Saturday, April 26, 2008

Internet Marketing: Are You Willing to Travel?

I live in the United States, right outside our nation’s capital, Washington, D.C. There are a lot of different ways to get to New York City from here. If you have the money, you can book a first-class ticket on several different airlines and be there in no time flat. For a little less money, you can purchase a seat on a train and it will take a little longer, but you’ll see more sights along the way. For even less money, you can take a bus. Maybe you would prefer to drive your own car. If you’re in really great shape, you can run, walk or bicycle and still get there.

My point is if you want to get to New York badly enough, you will find a way to get there, if you just have the nerve to leave your house and go! Ask for directions, visit travel websites, talk to people who have made the trip, and surely you will find the right way to reach your destination.

Starting a home business is exactly the same – if you have the desire to be your own boss, you can do it.

But when you take that trip to New York, you realize you are taking chances. Your plane may be delayed, your bus could break down, you may even get lost. It could end up costing you more money than you had intended to spend. When you get there, you may not like the hotel room you have reserved. The food may not be good in the restaurant you choose. Are your fears of not having a perfect vacation bigger than your desire to see the Big Apple?

Some people just resign themselves to working for someone else for their whole life. They think they’re too old to learn new things. They fear posting their photo on the internet, and will only submit articles under assumed names. They are afraid to tell their friends or their spouse that they want to pursue a career in internet marketing. They are unwilling to step outside their comfort zone. Worse yet, they make promises to give up on their internet business on a designated date if they haven’t succeeded.

These are the same people that join Success University because they are enticed by the compensation package, and quit before ever taking a course. They have never watched a movie or read a book about someone who has succeeded in business and thought to themselves, “I can do that.” They commit to SFI, but never upgrade to EA.

Folks, let me dispel any myths. If your heart won’t leap when you get an email saying you have a new affiliate, or if you have no desire to jump for joy when you receive your very first check for less than $10, this is not the business for you. You not only must have the ability to get back up when you fall just like a toddler learning to walk, but you also must have really huge dreams. You must be able to see yourself as a success, and have the confidence to show off your website to your family, and put your trust in people you may never meet in person. Internet marketing just isn’t right for just everyone.

Do professional athletes insist on guarantees that they will never be injured? Do they expect to set records without ever working out? No. So right now, you need to decide what kind of legacy, what amount of inheritance even, you are going to pass down to your children and grandchildren. Then you must determine that you are going to do whatever it takes to secure it.

Then join me. You will be a welcome member of my team, and I will always be willing to help. Because if you succeed, I succeed. Nobody ever learned to drive a car by pulling over and stopping every time they hit a bump in the road. It’s as simple as that.

Do you have the heart of an athlete?

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