Why Some People Succeed And Others Don’t: The Truth

Why Some People Succeed And Others Don’t: The Truth

If you’ve ever felt like you’ve failed at anything, especially in business online, it’s critical that you understand why. Today Dean explains how it’s clear to him why some people succeed and others don’t. And it’s such an important message for anyone striving for more in life and in business…

“Y’know, there’s a reason that I think most people don’t succeed in business. And it’s not for lack of information. Not for lack of opportunity. It’s a lack of something else…

I’ve been doing a LOT of studying. Like, I am “all in” at the moment on self development, personal development, and mastering certain crafts and areas. I’ve really gone heavily in.

I’ve Been Studying People At The Height Of Their Careers In All Professions

I’m always a student, and always will be a student of marketing. But sometimes, I ease off it. Not deliberately, but it just kind of happens. But at the moment, I am all in.

And I’m so having so much fun with it as well. Like, literally not even wanting to sit around at night doing anything other than reading and studying. Absolutely love it!

One of the things I’ve been studying a lot of at the moment is successful people. I’m not just talking about people in my industry, I’m talking about successful people, sports personalities, entrepreneurs, business owners, billionaires, millionaires. People at the height of their careers in all professions.

I Can See Where I’ve Personally Been Slower To Progress, Because Of This

And something has become glaringly, glaringly obvious to me. Like ridiculously obvious.

It’s Become Clear To Me Why Some People Succeed And Others Don’t

Actually, y’know, if I look at myself, there’s been times… Even not-too-distant times – in the last few months even – that I can see where I have personally been slower to progress, because of this reason.

And I just wanted to mention that, because I think this is more important than anything. Y’know there is so much information, there is so much opportunity right now in the world… For people to live how they want to live, for people to have a particular type of lifestyle and security, and stability in their life.

Why Is It That A Minority – A Very, Very Small Percentage – Actually Succeed?

But you have to wonder… Well, what is the defining difference? Why is it that a minority – a very, very small percentage – actually succeed and do it. Why?

Well, it’s not for lack of information… I mean, “What is the internet?” (The main place in which I operate my online business.) It is “information”. There is very little information that you cannot find for free somewhere, somehow.

And it’s not for lack of opportunity… There are, gosh, there are TOO many opportunities! There are too many ways to actually make money, and to build a business. And so, it’s not for that reason.

When People Say, “I Hope To Succeed” Therein Lies The Problem

So, what is it then?

It’s for lack of belief… Y’know truthfully, most people that are trying to accomplish something don’t actually, fully, deep down, when you get to the core of it…

Most People Don’t 100% Believe That It’s Possible For Them

I’m telling you – it’s true! And although a lot of people will say, “I want to succeed, I hope to succeed.” Therein lies the problem…

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Clarity Of Purpose In Business: Do You Need Some Direction?

Clarity Of Purpose In Business: Do You Need Some Direction?

How are you doing for clarity of purpose in business? Are you lacking positive direction and the momentum that having a clear purpose in your business can bring?

Here’s some business motivation today from Dean, that might inspire you to search for that clarity of purpose which could help bring the excitement back to your work and your business…

Now, Today I’m Excited – And I’ll Tell You Why

“I feel a sense of excitement flowing through my body today. I’m gonna tell you why…

Good morning everybody. Dean here of course, welcome to the Internet Profits family. Now, today I’m excited, and I’ll tell you why.

You know sometimes, when you’re going about your business… No matter where you’re at, no matter what stage you’re at… Do you ever find that sometimes you feel like you’re lacking a bit of – I don’t quite know how to work this correctly to not be misunderstood…

Sometimes, Some Days, You Just Don’t See Things Clearly

But are you sometimes…

Lacking A Bit Of Clarity Of Purpose In Business?

…or direction? It feels like you’re just kind of floating through. And sometimes you just don’t always see things clearly some days. D’you know what I mean?

I Was Lost, Frustrated And Confused. And I Was Almost, Like, Angry

I remember I always used to have this in the early stages of growing my business. Where it was always like, “I just don’t know what I’m doing. Don’t know where I’m going. I don’t understand.” I was lost, frustrated, and confused. And I was almost, like, angry.

Recently it’s not been the same. Not been the same at all, as back then. I love what we do with a passion, like, I LOVE it. And I know we’ve got some of the best stuff for our marketplace.

I honestly, truly and utterly feel like our Certified Partner program, for example, is on the cusp of being…

What We Do For Our Certified Partners – We Can Make That Even Better

The Greatest Solution This Marketplace Has Ever Seen!

Now, the reason I say that, “On the cusp…” is because yesterday I was analysing everything. I was on a team meeting, and I said, “You know what? That part there can be better. Like, that piece there – that part of the process of what we do for our Certified Partners – we can make that even better.”

And so that’s why I say, “On the cusp of…” Because we can always be better. All of us can always be better, right?

It Triggered An Idea, And I Haven’t Been Able To Stop Thinking About It

But yesterday, something… I don’t know where it came from, but… Well, it was at the weekend. It was Sunday. I was buying something – spending about $2,000 on some something for my business. It was a newsletter to do with Facebook advertising.

As I was going through their sales process, something that I read in the FAQ just triggered something. It triggered a thought, an idea in my mind. That was on Sunday evening, and I haven’t been able to stop thinking about it.

And yesterday, I spoke to a couple of guys on my team about it. I shared my idea with them – the concept behind the idea, and why I was thinking it. And they also shared my excitement.

I Couldn’t Sleep Last Night With This Game Changer Going Round In My Head

They said that could be a game-changer in more ways than one.

A Game-Changer For Clients, And A Game-Changer For The Company

This idea now, since Sunday evening, has been marinating in my mind. I literally, hardly couldn’t sleep last night. It’s like I’m waking up all throughout the night – it’s just all going round in my head…

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How To Grow A Small Business By Working Smarter On The Right Things

How To Grow A Small Business By Working Smarter On The Right Things

Want to know that special, secret formula for how to grow a small business? Turns out it’s not some kind of magic pixie dust. Just plain old common sense, but missed by so many start-up business owners.

Dean talks here about the expansion of his own small business, and what it specifically takes to enable the growth of a small business…

How To Grow A Small Business – Dean’s Story

Something Was Said To Me Last Weekend That Really Made Me Reflect

“Something was said to me at the weekend by my mum’s husband, and it really kind of made me reflect and think about things over the last 24 hours. And I want to share that with you today.

Hopefully you’re having an excellent week in your business and are moving everything forwards. I always talk about consistent daily and weekly progress. Make sure you’re at least taking small steps forwards every single day and every single week towards your goals.

I want to talk about something that happened last weekend. I had a great weekend. One of the things that we actually did, my fiance Robyn and I, we went over to my mum’s house, to see my mum and her husband Malcolm.

We’ve Been Going Through A Massive Transition Over The Last 12 Months

And long story short, my mum’s husband used to – for like 30/40 years or so – run a successful plumbing and heating company in Nottinghamshire, here in England, which he recently sold and retired from.

We were talking… I’ve been going through for the last 12 months – I don’t talk a lot about it – but my company…

Internet Profits Has Been Going Through A Massive Transition

It’s Been An Exciting, Stressful, And Challenging Time

Huge, huge changes and transformations, and reinvestment back into the company here at Internet Profits for the last 12 to 14 months.

If you’ve followed me for longer than that, you’ll have seen that I went from running the business out of my home office – the garage that we converted. To now… We’ve got our main UK headquarters here, 2,500 square foot.

We’ve grown the team, we’ve grown the company, we’ve grown the resources. I’ve reinvested hundreds of thousands of dollars. And in all honesty, the reality is, it’s been a stressful, challenging time. It’s been exciting, but it’s definitely been challenging – more so than I thought.

Cracks Were Appearing And We Had To Grow The Infrastructure And The Team

Because it really took me out of my comfort zone, y’know. We were doing very well, outgoings were very low. But I knew that in order for us to be able to continue to grow and achieve what I know we’re capable of achieving, we had to expand. We had to grow the infrastructure, we had to grow the team.

Cracks Were Beginning To Appear In The Business

And it was causing problems. So I went through all these changes, and now we’re definitely in a much better and more sustainable place. And a much more exciting place.

Whenever You Step Outside Your Comfort Zone, It’s Like A HUGE Deal, Right?

Whereas before, I started to think, “Geez, the cracks are beginning to appear are that big. Are we gonna make it through?” I didn’t think we were gonna completely collapse. But we were going backwards instead of going forwards, if that makes sense.

So I made all these big moves. And it’s been a very scary, but exciting time. I think the bottom line is…

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Be Passionate About Your Work, Or This Will Happen To You

Be Passionate About Your Work, Or This Will Happen To You

How do you really feel about the work that you do every day? Can you truthfully claim to be passionate about your work? Dean talks here about the passion that drives him in his online business, and what you must do to avoid life just passing you by…

“We are in for a LONG day in the office today at Internet Profits. Let me share the story…

Good morning everybody. Welcome to another episode of The Drive. Dean here of course. Thank you for joining me here on this journey to Internet Profits HQ. It is a bright sunshiny day, here in the UK. Doesn’t mean it’s warm though, don’t mistake what I’m saying 

The More Offers You Make, The More People You Help, The More Money You Make

Anyway, I hope you’re well. I hope you having a good week. We have kicked the week off with plenty of stuff. We actually launched something yesterday. I know – if you follow me, you’re probably thinking…

“Geez, Dean Launches A Lot Of Stuff”

The reality is – the more offers you make, the more people you help, the more money you make. Simple as that really.

Well, we could go deeper than that… The more offers you make to the RIGHT people that need those things – the more people you help, and the more money you make.

So That’ll Take Us To 2 A.M… It Is Gonna Be A Long-Ass Day!

Now today… Well, I’ve got a long day coming up. Like, right now it is about 8:50 a.m. and I’m just on the way, of course. But I have a webinar at midnight tonight. That’s like fifteen hours away.

And then that webinar is probably going to be a good two or three hours maybe. So that’ll take us to 2:00 a.m. at least. Which is 17 hours. So unless I go home at some point later for a couple of hours, it is gonna be a long-ass day!

But you know what… I’ve said this many times before. This is something that not everybody in life gets to truly, truly experience. And I think it’s such a sad thing that people don’t fight more for this.

Could You Be Passionate About Your Work Like This?

I’ve said it time and time again, that I don’t actually do any “work”. And I know that sounds weird – I just said I’m gonna be in the office for like 17 hours today.

Can You Be Passionate About Your Work?

But the reality is, I’m so driven and passionate about what I do. And I mean beyond beyond what most could probably understand. Like, I love what I do so much. I love, and am driven by, the difference that what we do can make.

Even in my business, I haven’t always been like that. I haven’t always had that feeling. When I first started out, trying to just be a young kid wanting to make some extra money, I didn’t have aspirations, or the belief, or necessarily the understanding – of what could be done with an online business.

I Started Out Wanting To Make A Bit Of Extra Money To Make Things A Little Easier

I didn’t start out wanting to make millions online, because I didn’t know it was possible. I started out wanting to make a bit of extra money to make things a little easier, y’know. And I didn’t set out to build an international company like I do now, and to speak on stages like I do, and do the things that we do.

This was never in the scope of what was possible for me, or even what I desired. But as things develop, as things grow… You realise that what you know, when you develop what you know, and you practice your craft – it can become something so much bigger than what you could have ever imagined.

I’m so driven to be even better and bigger, and have more impact. And I think…

This Is Probably Just A Natural Progression As A Business Owner

Love What You Do To The Point Where You Don’t “Work” A Day In Your Life

When you start, and you start to see the results, and you see those results growing…

Our Certified Partners and I, we always have this laugh. Because I say all the time – and I’ve said it for years – I truly believe, to this day, that we’re just getting started. And it’s almost like a sort of ‘thing’ now, y’know: No matter how big we get, we’re just getting started.

And it’s a mighty exciting time! So I guess the message today really is like, love what you do to the point where you don’t “work” a day in your life. And you should be passionate and driven by what you do.

That doesn’t mean everybody has to…

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The Key To Success In Life And In Business: One Simple Tip

The Key To Success In Life And In Business

Got a really simple, straightforward tip for you today. However, this has proven to be actually a huge key to success in life and also in business…

“I want to talk about something today… Something that, if you realise this one simple thing, it will make your days so much better. This will start your day off so much better – and set your mood right every single day. And this will allow you to get more significant progress – and that’s ultimately what it’s about.

If you’re making progress every day, even if it’s small baby steps forward, towards your goals – then you couldn’t ask for much more than that, right?

Here’s The Small Adjustment That You Have To Make

So, what am I talking about? What’s this simple thing? Well surprisingly, it’s something that not enough people do. Because a lot of people in the evenings – they get comfortable, they get relaxed… And they think, “Ah… I’ll just do it tomorrow.”

But here’s the thing. Here’s the trick – the small adjustment that you have to make – for a significantly bigger positive impact. Success starts the day before, okay?

The Key To Success In Life Starts The Day Before

It Starts By Making Those Conscious Decisions The Night Before

And I’ve realised this to be true in so many ways. So many ways – like, eating healthy or choosing to eat healthy. It doesn’t start by waking up in the morning and going, “Oh, what am I going to eat?”

It starts the night before, getting your food prepared – it starts by making those conscious decisions the night before, okay?

Going to the gym. It doesn’t start usually by waking up in the morning and going, “Shall I, shan’t I? I’ve got to get all my clothes ready, pack my bag, get my stuff, my shower bag, and all these different things.”

Business Success Doesn’t Start By Sitting At The Computer Saying, “What Shall I Do Today?”

It starts the night before: Getting your gym clothes out, getting everything ready, getting your clothes that you need to put on after the gym packed in a bag. And getting yourself prepared.

Success in your business – it doesn’t start by just sitting on the computer and saying, “Now, what shall I do today?” It starts by having a plan, and being prepared the night before. So, in all areas, the key to success in life begins with preparation in advance.

The Key To Success Begins With Preparation The Day Before

Some Of What I’ve Learned Came From Having Bosses In The Past

And I want you to always, always remember that. Because y’know, it’s funny… As much as we say, as much as I would say… I’ve never enjoyed working for other people. It was never for me.

One thing I can tell you is, these little lessons – some of the things that I know – haven’t just been learned by having my own business. Some of what I’ve learned actually came from having bosses in the past. Small little things.

I remember I used to work in a… When I first left school… So I left school at 16 years old, never went to college, never went to university. Literally left school at 16. I started full-time employment the same day I left school.

Gosh How Am I Remembering This? This Is Insane!

So I left school at around about 3 p.m. in the afternoon. At 6 p.m. that evening I started my first day of full-time employment. So whilst everyone else was out celebrating, I was out working.

And I’ll never forget. The the boss that I had at that time was a lady named Tracy. Gosh how am I remembering this? This is insane!

She always used to have this saying, this expression…

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Example Of Sales Funnel Conversion Rate Optimisation Using Split Tests

Example Of Sales Funnel Conversion Rate Optimisation Using Split Tests

Here’s how we performed sales funnel conversion rate optimisation, by split testing a small change and picking the winner. When you do this over and over, you craft a higher and higher performing sales funnel for any product…

“Made a couple of changes to our new sales funnel for our new book offer yesterday. And the stats are looking good.

I wanted to just share a couple of things that you might be interested in hearing. So let me share some of what we did…

Evergreen Long-Term Assets That Work For Many Years To Come

A Couple Of Sales Funnel Conversion Rate Optimisation Things

We have recently launched this brand new sales funnel. And when we say ‘launch’, we’re not into the big 7-day, hyped, massive scale product launch. I’m all about evergreen long-term assets, that can work for your business for many, many years to come.

And so we put this out. We had it optimised and in a great position, and made it available to our Certified Partners.

We Launched A Brand New Book Called The Affiliate Marketers Playbook

One of the things we do when we’re getting a new sales funnel ready – a new customer acquisition funnel… Right now, we’ve launched a brand new book for affiliate marketers called the Affiliate Marketers Playbook.

What we basically do… We launch it privately – just me. I drive my own traffic to it, and we optimise it. And then, when we’ve got it to a great position, we make it available to our Certified Partners.

But we never stop optimising. One of the things we always do, is continually optimise. We’re always testing things because…

You Don’t Know What Works Best Until You Test

Split Tests Of Changing Certain Words Gave A Small Bump In Sales Funnel Conversions

I’m constantly trying new things – testing – little split tests of changing certain words.

One of the awesome things that happened this week… We tried a couple of things out, and it made a good difference, a positive change – a small bump in conversions on the sales funnel.

So yesterday – although it’s a little too soon to say – but yesterday I did a small split test. And it was actually really small things. I changed what the order button said. And I made a couple of graphics ‘desktop only’ – so that for people viewing on mobile, it made for a better mobile experience.

And it looks like it’s already increased the conversion rate on the front-end – the people actually ordering the book. We’ve managed to increase it by something like 1.2 percent. It’s too soon to say though.

I Simply Changed The Text On The Order Button

But I guess the message of the day really is like, ‘always be testing’ – to improve conversion rates and to get things to that best position. And…

Don’t Underestimate What A Tiny Little Change Can Make

Like, I changed… The text on the order button said… Well it’s a 2-step order form, right? So they fill in their name, address, phone number and email. Then they press the first button, and it goes through to their card information. There’s another button there, to complete the order.

Well, what I had was on the first button it said something like, “Yes! Send Me The Book”. And then the second one said, “Complete Order”.

As Soon As You Tell People The Order Is Complete, It Closes The Buying Cycle

Now, what I changed it to yesterday was…

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