Checklist

1. What are your personal goals?

2. What are your business goals

3. Visualize the kind of life would you like to live. Be specific. write down everything that comes to mind.

4. If you could do anything in the world you want, what would it be?

5. What are your top 3 priorities?

6. How much do you want to earn every month? be specific.

7. Will you commit to working in your business  part-time or full time?

8. If you are employed, when would you like to resign to work in your business full time? be specific.

9. Will you work from home or a different location?

10. Will you work on your own or with a partner or Family member?

11. How will you fund your business?

12. Make a list of your interests, skills and talents...things you're good at.

13. would like to build a business around any of these things?

14. Research the profitability of these topics using Search It!  list the most profitable ones.

15. List the niche that is profitable and that you would most like to focus on.

16. Who will build your website?

17. Would you use a product that comes with everything you need to research, build, host, submit and track your website?

18. Who will be interested in visiting your website?

19. How will people find your website?

20. Why will they visit your website?

21. What kind of information will visitors find at your site?

22. How will you keep visitors interested?

23. How will you establish a relationship with visitors?

24. Will you publish a newsletter? A Blog? A forum?

25. Who will maintain your site and keep it fresh?

26. How often will your site be updated?

27. How will you promote your business?

28. How will you grow your business?

29. How will you maintain balance in your life?

30. What do you imagine your life to be like in a year? Three years? Five years?

31. What will you do with the additional income you develop?

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