Dazed but Determined
First, just for the record, the dazed feeling is lessening. It just comes and goes :)
The last couple of days I have had mixed feelings. Happy mixed with a little confusion, a little frustration here and there, impatience, a little fear, passion and tiredness. About a week ago, I felt really lost. Not so much lost regarding the WA training, more lost in terms of my life and what I was doing. What I wanted my life to be like. And how was I going to get there.
I never thought of quitting WA, but I felt a little discouraged and exhausted(the exhaustion because I insisted on learning so much within too short of a time). What helps with that is to making short term goals and long term goals. And I make a list every day of what I have accomplished, because even when I think I have not learned much or done enough work, I can look at my list, and say "Hey, I DID do some things today. And these things will help me reach my goal-little by little, step by step." Seeing this on paper in black and white, really helps me remember what I have done, and makes me excited for the next day's work.
I can think more clearly now though. Before, I was worrying when I didn't need to. I was over-complicating the whole situation. I just need to keep the determination up, and learn how to have more faith. More faith in myself and more faith in the whole process here. And an amazing thing that I have learned lately, is that each person here is an inspiration in their own way. It is pretty neat to be in that kind of environment!
Two of my long term goals are to have 2 websites. One would be having a successful site promoting Wealthy Affiliate, and the other one would be for helping others have a better life, get housing, etc. But the second site is a long, long way off. I have no idea of how that will come together, but I have faith that I will learn how when the time is right. And I am going to just stick like glue (rofl, me and my strange humor)to the WA Affiliate site, until I have the experience and success to move on to another site-that will be a while for me, but that is OK. But I will always stay with WA. It is a terrific place to be able to use, even if you already have a business.
Life is pretty strange lately, but a good strange. I found WA by accident. A scam type of program led me here! That is pretty ironic. I was researching them and found WA. So I guess the scammers' scam backfired on them. (if that makes sense-it backfired on them because I left their site, and found a legitimate site-and they lost money and a sucker) Maybe I should send them a thank you note!
I love quotes lately-they just seem to give me extra determination and and inspiration, so I am closing this blog/post with one. .And I am done with living the ordinary life/the safe life. It is time to accomplish my goal of having a success online business. Then show others how to do it. And to also show friends and family that I found a place that is real, and not a scam. I don't think my friends and family realize yet how serious I am, and how this online business can be a reality, and be a success. With time, of course. Failure is impossible if you don't give up or give in.
” If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will have to settle for the ordinary.” Jim Rohn
PS Thank you to all who read this :)
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Hey George! Thank you for replying. I love to read what others have to say.
Same here, don't ask me any technical stuff, lol.
Thank you so much for your offer of help. I am here if you need anything too :)
PS I thought I was following you. Am I? Sometimes I think I am following someone and find out I am not ...........crazy :P
PS Thank you for the compliment about having a great attitude. That means a lot. But believe me, I have been known to have a very negative one in the past. But I go by felling a lot, which may be logical or not :P and it truly feels like a person CAN be successful here if they follow everything.
Have a great night.
You have a great attitude, Jen. Believe me, you're not alone with your experiences pre-WA - and while you've been here. The ebb and flow of success in getting something done - then understanding why it did or didn't work is a steep learning curve for me. WA, I'm finding, has a great supportive community that are all heading in the same direction, that being to help each other, then the larger community. Don't ask me any techy webby stuff - I'm not that way inclined, but anything else - please do so! :) george
Hey George! Thank you for replying. I love to read what others have to say.
Same here, don't ask me any technical stuff, lol.
Thank you so much for your offer of help. I am here if you need anything too :)
I thought I was following you. Am I? Sometimes I think I am following someone and find out I am not ...........crazy :P
Thank you for the compliment about having a great attitude. That means a lot. But believe me, I have been known to have a very negative one in the past. But I go by feeling a lot which may not be logical :P and it truly feels like a person CAN be successful here if they follow everything.
Have a great night.
That is funny, how you found WA, and I think you SHOULD thank the scammers, Bwahahaha!
On another note, I can totally relate to the confusion, frustration, and impatience... Then comes the exhaustion... Then the discouragement.
Great blog
Thank you! We keep running into each other tonight, that is pretty cool lol.
But remember after the discouragement, to get back up again :)
It's amazing I have had almost the same experience as you. It makes you wonder how many others are in the same boat as us. WA is like a giant magnet attracting like minded people to get away from the scam artists and make a success of our lives. If we can attract enough people to join WA we may be able to sink the scammers and make the internet a better place for us all.
I also feel at times that I am not doing enough but at other times I work so hard that I become mentally exhausted. Like you I must make short term and long term goals and stick to them.
The hardest boss in the world is yourself!!!!!!!
Hi garthjen :) Thanks for your comment. I agree with the statement that WA is a giant magnet attracting others who are seeking the real thing/to create or improve their business online. Yeah! Let's attract enough people and get them away from the scammers....but there will probably always be some scammer trying their game :( But at least we can make people aware of the danger of them.
Don't become too mentally exhausted, lol...........I did that and it just made me frustrated and more tired........hang in there! We can all achieve success here. :)
I know how you feel. You put it into words better than I can. But sometimes when I feel that way if I going to take a break I need humor, first place is Rich in chat. always great for lightening up things and then a comedy, of some sort. When I wrote a blog this is what came out, here it is hope to help make you smile http://goo.gl/Sh8TF
I should have named if different.
The scriptures were awesome also. of course always use those too ; O)
Have a blessed day
Kymee
Hi again Kymee. I just went to that link and read it...rofl....it was great. You put it in perfect words with humor, I love that, and your warning, lol. Humor helps me too. I would be lost without it. Oh, you mentioned something about getting excited over a first sale etc. Yep.....only I got excited about getting my first spam.....I am so silly lol. But my site is not finished or in the public yet, but a member explained that bots can spot your keywords or something like that. Haha. Thanks for your post.
Oh and Rich is funny. I have read the chat here and there, bu I will have to join in sometime.
Hello Jenna......you really have opened up your mind to us.....your friends. It is always good to talk to someone about your feeling the way you expressed yourself.
I do not wish to be religious but would like to quote the Bible here:
Matthew 6:34 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble."
Matthew 11:28-30 "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.“
1 Peter 5:7 "casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you."
There are lot more quotes in the Bible. Please ignore the quotes if you think other wise.
Please do not worry about tomorrow, keep your mind set on your goal and do your best everyday. In no way worry about. Think that you are going to build a great website and giving back something to the world and the money automatically follow.
There is nothing free in the world. we always have to give to get something back.
Keep doing what your doing and God Bless You and your family.........cheers
Hi Ferns!
You can quote the Bible-I have no problem with that. I have not read it all the way through, but I like to read the Psalms and Proverbs often.
You are funny-I was going to use some inspiration quotes from the Bible(PS I never read the whole thing though)but I did not want to be "religious" as that is a personal thing for everyone-but I myself totally don't mind if you want to quote those. You go right ahead. I even have a little card near my desk......Something about "Trust with all your heart, and do not be afraid." I know I messed that quote up, but you know what I mean.
I wish I knew what else I typed(I just accidentally deleted most of my reply Darn IT!) Lol
But please pm or message me anytime-that goes for anyone.
Thanks for reading my post.
I hope everyone has a great Thursday or Friday wherever you are.
God Bless you and your family too. :)
Hello Jenna7. Thank you for your blog and for sharing your thoughts. I relate to a lot of what you are feeling - so you're not alone. Faith in yourself is the main thing. tt will get you to wherever you choose to go. With faith, you will ALWAYS FIND ways to do whatever it takes.
Thank you for your reply, AnnieB. It means a lot to hear from all of you on this site :)
And what you said about faith-yeah! I just put an exclamation point because that really is the key for me. Just once or twice I have wanted to force by body to sit at the computer til something clicked. Then I thought, "Hey that is silly. Just take a break." And when I come back with a fresh mind-it always works and my problem gets solved-sometimes I figure it out, but most of the time the members here have an answer. Sometimes I like to SEE where I am going and KNOW it........but that is not how life works, lol. Faith helps me keep it together-I do need more faith in myself though. I don't know where the doubt is coming from, but I will kick it to the curb! lol. I use humor a lot. haha. Thanks again for your reply. Glad I am not alone in it. Have a terrific day.
Annie B, I just replied to you, but I guess I deleted my comment! lol. Sigh. Just wanted to tell you thanks and glad I am not alone. And I agree, faith is the key-if I don't think I can do it, I won't, but if I have faith and believe I can, I will succeed. That goes for here, and everywhere in life. Thanks. I had something cool to reply with but accidentally deleted it.........oh well. Have a great day!
Great post. You have your long term goals firmly established which is good. Now for the short term goals which will build into the achievement of the long term ones - good luck and if you need any help please don't hesitate to ask,
Hudson.
Hudson, thank you so much. Yes, now I just need to break it down into smaller, short term goals. Thanks for the offer of help too-I know I will have lots of questions in the future. I appreciate your help.
And it is so terrific how other members always lend a hand to others who need it. I want to make sure I never forget that, and to always help someone else, no matter what area of life or in business I am in. Everyone is so patient here.
Take care, and thanks for reading this.
PS I proofread this post, but I now notice some small typos I want to fix lol...but I don't see how to do it in the creating new blogs section. Oh well, that is something minor I guess.
Have a great rest of the week :) Thanks for commenting. It helps to get feedback.
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Hey Jen, - you are the one with a truly amazing attitude!! I love that you're doing this and I love your determination, - I'm gonna check often to see what you have to say, and to be a witness your, as you say yourself, inevitable success! : ) x
Hey Avecita, wow, thank you very much. That means a lot. I did not realize how much it meant to hear that. :)
I am following what you are up to and say too. :) Very interested.
Thanks for your comment, and have a terrific day!