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So now what...

mamalama

Published on September 5, 2013

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I am entering my 4th month. I have learned a lot... but not in the areas I expected.

As I have shared before, I found the WA community while in the middle of a desperate hunt for a job. I joined WA because I needed an income and as a single mom I wanted to be home with my kids. I became very discouraged fairly quickly. I never wanted to "get rich qiick" but I did expect to see some kind of return on my investment quick. I guess it happens for some but it sure wasn't happening for me...

For a while I fussed and fretted and cried and complained. I thought I had bought into a "home based business". I didn't understand why I wasn't generating income. I didn't understand most of the advice I was being given. And most of all, I could not understand why everybody I talked to seemed so content to be making little or no money. Then it hit me... WA is not a source for income, it's a source for education. Understanding that fact cleared up a lot for me... but it also has brought me to a standstill.

I had it in mind to get into business. I feel like I woke up and realised I was unexpectedly in school. I believe whole-heartedly that WA is an excellent resource for a person who wants to learn about internet marketing. I understand that better now than I did in the past. However, I'm not sure how to proceed. Realising that WA is not what I was looking for has definitely knocked some of the wind out of my sails.

So what now...

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