Last week, I shared with you the 5 Mistakes, Muck Ups and Missteps that Cost Me Big In 2007. You can read mistakes #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5 to help you avoid them in 2008.

I then realized that I didn’t share my successes. That despite the mistakes that cost me big, there were successes that helped me make money and get known.

I’m going share my successes in a live, 30-minute teleclass on Wednesday January 16, 2008 @ 1pm EST. In it, I’ll share with you my journey and the tools that I’ve used to help me experience success. This is a preview of all the great content you’ll discover at the Social Media Telesummit.

I invite you to join me. To get the call-in details, please enter your first name and email address below. If you can’t make the call, sign up anyways as only those who are on the list will get access to the MP3 recording.

As a thank you for signing up, you will also receive my complimentary bi-weekly ezine Make Selling Fun & Profitable.

This week, I chronicle the mistakes, missteps and muck ups that cost me big in 2007. Although I listed these in an article I wrote almost three years ago, it seems that I’m still repeating some of the same mistakes.

So, I’m listing the 5 mistakes that cost me big in 2007 and what lessons I learned. I’m releasing these daily to help you help me not repeat these in 2008.

Mistake, Misstep & Muck Up #5 - Not having enough fun

The new motto of my business is fun. I’ve updated my branding to reflect a fun atmosphere. More playful colours, the use of avatars and cartoon images and using relaxed language, all to show you that social media isn’t as intimidating as it sounds.

Despite this change, I didn’t take enough time to have fun in my personal life. There was little balance between my work life and personal life and hence, I was more stressed than I needed to be.

More on Mistake #5 - Not Having Enough Fun

This week, I chronicle the mistakes, missteps and muck ups that cost me big in 2007. Although I listed these in an article I wrote almost three years ago, it seems that I’m still repeating some of the same mistakes.

So, I’m listing the 5 mistakes that cost me big in 2007 and what lessons I learned. I’m releasing these daily to help you help me not repeat these in 2008.

Mistake, Misstep, Muck Up #4 - Hiding

In 2007, one project consumed my every waking moment for about 4 months. That was my book, Podcasting for Profit. Between March and July 2007, I focused on nothing else but the completion of my manuscript.

More on Mistake #4 - Hiding

This week, I chronicle the mistakes, missteps and muck ups that cost me big in 2007. Although I listed these in an article I wrote almost three years ago, it seems that I’m still repeating some of the same mistakes.

So, I’m listing the 5 mistakes that cost me big in 2007 and what lessons I learned. I’m releasing these daily to help you help me not repeat these in 2008.

Mistake, Misstep & Muck Up #3 - Not asking for help from my network earlier

I’ve networked with a variety of people both online and off over the past 3 years. I have business cards of some of the top movers and shakers in a variety of industries. It’s quite impressive.

Now, I’m not talking about adding someone to my friends’ list in Facebook or MySpace. Most people on my social media friends’ list are random individuals I know through someone else. Very few are who I call close, personal friends.

More on Mistake #3 - Not Asking for Help

This week, I chronicle the mistakes, missteps and muck ups that cost me big in 2007. Although I listed these in an article I wrote almost three years ago, it seems that I’m still repeating some of the same mistakes.

So, I’m listing the 5 mistakes that cost me big in 2007 and what lessons I learned. I’m releasing these daily to help you help me not repeat these in 2008.

Mistake, Misstep & Muck Up #2 - Speaking at conferences that didn’t put me in touch with my target market

Although I focus on a very specific niche within social media, not everyone who’s interested in podcasting is my target. Speaking at various podcasting conferences around the world in 2007 put me in touch with thousands of people.

More on Mistake #2 - Speaking at Dead End Events

This week, I chronicle the mistakes, missteps and muck ups that cost me big in 2007. Although I listed these in an article I wrote almost three years ago, it seems that I’m still repeating some of the same mistakes.

So, I’m listing the 5 mistakes that cost me big in 2007 and what lessons I learned. I’m releasing these daily to help you help me not repeat these in 2008.

Mistake, Misstep & Muck Up #1 - Spending way too much time on the techie things in my business

I can put together an HTML page in my sleep. I can also install and configure a Wordpress blog effortlessly. Editing and mixing audio files are just too darn easy for me to do. Yet, every time I do these tasks, it takes me away from what I’m really good at - marketing and promoting my brand. And if I ain’t doing marketing and promotions, my business isn’t growing.

LESSON LEARNED - Delegate my technical tasks to someone else.

All of blogosphere seems to be drinking the same Koolaid. I can’t tell you how many blogs I’ve come across that listed the best or most commented on posts on their own blogs for 2007.

Blah. How boring.

Instead, I revisited an article I wrote at the end of 2005 called 7 Mistakes, Missteps, & Muck Ups That Cost A Business Coach Big (And How To Avoid Them) to see if I’m repeating any of them. Sadly, I am.

So, this week, I chronicle the Top 5 Mistakes, Missteps and Muck Ups That Cost Me Big in 2007. I’m also going to include the lessons learned. I’m releasing one a day to help you help me not to repeat these in 2008.

Mistakes, Missteps and Muck Ups #1 is on Monday. Enjoy!