Work from Home in the Philippines

Today I’m officially starting my new gameplan for making money online. My first target is to earn 26,000 in passive income–26,000 is our monthly expenses for my family. I am aiming to achieve this in 3 months. Right now, the bulk of my income is from my work-from-home job, so I’d really like to shift it to residual income.

This new gameplan includes:

Having daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly goals and sticking to those goals. In a study of Harvard students, 10% of the students had goals in their minds and they were the ones who earn at least thrice as much as everyone else. Yet 3% of these students have CLEAR WRITTEN GOALS, and it is these same 3% that earn at least ten times as much as everyone else. Keeping a list of your goals is a very powerful time management tool. You’ll be surprised to find how much you can do in a day, plus it really feels good to see all that you have accomplished for the day. It makes you feel good about yourself and keeps you motivated.

Waking up 2 hours early. I intend to wake up two hours earlier just to have time for exercise as well as to work on my most important goals. Big goals means you will be encountering big challenges, and big challenges=STRESS. You’ll really need your health up at its peak to be able to face these challenges.

Learn, learn, learn. Although I’ve stopped college, I never stopped learning. I intend to continue doing so through audio learning and seminars. I’m particularly focusing on success training, leadership, organizational behavior, and business training audios. You can find these on the internet, by the way, like on YouTube. Try a search for Robert Kiyosaki and watch his videos. Buy his book on your local bookstore or borrow one from a businessman.

Have time to relax. This year has been very busy for me. Sometimes I work 7 days a week for two months straight. If I wasn’t keeping myself in top shape through regular 30 minute to an hour exercise then I would probably be sick in bed right now. And no, I’m not a workaholic. I do love to work, but I enjoy my relaxation time as well. I do continue working hard because I’m aiming to retire at 30. Go someplace close to nature, do martial arts training or something, and write the fantasy novel I wanted so much to write.

Tithe more. Everytime I receive money from my job, I go out to buy groceries then hand them out to people sleeping on the streets. When I feel down and really stressed and there are really times when I’m broke because of the bills to pay with my business and due to the past few months of recession, I go out to do the same thing and I feel like ready to work again for the next week.

By next year, I’m aiming to be able to help support a foundation I’ve been working with for differently abled persons. These people are trained in IT, and yet they couldn’t apply their skills yet due to lack of experience and because they have a very slow internet connection right now that takes 20 seconds to load a page and only one PC is connected to the internet. I was thinking of at least sponsoring their internet connection so they could apply their skills and could avail of work through the internet.

Report to your clients regularly. The first and perhaps the most important factor that would be the key to your future success is reporting your progress to your clients on a regular schedule. On a general note, you can have an agreed date, for example, every Saturday. Some clients require that you report daily. Preparing your report well and making sure that the client is updated can be one of the major factors for your promotion or salary raise.

Adopt a No-Surprises policy. If anything goes wrong that could affect whether or not your tasks will be finished on time, then you should report it immediately. If you have any concerns that you think may affect work in the future, raise it to the client immediately so he can prepare for it as well.

Take notes and Keep a Things-To-Do list. Keep your notes and update it regularly. Whatever the client says on the phone, on email, or chat, note it down and add it to your Things to Do list. Keeping a list of your goals is very important. In a study of Harvard students, only 10% of the students had clear goals and these students earn at least 3 times the other students who do not have goals. Furthermore, only 3% of the students kept written goals, and it is this same 3% that earn 10 times as much as everyone else.

Spend 1 hour a day improving your skills. Read books, magazines, and online tutorials. Research news about your latest field from the internet. This will put you ahead your competition–other work-from-home people. Remember that if your client is not satisfied with your skill set and performance, he can always find someone else.

Buy or download free audiobooks on personal success and achievement audio seminars. You can have these playing while driving your car, on your MP3 or iPod, or on a home stereo while doing chores. It is said that one seminar is equivalent to reading 50 books on that field.

Work every hour that you work. When you’re working, make sure that you are focused on the work. Avoid any distractions such as using your Messenger, doing Facebook, or using any other application and trying to multitask. There’s a big difference between the quality and quantity of work of someone who’s focused on the task and someone who doesn’t take it seriously. Trust me, it will show.