An update after 5 weeks at WA

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Hello all

I just wanted to let everyone know where I'm at on my journey here at WA.

Just over 5 weeks ago, a few days before I was due to turn 46, I was sitting in front of my computer with a cup of tea in my hand, feeling sorry for myself.

It had not been long since my husband and I packed up my car and moved 5 hours away from my family to a small country town here in Western Australia.

Ken had been offered a job to manage the front of house restaurant at a local brewery. Of course I made him take it. You should always take a chance on any opporutnity that could lead to self improvement. This job would help my husband grow on many different levels.

Unfortunately when moving to this small town, I soon learned I will be treated as an out-of-towner for a while. Trying to get a job here without many qualifcations was near impossible, not being a long time local just made it all the more difficult.

Ken was lucky as he had the skills and the many years of experience that the brewery desperately needed.

I, on the other hand couldn't find a job at either the local hospital or any of the doctors practices as a clerk. I tried looking for work in other areas with the skills I had aquired from past employment, but experienced no joy there either.

I am not one who can sit still and do nothing all day and I was bored out of my brain (which was slowly turning to mush) and decided to do something about it.

Time to get active

First step was to start researching ways to make money online. After all I had a computer why not put it to good use.

I surfed the net and read up on a lot of articles, then went on to search through videos on YouTube. Here I came across a guy called Chris talking about making money from home online, using the WA platform.

I was intrigued and decided to check it out, I liked what I saw and signed up for the free courses. A few days in, I upgraded to the premium membership. Thank you Chris, my new mentor.

Affilate marketing was all new to me. Through WA, I was learning new stuff every day but most importantly I was being challenged every day. No more mushy brain.

I got my life spark back.

New goals

I made a promise to myself that now was the time to stop sitting on the fence procrasting and to take a leap of faith into the void and make something of myself.

I was serious about doing this and set a few goals to achieve within my first 6 months at WA.

The first goal, was to set up my own website writing blogs, educating people on making healthier choices for themselves, which in turn would lead to less land fill waste accumulating.

The second goal was to set up a drop shipping website, so I could start contributing to the household income. My lovely husband has been so supportive and agreed to pay my monthly premium membership until I become successful with my endeavours.

As of yesterday I have achieved both my goals, in under 6 weeks!

Now it was not all smooth sailing...

I found myself walking away from the computer on several occassions. Constantly questioning myself, was I doing the right thing?

I don't find blogging easy at all. This area in my journey still requires much improvement which I know will come with time, so maybe my third goal, should be to become a great and consistent blogger.

Moving Forward

I still yet, have so much to learn and I am currently on level 4 in training, learning about mastering social engagement. My websites will grow and change as I learn more throughout my courses.

To those of you that are just starting out, don't give up. I have yet to earn a single dollar. The money will come within time.

Yes the training Kyle gives us can get a little overwhelming at times, too be honest I think I had found it was more of a case of information overload than anything else. I have myself to blame as I should have paced myself instead of moving through the courses like a bullet train.

Ask lots of questions. The amount of knowledge members in this community have is outstanding. Everyone is so supportive and we want all to succeed. I love that about WA.

Ask and listen to feedback. People here know what works and what doesn't.

Times can often be tough but just don't give up. Plant the seeds and soon within time you will have trees bearing lots of fruit.

I want to thank all those who have offered me advice and encouragement since I have started back in early February.

Never in my wildest dreams would I ever have believed that I would purchase and run 2 of my very own domains.

I am excited to see how things will progress by the 6 month mark.

Thank you :)

Carmela

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Great achievement for you. I know that you are so focused and really working hard. All the best for you.

Thank you :)

This is the most inspiring success story I've seen in a while. Money is great, but it's all about the journey. Money is the poorest measurement of success there is. Being active and useful to others, finding a new pathway, reinvigorating your will to move forward. Now that's true success! Geoff.

Thank you for your kind words Geoff :)

It’s an encouraging piece,I am currently on level 2 lessons but stopped because I can’t afford the fees for domain yet,I hope to continue soonest.I am not giving up at all.Thank you so much for this encouragement.

Never give up. You will succeed. Enjoy the rest of your journey here and thank you for stopping by to read my blog :)

Great Post Carmela! Very motivativing! There is a lot to learn here at WA but your hard work is paying off already. Keep up the Great Work!

Thank you. There's much work ahead still but I love every minute I am here working towards my goals. Having goals is what keeps me motivated :)

You're Welcome!

Your progress is so rapid... I spent 2 months for 3 levels... because of my bad english. Anyway, it is good to see you, let us grow a big one together, cheers!

Thank you. Keep at it and you will continue to succeed :)

Very inspiring! Thanks for sharing. I am in my first week and I am committed to seeing things through...just like you. Blessings!

Welcome to WA. You will love the community here. Wishing you lots of success in 2019 :)

Well done Carmela!

Thank you Owen :)

Hi Carmela,
So glad that you found WA and it's great to have you here!

You are doing an awesome job! Keep up the good work and you will gain much success.

Blessings,
Donna:)

Thank you Donna :)

Congratulations on all your achievements, Carmela. It's so nice of your hubby to pay for your membership until your websites start earning.

My hubby started off not being supportive at all and thought that I was wasting time, but with my first earning, he started seeing the light at the end of the tunnel for my online business. He is now much more supportive and understands what I'm doing.

And don't worry, we all feel like giving up sometimes and I speak from experience. I wanted to give up many, many times in my first year, but I'm glad I didn't. :) Keep going! Keep the fire burning! You're going to see the results for sure!

Reyhana

Thank you Reyhana. I'm sorry to hear you didn't have the support when you first joined WA. Well done you for pushing through. I love hearing about everyone's success story. Thank you for giving me more motivation :)

You're very welcome.. :) I'm happy to share.

In a way, it was hard when he was not being supportive, but on the other hand, because he was acting this way, it made me want to prove him wrong. So I kept pushing...

Sometimes, people think that their saying something will make us do what they want, but it creates the opposite reaction... lol

Only 5 weeks in and you are helping others that is an achievement in itself Carmela don't be hard on yourself as far as I can see you are already blogging and being quite good at it. So give yourself a big pat on the back and keep going.
always a better way
sending blessings your way
Linda

Thank you Linda x

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