My October 2014 Monthly Goals Report

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Every month, I write a detailed monthly report about the progress that I'm making towards the goals and resolutions that I publicly stated on my blog earlier in the year. This is my October 2014 Monthly Goals Report, which goes over each goal that I set and the progress that I've made on them so far.

Since sharing my Monthly Goals Reports since January, I received such an amazing response from people on my blog. People have been sharing with me how much I've inspired them or how helpful it's been for them by me openly sharing my progress. It's my hope that you can take away something from this report that will help inspire you to achieve your own goals.

Watch My October 2014 Monthly Goals Report:

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My Goals Breakdown

I’m now going to go into each goal that I committed to for 2014 in detail and share exactly where I’m at with it. Also, be sure to check out the original 2014 goals and resolution video blog and my previous Monthly Goal Reports to compare my progress.

Health & Fitness

1. ~~I will easily be 160 lbs at 6% body fat and compete in the WBFF on July 26, 2014.~~

Result: Goal Achieved – 151 lbs at 6% body fat and competed in WBFF on July 26, 2014!

Current Month: 155 lbs at 9% body fat

Previous Month: 157 lbs at 9% body fat

On July 26th, I achieved my goal of competing in the WBFF (World Beauty Fitness & Fashion) and got up on stage with my new physique!

During August and September, I was focused on putting on muscle mass while trying to keep my body fat low. Unfortunately, my body fat got up higher than I wanted and during mid-October I switched gears to shed off some of that unwanted fat.

I took 10 days off from the gym, as I travelled to Los Angles and Dallas on vacation. I also did a 10-day raw food cleanse while I was there, so I was able to lose a bit of weight during that time. I'd like to get my body fat down to around 8% and then on January 1st, 2015 set the goal of gaining muscle again.

I hired a personal trainer to help me in this area, which I'm excited for. I realized I need to raise my standards in this area, especially when I don't have something like a fitness show to keep me motivated.

I've also published 2 video blogs that share my exact weight loss diet plan and my weight loss workout plan in detail, if you're curious to know what I did to achieve this goal.

I've included some pictures below so you can see my progress over the months.

2. I will easily complete a 7-10 day cleanse using The Total Wellness Cleanse by December 31, 2014.

Result: Goal Achieved!

I'm happy to say that I completed The Total Wellness Cleanse from October 17th to October 27th! My girlfriend and I decided to do it while we were on our trip through California and to Dallas. All we consumed was vegetables juices and salads during that time… and it was actually much easier than I thought! It was my second time doing this cleanse and I loved it. My energy soars through the roof and I can FEEL myself getting healthier and healthier while doing it. I plan on doing this at least once per year.

Finances

3. I will easily be making $30,000/month consistently by December 31, 2014.

Result: $76,477.49

Previous Month: $71,622.26

I exceeded my income from September and during October I made over $76,000! This is a remarkable accomplishment… I feel myself getting closer and closer to my long-term goal of earning $84,000 per month ($1,000,000 per year). There's been a few things that have contributed to the increase in earnings last month:

During September, I launched a coaching program with my brother Andreas, bringing him in to help some of my members of Mastering Book Publishing make more money publishing Kindle e-books. My brother went from zero to $6500 per month with Kindle publishing in only 4 months. This has been great, as I get so many coaching requests all the time but simply don't have the time to help everyone. This is a new way I've found to leverage myself.
I launched my new blog design during September, which has increased my subscribers and made more money in ALL areas of my online business.
I launched a new video sales letter for Mastering Book Publishing during September, which has increased conversions and sales of Mastering Book Publishing.
I have been forced to increase my coaching rates, as my time has become more limited now and my demand has increased substantially. I'm currently on taking on and working with around 5 clients at a time now, and many of my clients have been working with me with long-term packages.

Below, I break down the different sources of my online income so that you can see where it's coming from. I don't share specifics about particular websites due to the protection of certain creative endeavours I'm involved in.

Clickbank: $29,210.76

My Clickbank earnings include Mastering Book Publishing, The 24-Hour Book System, 6 other Clickbank products that I sell (which I keep private), and affiliate earnings. My Mastering Book Publishing course has been growing every month and I’ve been taking a lot of action to making it one of the best courses out there for helping people make money online. I’m very proud of the progress I’ve been making with it. I also continue to make passive income from several products that I sell on Clickbank that I started 4 years ago that continue to make me money on autopilot. And finally, a large portion of the income is also from affiliate earnings that I get from this blog and other websites that I have also.

Kindle Publishing: $5,274.02

Earnings dropped here, due to KDP unpublishing most of my books while I was on vacation. I didn't respond back to them, which was my fault, and I had to re-publish all my books (still kept my reviews and everything though). Then, when my books said they were Live on Amazon, they weren't. It was apparently a “glitch” in their system and they had to fix that also. Overall, lost money during this process and it affected my books rankings and sales. I'm not too worried about this, as my income is fairly diversified and I believe I can get them back up to where they were ranked before once I run a free promotion on them again.

My Kindle publishing earnings include all the royalties that were deposited into my bank account for October from all 100+ Kindle e-books that I sell on Amazon. My earnings from Kindle has been fairly steady and consistent, without much maintenance. I have some books that fluctuate in earnings and I've been implementing a new strategy for Kindle publishing, but primarily using my Kindle books to funnel into backend businesses that I have. I've realized I can begin making MORE money on the backend from my Kindle books than I will on the front end, which has been very appealing to me. I've begun teaching this new strategy in my Full Disclosure members area for Mastering Book Publishing.

Coaching: $32,099.52

This is earnings from 1-on-1 coaching that I do with my clients, as well as the Project Life Mastery Mastermind Group that I offer for people that want to work with me. While coaching isn't a passive income stream by any means, it is something that I enjoy doing and get a lot of fulfillment from. I love working with people and seeing the success they have by applying what I teach them. I have many long-term clients that pay me every month and I continue to help them build their businesses and make money online.

This income also includes coaching done with other coaches I've brought in under the Project Life Mastery brand. I don't receive all of this money, as some of it is paid out to the coaches.

Other: $8,943.19

This is all a bunch of other income that wasn’t worthwhile separating into new sections, but it includes payments from a few affiliate promotions that I did during October, as well as earnings from Amazon Associates, Google Adsense, ShareASale, Udemy, and Fiverr.

Rental Income: $950

This income isn’t internet related, but I still included it since I wanted to add up my gross income for October. I have an investment property that I rent out every month – I don’t make any passive income from it, it just covers my mortgage.

I was amazed to see such a increase in my income during October, but all the hard work I've put in is paying off. This is the power of passive income. I've developed systems that all run on autopilot that continue to make me consistent passive income every month. I also continue to focus on adding value to others and contributing, but for the most part, most of my video blogs are all automated too! It's exciting to see how things will continue to increase for me by the end of the year.

4. ~~I will easily have saved at least $100,000 by December 31, 2014.~~

Result: Goal Achieved!

I achieved this goal in May, which was much earlier than I expected. I wanted to have saved at least $100,000 of liquid cash that I could have in my company, not including from the investments that I make every month. Every month, I focus on investing much of the money that I earn into stocks, mutual funds, saving for real estate properties, as well as back into my business. I always believed that it's not how much you make, but how much you KEEP. Learning how to manage money has been an important priority over the years that has allowed me to build my net worth to where it is today.

I've since continued to save and invest money on a monthly basis. I'll be sharing more in a future video blog on my investment strategies.

Business

5. I will easily have published at least 100 videos blogs on Project Life Mastery by December 31, 2014.

Result: 75 video blogs

Previous Month: 68 video blogs

During October I published 7 video blogs on ProjectLifeMastery.com, as well as 2 written articles, with the total video blogs for this year being 75. Here they are below:

I've been producing content for Project Life Mastery at a decent pace, but still not on pace to reach 100 video blogs by the end of the year. If I really want to reach this goal, I need to publish more every month.

6. I will easily launch my new money-making course by May 1, 2014.

Result: No progress made yet

Haven’t had a chance to focus on this too much right now. Currently don’t want to switch gears too much from Kindle, as I’m getting a lot of momentum in that space. I did launch a new course on The 24-Hour Book System on May 1st, but I don't count this as part of this goal, as I was originally planning to launch something outside of the Kindle publishing arena. Will likely begin to focus on this more in a few months.

7. ~~I will easily launch my new Kindle service by February 1, 2014.~~

Result: Goal Achieved!

I ended up achieving this goal during February and launched my Done-For-You Kindle Ready Book Packages, which sold out in one hour! I made 10 packages available that each consisted of a professionally written Kindle book consisting of over 5,000 words in a profitable niche, a quality e-cover with stock photos, as well as a description for the book. I was absolutely blown away by how fast it sold out, as I didn't even launch it to my entire e-mail list – only my Mastering Book Publishing members. Since there was such a big demand for this, I decided to continue launching this as a service every 1-2 months.

8. I will easily launch my own Kindle software by December 31, 2014.

Result: Delayed, in progress

Delayed… which I'm not surprised! This is something I'd like to have go through more beta testing before the end of the year, then launch most likely in January 2015.

I’m super excited about this project as I have a team of software developers and designers working on it. This is my first software that I’m developing and there’s been a bit of a learning curve with it. I’m investing a lot of time and money into this, but I know it will pay off in the long-run and help a lot of people (while solving my problems too). Things have been moving along slowly with it. It's still currently in beta testing mode, as I want to ensure it's working fully before launching it to the public.

9. ~~I will easily launch my new coaching program by March 1, 2014.~~

Result: Goal Achieved!

Launching my new coaching program was a big achievement for me during March. I decided that I'd take on more clients this coming year and put together some coaching packages that would allow me to help people make money online. While my rates for working with me 1-on-1 are fairly expensive as my time is limited, I decided to also put together a Group Coaching Mastermind for those that are unable to afford to work with me 1-on-1. This has allowed me to form a mastermind group and work with people in a group setting, which so far has been excellent. If you want to find out about my new coaching program, click here.

10. I will easily complete Autoresponder Madness and implement what I learned into my business by March 1, 2014.

Result: In progress

I finally re-focused on this goal, as it's one of the most important ones that I wanted to complete by the end of the year. I've been re-writing my entire autoresponder series for my blog, as well as my Mastering Book Publishing course. Very excited for this and how it's moving along. I WILL get this complete by the end of the year!

11. ~~I will easily launch the new design for Project Life Mastery by December 31, 2014.~~

Result: Goal Achieved!

Finally achieved this goal during September of 2014! The new blog design took months to complete. I went through several designers and things continuously got delayed, but I'm happy with the result now. So far the new design has received great feedback and it has increased the conversions of my business dramatically. I'll have a video blog coming soon on the details behind the new design.

~~12. I will easily write and launch a new Kindle e-book by December 31, 2014.~~

Result: Goal Achieved!

Yes! Another goal achieved for this year already. I wrote, launched and released my latest book called Kindle Marketing Secrets – 33 Ways To Promote Your Kindle Book And Get More Sales. So far, I've received an awesome response from it and people have been loving it. It's also selling really well and is something that will continue to make me passive income for years to come, as well as promote my Mastering Book Publishing course.

13. I will easily launch my own physical product on Amazon by December 31, 2014.

Result: In progress, on Module 3-4 of the Amazing Selling Machine

I've been making awesome progress towards this goal for October. I've chosen the supplier that I'll be working with, after thoroughly testing the products that I received and going through the lab assays from the suppliers. I'm launching my own supplement fairly soon and want to make sure it's a very high quality product before putting my name behind it. I've been going through the Amazing Selling Machine and right now I'm completing thedesign for my product, while waiting for my supplier to manufacture my order. The good news is, I've been working with my girlfriend with her own product as well, and she is much further ahead than I am. It's been fun to do this with my girlfriend, as I've been pushing myself to keep up with her!

I'm planning on completing this goal by the end of the year as well.

Lifestyle

14. ~~I will easily move into the Sheraton Wall Centre penthouse on the 48th floor in downtown Vancouver by February 1, 2014.~~

Result: Goal Achieved!

I moved into the penthouse at the Sheraton Wall Centre on the 48th floor overlooking beautiful Vancouver on February 1st. It’s a $1.7 million dollar penthouse and it’s still surreal. Just a few years ago I was broke and struggling, living in my friends living room… and now I’m living in a penthouse! Very awesome. 🙂 I’ve now furnished the place (which was a lot of work), and now I’m still furnishing it with smaller items. Click here for a video tour of my apartment.

15. ~~I will easily own and be driving a Corvette Stingray by December 31, 2014.~~

Result: Goal Achieved!

This was a goal that I achieved during March. Soon after doing my February Monthly Goals Report, I started researching the Corvette Stingray and just wanted to see what was available in Vancouver. I soon learned that there was only a small limited supply of these cars made available in Canada, as each dealership is only given one and they recently arrived here. Every place that I contacted no longer had it available, except for one. I ended up buying the next day the only 2014 Corvette Stingray that was left in British Columbia. Was it meant to be? I think so!

Very excited to have achieved this goal. It was much earlier than I expected, but I was able to take decisive action on it and I don't regret it one bit.

16. ~~I will easily spend a weekend in California by August 31, 2014.~~

Result: Goal Achieved!

I achieved this goal in June! The plan was to originally go to Las Vegas for a weekend, but I changed it to go to San Jose, California with my sister to the Tony Robbins Unleash The Power Within event. It was my 6th or 7th time going (I can't keep track) and it was a remarkable experience to share with my sister. We had a blast!

I also visited Los Angeles and Anaheim in October with my girlfriend.

17. ~~I will easily spend 2.5 weeks in Bali, Indonesia by February 1, 2014.~~

Result: Goal Achieved!

I spent most of January in Bali, Indonesia and had a blast. I travelled with my friend Mike and I recorded a lot of videos while there. It’s absolutely beautiful there and I highly recommend to go if you get a chance!

18. ~~I will easily travel to San Diego for the Traffic and Conversion Summit by February 1, 2014.~~

Result: Goal Achieved!

After Bali, I ended up going to Los Angeles and then to San Diego for the Traffic and Conversion Summit. It was an amazing event – over 2,000 people attended. I was able to hangout with some friends from a mastermind group I’m apart of and meet some internet marketers that are making millions online. It was very inspirational and now I’ve got a lot to apply to my businesses for 2014 that will take things to a whole new level. I did a video blog on what I learned from the event here.

19. ~~I will easily take a 1-week vacation and travel somewhere by December 31, 2014.~~

Result: Goal Achieved!

I achieved this goal by traveling to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on July 30th for 2.5 weeks. My girlfriend was in Rio de Janeiro volunteering for 2 months, so I decided to go visit her and we had an amazing time together!

Social & Relationship

20. I will easily go out and socialize and have fun at least 3 times per week by December 31, 2014.

Result: Spending 2 days with girlfriend, one day with friends

I've been spending two days per week typically with my girlfriend, then another day per week with friends. Sometimes it's two days per week with friends. This goal has shifted a bit since getting into a relationship, but I believe I can always socialize more. I've been spending time with friends at coffee shops, during some work. That is a fun way for me to be productive, while being around people.

21. I will easily have a fun get together and party once a month at my penthouse by December 31, 2014.

Result: Had a pre-drink party for Halloween

I had some friends over on Halloween earlier in the night, afterwards we went to a night club. I was dressed up as Batman… for about an hour. It was SO HOT in that costume, I had to take it off. I ended up being The Joker instead. My girlfriend was Poison Ivy, so we wanted to keep the Batman theme going.

Habits & Personal Development

22. I will easily meditate 30 days in a row for 20 minutes at a time by December 31, 2014.

Result: In progress

I've been meditating about 10-15 minutes everyday for the last 15 days! VERY happy I am making progress on this, but it's not quite the 20 minutes. If I keep this up, I can achieve this goal in November.

23. ~~I will easily go 30 days without biting my nails by December 31, 2014.~~

Result: Goal Achieved!

This goal was very easy for me to achieve once I committed myself to it. I was biting my nails for so long out of habit and once I just decided to be conscious of it and focus on changing it, it was fairly easy. I had a few times where my fingers would come up to my mouth, but I’d quickly stop myself.

24. ~~I will easily go through Tony Robbins Personal Power II by February 1, 2014.~~

Result: Goal Achieved!

I completed this goal during January. It was my 4th time going through this awesome program. My mastermind group wanted to go through it together as a group, which I agreed to. I find that every time I go through programs again and again, I continue to get more out of it. This is a powerful program and it helped me with many of my goals also.

25. I will easily read at least 12 books by December 31, 2014.

Result: Read 13 books

I've read 13 books so far during 2014. I'm currently reading Money: Master The Game by Tony Robbins.

Here's a list of books that I've read so far this year:

I've also been listening to some audio books using Audible. Here's some of them that I've listened to so far:

26. ~~I will easily respond to friends and family members within 24 hours for 30 days straight by December 31, 2014.~~

Result: Goal Achieved!

I achieved this goal in January and did a great job with it, but I feel that I need to focus on it a bit more again. Since being back in Vancouver, I've been having a lot of people wanting to hangout with me or talk to me, which has been very overwhelming. On top of it, I continue to receive hundreds of e-mails and messages everyday through my blog and Facebook which I'd like to minimize. I've found that the more successful I've become, the MORE people want to hangout with me and be around me. High quality problem, I know… My plan is to create some new systems to better communicate with others and have my support team handle as much as they can as well.

27. I will easily perform 1 act of contribution every month (volunteer, feeding families, donating to charities) by December 31, 2014.

Result: In progress

During October, I continued sponsoring 3 children with World Vision. I also made contributions to some other charities that I enjoy, while making contributions as much as I can to homeless people and those in need in my life. One of my goals for 2015 is going to be to create my own foundation/charity. I've been giving and contributing to many different organizations every month, as it helps me to also discover causes or areas that I'd be most passionate about supporting.

Final Lessons Learned In October

Some of the biggest lessons learned during October are:

Stop trying to please everyone. There's going to be a certain % of people that are going to love you, while a certain % will hate you. Accept that and focus on the people that like and enjoy what you have to say. Sometimes I've let criticism and negativity affect me, especially now that I'm a public figure on the internet. Focus on the GOOD that I'm doing and don't let the demands or opinions of others bring me down.
Raise your standards! This is the only way that you change your life. Stop doing a “good” or “excellent” job. Instead, do an OUTSTANDING job. All the rewards goes to those who are truly committed and outstanding. Doing my morning ritual every morning is a standard that I follow no matter what. Working out daily and eating healthy foods is a standard that I follow every day no matter what. You must make the habits you want a MUST and not deviate from them.
Do a cleanse yearly. Your body needs the break and you need to get rid of all the crap that your body has accumulated over the years. Eat more of a raw, plant-based diet. Cut out animal products and dairy, switch to a more vegetarian diet.
Energy is everything. When you're in a high energy state, everything is possible. You'll deal with things totally differently than if you are in a low energy state. For a relationship to be successful, it requires energy. For any goal to be achieved, it requires energy. Energy is life. In low energy states, that's when you'll create negativity and suffer from the negative emotions. It starts with your body and emotions first thing in the morning.
Make your vision for your life clear and compelling. Focus on that vision at least every week, so you know exactly where you are going. Your vision and purpose for your life is what will continuously drive you and motivate you towards it.
Create better systems for responding to people. I get more messages than I can handle and I need to find ways to handle them better, as I plan on growing and getting even bigger. Accept that I can't respond to everyone (and some might be upset by this) and instead leverage your support team and assistants to help handle all the messages you receive.

These are some of the biggest lessons that I stand out for me during October. Overall, I enjoyed putting this Monthly Goals Report together and I look forward to doing one again for November. I’ve found that this public commitment has been pushing me to stay motivated and accountable as well, which is helping me to get more done also. Thanks for reading!

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My Goals Breakdown

Health & Fitness

Finances

Business

Lifestyle

Social & Relationship

Habits & Personal Development

Final Lessons Learned In October

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