Bankruptcy to Millionaire

(Make sure to read this entire post, to get in on the challenge that will change your life.)

*cue fireworks* *cue marching band playing John Phillip Susa*

Well it’s finally here. Mark it in the history book, www.BankruptcyToMillionaire.com has hit the 3 Month Milestone!

With 62 63 Posts, 113 comments, and over 300 unique visitors a day. I am THRILLED. This blog has grown faster than I would have ever imagined. This is not a blog that I’m trying to get rich with, or trying to establish myself as the end-all know-all expert of everything.

It’s about my growth, and experiences that will lead me to my ultimate financial freedom. I am thrilled to hear the comments from you all, that talk about how you are becoming inspired to take MORE ACTION and to accomplish more, more often. Good work! Lets get there together!

I Challenge You To Change Your Life.

Lets face it. There are a lot of damn “Money Bloggers” out there. Some blogging about how to make money online (some actually do, most really don’t). Some blogging about how they are TRYING to make money online (which is only part of what I’m trying to accomplish here). But here’s the thing. Other than blogging about things. What in the hell are you doing to try and make some money?

I know I’m “trying” things. But as one famous puppet once said: “There is no try. Only do.” . And with that spirit in mind. Here’s the simple challenge:

Two Week Challenge For Cash!

“Do ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING in your power to reach your goal by 11:59 PM January 28th 2008.”

That’s the whole challenge. Now if you’re trying to make money online, you can either choose to embrace this challenge and put your destiny in your hands, you may choose to accept that your Destiny is in YOUR HANDS. You control your outcome. Or you may say to yourself like you always do:

“Oh yeah, I really need to do that. That’s a good idea. I’m definitely going to think about doing something like that myself someday.”

But here’s the sad reality (and I know this to be true. Because I said this to myself every time I had/read/thought of a good idea that I really knew I should take action on, but never did) is that you are NEVER going to take action with that attitude. If you always have a reason to not take action now, then when?

NOW is the ONLY time to take action.

So now I must set a goal. (In addition to write on this blog my goals. I am writing them BY HAND, ON PAPER, and posting them in front my computer. This way I KNOW exactly what I am shooting for every step of the way.)

My goal is to by the end of January the 28th to have had my first $100 day. That’s right: I WILL make $100 IN PROFIT by January the 28th.

Tonight is going to be spent researching the most effective and quickest ways I can implement to start making some money. Ideas I have:

• Find affiliate offer
  • PPC Marketing (Not working the way am doing it right now.)
  • Free Traffic?
    • Craigs Lists
    • Ebay
    • Social Networking?
      • Myspace
      • Facebook
      • Friendster?

• Proxy Websites
  • How are they done?
  • Can they still make money?
• Niche Blog Network
  
  • Travel
  • Wii
  • Ebay
  • Monetization?
    • Adsense
    • Affiliate offers?

• B2M
  • Can it be monetized?
  • Do I want to?

There you have it. That’s a general outline of where my mind is at. With massive SIMULTANEOUS action on one, or ALL of these things reaching $100 in twenty four hours should not be all the difficult with some thought.

Now, YOU KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO! Just go do it. I’ll see you in two weeks.

- Tevin

P.S. Post your comments if you’re taking me up on your challenge. What are your goals? If you wrote a blog on what you’re taking action on RIGHT NOW leave a link. Just do it, or be left in the dust. Good luck everyone.

Know your outcome.

The title of the entry is also the outcome I wish to achieve with this blog over the long run. Specifically over the next 48 months.

Knowing my outcome is one of the most important things to gettin ANYTHING done. Whether it’s hanging out with friends, or writing your next book. You should know your outcome.

What is it that you want to achieve by doing This. Ask yourself when you start your day: “What’s my outcome?”

Maybe it’s as simple as, to relax and not be bothered by anything or anyone all day. Or maybe it’s to gain a feeling of accomplishment.

When you start a new project ask yourself “What’s my outcome going to look like when I finish? Or the next time you get in an argument with your wife or girlfriend ask yourself “What’s my outcome from this fight?”

Chances are this will help you realize what you really want. You don’t want to yell and scream until you’re blue in the face. You want to reach an understanding with each other, or find common ground.

When I start my day of cold calling. I know my outcome: “To gain at least 3 project leads”. Once i know my outcome, I can plan on how I’m going to achieve this. If I just go out and don’t know what my outcome is going to look like. How do I know if I’ve ever achieved it?

Once you have clearly defined for yourself what it is that you are looking for as an outcome. You will begin to see the exact path to take, and achieve exactly what you’ve set out to do. Otherwise you’re just driving blind.

What’s your outcome?

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As I try to build this blog there are several things I’m realizing:

I know NOTHING about blogging.
I know NOTHING on how to build a blog audience.
Being interesting, informative AND entertaining all at the same time, isn’t always as easy as it sounds.

But there are many other positive things I am noticing:

I have a passion for not only learning and trying to build this project, but also finding the key to helping inspire and motivate others who are in a similar situation as me. People who have fantastic POTENTIAL, but are having trouble tapping that potential because they are procrastinators, “putter-offers“. Or the people that can TASTE success. They just can’t quite figure it out, and are getting discouraged.

I commit with this blog to not only, CHANGE MYSELF, but give you the tools and secrets to bring about the change and desire to succeed in you as well.

Your first step to bring ULTIMATE SUCCESS. Join the B2M Bookclub. Membership is simple, just commit to reading at least 1 hour per day. What you read is not as important so much is THAT you read, and what you read will directly help you move forward and bring about success.

I have started with reading Think and Grow Rich you can download your own copy from that link and begin reading it too. If you have not read it at least a Dozen times. I suggest you read it along with me.

Monday I will begin discussion on it, and the impact it’s had on me and my outlook on success.

This is going to be a very deep and personal entry. It is really going to explaining how B2M Dot Com came to exist. And why success from inspiration is inevitable. And failure is impossible.

This is not a personal touch you’d get from most “professional” bloggers. But it’s esential to the understanding of B2M–why I know that if I can go from FLAT BROKE to MILLIONAIRE in 48 Short Months. I can also inspire and motivate others to do the same.

Because you hear from the ultra-successful always so often the same ‘ole song and dance: “I was broke. Now I’m rich. If I can do it. So can you.”

I’m paraphrasing of course. But the message is essentially the same. No one has ever been so bold as to have the foresight of financial and personal success, and then give a step-by-step, play-by-play of what it takes to get there. Before success has even happened… until Me.

My Name is Tevin Anderson I’m 21 years old, and I used to be a loser.

You see I grew up looking for the “Big (Easy) Score”. The opportunity to make money FAST. The thought of working for a boss day in and day out to make the same amount of money every week, never appealed to me. Where’s the fun? Where’s the excitement?

My Dad, and lifelong entrepreneur, always encouraged this way of thinking. And I’m GREATFULL HE DID! Because I always have and always will truly believe the only way to make true money in this world, and to make a difference in it. You CANNOT work under someone else. You MUST be your own boss. You MUST be self-motivated. And you MUST take action.

But growing up, I kind of misunderstood this formula a bit. Because I somehow managed to convince myself that if I just wanted money enough, it would just fall in my lap.

“I don’t need to study for this test. I’m a smart kid.”, “I don’t need to get a job… I’m worth more than $7.15 an hour!”, “People will give me their money, just because I’m here.”

I went through this pattern for many, MANY years. I didn’t study hard in school. I didn’t do “homework” because I “knew it” already. At least enough to get a B- or C+. “What’s the point in homework, if I can pass without it???”. I didn’t get a *real* job.

Where I began to go wrong:

When I was 16, I became a “professional” Magician. (A pretty good one I would say.) I would make between $120, and $180 for a 40 minute birthday party magic show. Easy Money!

I was able to pick up other odds and ends jobs that (at the time) paid enough to give me enough play money, without really putting in any hard work. I was probably making more than my friends that were putting in HOURS every months at a part time job.

I would come home after school and read my dad’s Dan Kennedy Newsletter. Or a copy writing course. Or a business opportunity letter. After a few reading sessions, I was a GENIUS. I knew everything I needed to know to make a fortune with direct mail or Internet stuff! (Hindsight sarcasm wanted. )

I was able to convince my Dad to fork over the cash for a number of “Get Rich Quick Overnight With Little to No Effort” schemes. None of which ever amounted to anything. But I just thought, “I can get rich quick!”.

I created websites. Adwords affiliate links. I tried to make money by creating a course on how to make money on the internet. (HA!) Online estores. MLM. BLARGH!

But my lack of action, and procrastination was detrimental to any success I could have had! I would read. I would start. I would abandon.

I had more great ideas, and started projects than I could even keep track of! The grass was always greener with my next opportunity.

Not making ANYTHING. Just before my 18th Birthday I found POKER…

Ahh…. THAT’S the way to Get Rich Quick!

The guys on TV make millions, and live a lifestyle unlike any other!

(Probably) Needless to say, I got hooked. I got hooked in the action. The gambling. And the Poker. The allure of getting rich, and doing it easily roped me in.

Over the next three years it would do alot of harm to my production of other things–things that actually made money. And my bank account.

During my poker playing days, my best friend (who was doing quite well financially over the short term) got me into the Mortgage Business–just about a year and a half ago. I got a good job, with a pretty good salary with great potential for Commissions. I even had a GREAT month September 2006 pushing close to $10,00 before taxes. Not bad considering I was only in my 3rd month in the industry.

However, being the person that doesn’t want to work for others, and sees all the holes, and problems of this (admittedly scammy) company. I went on my own with the same friend that got me the job in the first place. We started our own company. Good idea… bad timing… (and most likely bad execution… the errors made there are a whole ‘nother story)

The mortgage industry simultaneously begins it’s steady slide into the mess it’s in today. And since I was almost entirely in the “subprime” mortgage portion. My amount of funded loans and commissions steadily went down. While my credit card debt and poker losses mounted.

I moved out of my place. Moved back home with my parents. I spent several months frustrated with myself. Disappointed in myself. Disappointed with my decisions. My actions (or inactions). I was even close to even feeling SORRY for myself.

Which brings us to a couple of weeks ago. I finally came to the realization: I see myself being successful. I see myself being self-motivated. I see myself being responsible and intelligent.

But then I realized. I CAN SEE MYSELF THERE! BUT I’M NOT THERE.

“Why?” I asked myself. And as soon as I ask the answer is completely evident. Currently:

I’m not “successful”. I’m not being self-motivated. Gambling is preventing me from being responsible and intelligent!

Once I finally took control of this reality. Things INSTANTANIOUSLY CHANGED.

I made the decision:

I WILL NOT CONTINUE TO LIVE MY LIFE THE WAY I’M CURRENTLY AM. OTHERWISE I’LL BE IN A GUTTER ONE DAY!!!!! THIS CHANGES NOW!

At that moment. I began to turn my life in the RIGHT DIRECTION. I quit gambling and poker. FOR GOOD. I’m going to instead focus those efforts on a simple and obtainable objective:

Go from broke (in every sense of the word) to a millionaire in FOUR YEARS.

Yes it is a tall order. But I can, and I WILL achieve it. And over the next 48 months you will witness it first hand–and hopefully you’ll join me.

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This is the most important point in my life so far, admitting to myself: There is no reason that I can’t begin change TODAY. Why wait until tomorrow? Begin now.So I challenge you:

If you, like me, see potential in yourself but just CAN’T SEEM TO TAP INTO IT. Decide. Decide that today is the day you Start. Start going for your dreams. Start reaching your potential. Start looking forward and NOT looking at your past.

Decide that TODAY is where you begin. Then make one small obtainable goal, and build on it. I started by telling myself I’ll read at least 1 hour a night. And I’ve started with Think and Grow Rich.

This is the beginning of greatness. This blog will serve many purposes. But there are two major objectives I would like to accomplish with this site and blog.

This first is to simply aide in my personal, and financial growth–by holding me accountable to regular and progressive (and entertaining and informative) updates.

I will be sharing my stories of where I am (broke), how I got here; to where I will be going, by sharing EXACTLY what I have done, am doing, and will do over the next 48 months to become a millionaire.

During this process of my personal transformation, I also to help inspire, inform, and motivate my readers to accomplish greatness along side me.

The idea is simple: Lead by example.

The journey and the outcome will not be.

This site also starts out simple and bare. It will continue to grow and evolve as I do.

As WE do.

As I write this I have no readers. No subscribers. No customers. And no money.

This will change. And rapidly. Due to one common theme:

MASSIVE ACTION

Because nothing great can ever, or will ever be accomplished without Massive Action. Not just fiddling with one idea. Tinkering. Playing. Changing. NO! You must make a plan and take one step after the other after the other after the other. And NOT give up until success is achieved.

Over the next several days. I will be updating not only with regular blog posts. But also updating the sidebar on the left with Inspirations & Motivators, other great blogs, and recommended reading.

Which brings me to what I am going to do to take action. I commit to reading at least 1 hour a day, everyday, of something informative, inspirational, or educational. I am going to start with:

Think and Grow Rich (<-right click save-as to download your own copy) by Napoleon Hill

A book recommended by virtually every successful person on the planet. I have read bits and pieces. But I commit to reading this as my first book on to begin my Lifelong Adventure toward Ultimate Success.I’ve learned that nothing will ever change in MY life, unless I make a conscious and concerted effort to bring about change. And the best time to make a change is now. Not tomorrow, or “soon”. But NOW. So today I decide to read 1 hour, each day.WHAT THIS BLOG WILL NOT BE

• A shameless promotional tool for internet scams or business opportunities
• MLM marketing
• Boring
• Plagued with advertising
• A list builder for spam
• Filled with old and outdated information to turn a profit
• Written by a character based on hyperbole or someone fake. (What is written on these pages will be blatantly me. Possilbly even to a fault sometimes.)
• Written by someone who talks the talk but doesn’t walk the walk
• A vehicle to make money by selling information on “How to Sell Information on the Internet to Make Money” (that’s been done by people much greater than I)

I will not be doing any of that! But that’s not to say that if on occasion I come across a resource I find valuable that I won’t post an affiliate link to it. I may very well do exactly that. But my objective is not to peddle useless products to turn a profit in this blog. But to provide true value, by taking you step by step through my Journey.

That is also not to say that I will NEVER place an ad on the site/blog. If I begin to generate enough traffic I may put up a targeted banner, or a small “classified” on the side bar. But that BS where the page is cluttered from top to bottom with ads cutting up the content.

NO THANKS!

So that’s it for now. Feel free to bookmark and checkback often. I will soon have an opt-in list to give you a quick email update when there is a new blog post. Have a great weekend! And feel free to post your ideas, and thoughts in the comments section.