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Saturday, 14 December 2013

The 3 ages of man - where are you on the Santa scale?

Reflections on 2013
At last I had a few minutes reflection on the year 2013. It has been a phenomenal year with myself and many others in my circles re-inventing themselves in order to step up to the plate and make a change in their lives. 

Fuelling the Fire
As many of you know I like to put others first, this is a major contributor to my success. It's like bob proctor says - you must do this - Imagine saying to the stove give me some heat,  then I'll put on some fuel. You must help people first and invest in people to bring out the best in them.




Will the real Father Christmas, please stand up?

The 3 ages of man
So, what does this have to do with the 3 ages of man. One of my inspirational mentors, Dallin Larsen was likened to Father Christmas. This reminded me of a Christmas card my father in law was given 6 years ago.

The 3 ages of man..

1. You believe in Father Christmas
2. You don't believe in Father Chritmas
3. You are Father Christmas

Isn't it the same with dreams, business and making money.
Belief, Denial, Be

1. Some people have a dream when they are young and are full of belief.
2. Then along the way they get discouraged and settle for less than their dreams
3. Some break through, dust off their dreams and step up to be 

So, if you haven't stepped up and become the true Father Christmas, why not now?

Mark N Hopgood is a leader in personal development and a LinkedIn influencer who enjoys putting others first.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HERE@S TO A FANTASTIC ")!$
or if you like in lowercase
merry christmas and here's to a fantastic 2014

Contact Mark to discuss the possibilities. Email:  mark@hopgood.eu and say hi. We'll take it from there.

Wednesday, 24 July 2013

Out of hours Kevin

A test page for something very exciting coming up

3 top tips for making money from anything - including staying in bed!

I was inspired by my friend Avram Gonzalez who introduced me to the concept of making money doing what I loved best.



Their formula led to making money, irrespective of what they blogged about. I took that one stage further and started helping others to make more money doing what they are passionate about.

So I have 2 great passions.
1. Helping people
2. Resting in bed until the afternoon

So I decided that I would help people to do more of what they enjoyed doing, too!

Take Sarah, my friend who is into Yoga so much, she decided to make a living out of it. She trained to be a yoga teacher and then with my assistance helped to fill classes using my system. My system comprises a social media engine that combined with a longer lasting marketing system, allows you to promote your business.

Don't have a business? No worries. You have 2 options.

1. Start one.
2. Use my formula which allows you to make money out of what you love.

So here's my top 3 tips for making money out of anything.
There is a catch, however. If you are passionate about what you do, then you will be more successful. Not so passionate, not so successful. Ask me if you are not sure and my coaching program can help you find your passion.


1. If you are passionate about something, you will be happy to tell people about it - passionately!

There are many ways of keeping in touch with people now.
Phone (for chatty people)
Text (for busy people)
Youtube (for pretty people)
Blog (for people good at typing)
Twitter (for busy people)
Facebook (for fun people)
Linkedin (for business people)
Advertising (for traditional people)
And of course there are face to face - calling on peoples houses or going out for coffee.
There's also giveaways - leaflets through to direct mail and prizes.
So lets say you are passionate about dogs. And you love keeping in touch with your friends on facebook. There's a powerful way that you can combine the 2 and make money with both. You'll be happy to share your news, pictures and stories about dogs with your friends on facebook.
Pick something you are passionate about. That way you will be more likely to keep going and be more successful.

2. Use all the help you can get. From people and online systems.

I started my business in 1994. Helping people and of course trying out different beds as I travelled round the world doing it. The internet wasn't around then so I had to rely on the phone. Now I use my secret system combined with some special tools (which I am happy to share with you) that help me to do more business and free me up to spend more time with my passions.
So make sure you align yourself with people that are willing to help you and have working knowledge of the systems that will automate your money making.


3. Start today. Don't delay.

If you think you can put something off until the future, don't. The more you get into the habit of doing today what you could put off til tomorrow, the more natural or second nature it becomes.
I spent over 18 months developing the software which can make money online. I spent time each night after work researching learning and applying. This allowed me to test and now I am able to offer this to you.
Even if you can only type or say "my name is Dave and I like minecraft. Here's my favourite video."
Then doing this once a day everyday will lead to massive success using my system. Compare that with doing nothing. Result: nothing!
So my third tip is to do a little and often. That way you get into the habit.
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Find out about my money making system by downloading my free 10 page e-book.

Try a 90 day dare today! Follow my system and see how it changes your life.

Mark N Hopgood is an entrepreneur who is passionate about helping people, and having a lie in until midday. As a night owl he helps people with an extra income in the evenings.
contact mark@hopgood.eu for more information

Friday, 14 June 2013

How do I delete my blog in blogger or blogspot?

I tried to create a new blog last weekend and uncovered a flaw in blogspot. You can only have a certain number of blogs.

Google asked me to delete a blog to make way for my new one, or create a new account.

So I researched how to delete a blog - there is an option.

In the blogger dashboard, click settings, then other. In the blog tools section, there is a link to "Delete blog"


However, this got me thinking. If this blog isn't performing for me, why not rename it and reuse it. If it has been available to search engines for a while surely there must be an advantage. So that's what I am going to do.

In the end I decided to keep the name of the blog and just put my new content on. I believe in search engine friendly content, so lets see how it goes.

The new (old blog) is
http://readmefirstuk.blogspot.co.uk/

Sunday, 19 May 2013

No secret - my simple formula for success

Here it is. I now reveal what it is that I do in order to ensure my ongoing success.

Success means different things to different people, so here's mine.

Success = more money = more freedom = more time with family

So here's what I do.

1. Pick a day every week where I will dedicate to my family.

2. Pick a time every day when I will dedicate half an hour to increasing my income.

3. Every day I research and choose a single person who I believe has the qualities to succeed.

4. I invite that special person to look at the project I am working on.

5. This is a crucial step. If they are a "tire kicker" who is just interested in taking a look then at this point they will qualify themselves out. Fail the interview if you like.

However most people are genuinely wanting change in their lives and will dedicate 5 minutes of their time to really look and ask questions.

Common questions at this point are how do you make money? How can I get started?

Most questions can be answered by a link with information from our knowledge base. We will always introduce people to those more successful than us in the team.

That's it. Pretty simple but it's not easy dedicating time each day to your success.

Mark@hopgood.eu

Contact me if you are open to more information.

Thursday, 18 April 2013

when the love vs war battle was won

Looking at Google ngrams - a fascinating site that searches through many books for the occurrance of words in books.

3 searches I did

1. occurrances of love vs war
http://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=love%2C+war&year_start=1800&year_end=2008&corpus=6&smoothing=3&share=


In 1931 war dominates love and continues to dominate from that time on.

2. zombies vs vampires vs werewolves - and the winner is.




In 1995 zombies overtook werewolves, but vampires have always dominated

Enjoy your own ngrams search.
Post your responses below...

p.s. ipad is a term used in books from the 1800s according to ngrams!


another endorsement of my 'robots' strategy

If you are promoting a business - having a 'robot' to do work for you is another tool in your arsenal that helps you to succeed.

Following on from my post about tools systems and robots, one of my mentors, Eric Worre put a video together talking about the power of using tools, focusing less on wasting time, but making more quality conversations.

It couldn't come at a more perfect time.

Here's the video



Using my online tools, you can connect with more people.
Download my free 18 page e-book now at http://invite4you.com/lazy