SOS Shiny Object Syndrome

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I just saw this in my emails so I thought that I would share it with you.

I do not know the author so I cannot give proper credit. This is something that I have done in Internet marketing and I am sure many of you have done the same.

Enjoy. Dave.

Analogy of
Shiny Object Syndrome

This relates to some of us and
our attitudes towards internet
marketing.

Some of us never see any
results because we bail ship
way too soon.


Let’s say you sign up for a luxury
cruise to blah blah land.All of a
sudden the ship has issues. So
the Captain issues orders for
everyone aboard to begin
working on the ship immediately.

At first you don’t mind. But after
awhile you get tired of all this
labor you were not suppose to
be doing.Then, much to your
delight off in the distance you
see a ship and you think I’ll jump
off of this one and swim over to
that ship and get a ride so I
won’t have to work so much.

Over the side you go and start
swimming toward the shiny side
of that ship except you don’t
make it in time and they pass
you by.You look around (like
looking into your inbox) and here
comes an even bigger ship,
bigger than any you’ve ever
seen before. Off you go
swimming as hard as you can.

You pretty much make it to the
this big bright shiny ship but you
think it would be way too hard to
get on board because it’s so tall
you might not get to the top and
that would be a failure in your
opinion.

So, yep, you give up on
this idea because here coming
straight toward you comes a
smaller vessel.You think I can easily
get to this boat and finally be
successful with reaching a nice
solid deck.

So off you go swimming as hard

as you’ve ever swam before…OH,

did I mention this little boat was even
shinier than those other big
ships.

Yep, you jumped off the first
boat while it was still miles
from shore. Everyone else who
stayed on board that ship will
see success because they
endured the all the hard labor
and made sure the ship they
were on made it safely to a
harbor.

You see the person that jumped
off the first ship started to swim
in circles chasing one
opportunity after another. They
were chasing one shiny ship
after another. Never making it to
shore because everywhere he
swam there was some sort of
obstacle he didn’t want to deal

with.

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Hi Dave,
I love this!! I could really see myself while I was reading this, Oh my goodness!! Let me tell you, I'm not a good swimmer, so I probably would have drown in that sea, until WA threw me a life preserver!! Thanks WA for that life saver!! Have a good weekend.

Don't forget the sharks as well! You have a great weekend as well. Dave.

Great story. Illustrates it nicely.

thanks

How VERY VERY true that is....

Thank you, Dave!

thanks Therese

Ahhh shiiny object syndrome...I know it well lol

Don't swim anymore Nichole

It sounds like they are writing about me. But I have made a solemn vow not to do that anymore so hopefullly my shiny object days are over!

Good for you Barbara

That is a very good tale, I think that we all go through that phase. It's like being at the local sushi bar and those tasty treats just keep coming around, just have to grab the next dish. Definitely, change in the air, Dave. At some stage of the journey, we change from being a buyer to becoming a seller and or a promoter. For some, it takes longer some shorter. Eventually, we all come to it. enjoyed the read.

I would not have a problem because I do not like sushi! LOL! Thanks Alexander.

I like the analogy, Dave!
Why have you written the text so narrow?

This was not my work or writing. I got it in an email in this format so I just copied it to share here at WA. Have a great weekend Cristina. Dave.

Ok, thank you for the reply. A wonderful weekend to you as well!

:)

agree

thanks

I'm swimming back to the original ship and I think I can make it.
Thanks Dave.

You will make it Keith

Hi Dave. Once again, I really enjoyed this one. Lesson again to self, stay on the original ship and get going! Yes. Yes.
Jan
And stop reading emails!!

Except mine of course! LOL!

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