Advice to Newbies
Published on September 25, 2014
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Like many members of WA I am working a full time job while trying to learn the skills I need to build my own profitable website here at WA, so that I can QUIT my full time job! I was very motivated my first two weeks here; excited, focused, determined, and eager to get through my lessons so that I could get my site up and running...but then week three happened and all hell broke loose. Lol!
I was involved in a fender bender, my computer crashed, and my bills totaled more than my income. Any extra time I had to spend working on my site came to a screeching halt...(wish it would have been my CAR that would have come to the screeching halt, but noooooo!)
My bills had to wait. Getting my computer fixed was a no brainer--computer + website = new life. So obviously, it's now fixed and I am looking forward to catching up on my lessons!
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I have only been a member of WA for a little over 3 weeks, but after the horrendous week I had, I can honestly say I can offer words of wisdom to the newest members of WA--So here goes:
To all of you who are just starting out on your journey here at WA, know that this is an opportunity of great potential, a wonderful community of amazing individuals to connect with, plethora of information to assist you, blogs to inspire you, however, LIFE is going to happen and you must not lose your motivation when it does!
First and foremost...work on your website! This is your ticket to financial freedom! Making connections to other members and building your network is wonderful and an important part of the process. Reading and posting your own blogs can be encouraging and provide important information. Assisting others and asking questions is also a vital part of the equation in this community. However, these very things can also distract you from the most important task at hand--your lessons!
Put everything into perpspective--prioritize your goals!!! Set aside a specific amount of time for all of the above, a small amount of time, so that you are not keeping yourself from the very thing that is going to give you MORE time and freedom... because LIFE happens and you don't want to feel overwhelmed about getting back to work on your site when it does!
I wish everyone luck on your new venture! To those of you who I have not yet responded to with kind words of thanks for your follow...I thank you now and will return your follow with gratitude. But for now...it's time to get back to work!
Namaste!
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