How to work with what you have

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Starting at WA

I am sure many who start as newbies here at WA are having a dream of earning more money to get the lifestyle they want, live a more flexible life, an extra income opportunity, start a dream project , helping others or securing your children or yourself in one way or another.

You start on a journey to reach your goals here at WA.

Equipment

You may not have tip top equipment to make videos, screencasts etc.You may even do not have a computer and need to go to an Internet cafe to do your work. It can be hard to build an online business of your dreams if you do not have all you need for making it.

Creativity

Creativity is also something you may struggle with. You are maybe not used to write so much. The first week of the free trial here at WA works great,but then suddenly you feel totally empty and have no clue what to write about or where to get ideas from. You need to look, to be curios, listen and ask.

Knowledge and experience

All of us have different knowledge and experience about topics and different technological skills. Suddenly we all meet here at the Wealthy Affiliate melting pot. What happens?

You start comparing yourself to others. You read a blogpost where someome have earned a million, someone goes to Vegas, another have made 162 sales in a day and you have not even made one single sale. You may be inspired or demotivated. Remember these people have been through the same process as you and have put in the work to reap the fruits.

There are so many things to learn, so many details and so many distractions.

Remember that this community contain a lot of knowledge that could benefit you if you ask questions, engage and listen to those who climbed the Iceberg and back over and over again.

Mindset - the neverending story

The thing is that no matter what you have when you start wether it is knowledge, skills, contacts, money, equipment, creativity or social abilities we all have to work with what we have. We are all here to learn how to do it or to improve our skills Right?

The question is how can you make the most out of what you have? That is where your mindset appears. This Journey is more about mindset than anything else. How often do you hear the words I can might as well give up, This is not for me! It did not work so I throw in the towel, I will never make it, I am never going to rank on Google. More than anything we have to work with our mindset.

Obstacles - friend or foe?

Obstacles are coming no matter what. You either overcome them or let them eat you alive. Look at them like bumps in the road. Obstacles can teach us a lot. You can practice to love your obstacles or you can hate them. It is your choice.

Daily Practice matters

There is no doubt about it. Whatever you do everyday will sum up in a year. Write a page every day and in a year you have written 365 pages. Post 1 post on social media and after a year it will be more than 365 posts When we start out it is hard to see the end result. It is all about having a realistic perspective of what you can do with what you have at any given moment.

Personally I am working on an old laptop that probably have seen its better days. I want to buy a new. Working on my Newbie training video I found out my laptop microphone was too bad I had to buy an external microphone that can give me a decent sound.

As for Technological skills I am not the best, but I try to learn. In the beginning here at WA I am sure Help Center was dragging their hair every time I sendt a ticket. Lol.

Well the truth is that my technological skills have improved with the WA training and the help center get far less tickets from me now.I have always been creative of nature so creativity is no problem for me. I have by now written more words than I ever thought I was able to do.Time is more of an Issue for me at the moment.

Well my point is that we all have to work with what we have at any given time.

Whatever you have to work with - Be grateful for what you have and for the great opportunity Wealthy Affiliate is.

Do the most out of what you have and make every day count. Do not compare yourself to others. You are unique. There is no one else like you. Concentrate on competing with yourself instead.

Take some risks - be bold and do not live out of fear of all the things that can go wrong. Think about everything that can actually go well. Take one day at a time and do the best out of it.

Wealthy Affiliate is a dynamic and living community that I am very grateful to be a part of.

Big hug to you all!



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You give good advice. One day at a time gets us all where we are going if we have patience. Obstacles can actually help us progress with a giant leap, once we clear them. Equipment is important. However, I've been using a computer that was on sale and the cheapest one I could find that did all the things I wanted. Have been using it for two years with no problem. Ideas -- Google is packed with them. Lately I've been using my own experience to figure out what to write about. For example, trying to learn about an opt-in form, so researched it and wrote a post about it for my MMO site. Why not? If I have to learn something, it[s probable that others will as well.

Exactly! Writing and Educating while learning. Yes Obstacles can take us further than we would know if we work through them and learn from them.

Yessss, Thank you, Hilde for "Think about everything that can go well." This is what's wrong with all the silent programming we have been subjected to over the years, the unending tragic stories in the news and elsewhere. We are always searching for the bump in the road, the falling tree dropping unexpectedly for a visit...

Buckle up, people and think positive, always. This is how life was meant to be, rich, abundant, and full of amazing adventures, all ending well.

When my granddaughter was two years old, she would tell us stories. She began talking very early and she loved stories. She would start:"Once upon a time" then she would name the people, a little girl and a little boy were playing near the forest.. and her third sentence would always be: "and then, something bad happened."
Listen to your children while they play. Listen to adults and to what they say. Nothing bad is going to happen. We can have beautiful adventures learning, playing, having fun without something bad happening.
Just me venting, Have a wonderful Sunday, everyone.

So true Joss! Children are an inspiration!

Another excellent and inspiring post Hilde.

It’s easy to be distracted or demotivated by the success of others if you compare yourself to them. It’s much better to create your own plan for success and take daily steps to achieve it.

There are so many free tools available for building your business and while top quality equipment is nice, anyone can build a successful business with just the basics if you have the right mindset and determination to succeed.

Great closing paragraph on taking risks. 😍

Hugs right back to you!
Dave

Thank you Dave! You said it! Be more bold.Big hug!

You work hard and give your all each day!

I try

And it shows, Hilde! 👍👍

Thank you!

You're very welcome, Hilde!

Jeff

i like the flow of your blog... a BIG HUG to you too!! =)

Thank you Donna!

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