Financial Success - How To Make Money On Internet

Goals are an important part of making your dreams a reality.  Previously, I posted an article for goal setting by Tom Venutto.  The information he pointed to is factual about how habits are a learned behavior like goal setting.  He also mentioned that an emotional tie must be set with goal setting or any new behavior you want to achieve or learn.

If you take your success personal and feel strongly about succeeding in your abilities.  Then I have some ideas to share with you.

I believe in order to advance from one level of income or achievement to the next level of income or achievement, it takes advancing yourself.

You see, there are millions of opportunities out there to advance up the corprate ladder, make money and find the person you want to marry.  There are literally “unlimited” avenues and opportunities you can pursue to advance your own success.

Do you need to find the most stellar and lucrative opportunity in order to advance to the next level? Or, do you need to advance yourself first?

I believe you must advance yourself first.

In fact, I am completely sold on the belief that you must advance yourself in order to advance your income & success.

I see it all the time actually. People chase opportunities. Something comes along and gets them all hot and excited about some potentially lucrative opportunity.

Then, after that excitement wears off a bit, so goes the opportunity. The stellar and lucrative opportunity falls off the desk and gets stuffed away in the “drawer of forgotten dreams”.

However, there will be another exciting opportunity yet to come. It will arrive via email, word of mouth, video, commercial or direct mail. Something else will come along and get these people excited again and again.

Hell, we get bombarded by something like 2000 advertising messages per day – or something crazy like that. It is no wonder people are running around like chickens with their heads cut off.

It does not matter how much these people ignore and delete offers that pound their inbox. Eventually, they will succumb to a flashy and shiny new opportunity offer.

You know why?

Well, they will succumb to an offer sometime or another because deep down inside, they still have “The Dream”. Even if that dream gets put on the shelf for a while, it always creeps back in and the excitement is back.

Then, the entire cycle starts over again.

…and again

…and again

…and again

Time and time again, these people get excited about another opportunity and dive in!

This cycle can go on for many years. 5 years, 10 years, 20 years, 40 years, these cycles repeat themselves over and over. Here is a breakdown of the cycle.

Excitement over opportunity, Effor and Enthusiasm, Dissapointment & Adversity, Excitement dwindles, lack of effort & Enthusiasm, Give up & quit, Stuff the dream away in the drawer, Refrain & ignore new opportunities, Desire creeps Back Up, Notice and Review New Opportunities.  Then the cycle repeats itself.

I heard a lady explain to me that she attracts bad men into her life. She has had bad relationships for her entire life. I could not help but think to myself, it is something she is doing and some sort of cycle she creates.

Perhaps, she needs to change something about herself or grow something about herself to break that cycle and NOT attract bad men into her life.

We all have our issues. Nobody is perfect. I have my issues as well. My friends will tell you fast, without hesitation, how Sean is not so perfect. Those personal issues I am talking about in which WE human beings have can contribute to that cycle for years and years.

What it takes is breaking that cycle and making changes. It is growth and it has to be a decision you make on your own. You have to make that decision consciously, spiritually, physically, emotionally and with everything you have – deep down in your guts.

…because nothing happens until you make a solid decision to change some stuff. Why change you ask?

John Maxwell says:

“Crisis is change trying to take place”.

I’ll never forget that quote. I read it a few years ago when I owned my first business. I had all sorts of crisis going on inside my business. Not to mention, I had many crisis going on with me outside the business, navy and in my own life.

I mirrored my home business. It was my life. When I read that quote, I realized that changes needed to be made across the board.

…I am quick to change if need be.

I changed a lot of things. In fact, the very first thing I changed… was my home office.  For some reason, I rearranged the furniture in my office and fixed it up. I added a new painting, some plants, and made it nicer looking.

Through the years, this went on a hand full of times. One of my co-workers saw that I rearranged the furniture and quickly said, “What are we going to do different now?”

Again, “crisis” is change trying to take place.

Perhaps that lady, who keeps attracting bad men, should read that quote. Perhaps many “dream seekers” should read that quote as well.

Wouldn’t something inside you need to change in order to break that cycle I showed you above? If you agree with me so far, then I have something grand to tell you…

Hopefully, this kicks in and sort of wraps this entire post up for you with a nice pretty bow. Here it is…

It is not the opportunities, strategies, methods, avenues, or anything of the sort that is preventing you from achieving your dreams…

It is YOU.

As soon as that clicks and the realization kicks in that it is not the opportunities or methods that are keeping you from achieving your dreams, the sooner you can “change” and “grow”.

Many people desire financial freedom. It is the dream. Some achieve it and the very large majority does not. Most look for some shinny new opportunity that they can ride on their way to becoming a millionaire or something. It just does not work that way.

It is not the opportunity, it is the person.

Most people I run across are not that interested in developing themselves. Most people are not that interested in growing themselves. And, I don’t know many at all who are interested in changing anything… ever.

Just the words, “change” can strike a chord with people and cause them to have a chill run down their spine with pain. That word is not such a good word is it?

Well, it should be a good word because it can break that cycle and allow you to achieve your dreams.

In the Internet Marketing arena, I see many people who strive to achieve the dream. That dream is to work from home, make a ton of money and live a free life.

It is the lifestyle these people are after…

However, most of them fail to achieve that dream. In coaching and mentoring people, I have noticed that most of the dilemma is not the methods, strategies or opportunities.

It is the person.

I know that may seem a bit harsh, but it is true. And, the sooner it is diagnosed, the faster it can be fixed and changed.

So many Internet Marketers, opportunists and business people devote their time to opportunities, methods, strategies and other stuff. Of course, those are all parts of the puzzle. However, the most important part of that puzzle is you.

It would be much better, in my belief, if you focused more on yourself and developing, growing and learning. Unfortunately, most people will skip right past the development and scan for strategies and opportunities.

Incorrect….

Others may say to themselves, I know all of this already. I know everything there is to know about personal development. Well, maybe a little more open mindedness will help you advance and make you more money.

To me, it is a solid fact. To advance and grow, you must advance and grow yourself. To make more money, be happier, healthier, more successful, etc. it is not up to the strategy or opportunity to do that… it is UP TO YOU.

Doesn’t that make sense?

You will see that this life is yours and you are in control of it. Hopefully, I will have provided you with a solid foundation on which to build yourself – and your business.

The opportunities are abundant. There are millions of strategies, and methods. There are millions of ideas and avenues you can take. However, there is just one you. And, what you do with “YOU” will determine if you achieve your dreams or not.

Although this post is directed towards the Internet Marketing / online business world, it can be applied to many other avenues or industries. Just keep in mind that this post is about YOU. 

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