In today's YouTube video, I am going to teach
you how to do Amazon FBA and set yourself
up for success.
Just so you are clear today, I want to point
out that this video has nothing to do with
Amazon strategies itself.
This has to do with you as a person.
This has to do with you as a new entrepreneur
and a business owner.
I've been in business for 3 years now and
I noticed the same things happening to new
entrepreneurs and I want to point out what
can help new entrepreneurs succeed in their
Amazon business.
Or maybe you have another online business
that you're having trouble with, I want to
go over everything that you should be applying
to your life if you want to become successful.
The number one thing I want to talk about
is having a to do list.
Let's write that down.
When you are new in business, nobody is telling
you what to do.
You do not have a boss.
You do not have direction.
And really have to rely on yourself and maybe
your other business partners or friends to
really get things going.
Especially with Amazon FBA, there are so many
moving parts, right?
This is why every single morning, I really
recommend you to write down your to do list
so you make sure to get things done every
single day.
This is exactly what I do every morning, right
when I wake up.
Well, maybe not, I usually grab coffee first
and play with my bunny rabbits and then I
go straight to my desk and I write down my
to do list.
Because if I do not write down my list of
things to do, I don't know what I am supposed
to get done throughout the day.
And as you are working on your Amazon business
everyday, you want to start checking off things
that you have already completed.
This will really help you stay on track of
what you are supposed to do and what needs
to get done everyday.
I see a lot of new Amazon sellers staying
in the same spot because they simply have
no direction and no body telling them, "hey,
this is what you are supposed to get done
today."
I really recommend you to follow a coach or
a proven system for how to successfully start
your Amazon FBA business.
I don't know about you but when I do not complete
my to do list everyday, I get really upset
with myself.
I feel like I did not work hard enough, I
did not put in enough effort.
And it just makes me feel like I should have
put in more effort and that's the power of
having a to do list.
If you don't complete your to do list, if
you are anyone like me who is really hard
on themselves, you may get mad at yourself
and that's completely normal.
This is a really good way to hold yourself
accountable to make sure that you do not fall
behind in your Amazon FBA business.
I have my Amazon FBA business and my coaching
business full time.
I do not have a regular job.
It's been this way for over 3 years now.
I am so grateful for everything that I have
but what keeps me in check is a to do list
and writing down all of my goals.
So let's write down goal setting.
You might be asking me, "Tamara, why goal
setting?"
Well, if you want to get anywhere in your
life, you have to have a plan.
This goes for business, this goes for your
personal life.
If you do not have a plan to get you from
A to B and wherever it is that you want to
go in the future, you are simply not going
to get anywhere.
I strongly believe in this and my biggest
pet peeve is meeting people and they just
do not have any plans for the future.
They just kind of live day by day and I am
not saying that is a big issue but if that's
you, you and I may not just get along.
Because I really believe in having a plan
to get to where you want to be in your life.
We all want to get somewhere right?
Maybe you want to spend a lot of your time
taking a nice vacation.
Maybe you want to have a family, have kids.
Maybe you want to make a ton of money, like
what I want to do, right?
Who doesn't want to make more money?
You have to write down a plan on how to get
there.
And you have to write down action steps to
meet your goals.
What I teach for my students is your to do
list should be little action steps that you
take and your goal settings is the ultimate,
big goal.
For example, maybe your goal is to make $100,000
every single year on Amazon.
Well, how are you going to get there?
You have to draw a map, a roadmap, of what
kind of actions you need to take to hold yourself
accountable to get there.
And that is the to do list.
If you do not have a to do list, how do you
expect to get to where you want to be?
It's very hard and nearly impossible.
This is something that I've noticed with a
lot of new entrepreneurs and it's not your
fault because you are new to business.
Maybe you've had a boss throughout your whole
life and entrepreneurship is something that
is totally new to you, you have to start writing
down anything really to get yourself going.
And holding yourself accountable.
I know I say that a lot but believe me, when
you are in business, you are the only person
that will be holding yourself accountable
and that is so important.
The third thing I want to bring up is exercise.
I remember when I was a teenager, I absolutely
hated exercising.
I hated going for runs.
I hated lifting weights.
I hated everything because when I was growing
up, I was a big couch potato.
I was not driven.
I had no goals.
I had no motivation.
And that was because I did not know where
I wanted to take my life.
But that was a long period of time ago, right?
That was over 10 years ago.
Exercise is really important because it helps
you not stress over the little things.
A lot of the times on Facebook or on YouTube,
we can see a lot of people just crying out
for help for the most smallest problems.
And I personally think that is because they
are stressed out and they are lacking exercise.
If you are not in good shape, you are not
going to think clearly.
There's no way for you to focus 100% of your
attention on your Amazon business if you are
always stressed out.
I know entrepreneurship can be stressful.
Starting an Amazon FBA business, believe me,
is so stressful.
But that comes with every single business
that you start.
You are going to experience road bumps along
the way and nothing is going to be perfect.
There's no such thing as having a perfect
journey to be a successful entrepreneur.
You have to be doing these things everyday
and getting into the habit of doing them so
you can operate at 100%.
I exercise 5 days a week.
Sometimes I do weights.
Sometimes I run around my neighborhood outside.
And I noticed that when I do this in the morning,
I feel so much more energy throughout the
day.
It's like I am a brand new person.
And this will really help you separate your
negative emotions from your business.
Remember when I said in my previous YouTube
video, if you feel like crap, you are going
to put crap into your business.
No body wants to put crap into their businesses,
right?
You have to be exercising and eating well.
Believe it or not, your diet plays a huge
factor in your success.
If you are someone that loves fast food.
I know I like fast food, I probably eat McDonalds
once a week.
I never feel guilty of it because I make sure
that I put in extra work in my business by
doing all of these extra things on this list.
However, if you are someone who is always
eating bad, you are going to perform very
bad as well.
Similar to exercising, if you don't have exercise,
you feel that you are continuously stressing
out about the smallest things.
You may start creating problems that are not
even there.
Or you may be freaking out about things that
are not really worth your time.
You have to watch out what type of food you
put inside of your body.
Now, I am not saying that you have to eliminate
sugar forever or cut out coffee or always
eat super healthy, only eat fruits and vegetables
and protein.
In a perfect world, that's what people will
be doing.
But that's really hard.
I never restrict myself to any crazy diets.
I eat what I enjoy.
But I make sure that I eat fruits, vegetables,
and protein every single day.
And once in a while, I will eat dessert.
I will have bubble tea.
For everyone who is Asian watching me right
now, you probably know how enjoyable bubble
tea can be.
But what I am saying is, if you keep eating
crap and you keep eating out at restaurants,
you are eating a ton of salt, a ton of sugar,
and you are not getting in enough healthy
foods, that is going to affect your mood and
your performance in your Amazon FBA business.
Have you ever tried looking for a product
to sell on Amazon or you are trying to figure
out how on earth you can run your PPC campaigns
but you just don't understand and you don't
get it.
You've been watching over many free YouTube
videos online, this could be because you just
do not have enough focus to really listen
to what other people have to say.
Or maybe every single video on YouTube is
not very good to even understand.
But a lot of the times, people think that
they are actually working in your business
but they're not.
Let me give you an example.
Before I got into the business and I was just
working a 9 to 5 job, there were many times
where I try to do some things.
Maybe I try to browse YouTube videos on how
to start an online business and what I noticed
was, I would be trying to pay attention but
I am not really understanding everything.
And things just don't seem to make sense.
Or I am just getting distracted by other things
in the background.
Maybe I am getting distracted with my rabbits.
Or maybe I am getting distracted with scrolling
on Instagram.
Or mindlessly scrolling on Facebook.
There are so many things that could be distracting
you that you do not even know of.
And when you even think that you cannot concentrate
or cannot pay attention to something, that's
probably because you are not exercising or
eating well.
Make sure you eat healthy every single day
if you want to bring up your performance and
make sure you are actually paying close attention
to everything that is happening in your business.
The next thing you should be doing is getting
enough sleep.
This is so important.
And a lot of people don't sleep enough.
Have you ever not have enough sleep and then
the next day you just feel like a zombie?
I remember I used to feel like a zombie almost
every single day.
And this was, again, when I was a teenager
and I was growing up and I was just a night
owl.
I would stay up super late until 3 or 4 AM
and then wake up at 8 or 9 to go to school.
It was just really hard on my body and when
I was in class, I could not even pay attention.
And maybe that's why I did so poorly in school.
But anyways, you have to be getting enough
sleep so your brain can actually think properly.
Some people I know of don't even sleep a full
6 or 8 hours.
I don't know how they do it but I know for
sure that is not good for them.
For myself, I need at least 7 hours of sleep
every single day.
Even when I am out.
Maybe if I am out with friends, maybe if I
am out at a party, I still make sure that
I get 7 hours of sleep if I am doing something
the next day.
If I wanted to stay out and have fun, I will
make sure that I have my staff handle everything
that needs to be done the next day so I can
actually enjoy a night out.
This is just me being responsible in my business.
I will always make sure that I am well rested
so I can actually function properly the next
day.
So I can think clearly, so I can make good
decisions, so I can concentrate and focus
on my to do list and my goal setting.
For everybody who does not get enough sleep
or maybe you have insomnia, I recommend talking
to a specialist or a doctor about that problem
because it will be a huge toll on your long
term.
I used to have insomnia for many years when
I was growing up.
But as I got older and I had a lot more real
life responsibilities, my insomnia kind of
went away.
I think my brain just knew what was more important
and my goal was to always build a long term
successful business online.
I had to force myself to get out of the night
owl routine.
But again, that's just for me.
However, I strongly advise everyone to get
enough sleep so you can function and think
clearly the next day.
Now, the second last thing I want to bring
up that is going to help you set yourself
up for success is to always check in on your
business and not just leave it and go on vacation.
Looks like my writing is kind of slanted to
the right.
I hope you don't mind that.
What I mean by checking in is actually focusing
on your Amazon business, especially if you
are new, every single day.
When you have a business, it's like having
a baby.
I keep comparing the two because believe me,
it's very similar even though I don't have
a baby yet.
But I have enough friends that do have kids
and when you have your own business, especially
when you are just starting your Amazon FBA
business, you have to treat it like an infant.
You always have to check in on what is going
on.
Do you have enough inventory?
Are you keeping track of your PPC campaigns
on a daily basis?
Are you tracking reviews and seeing what your
customers have to say about your product?
Are you thinking hard enough on how to improve
your product for the next batch of inventory?
You always have to check in and you always
have to have a creative mind to think, "how
can I improve?"
This is what I think about everyday.
There's not a day that goes by where I don't
think about, "how can I improve?
How can I serve my customers better?
How can I serve my clients better?
How can I serve my students better?"
And this is all from checking in and making
sure that you are taking care of your Amazon
business and not just going on vacation.
I know there are a lot of videos on YouTube
from different coaches where Amazon FBA is
the freedom lifestyle, you see us traveling,
you see us having fun.
But what you don't see is all of the hard
work, sweat and tears that we put into this
business to even get to that point.
And that's all from checking in.
And everything that you see right here.
It's all from checking in and being active
in your Amazon business.
Do not just leave anything on auto pilot.
If you need to check in on your business but
you don't have the time, you may have to think
this business model.
Or starting any business.
Because every single business is going to
cost you a ton of attention.
And you have to be ready for that.
Now, the very last thing, before I let you
go, I want to bring up this last point.
And that is having confidence and being persistent.
I think being persistent kind of ties in with
checking in.
You have to be persistent in everything that
you do in your Amazon business.
The last part is having confidence and having
good self esteem.
There have been times where I ran into new
Amazon sellers and they just say to me, "Tamara,
I am too afraid to ask questions" or "Tamara,
I am too afraid to talk about the problem
that I am having in my Amazon business."
This is very, very bad.
You have to have some confidence in everything
that you do in your business because how do
you expect a business to survive and to succeed
if you are too scared of everything?
Now, I talk about fear in my previous YouTube
videos and how it is not real.
You can't touch fear.
Fear is just something you feel inside internally
when most of the time, it's all in your head.
It's not real.
The easiest way to get away from scarcity
or to feel scared or to boost your confidence
level, is to face your problems and do something
about it.
Take action towards it.
If you are someone that is really shy or you
are afraid to bring up any sort of problem
you are having in your business, what you
have to do is actually face it.
You are going to have to break through that
by asking questions, by admitting that you
have these problems in your business, right?
You have to admit that and you have to force
yourself to really take action towards it
or you are going to suffer from low confidence
and low self esteem for the rest of your life.
And I do not want that for you because if
you do not have confidence or really good
self esteem, your business is not going to
survive.
I am not trying to offend or poop on anybody,
but this is the truth.
A lot of successful business owners have to
face their fears and do things that they don't
want to do.
Even if that means that it scares them to
death.
We have to do it.
Because if you don't do it, you will not succeed
or get very far.
Am I missing anything in today's YouTube video?
What else can I add to everything that I already
talked about here that will help you become
a successful Amazon FBA seller and entrepreneur?
Let me know in the comment section below.
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