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Three Years!...500 Followers!... And No Kaboom

fisheagle

Published on December 21, 2012

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Today 21.12.12 I have been a member here at Wealthy Affiliate for Three Years!
What does that prove...well only that I am stubborn!
Tell you why!
I have not yet reached the level of Success that I am aiming at! So who do I Blame!
Kyle?....NO!
Carson?...NO!
Or any one of the myriad of people here in the community who have given me advice, hints, tips constructive criticism on my websites?
Well... Again NO!
The fact is that the Training is here, the Support is Here and the means to Learn the Skills are all here, so the Only person I can blame for my current lack of Success is...
ME!
But Why this Lack of Success, I mean we are all in this to make some money! Whether it is just a few bucks extra to supplement our current income or whether we have the objective to start to Earn a full time income from the Internet.
So what can You Learn from my lack of Success?
Well the most important thing is this:
FOCUS
I have been inclined to jump from one project to another! ... DO NOT DO THIS! You will end up with umpteen Unfinished projects. If you come up with another possible niche jot it down somewhere, AND Forget about IT! Complete what you are doing First!
My Advice: {For What it is Worth!} Find a passion and then match it to a Niche, and more specifically Find a Problem within that Niche which people are trying to find a solution to! And then Match your Knowledge and passion to help those people solve that problem, Then you will be Successful!
Here is the Basic Formula:
Problem + Solution = Success
Most of the other stuff is really just Details! Get the above formula solved for your particular niche and you will achieve success!
Now for Me to follow my Own Advice!
The other thing which happened today is that I reached 500 Followers here at Wealthy Affiliate! I do hope that I have been able to add something to each of your journeys! Even if it was out of my own failings! One thing that I would ask is that you DO NOT Follow me because I ask you to but because I have been of assistance to you in some small way and have given you some advice that has helped you in your journey!
Oh the other thing that DID happen today is that the world did NOT End, may well some day! Just not Today, maybe Tomorrow! But then Tomorrow Never comes! Sorry No KABOOM!
So may I wish you all the best of luck as you strive to make a success of your Internet endeavours!
God Bless
David

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