How To Succeed With Your Online Business - It will surprise you.

byFloydTSealy

391 followers

6 years ago

After receiving a notification from Wealthy Affiliate outlining my "progress", several things sprang to my mind at once. Firstly it has been almost two years (oh my goodness) that I have been on this amazing platform. Secondly, I am nowhere near where I thought I should be by now. Lastly, where is my progress really, i.e. a large consistent passive income?

Now, honestly my ego wanted to find some fault with Wealthy Affiliate. After all, I signed up for this based on the benefits outlined which included me having at least one successful online business making passive income. So why has it not materialized? Thankfully, that thought was immediately (minutes later) squashed from my mind as I am more aware than most so I recognized the thought for what it was.

So I then began instead to apply introspection, which is really the best way for one to solve their problems. What is introspection you may ask? According to Wikipedia it is defined as:

“…the examination of one's own conscious thoughts and feelings. In psychology, the process of introspection relies exclusively on observation of one's mental state, while in a spiritual context it may refer to the examination of one's soul. Introspection is closely related to human self-reflection and is contrasted with external observation.

Introspection generally provides a privileged access to our own mental states, not mediated by other sources of knowledge, so that individual experience of the mind is unique. Introspection can determine any number of mental states including: sensory, bodily, cognitive, emotional and so forth.

Introspection has been a subject of philosophical discussion for thousands of years. The philosopher Plato asked, "…why should we not calmly and patiently review our own thoughts, and thoroughly examine and see what these appearances in us really are?" While introspection is applicable to many facets of philosophical thought it is perhaps best known for its role in epistemology, in this context introspection is often compared with perception, reason, memory, and testimony as a source of knowledge”

In other words, I had to examine myself to see why this has happened and most importantly determine the best way to overcome my current situation. This is no easy task as this means that you have to recognize and take responsibility for the fact that you and only you are the cause of your “failures”. However, like with everything else in this life practice makes perfect.

So how exactly did I cause my own failure? The short answer, I did not follow the plan outlined here. The long answer:

I started some of the invaluable training, but only completed some lessons

I started websites, but did not follow all of the guidelines set out here

I did not take full advantage of the community here and get assistance with any questions or issues that came up as often as I should have

I got distracted by other “faster” and “success hack” info out there on the World Wide Web

I lost focus on my goals of having multiple sources of passive income from online businesses

I forgot my why

I got comfortable being uncomfortable and living my life below my potential

And I could go on…

As I said this was the long answer.

So after I came to this realization that I am the cause of my not being successful with my online business, I had to figure out my next steps:

Step1. Follow the plan outlined here on Wealthy Affiliate

Step2: Follow the plan outlined here on Wealthy Affiliate

Step3: Follow the plan outlined here on Wealthy Affiliate

Seems simple enough but I decided to add a bonus step for days when the going gets tough:

Bonus Step: Follow the plan outlined here on Wealthy Affiliate

At the end of this process I now know how to succeed with my online business and thankfully I am already on my way as a member of this amazing community.

Cheers to our success, my fellow wealthy affiliate community members! If you are ready to take your online success to the next level join us here now https://bit.ly/2PpdiEm. Remember to follow my three step plan when you do join and of course my bonus step.

What are your thoughts on how to succeed with your online business and the steps outlined here? Comment below, we are a very active community and we love to hear from you!