Procrastination! Here I go again.
Hello Everyone,
This is yet another attempt on my part to build a web presence to hopefully get me out of the 9 to 5 grind I'm in. My third time here at WA, actually I stayed a member, and definitely my last attempt at making this work. I have found WA to be the best online training tool for anything that I want to accomplish as well as the hosting platform for my business. Hopefully this will be the best investment I have ever made for mine and my family's future, but I have to put the work in to make that happen, and I will.
The main thing holding me back is my inability to write content, or at least that's how I feel, and that nasty word called "Procrastination". So I thought if I write about it, that might be a good start to beating it.
Procrastination is a nasty word that repeats itself in my life over and over again. It is the fear of failure that keeps the procrastination so prevalent in my life. I have been wanting to make my presence known on the web for many many years now. I have had more than my share of trying to grab the "Shiny Objects" along the way, but each has left me more frustrated and deeper in debt.
I joined WA as one of the tools for me to learn in 2009, but didn't spend a lot of time in the community before deciding to go in another direction. Yet another failure because of my procrastination and faulty decisions on the programs I thought would help. I joined again in 2013, only to get bit again by the procrastination bug, and stopped trying.
Here I am once again, this time for the long haul. I have given in to the hard reality that this business that I want to create will be a marathon and not a sprint. I have been able to create a website with the help of WA and am now willing and determined to put in the time it will take to make it work.
The money i am spending here at WA is for my education and constant updates on the online world, the best hosting platform for my websites that i could ask for, and lastly, to be a part of this massive community comprised of knowledgeable and successful online entrepreneurs willing to help me with anything that could possibly come up.
The only thing I can't get from WA, is the drive to keep going. That is on me.
So everyone have a safe and Happy New Year. I will be online everyday starting January 2nd, 2018 to finally move forward with my quest to become a successful online entrepreneur.
Ever Forward,
Joe Maggio Jr
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My dad used to always quote the phrase "procrastination is the thief of time" which I never really understood when I was growing up. However my daughter, aged 10 seems to have got it down to a tee! I've been trying to proactively teach her some new vocabulary and "procrastinate" was one of the words on my list.
When I asked her what procrastinate meant, she smiled and said "I'll tell you tomorrow!"
....going to be a comic that one!
All the best in your motivation - you can do it! We can help! :)
Gail
Thanks Gail. This post was a year ago, and here I am starting over again in 2018. I'm thinking it might work this time.
Ever Forward,
Joe Maggio Jr
Haha - maybe time to learn the lesson then!
Funnily enough, I've just written a post about getting motivated and staying motivated which may or may not be of some help. How to stay motivated today - focus on your WHY Hope it all goes well for you today. Gail
This will be into my 3rd year here also.I just did not get into the training for a long time.I had at first a tennis website and although it was good,it would have been keeping up to date with all the tennis tournaments and scores which put me off,I never really made anything from it;well apart from the odd sale which went through Amazon,and this was from a friend here who purchased through my site.My second website is to do with colouring and being creative,it was only worked on for a short time and I put carousels from Amazon on it with different colouring book selections and materials.I am not an artist myself,I just took on to this new adult colouring craze.I really have to get stuck into this in the new year or else it is over.
It'll come to you. Just stick to it and you'll do fine. Listen to me, Mr. Procrastination saying stick to it. Good luck to both of us. :)
Ever Forward,
Joe Maggio Jr
Ok, Now that you are so familiar with the words of the song, How about learning the steps of the dance?
You know the practice is important to get to play in the game? Well, for me the practice is important to be here at W A.
Sami
Well luckily for me, dancing and singing are two different things.
Life's a dance, you learn as you go.
Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow.
Don't worry bout what you don't know.
Life's a dance you learn as you go. :)
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Welcome back WA prodigal, We should throw a big party in your honour.
Stick with it Joe, you need to really stay focused. I know it is so easy to be distracted and chase rainbows but if this is going to work we need to treat it like a business. You cannot turn up one day and not the next in a regular business so try to set aside a couple of hours each day where you focus solely on growing your business. You can outsource work if you are unable to do it yourself. Sites like FIVERR will help.
see http://bit.ly/2EHKL7y
Hope this helps
Cheers
Judy
Thank you Judy. I am in awe of the number of people so willing to help. The tips are priceless. I look forward to seeing you around the community.
Ever Forward,
Joe Maggio Jr