What are you afraid of?
I heard a speaker the other day that had a unique insight. He believes Americans are afraid. My thought was Afraid of what? He went on to explain that the unending bad news of the last several years has caused people to become afraid and without hope. I say B.S. Sure we are tired of the endless political crap from Washington but I don't believe we have given up on our country.
We are still free to spend our money and time as we want. If you don't like the current political system you are still free to work at changing it. We have freedoms that other countries would be and are willing to die for. I believe our problem is we have taken our eye off the ball. We have become complacent and used to somebody else taking care of the problems.
Sure Internet Marketing may require a leap of faith for some of you. Are you one of those that is fearful and hopeless. I ask again What are you afraid of ?
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good points - i think the computer literacy issue is real - i know sometimes i want to chuck the whole deal because i can't find an answer to a simple problem - the frustrating thing is you know the answer is out there and it's simple - but you have to keep on truckin' - you'll never win the lottery if you don't buy a ticket!
I think my biggest fear is negative feed back. That my sites and articles aren't good enough. Kind of silly because there's always going to be someone who doesn't like what you're doing, writing, or saying.
I think there is always the fear of what if it doesn't work out as planned? I constantly have to remind myself that things can always be tweaked, tested and improved in the future. However, you do need to have something to improve. This helps me move forward.
I have had constructive criticism here but never mean criticism. The fear is always lurking back there but you can overcome it. Thanks for commenting
there's always the fear of the unknown - i feel the same way sometimes but if someone doesn't like what you do - so what - referees are only right half of the time!!
As much as I'm afraid in all this, there's that part of me that wants to keep moving forward. On my bad days, I get discouraged, but then other days I just try to stay positive and just keep moving forward with it. I'm not where I want to be but I just keeping going because I enjoy it and I'm hopeful. Staying positive is the key.
We all have little goblins that scare us. What if?, what if?. What if I spend time and money and it doesn't work? We're always judging everything and ourselves. Trick is to just take it one day at a time. Enjoy yourself. Believe in yourself. Figure out the plan that works for you, and move along. Nothing comes with a guarantee. You've had success before. You'll have it again.
I don't like the tech side of this business only because it's unfamiliar to me. I keep thinking someone else can do it better. I do my best for now, but my plan is to hire a good tech, incorporate my unique marketing vision, and just carry on.
I like your outlook. I've always believed in doing those things I do best and turning what I don't do well over to someone who can. It can be a little tough when you're starting out with a limited budget. Thats what's so great about WA
I guess we are all afraid or have fear of failure, no question. Where IM is concerned most of us are taking a leap of faith. One way of newbies being re-assured on this point is for them to read the success posts on the forum. These are from members who have actually made it work and have achieved success. Their stories will also help all newbies set their expectation levels to be realistic, which I think helps a lot going forward.
Regards,
Hudson
Fear is used to control... fear of the economy, fear of terrorism, fear of global warming, fear of aliens (lol), fear of end times... etc... the list goes on and on. Let it go and be happy and productive. IM is not only profitable but fun to boot. OH... I only made $5 an hr. today working on my computer... how much would I have made drinking beer and watch the game?
What am I afraid of? Personally I'm afraid of wasting time & money... I'm afraid of building a site in a niche where there are not enough visitors to make any income... I'm afraid that all my efforts are wasted. But I think just seeing people succeeding gives me hope that I'll succeed too
We all have our fears but if we don't step out in a direction then we can only follow. Believe me i have them also. Thanks for your comment and sharing your feelings
Most people are afraid of things they no not.....change can be a hard thing to accept for some....this IM is so different from anything that I have ever done...I like it but sure is different and some folks just do not believe in it.....
I agree. There are those who don't believe in it but IM is here to stay and growing every day. I think it's great that we have a place to air/share our thoughts. Thanks for the comment
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Great post. A mind is a terrible thing to waste with a computer on your lap.
I couldn't agree more. Thanks for joining the discussion
NP!