Nerdy Affiliate Adventures In Affiliate Marketing Land

Meetup202 LA Recap and ASW 2010 Las Vegas

Posted by JasperP on January 13th, 2010

We just had our meetup last saturday and we had about 25+ people show up!  We did an icebreaker to make sure that everyone had a chance to meet someone new at the event.  It was an awesome turn out and we had good feedback from the event.

Link to Meetup202 LA Affiliate Marketing Group: http://affiliate.meetup.com/49/

Here are some pics from the Meetup:

Affiliate Summit West 2010 is just around the corner!  If you want to hook up at the event, there’s plenty of ways to get a hold of me:

AIM: JasperP81
Email: JasperP@nerdyaffiliate.com
Twitter: http://twitter.com/JasperP
(Make sure to check out #wfasw and #asw10 hash tags on twitter)
BBM: 20FB20F2

I’ll be staying at the Rio this year, so I’ll be near the event.

There’s also a big Meetup202 in Las Vegas.  Check it out:

RSVP if you haven’t already, it might be booked already!

Meetup202 Las Vegas

Affiliate Summit East @ New York City in 2 Days!

Posted by JasperP on August 7th, 2009

I’ll be flying in by Sunday Morning.

Anyone wanna meet up to trade tips?

Looking to meet other search marketers, media buyers, and mailers!  

Email me at JasperP [at] nerdyaffiliate.com
Twitter me at http://twitter.com/JasperP
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Stretch for the Red Ball

Posted by JasperP on August 25th, 2008

This was a nice little article that sent to me via email which was written by Kim Kiyosaki, author of the “Rich Woman” books (richwoman.com).

Anyway, this article is basically about persistence and being able to stay determined in reaching for your goals.

You’ve heard the saying, “Everyone wants to go to heaven, but no one wants to die.”

I see that sentiment everywhere: in business, in investing and in people’s personal lives. Ask someone, “Do you want to be rich?” and they say, “Of course!” But ask them, “Are you willing to do what it takes?” and all too often, you’ll get a blank stare. To me, the difference between someone who achieves her goals and realizes her dreams and someone who does not is that one is willing to do what it takes to get there, and the other is not.

In an earlier article I wrote about the four types of people in the world: Those who must be right, those who must be comfortable, those who must win and those who must be liked. I’m a “must win” kind of girl. And in order to win, sometimes you have to do things that are uncomfortable, difficult and even scary. The most revealing test of a winner (or loser) is how she responds to adversity. What does she do under pressure? Does she back down? Does she quit? Does she roll up her sleeves and get to work? Bottom line: Does she keep moving forward? How you respond when things get difficult is the difference between being a rich woman or a poor woman.

If you set goals at the start of this year, how are you faring? Are you doing what you need to do to achieve them? Are you or is someone you trust holding you accountable to make your goals?

Sometimes You Need a Coach

That is the beauty of having a coach. I have coaches in many areas of my life: business, investing, presentations, fitness and personal development. I even have a television coach. My coaches hold me accountable when my natural tendency is to take it easy. My weakness (one of many) is that I’m essentially lazy. So I do my best to surround myself with coaches, mentors and friends who push me harder than I push myself at times.

For example, I was working out at the gym with my trainer, JR, when he said, “Kim, pick up the red ball for your next set of exercises.” I walked across the gym and leaned over to pick up the ball, expecting it to be pretty light. In fact, I realized, it was a lot heavier than the blue and yellow balls I was used to. I hesitantly walked back to JR, red ball in hand. “OK,” he said, “I want you to do 40 lunges with the ball over your head. Next, do 20 sit-ups on the incline holding the red ball. And last, 20 squats with the ball.” I gave him a questioning look and set off to do my lunges, sit-ups and squats. Afterward, I came back to JR huffing and puffing, but proud of my accomplishment and ready to move onto the next—and easier—exercise. Instead JR said, “Good job. Now give me two more sets.”

“Two more sets?” I protested. “This red ball is heavy!”

JR smiled and said, “Do you want me to take it easy on you? Are you paying me to hold your hand or are you paying me for results? It’s up to you.”

I quietly walked away with my red ball and began my next set of lunges.

That’s when I realized that to get results in anything, you’ve got to reach for the red ball. So often, we go for the lighter challenges or goals—the yellow or blue balls—because it’s easier and more comfortable. But in order to get the result that we want, we’ve got to do some heavy lifting and stretch for the red ball.

So the “Red Ball” question to ask yourself is this:

What is the one thing in my life, today, that if I did, I know would dramatically improve my life?

Once you know the answer to that question, ask yourself: Am I willing to do what it takes to do that one thing?

That may be your red ball and the one you reach for next.

Investor, entrepreneur and author of Rich Woman, Kim Kiyosaki educates women about money and investing through books, speaking engagements, a PBS TV show and  RichWoman.com. Kim and her husband Robert created the CASHFLOW® board games and own The Rich Dad Company.

This article originally appeared in WomenEntrepreneur.com. Reprinted with permission from the author.