My Biggest Regret
In Hindsight
For those of you that don't know, I first joined WA back in 2018. I wanted to learn how to make money online. I thought I was serious.
I began with the Online Entrepreneur Certification, I did the training at top speed and created my first website. There was a lot going on in my life. I was overworked and always tired. I was looking for a quick way out.
I didn't have the right mindset. Yet.
Fastforward to 2020 I decided to follow my dream of becoming a fiction writer. I found some success and got sidetracked once again.
Covid hit and I was one of the lucky few to still have a job because I was an essential worker. It might have been better if I'd lost my job. A job I hated by the way.
I love helping people, always have but after years of being surrounded by people who were only there for a paycheck and not really in the spirit of helping another human being, 20+ odd years of working in the health field, I became disillusioned.
Not to mention I'm an extreme introvert.
My Biggest Regret Today
I got my first job at 16, 30 years ago. When I got home, I knew even then that going out, leaving my house every day to go out to work for someone else was not what I wanted to do for 40-50 years.
I've tried so many opportunities/businesses that were supposed to replace my full-time income so that I could work for myself and not someone else. I found short-lived success then stalled.
I started taking the Affiliate Bootcamp Training a few days ago, just published my WA review and I'm beating myself up for not starting with that. I would be in a different place if I had.
Never have the saying "you can lead to a horse to water, but you can't force it to drink." made as much sense as it does to me now.
My biggest regret is that I didn't start sooner. But I'm also a big believer in everything in its own time. I wasn't in the right mindset then. Certain things had to align.
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Hi Margarette. Many of us share a version of your story. But, we are where we are and that's it. Now we can enjoy that we have finally come to our senses and love our respective journies. I'm glad that you are in a great space now.
Dave
I am very glad to hear that. I hope you enjoy this. I think that is what will bring you success.
Don't beat yourself up no body is perfect, there is and old saying that "every mile begins with the first step" Life is like a class room we learn but we move on from there and use what we have learn for success. We may not all start at the seem time or get there together but we will get there eventually as we put God first and remain Focus. Have a great day and all the best of success. Gods willing I will see you at the Top!!!
Every little bit helps. I sell via KDP Amazon and Lightning Source, Inc. I do not have any major selling books, but I make up for it in quantity of titles including a vast amount of public domain books currently with 1209 books in print and I am getting ready to start adding to that amount.
Best wishes!
Mel
I ran into the same problem, so I took my books off KDP. I have a short story on KDP right now as a promotion. it's the prequel to a book I released last month. I use Draft2digital now which still puts them on Amazon just not Kindle Unlimited. But with D2D they're available on Barnes & Nobles, Kobo, Apple books and a bunch of other digital platforms. I publish under a pen name.
Thanks for sharing Margarette! That's very interesting. There are so many directions that we can take our publishing books/ebooks.
Mel
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Hi Margarette,
So many of us have been there.
So many of us are STILL there.
Fortunately, you have moved on.
Holding on to regret will eat away your "good energy", the kind that you need to see the positives and go after what you want.
There are 2 sayings that I love:
1. "Everything happens at the right time."
2. "When the student is ready, the teacher appears."
You are EXACTLY where you need to be at this moment.
Make the very best use of it.
I wish you much success.
Cassi
Thank you Cassi. I believe those sayings as well.
You are welcome, Margarette.