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After 5 years at WA - will I quit?

SDawson0001

Published on March 31, 2019

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After 5 years at WA - will I quit?

This is my 5th year here at WA and I still haven't reached my financial goals. I pay for my WA fees with just a little more earned. I'm 65 and do I continue or give up? I had really hoped that 2018 would be my year but alas, not!

I've learned so much in the years I've been here and actually had a lot of fun doing so. I have created several cool blogsites and love using the WordPress tools to create them.

My failure has been my own fault because I have not created enough posts for my sites. And lately, I'm finding myself with a bad case of writers block when wanting to create for my BootCamp site. I've looked into outsourcing posts but really can't afford it.

I was really happy to get my first Premium referrals for WA in 2018, but still not very many or enough to create a cool passive monthly income.

So I need to decide whether to stick it out or not

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  1. If I quit, I will no longer stress on creating content
  2. If I quit I will save on my WA dues and all the the domain renewals.
  3. If I quit, I will not have to sit in this chair at my computer so much and that would help my back and hips.
  4. My husband would be happy with me since he doesn't believe in what I'm doing.

CON

  1. If I quit, I certainly will not achieve my goals which might eventually be reached if I keep at it.
  2. If I quit, I let down my current customers/friends whose sites I"m hosting.
  3. If I quit, I let down my referrals who I really want to help.
  4. If I quit, I will stop learning and I love to learn new things
  5. If I quit, what will I do with my time? I can read books only so many hours.
  6. If I quit, my dream dies.
  7. If I quit, I think my personal self worth will diminish and I may not like myself.
  8. If I quit, the $ I have been making will go away.
  9. If I quit, I will miss the WA community a lot
  10. If I quit, I will feel I've let Kyle and Carson down too - I truly appreciate their mentorship and this wonderful place.

So there. Looks like the CONs outweigh the PRO's of quitting. So I'm hanging around and hopefully 2019 will be my year. I really hope to get in the SWAG group again and learn more, especially how to break this writer's block. Since I'm breaking even I'm pretty much out my time only. I NEED to keep using my mind and feel good about myself, so I'm sticking with WA for now, as long as my health allows. I would really LOVE to be going to La Vegas next time. I've been there before but I think it would be a real fun thing to be with Kyle, Carson and the SWAG group. My hubby would even go and enjoy it for a change - since before he was always attending a brokers convention and didn't go for fun!

- Have you written your own PROS AND CONS? What have I left out?

-shirley

UPDATE!

I just wanted to tell everyone that I created this blog post a little tongue-in-cheek since it was going to be April Fool's Day today and I was really curious to see what pros and cons others might have for staying or leaving WA.

Actually I have never had any intention of leaving WA. I love the training, the hosting, the tools, the community. I will leave when my cold, dead body is headed for the morgue. I'm looking forward to seeing all you guys around the WA community for many years to come.

Best wishes on your online efforts.

-shirley

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