Old Mister "Negative Mindset" Blew Through Yesterday

bygardenguy

1.2K followers

8 years ago

It happened suddenly, like one of those summer thunder storms in the midwest that seem to come out of nowhere, and violently pounce upon a quiet farm community.

I didn't expect it.......had no inkling it was even close. Obviously, I failed to remember they always have the potential for being on the horizon.

Here's the setting:.......It's Affiliate Bootcamp, Phase 1, Lesson 4 and I'm plugging my WP template and my "ingeniously chosen, wonderfully created domain name" for promoting Wealthy Affiliate, into the workings of "Site Builder."

I have followed Kyle's moves to the letter, and I hit publish.

And then,

.....and then,

.........and then......nothing......NOTHING........NOTHING!

No Image of the beautiful photo within the template with my title name blazingly positioned. I expected to see my careful planning and thinking, represented at last on the internet. But no, not today.

I called in the Cavalry, but "support" told me they could see my template set in place just fine. But they had no answer to my question, "if you can, why can't I?" So be it, it's not their fault I'm doing something wrong.

And then the old negative mindset blew in and the sky grew dark.......my lame technical skills had reared up again and stopped my progress.

I was done....kaput.....crashed. For a moment it was, "this isn't for me, I can't do this crap, why did I ever think I could?"

But then I remembered what Wealthy Affiliate is all about......."we're not alone." And also, getting stuck somewhere is part of the whole process......it's going to happen.

Sleeping on problems always helps, doesn't it........
.......they always seem to be less serious in the morning, albeit still unresolved, maybe.

So it was today when I woke up.

Well, I still don't have the problem fixed, but the mindset is in the right direction now. I know somehow I'll make it happen, and move on to lesson 5. And hereafter, when it happens.....as I know it will.....it's not going to stop me for a whole day.

Because I am part of a community that loves to help.

~Wayne
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