At the time of writing, I’m nearing the end of creating a complete Law of Attraction product and showing the “behind the scenes” processes that make up the project.

The project had been sitting on my to-do list for about 2 months but – apart from buying a domain name – I’d never quite got round to starting it.

And there have been quite a few times in the last two weeks where I’d have happily put off doing something towards getting the project nearer to completion.

Which is where going public with my intention to complete the project comes into play…

In my case, it’s very public.

A lot of people have signed up to watch me create the product so I feel I’m obliged to keep on track.

But even if I’d posted a message to a Facebook or Linkedin page, sent a few Skype messages to understanding friends and generally made it known that I was going to produce this product, it would have worked.

Maybe not as well as this experiment – friends tend to be more understanding than customers when it comes to missed deadlines – but certainly reasonably well.

Partly because once you’ve committed to something – preferably very publicly or, at the very least, out loud – things happen.

What does this mean for you?

It probably explains why your internet marketing sometimes isn’t as far ahead as you’d like it to be.

Goal setting in whatever shape you decide to do it isn’t particularly fashionable but it works.

Massive goal setting is even better.

It’s what the winners in life do.

They set goals that initially appear stupidly big.

Why?

Because if you miss a small goal, you’ll likely accomplish next to nothing.

But if you miss a massive goal you’ll likely still have got a long way to wherever it was you were aiming for.

Going back to the “going public” with your goal setting for a moment…

You’ll likely have had goals that you kept secret. Maybe some of your New Years resolutions. Or maybe some things you were half-hearted about in the first place.

Chances are that they fell by the wayside. Maybe never even got started. We’ve all been there.

But the ones where there’s some kind of outside pressure worked better.

Exams at school – everyone would know your grades soon after the exam.

Projects at work.

Maybe fund raising for charity where you’re sponsored for losing weight or whatever.

You might not be able to make the size of your publicity big. But so long as it is bigger than just inside your mind, that will work.

The other thing you may need to replicate from my project is the sense of accountability.

That can take many different forms.

I know from my stats that not everyone who signed up to my program is still watching my every move. That’s normal.

But there are still enough people watching me that I feel the pressure to complete the project!

If you haven’t got that kind of accountability then maybe it’s worth considering some kind of coaching or mentoring.

A coach won’t do the work for you.

Instead, they’ll help motivate you.

I know when I was recently in a mastermind group I made sure that I got the stuff done that I’d said I would. Because the thought of having to say “no, I haven’t done it” kept me on track. Even when the others in the group didn’t seem to be paying much attention (it had run its course at that stage).

Why do you probably need a coach?

Because near enough all the top performers have at least one. Maybe more.

I don’t much follow sport but even a media recluse like me couldn’t escape the news that a fellow Brit – Andy Murray – has just won Wimbledon. He admits to having several coaches to help him into the right mental state, keep up the exercise routines, keep to the rigorous diet he adheres to, and maybe another one or two that I can’t remember here.

They didn’t play the actual matches for him but were an important part of him winning the tournament.

Look at any business – from Trump downwards – and you’ll find coaches and advisors. Often numerous ones, each covering their own specialty.

And you need to strongly consider the same kind of thing (but maybe cheaper initially!) with your internet business.

Chances are that you either know enough to get to the next level or could hire in any missing expertise cheaply enough at places like Fiverr, Freelancing, PeoplePerHour, etc.

It’s the push that you need to actually do it.

I don’t particularly care who you use (although naturally I’d like it if you chose me!).

But – for the sake of your business – I do care that you chose someone.

If you want a relatively cheap start then my friend Richard Mortimer is still offering his weekly coaching program at a very affordable price here.

He’s closing it soon (genuinely closing it, not just talking about closing it but never doing so) and it’s well worth joining. Don’t be fooled by the low price.

Another option is to dip your toe in the water and get coached by me on Skype. The deal is 2 hours of coaching, spread out any time over the next 12 months. You can join here:

but due to other commitments we won’t be able to have our initial chat before August (but there will be some “before we talk” stuff to do before then), so the clock wouldn’t start ticking until then.

Or you could find someone local to you to mastermind with – that works best if there are around 5 or 6 of you who can meet up for at least half a day at least once every 3 months and catch up on Skype inbetween times. Even better if you have a mix of personalitites and strengths/weaknesses in the group.

I’ve not read a book on doing this (which has given me another product idea!) but there are gigs on Fiverr which will help you – just search for mastermind.

So, in the quiet-ish month that’s about to come up, make a commitment to yourself – and publicly as well (maybe with a comment at the end of this post) to take your business to the next level.

Go public with your goals.

And enlist the help of others.

I wish you every success!