The Heart Of A Survivor
I have been with WA for several years now. Shortly after I signed up. Illness struck. Then another and another. Heart attack, Congestive heart failure, Diabetes, Severe Hypertension, Lupus, Sjorgrens, RA, Liver disease and more. Bad genetics I guess. I was considered disabled 5 years ago. So what? I do not say this to shock or depress anyone. Oh yeah, clinically depressed too. Imagine that. I take around 30 meds per day. The brain fog is unbearable at times. But why am I telling you this? To help you! Yes, to help you. Read on please.
My wife who has health issues of her on will retire at the end of this year. In short I have a need of money like never before. My energy levels require me to use my mind, my heart and determination like never before. So why am I telling you this. To caution you. Save you. Help you and to humbly ask you to help me.
Hang with me here! I want to caution you to “Not do as I have done”. I have gone after the shiny easy low hanging fruit (easy money) instead of bearing down and living WA as a life style. Nurturing it and cherishing the opportunity to learn. See, being disabled can be scary. So my energy has been spent on what gives me money now. Instead of being patient for the long haul or eventually larger pay off. Fear can make us make mistakes. My mistake has been not going all out with WA. I could be quite well off by now if I had not given into fear, illness and severe fatique. Don’t be like me. Stay in the saddle. Keep your eye on the prize. Do not give in. I have been a quiet wallflower in the home of Wealthy Affiliate.
It’s time to both humble myself and step up. Wealthy Affiliate has always been here waiting on me as though I am the proverbial, Prodigal Son. For that I am very grateful. Thank you Kyle and Carson for being patient with me. WA family, I apologize! I should be further along by now. But when I should be pouring years of knowledge into all of you, I am bankrupt. I am so sorry. Now I literally need to start over from scratch like Im new. I humbly ask for your help and support.
I do not know how long I will live now, but I want to die with my boots on. Meaning I want to fight. To be the best version of me that I can be. To be able to grow and give back to all of you.
My account has cobweb from lack of attention. I am hopeful Kyle and Carson will see something in my writing today that will renew an interest in helping me as though I’m a newby. I would be extremely grateful. And thank you in advance.
To my WA family I say again. Pursue greatness with vigor. Don’t wait. Do it now. My pledge to you is, although I’m starting over, I will do the same. May we all win the prize. Blessing to you all.
Sincerely,
Robert
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A very profound message, Robert. I, too, have battled injuries and medical issues from a bad near-death car accident when I was 18, and later, from falls from horses. I'm a survivor and have a lot of energy (also ADHD) when I'm not medicated.
I can relate to all of your issues, but mine are no where as bad. Last year was the first year in a while that I didn't have a surgery to recover from.
I wish I could offer help, but at 77, I have to limit my online time (carpal tunnel does comeback after surgery, lol).
I hope that you can find help or a way to do the work. It doesn't seem to get easier, huh?
All my best,
Teri
Teri, prayers for you to heal and be well. Thank you for sharing your heart. Please keep your eye on me. If I have a question please feel free to chime in if you feel up to it. Best wishes to you.
Robert, thank you for sharing your story so honestly.
Your courage and determination are incredibly inspiring. You’re not behind. You’re still here, still fighting, and that matters.
Wishing you strength and support as you step forward again.
You’re not alone. Your part of the WA family
Hey Robert,
Welcome back! My story some what parallels yours. First signed up 10 years ago! Setting up a website back then was difficult - for me anyway. Somehow, I managed to build 3 websites, but I got discouraged. I was also battling extreme fatigue after fighting breast cancer for 2 years. I also was in a near fatal car accident that I never really recovered from. I suffered horrendous injuries, many that never resolved. I am 72 and my husband is 84. We are also struggling just to survive because the cost of everything is so high. And, we live in Commiefornia, a very expensive state. We are too old to move again.
I have made a commitment this time. I have a challenge going with a few other members to work very hard and check in March 1 to see where we are. There is no shame in starting over from scratch. I also had to do the same. So much has changed here, and it is so much easier!! My suggestions to you are: 1) start with the "Core Training". There are some parts that were hard for me and I am still working through them. But do it step by step, and if you get stuck, ask for help. 2) Find Jay's training on "10k in 90 days". He is talking about visitors, not dollars. BUT he starts at the beginning by helping a member, in real time, build a website. Again, do not skip any steps. I am still working through this myself. I keep getting stuck. I ask for help and get it.
There is so much to learn! I have found that everything I learned in the past is helping me now, so it was not a total waste. I also have kept my membership all these years, so I still have the 3 old websites I can reboot later down the road. I think another mistake I made years ago was building too many websites at one time. This time, I am starting with a brand new website and concentrating on it only. So Good Luck! If you need help, reach out. I will help if I can. Welcome back!!
God bless you. I needed to see a message like this. Feeling pretty defeated. I shouldn’t because I have lived longer than anyone thought I would. I am intelligent but I have an ADHD brain coupled with brain fog. My websites will be business oriented. What do you and hubby promote?
I feel like my personal connection technically speaking has not been updated, kept current or something. There seems to be glitches like word finish is typing in wrong words for me. I don’t feel like I am getting many answers when I ask for help in chat. Small stuff. Panicked once and people were a little abrupt and rude. I shouldn’t be so sensitive but let’s face it. When your where I am everything feels like an uphill battle. I just really need a little hands on coaching and can’t afford it on a fixed income.
Anyway thanks for your kindness.
Robert
My husband helped me years ago and actually had his own website on going green. However, we both quit back then because it was just too complicated. My new site is just mine. It is for pregnancy, childbirth, babies and toddlers. I have 2 grandsons, one 3 1/2 and one 2 months old! I had been pondering this blog for a couple of years and decided to jump on it. I am going through the 2 training courses I suggested to you. It is slow. I have to go over them 4 or 5 times sometimes to understand
But I am not giving up this time. I need to make it work!
None of us know how much time we have. I am kicking myself for not getting serious years sooner. But that time has passed, I wasted it, and now all I can do is move on. So here I am, plugging away.
I know how frustrating it can be when you have a question or get stuck. You want to resolve it immediately. I remember those exact feelings 6 years ago. I felt no one cared and would not answer my questions. It still puzzles me, with over 2 million members, why more aren't fielding the questions and answering them? That really irritated me 6 years ago, and another reason I gave up. Back then, the ones that are successful now, we're building their own wealth and we're not really interested in helping others so much. But try to remember, no one is on here 24/7. Questions usually aren't answered when you are on. However, this time around, I check in several times every day and I try to work several hours everyday. So I am on everyday -- with a couple of exceptions. Let's just say, almost everyday.
So, I will help you as much as I can. I always check the questions, and see if I can answer them. I, on the other hand, also need help, so I also ask a lot of questions. Have you had time to start the training?
I can coach you if you like. Just ask me questions and I will try to help you out. I am starting over also, so I don't have all the answers. But I can usually figure it out. Check in every couple of days.
You are very kind. Thank you for that. I guess I will be starting from scratch. It’s just not clear to me. I work better with step by step than I do putting me in a room with a bunch of Legos on a table telling me to build the Golden Gate Bridge. The hub section seemed vague the last time I looked in there. I believe I may try to promote WA this time also.
Wow. Sounds like me. I agree 100%. Thank you. I hope you do well. I hope my wife will take interest in what I’m doing so she can take it over when I die. Appreciate your kindness.
Here are just my thoughts on that. I built 3 websites and tried to promote WA 6 years ago. It got to the point that I was so stressed and stretched between 4 sites. I spread myself too thin. Also, I found it very difficult to promote WA because you basically have to do the same thing as a website. You have to write articles every couple of days for years about WA. I found it impossible. I failed miserably at all of them! So many people are already promoting WA, it makes it hard to come up with new information to write about. This time around, I picked one niche ----- period! All my energy is going to go there. I found it extremely difficult to keep up with WA and 3 websites all at the same time. My advice is to pick ONE niche, do ALL the training and work consistently on that one niche. I had "shiny object syndrome" and jumped from one thing to another. I am NOT going to do that again. Are you capable of learning from the training? Let me know your thoughts and how I can help you??
I appreciate the insight. I can learn from the videos but it would be nice to ask questions as I apply the concepts to a website. And it’s difficult to ask within this platform. Sometimes the answers are slow to come. Sometimes the answers are sent with well meaning but they are difficult to understand. Just asking and getting a speedy answer would be great. I love it here. Kyle has been so good to me. Incredibly kind and patient. I appreciate you taking interest. I look like a hot mess when it comes to to this but when it clicks I will be a thoroughbred race horse. Well it’s cold and late here in Missouri. Waters froze up. Got to be at church early tomorrow. I’m playing bass guitar instead of guitar tomorrow. Goodnight friends. Prayers for rest and rejuvenation. Zzzz…
I am in here several times almost everyday. So if you have a question, I will look for you. I understand the problem. Even as much as I know, it is difficult to do some things from an answer in here. I think the problem is that those that have been here a long time and those that are tech savvy, do not understand that we beginners need answers like a 5 year old! That is me, anyway. I am hoping I can bridge that gap, maybe. The problem is I don't know how to do everything either. But I am willing to try to help. Hope you had a good day at church. Take care
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If you need help with the hub, let me know. I can maybe help you understand it. Does taking notes help you at all? I have found if I take notes during the training sessions, it helps me. But I have always been a note taker! I pause the videos so I can take notes. I kind of explain stuff to myself in my notes?? Sometimes, I may have to go over the videos and my notes 4 or 5 times. But I eventually get it. If not, I ask the community.
We are a lot alike. Just watched 1st video. 2 and 3 tomorrow. Goodnight.
Have you watched the first 3 videos? Any questions?
I have watch the first. Going to bed now. Doctors appoints all day today. 2 hours away. So tired Planning on watching first two tomorrow. Hope you guys are doing well today.
No hurry. I know about Dr. appts. I have several almost every month?? I don't push myself anymore. I get up late, work and hour or two, take a rest, repeat several times a day. I just don't have the energy I used to have before cancer?? But I am not a quitter. Take care. Goodnight.
Let me know you get this please.
I got your message.
Thanks. I may try to chat with you tomorrow if that’s ok.
That is fine. I think our time difference is 2 hours? I am in Commiefornia, which is 8:25 P.M. right now. I may have to go to the bank tomorrow afternoon? Not sure yet. What is a good time for you? Also, it might be better if we communicate through private message. That way, everyone doesn't see all of our answers and questions. It is up to you.