A Vision of Success
Leaving Failure and Disappointment Behind
After having gone through the OEC, I was still unsuccessful. I stopped and asked myself why I was not more successful. I came to the realization that it was not that I was unsuccessful but that I had not applied the information and knowledge that was supplied. There are many reasons for that but the most important one was that I had not held myself accountable.
I would do the classes for a while and stop. Not so much because I was discouraged, but because I was not fully committed. I would get to an area that was difficult but not ask anyone for help. I would let family and friends distract me from working on my training and my websites. It was like trying to run a marathon and only training for one day and expecting to be in the top 10 at the end of the race. It just does not happen.
I had some medical issues that slowed me down. I could have partially overcome them if I had tried. I allowed myself to feel sorry for myself about my progress, both here and personally. I thought that I could take a break and success would come my way without adding more content or working on SEO, that did not work out well.
I was willing to blame almost everyone else, except myself. How often do we acknowledge where the responsibility lies? Are we willing to look in the mirror closely? Are we willing to ask for help? Are we willing to look for a positive solution to what we have done to ourselves? Will we stay in a state where we just stagnant and become frustrated and disappointed?
A Vision for Moving Ahead
What is my vision for moving ahead after such a disappointing start?
I learn from my mistakes and my negative attitude. I go through the training and if I get stuck ask for help. I add content to my sites daily. I work on the SEO on my sites. I go back through the training if necessary. I change my outlook from negative to positive. I work on improving my health daily.
None of this will happen without self-discipline. That is what I was missing most of all self-discipline. It takes effort on my part to develop a disciplined mind and outlook on life. We are what we think we are. No amount of training will help until we change our mindset. I had been told for so long that I could not do something that I just allowed myself to believe that.
It is all about how you look at yourself and your surroundings. I now choose to look at myself as having met my goals for the year. I know they will be reached since I am taking proactive steps to make them happen. I know there are days that I will have setbacks. I will overcome those setbacks and emerge stronger.
To all the WA members who are struggling at the present time remember that you can do it. You can learn the information here and be successful. YOU determine your fate, your destiny. It will not be easy. There will be setbacks. Ask for help. The community will be happy to help you.
I CHOOSE TO SUCCEED!!!!!
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Jerry
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Great words Jerry and I’m so glad you are being positive. Stuff happens and we find ourselves stuck in the treacle of everyday life. It takes some effort to walk out of it sometimes but belief in yourself will win you through.
I choose to succeed. Yes I do and thank you.
Bux
I have had a hard time believing in myself after years of training to not think for myself. That has ended and now I will SUCCEED. I will succeed because I have a purpose to improve my life and circumstances. Thanks for reading and commenting.
Jerry
Well done Jerry. Don´t you dare let negative thoughts discourage you. I have been using my site (whyspirulina dot com) for local sales, having established a local agreement with a local spirulina producer. I have now had about 100 local sales, all based on my WA site. In fact I am just off now to deliver ! So think laterally my WA friend and keep at your site. YOU WILL SUCCEED. I have plans for a second site, based on higher value products.
Happy & Above all, a healthy new year to you.
Best Regards,
Trevor
Trevor, it is good to know that your website is helping you drive business and helping you secure agreements with local suppliers. Good luck with the new website. I know that you will SUCCEED far beyond your expectations. Thanks for reading and commenting.
Jerry
Thanks for sharing a great blog to read today, as we all learn how to write a website, there will be many moments when we might think, this is not working or "I don't know what to do next", it has happened to me often, but as you say, it's better to keep at it and find the best way to do it, and we are so lucky to get all the help we need from this amazing community!
This community is amazing. They will help anyone find solutions to any problems they may have. One thing they do best is to affirm for a person that they can do this. One of the best solutions I have found is to do the work and reach out if I need help. Thanks for reading and commenting.
Jerry
Jerry thanks for your blog it really inspired me.Perhaps it will be of any encouragement to you I will tell you that it’s not only you who has to struggle for self -discipline.Sel discipline is a habit one has to learn and it’s a deliberate effort it does not come easy for any one.But it gets easier as the mind and body get used and it forms into a habit.Everyone must suffer two pains in life the pain of discipline or that of regret.
Learning self-discipline is more difficult for some than it is for others. Self-discipline is learned at an early age for most. A great deal of it is from the role models we have had in our lives. It takes time to reverse years of programming and replace it with something more positive. Thanks for reading and commenting.
Jerry
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Hi Jerry
Great post !!
I try to work very hard on my website content but we now live in a world full of distractions - we have always had family and friends to distract us (often to our benefit and almost always to our delight); but now we also have emails and text messages.
I was more productive today than yesterday - today I refused to look at any emails until the afternoon.
Yesterday I started checking emails upon rising from bed, and they blew away the whole day.
Kind regards, Wazza
I, too, checked emails for a great portion of the day. I have always had the desire to read the trials and triumphs of others. It can take you down rabbit holes that kill the time you spend on your websites and business. I will be spending less time with emails and more time working on my sites and traffic in the future.
Jerry