The One and Only New Year’s Resolution That Really Matters — How to Make 2011 Your Year for Creating Passive Income

I love New Year’s Resolutions. At this time of year, I get a kick out of reviewing my successes and failures from the previous year and planning to kick some serious butt in the year ahead! And 2011 is no exception. But this year I’m going about it very differently…

If you’re a reader of this blog, you know that my favorite topic is generating Passive Income sources online. This year, my goal is to help you get there even faster. It’s my New Year’s Resolution and I want it to be yours too. But first, let’s take a step back and talk about some principles before we dig into the money stuff…

Why Most New Year’s Resolutions Fail

Most years, I find myself making a long and sordid list of all my hefty goals for the year ahead. It always seems like a good idea, but then a few months into the year I begin to realize that most of those goals don’t really matter to me and I end up focusing in on only one or two.

According to one statistic, something like 60-70% of New Year’s Resolutions get dropped in the first WEEK of January. Does that surprise you? Doesn’t surprise me one bit. Most people usually do bite off more than they can chew only to give up quicker than they ever imagined.

Still, it’s pretty strange that everyone gets so excited about the New Year and their personal goals and resolutions… only to drop them less than 7 days later. Seems pretty odd to me.

After a lot of thinking lately, I’ve decided that it always comes down to one problem — lack of focus.

Now, I realize there are lots of other words for “focus.” We could call it “desire” or even “intention.” Whatever it is, it boils down to one simple thing, most people don’t actually KNOW what their resolution is in the first place. This is why they give it up — they never knew what it was to begin with.

How to Focus on Your New Year’s Resolution

The best way to focus on your resolution is to get ultra-clear about what it is. And the only way to do that is to find the “center” of your life that needs most attention and the greatest amount of growth. In my humble opinion, I think building sources of Passive Income is far and away the best place to focus your energy for the year ahead because it is the one goal that will have the most dynamic influence on all of your other goals.

Let me explain.

Let’s say as you’re reading this that you’re probably also thinking about all of the other things you want to improve in your life. Maybe you want to eat a vegetarian diet, lose 50 pounds, get that six pack abs, or be a better wife/husband/boyfriend/girlfriend. Typically this is how we operate. We want more money, better relationships, sexier bodies, and happier lives. Right? Right!

Now, here’s my argument…

The best way to go about all this is to focus your energy on ONE goal that will have the most dramatic affect on your entire life. Again, my humble opinion is super clear on this one — building more passive income is the best way to creating a better life. Why? It’s simple. What we all need to be happier, healthier, wealthier, and sexier is TIME.

Think about it. The reason your relationship isn’t where you want it to be is because you don’t have the TIME to invest more into it and to get more out of it. The reason you never lose weight is because you don’t have the TIME to prepare healthy foods, count your calories, and stay focused on your exercise plan. And the reason you feel depressed is because you don’t have the TIME to expand your social life, volunteer, and find meaningful things to do with your life.

My 2011 Challenge to You And Your Promise to Me

So this year, I want to help YOU get super-focused on the one New Year’s Resolution that really matters — Creating Passive Income Online. I want to do this for two selfish reasons… 1) I really enjoy teaching people and sharing my greatest passion; and 2) I know that if I help you then ultimately it’s going to help me get even farther along with my goal to DOUBLE my income this year.

In order to do this, though, I need you to make me two very important promises: 1) that this will be your #1 goal for 2011 and 2) that you will put as much energy, time, and effort as you can (outside of your normal life) to make this happen!

How to Get Started

There are two things you’ll need to do officially to join me in the 2011 Passive Income Plan. 1) Make sure you’re signed up to my www.JasonClegg.com email newsletter and 2) make sure that you’re signed up as a member at www.ArticleMarketingSEO.com

When you sign up for #1, you’ll get my free ebook which covers the essentials of starting an online business. And when you sign up for #2, you’ll get free access to my fundamental lessons on Article Marketing to help you learn the best and cheapest traffic-generation strategy that exists online today.

Both of these memberships are free, so there’s no official cost to you. Of course, as we move through the year I will recommend certain products and services that are going to make your Passive Income Goal Quest that much easier.

My method is simple — I want to share with you the techniques I’ve been using over the past 6 years to generate Passive Income Online. My goal is to help you get to the level you desire by the end of the year. Yes, this is going to require discipline, work, and focus from you. But if you’re willing to team up with me, I’ll do my very best to help you every step of the way.

This plan is for ANYONE and EVERYONE who is interested, regardless of your experience, background, and know-how. I look forward to working with beginners, veterans, and everyone in-between.

Here’s to our success in 2011!

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