Often when people purchase Desperate Buyers Only they want to write on topics that come from personal experiences.

But the most common complaint I hear is, “I’ve worked and raised a family. I’ve never had the time for a hobby. I probably don’t have anything desperate to write about.”

Poppycock! (That’s a word I live to say on a weekly basis.)

Nobody amongst us has a “normal” life. “Normal” meaning not being able to extract some valuable life lessons.

Everybody has a salable moment or two. It’s almost always just a matter of shining the light on the moments so that you (the writer) can understand their value.

Here are 10 questions (okay more than 10) that’ll help you extract the desperate topics from your everyday life.

1) What type of work have you done? Were you exceptionally good at a particular task? Did you reach a particularly tough milestone that most people in your position fail to do?

For example, my cousin – a customer service rep – recently got her evaluation at work. She was the only person in her department to have received a 5 (out of a possible 5 points) for the way she handles her customers.

Could that be an ebook? Angled to the right audience, most definitely.

2) Was there a piece of advice your mother, father, grandfather, or favorite aunt imparted to you that rang true your entire life? Did it help you avoid disastrous results? How?

3) Did you have an unusual experience with your children? Did you homeschool a (now) Harvard grad? Was there a crisis (drug addiction, phobias) that they overcame? Did you turn your picky eater into a prolific muncher?

I started teaching my daughter to read at the age of 3. Now at 5 she’s reading 2^nd grade level books with ease. She handwrites letters to her grandparents and even pens her own stories.

Do you think other parents would be desperate to know my techniques? Of course.

4) Do you know more than one language? How did you learn it? Do you have an interesting educational approach to your linguistic skills?

5) Where have you lived? Did you ever have a negative experience with your living situation? Were you evicted? Did you buy a house after a foreclosure or a bankruptcy? Did you find a cheap apartment in an expensive city?

6) Did you get straight A’s in school? Were you able to consistently crank out A+ term papers that were written in 48 hours or less? Were your note taking skills so good that you didn’t have to study? Did you conquer a class that you’d previously failed?

7) Did you lose 100 lbs in 100 days? Have you been able to maintain your ideal weight, even though you love to eat? Have you found that eating a certain food helps you with your physical health?

Have you managed to keep your love life as exciting as the honeymoon? Did you divorce and re-marry the same person? What were your lessons learned the second time around? How do you keep your marriage spicy when your spouse is in the military or travels a lot? If you’re single, how do you keep your dating coffers full?

9) Did you overcome a specific health crisis? Did you beat the doctors predictions with an unusual form of treatment? Do you attribute your super tight abs to something other than exercise? Has your advice on treating the flu always been spot on?

10) Have you failed at something important? What advice can you give to others who are doing what you did? What can you tell them to avoid failure?

After you’ve honestly answered these questions I want you to begin looking at every life situation as potential desperate material. Sometimes the only way to write the ebook is to see the writing in your own life.

I happened across an advertisement that said “Goal Achievement is Easy.”

What a crock of shit! Goal achievement isn’t easy. Nor is it supposed to be easy. If you’re pursuing a goal it’s because the thing you want didn’t happen during the normal course of your life. So it’s going to be a challenge.

Don’t crave ease. Crave the ability and stamina to get the job done no matter what the circumstances.

And if you find that you’re floundering at the goal achievement process no matter what you do, then have a peek at my new Business Goal Bootcamp e-book.

Why?

Because I’m a writer, just like you. I understand the challenges that come with our craft. And I’ve faced them both successfully and unsuccessfully.

Business Goal Bootcamp displays some vital (often missed) steps that flat out motivate you to get the job done. It’s a fast read, and guaranteed food for thought.

Viva la New Year’s resolution revolution!

When I first began doing well in the infoproduct business there was one single trait (besides my writing skills) that I attributed to profitability.

If I hadn’t incorporated that trait into my life at that time, I don’t think I’d be sitting here writing this blog. I’d be in the bed, resting up for my 9-to-5.

Don’t get me wrong… Occasionally I still struggle to fully incorporate this particular trait into my life. But I’m finding this particular struggle is lessening in intensity. It was a hurricane several years ago. Today it’s a light breeze.

So what is this problem? What do other infopreneurs frequently confess as their biggest downfall?

Lack of focus.

The inability to complete one project at a time, without being mentally sidetracked by another idea that appears 1,000 times more profitable. The grass always looks greener on the other side-syndrome.

Although it frequently masks itself as (ahem) ‘productivity,’ it is anything but. At the very least you’ll constantly be running around in circles, never truly achieving your highest potential. And left unchecked, it can completely ruin your business.

Frustrating thought, isn’t it?

To know you have this problem, and yet also be working with the emperor of focus grabbers – the Internet.

I’ll be honest with you, 60% of solving this problem involves implementing nothing but sheer will power. If you can’t get it in your mind to stay focused, you won’t.

The other 40% of the “magic pill” is a plan. And I’m not talking about writing your goals down and taking it from there.

That stuff doesn’t work for people like you and me. My notebooks and online files are LITTERED with traditional lists of goals. Lists that I write and never look at again.

Just like a diabetic needs to follow certain dietary restrictions, you need a plan that fits your type of business personality.

And what’s worked for me is outlined in Business Goal Bootcamp.

Business Goal Bootcamp is a plan that I outlined for myself several years ago when I let my lack of focus nearly ruin my life.

It wasn’t something that I planned on releasing to the general public. But I’ve been seeing such positive results from my clients who have used it, that I decided it might be a good thing for all.

As 2008 rapidly descends upon us, New Year’s resolutions are in the works for many.

Don’t keep playing the same “I-can-do-it-game.” It doesn’t work. I repeat… IT DOESN’T WORK.

Check out Business Goal Bootcamp, and set the stage for a productivity and success.