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Starting on 1 April (no it’s not an April fools joke) I am planning on launching the ‘40 Days of Fanatical Focus‘ project.

While everyone is either running scared, burying their head in the sand, or retreating with uncertainty, it is those with a consistent message and focused strategy that will emerge on top. And I want you to be one of them!

You can register free here:

The Idea

The idea behind this is simply for you, the entrepreneur, dedicate 40 days of fanatical focus and relentless action on your business.  It is time to put the books down, stop searching for more coaching programs, racing after the next guru or the next big promise on a sales letter. Just STOP researching and gathering information. STOP wondering what the next step is, and take ONE action, each day, on five areas of your business, so you make consistent progress toward your business goals. It’s not a “one day I’ll get to it” project. This is 40 days of NOW focus.

I personally find that I improve (in all areas of my life) when I’m more intentional and set aside a specific time to make the improvements. That’s what this project is about.

Interested in joining us? If so, read on…

How it Works

We will launch on Wednesday April 1st with a live teleseminar at 8 pm EST / 5 pm PST, weekly until May 13th. Then each Monday and Friday I will make a post on FanaticalFocus40.com private forum that is part of the challenge. The 40-minute live teleseminars will serve to connect to the Fanatical Focus community members, answer your questions, update each other on your progress, make declarations, and get laser powerful coaching!

Posts will be designed to each have two aspects to them:

1. A teaching component (theory)
2. A practical component (a task/homework)

The idea is that often teaching remains in the realm of theory and doesn’t actually prompt those digesting it to DO something. The Fanatical Focus 40 is about DOING more so than learning. Don’t get me wrong, you will learn valuable skills and strategies along the way, but to be honest, you already know enough. Really. You do. All you need is a framework and some inspiration to put what you know into consistent, efficient action.

This 40 day journey is designed for solopreneurs, experts and beginners alike. If some of the tasks seem elementary to you, remember that recessionary times call for going back to basics and make sure you cover ALL possible leaks in your business machine!

To Participate

Register here:

Sometimes the very act of registering for such an ambitious journey helps to make you accountable to do what you say you are going to do.

1. It will enable me to give you a little extra information than the blog posts contain themselves. On the blog the posts will be written in a way that anyone will hopefully benefit whether they do the full challenge or not – but in the emails that I send each day pointing you to the post I will include a little extra information just relevant to those doing the challenge.
2. I want the Fanatical Focus 40 Challenge to live on way beyond these initial 40 days. And you’re blazing a trail! People will be able to sign up and do the challenge at any point as the emails will be sent via an auto responder. And your contribution will not only add to your visibility, but also your online traffic and social networking efforts. Everyone wins!
3. It will give me a little more insight into who is doing the challenge which will hopefully means I can tailor it a bit better to peoples needs.
4. Lastly – there’s a couple of things I’m working on as a bonus for those who register. I’ll write more of these as they firm up.

Of course, you can unsubscribe at any point if you feel it is not helpful or not quite where you’re at. But again, I challenge you to stick with it. That’s the whole point of fanatical focus!

Sign Up to participate in the Fanatical Focus 40 Challenge Here

I am so looking forward to walking this 40 day journey with you as you FOCUS on high-return activities for your business!

You’ve probably heard of the “40 Days of Purpose”, David Allen’s “Get Things Done” book and other productivity and self development programs. You probably have the books, read them, dog-eared them, dutifully underlined them. You might have even taken notes about relevant ideas that you can apply to your business or life.

But you did nothing with it.

And then wonder why you know so much and have so little to show for it….

It’s not getting more information that will solve your paralysis. In fact, that may just be part of the problem.

You’re a smart cookie. You know what the heck to do to move your business forward. But we’ve gotten so busy with so many priorities pulling at us – the kids, the spouse, the bills, the business, the treadmill silently nagging you to get on it… It’s no wonder you feel stuck.

What if you set aside 40 days to just “hanker down” and practice “doing the right things in the right way”?

“Fanatical” is defined as “marked by excessive enthusiasm and often intense uncritical devotion”.

Focus is defined as “the area that may be seen distinctly or resolved into a clear image“… Even better “a state or condition permitting clear perception or understanding”, “direction”, “a center of activity, attraction, or attention”, “a point of concentration”… Are you starting to get this?

***  Let me tell you why this is important to me, and why it matters to you

Ever since I was declared cancer-free many years ago, I’ve done a 40-day fast (drinking water only) annually. Last year I decided to do a mental/emotional fast as well, and the results for my business were PHENOMENAL. So I decided to invite you along for the journey this time around too!

We are starting our 40 Days of Fanatical Focus on April 1st, 2009. We will declare a BIG HAIRY GOAL for each of the five critical business areas I’ll be teaching you, and then we’re going to get busy taking action on that goal for the next 40 days.

* Master Your Self

* Meaningful Service (What do you offer and who do you offer it to?)

* Manage Your Systems (Is your marketing going full throttle?)

* Measure Your Stepping Stones (You can’t improve what you don’t measure. Do you know what metrics to pay attention to?)

* Manifest Your Success (It doesn’t happen alone!)

Are you ready?

Click here to join free! It’s my gift to you. My annual 40-day practice has been such an amazing gift to me, that it’s only fair I pay it forward.

Let’s go!

Phew! What a relief. As some of you know, Sarah had a doctor’s appointment today at 2 pm. Turns out they’ll need to run additional tests for her. It could be a viral infection – could be mono (I had no idea kids could get mono) – could be encephalitis (need another MRI). Whatever the heck this is, it is affecting her lymphatic system and part of her brain. So we are back to the doctor Friday and then again August 4th for final tests.

That just bought you 5 more days to get the JumpStart System. Trust me, if you’ve been waiting this long to catapult your business the right way, this is your chance to get off your tush about it! I will be taking you step by step to everything you need to do to make sure your business is on the right track, from incorporation, to marketing, setting up your operations and sales, to getting your presence felt on the web.

Don’t end up hating yourself for not acting now. In today’s economic climate, the future of your livelihood should be in YOUR hands, not anyone else’s. So make sure you JumpStart Your Business TODAY!

Love and Success,

Monikah