It is absolutely essential to set goals for yourself and write them down. So many people still don’t understand how important it is to do this. Some have a vague idea of what they would like to have happen in the future but they don’t even have a rough plan of action. If you are not sure of where you are heading, how are you going to know if you ever get there!! I know that sounds a little silly, but when you think about it, you will realize that it makes a lot of sense.

I have been retired from full-time employment for many years now. In the past I was District Manager for Health & Welfare Canada. A lot of responsibility went along with the job but I had no computer skills as my staff would take care of those things for me. Just this past November, 2008, I decided that I was going to fulfill a dream of mine to run my own internet marketing business. I knew next to nothing about the industry but I was determined to learn what I needed to know. After doing a fair amount of research, I aligned myself with Carbon Copy Pro. I was very impressed with this Company because they offered a complete marketing system that helped solve all the problems that most people face in a home-based business. They also provided all the necessary tools for success. I could hardly believe it, but they actually also closed the deals for you!!

At their Convention in the fall of 2008 they offered a program…the 2009 Carbon Copy Pro 90 Day Challenge. I later learned about it and signed up and last night was the last of the weekly webinars. One of the instructors asked us to record our progress during this 90 day period. That got me thinking about where I am today, compared to where I was back in early December, when we had our first webinar. Back then I had never written an article before, I had never produced a video, I had never had my own blog, or a Facebook or a Twitter account…I had never even heard of some of these things.

So what have I managed to accomplish during this period of time? I have learned that I love to write and have written 20 articles that have all been published by EzineArticles. That in itself would have made me deliriously happy…but I also managed to get all 20 articles on the first page of Google and many of them were even in the first position.

I bought myself a little webcam and started learning how to create and edit videos. There was quite a learning curve but I now have 26 videos on my YouTube channel and I also have 37 subscribers to my channel. When I upload a new video, these people are automatically advised so that they can check it out. I have received some very complimentary comments from viewers who also thank me for helping them get started with their own business.

I initially started a WordPress.com blog but have recently switched over to a WordPress.org blog, which I host myself. I am now learning the intricacies of blogging and how to create my own capture pages. I posted my first Press Release a month or so back and will be posting another one this week. I have 567 followers (and growing) on Twitter and 865 followers (so far) on Facebook and I have developed some great relationships by networking on these two sites.

I feel very good about myself when I look at what I have accomplished during the past 90 days, and this is only the beginning!!

I know you have all heard people say “if I can do it, then anyone can!” Well, I am a 65 year old, retired woman, with no previous computer or marketing skills. If you have the desire to reach your goals, then believe me, nothing can or will stop you from accomplishing them. The right person or the right information will ‘magically’ come along at just the perfect time. It really is very exciting and I would like to encourage any of you that are thinking of starting your own home-based business, to just go for it. There is no better time than right now. There are going to be millions of new millionaires created in the next ten years and there is no reason on earth why you can’t be one of them.

One final word if I may….if you even have the opportunity to sign up for the next 2009 Carbon Copy Pro 90 Day Challenge, then go for it. The training you will receive will be priceless.