Derek Franklin's Blog

You'll See Results When You Stop Searching And Start Doing!

Your motivation for accomplishing just about anything of significance in life comes down to one important quality - your beliefs.

• Your belief that you can do it
• Your belief that it's worth pursuing
• Your believe that the end-result will live up to your expectations

If you have these 3 important elements, the chances of you actually taking action on a goal, and reaching it, are much higher.

But sometimes, unknowingly, you set yourself up for failure.

Here's what I mean...

Let's say you've just discovered a simple system for how to make money from home doing something you enjoy doing.

You get so excited thinking about how much fun it will be, waking up each morning, doing what you love, and having a lot more freedom - it just sounds so great, and you're determined to make it happen!

But then, the belief-killers start showing up, and most of the time, you don't even realize that they have, so you allow them in.

They subtly suck the life out of your previously fantastic dream to the point where what was once the perfect opportunity suddenly becomes a lot less unrealistic, unappealing, and just another blip on your 'distraction radar'.

So, in essence, you're back to square-one.

So, what are these belief-killers, so you can recognize them and eliminate them for good?

They are all the other 'opportunities' that start showing up in your life (usually in your inbox) that you choose to give your attention to.

You see, when you spend one day learning a system, and getting all dreamy about how it's going to improve your life like never before, and then you spend the next day looking at a bunch of new opportunities that promise the same thing, what are you essentially telling yourself about the first thing?

You're telling yourself that don't really believe in it, for whatever reason. Because if you really did believe in it, you'd quit wasting your time looking at a bunch of other stuff that promise the same results, and instead you'd get to work.

If you live with this mentality, it's is going to keep you in a place where you're spinning your wheels day-in and day-out - going nowhere.

Changing it isn't always easy, but it is simple. You need to get into the habit of making a decision and committing yourself to seeing it through completely, and cutting off anything that's a distraction from making it happen.

You need to get familiar with what this feels like!

Even though you may experience a flop or two on occasion (it happens) the effect of seeing something through to the end does something so positive to your mindset and your belief system, that it creates a momentum in your life to the point where you become an almost unstoppable force once you set your mind to doing something.

So be careful of the belief-killers you allow into your life and business.

Make decisions, see them through to the end, eliminate any distractions, and you'll be amazed at the results you get!

People Pay You To Solve Problems - Google Tells You What They Are

Pay attention, because I've got something to share with you today that you're going to find really valuable.

First, let me ask you a couple questions...

Are you a content creator of some sort - an author, information product creator, blogger, etc?

If you are, do you know what the key element to attracting people to your content is?

It's really very simple...

It's all about giving them solutions to their nagging problems and answering the all questions weighing on their mind.

Provide value to them, and they'll return the favor, most of the time in the form of paying you $$$.

So, how do you know what kinds of things people in your niche (or any niche, for that matter) need answers and solutions to?

Well, the most obvious way is to simply ask someone in that niche; 'Hey Nancy, what challenges do you have with writing a resume?'

While you can get some usable feedback by doing this, chances are, Nancy won't be able to think of too many problems when she's put on the spot like that. Not only that, but she may have written a dozens of resumes in her time, so writing one may not be that big of a deal to her in particular.

A great alternative to this sometimes useful approach is to tap into a bigger and more revealing source - the collective minds of the world, as made available by Google.

Let me explain what I mean, then provide you with some examples.

As you're probably aware (hopefully you are), anytime you (or anyone else) do a search on Google, they keep track of your query - whether it's a search for used car parts or a question you want answered about wedding invitations.

Over time, they've built up a substantial database of these queries, which they now make available on their site in the form of what they call, suggested searches:

Now, what's really great about this feature, is that if you type a search in the form of a question, Google will display relevant questions that people have asked about a topic. This can be a real eye-opener about some of the problems people are experiencing related to that topic.

Let's look at the topic of wedding invitations as an example:

 

By adding, how to, in front of our actual search term, Google reveals to us just a small portion of the questions people have about the topic.

Let's look at another example, this time for blood pressure (these examples are completely off the top of my head):

 
As you can see, in this example, I typed the word, why, before my actual search term of blood pressure. Once again, Google shows us just some of the why-related questions people have about blood pressure (there are many more that can be discovered beyond what is shown in this screen shot).

These are just a couple of the techniques you can use to uncover the problems that people in a niche want answered - there are many more.

I've compiled some of the best techniques and strategies I know into an easy-to-read, 40-page guide that I'm releasing today, called:

How To Become A Brain Digger: Master The Simple Skill Of Discovering The Questions That People Will Pay To Have Solved

In this guide, I outline the 5 simple action steps to take in order to master the skill of becoming a Brain Digger. They are:

1. Grabbing The Right Tools - Every Brain Digger needs the proper tools with which to hammer away at tasks and capture or catalog the things they discover. I'll show you what I use and why.
2. Choosing A Dig Site (Niche or Topic) - Before you begin digging, you need to have a clear idea of what it is you're searching for. l provide some traits to look for when searching for a valuable dig site.
3. Beginning The Surveying Process - After choosing a dig site, the next step is to do a little preparation work, to make sure your digging efforts reap the greatest results possible. I'll guide you through this simple process, which will prepare you for your move you into the most important step...
4. Digging Deep For Treasure - Who doesn't like to dig for treasure? Here is where all your initial work begins to pay-off. Here you'll learn THE most important part of the entire Brain Digger process - finding the treasure! 
5. Using The Brain Digger's Field Guide - Learning the process of becoming a Brain Digger is one thing. Remembering it to the point where you'll use it and benefit from it regularly is another. So, to help you along, I've put together a graphical flowchart of the process, which you'll find at the end of the book, along with an explanation of how to use it.

Are you ready to:

• Deliver content that provides REAL VALUE in the eyes of your readers & customers?
• Draw on a storehouse of valuable ideas when writing chapters in a book/ebook, articles, blog posts, or even entire products in themselves?
• Do it all without actually breaking a sweat or getting your hands dirty?

Click here to claim your copy of the Brain Digger Guidebook for just $17

Of course, please leave feedback if you dig it! :)

Derek