Feel like giving throwing in the towel.
I am not very good at blogging. I almost feel like just throwing in the towel and giving up. My whole life I have been the type of person that needs hands on to learn anything. I am a very hard worker and a great one at that. Every job that I have had I always had a boss that never wanted me to quit. They always told me that they wish they could find more people like me. That always made me feel good about myself.
Considering that I always had a hard time getting the grades in school compared to my siblings really made me have low self-esteem. My sister would cry if she got a B on her report card. I on the other hand was so happy that I got a D on mine. That means I am passing.
Doing the WA is totally new to me. I am not at all good at writing about anything. I am feeling a little overwhelmed and I am getting frustrated with all the learning and sometimes not understanding what it is that I need to do. Getting frustrated is the part that I don't like because it makes me feel like I can't do this. I want to prove to myself and others that I can do this. It might take me a lot longer than most people to just get one niche done. It's hard for me to even get on the computer to do it when I am frustrated with it.
I went to the quit button so many times to just quit, but I am still here hoping to accomplish what I am here for. I wish that there was a way that we can talk to a real person instead of typing out our questions. It would be a lot easier to explain what it is that we are having problems with.
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Hi,
You sound like me. I wanted to do this, but didn't know how I could learn everything, I felt overwhelmed too and after over 5 years sometimes I still feel overwhelmed. It is the new things that cause me to feel like this is too hard for me.
But I decided I will keep on going which I have. I thoroughly like to do this.
Interesting: I noticed you said it was hard to write. Reading your blog I would tend to disagree. Writing for your website is being yourself which you seemed to express yourself very well in your blog. I don't know what kind of things you really know about, but if you take one of those things and write about it on a blog website, you will find other wanting to read what you have to say about your experiences.
I have been amazed at the traffic some people in WA get because they are just themselves in expressing themselves. That makes people want to read what they have to say and come back to their website and see what it new.
I really believe you can do this.
I don't know if those who do coaching in WA do it by phone or not. You could ask a question if anyone does coaching by phone.
Hope to read more of your blogs. .
Don't give up on your dream. I understand the frustration, because I have to go over the videos more then once to get it, but once I repeat it, it starts to make sense,
When i start to feel overwhelmed I remind myself one task at a time.You know the saying inch by inch it is a cinch.
Plus you need to give yourself time and patience with yourself. When I get discouraged I go look at the success stories
here. They inspire me to keep it going.
Plus when I am not sure what to write I google about it and then I start to get ideas. Take care
Great article! Seriously I'm sure a lot of people have experienced and experiencing this same type of ordeal.
If I may weigh in here I have even gone through it myself.
I appreciate your transparency and truthfulness.
This is a business and it won't be easy but it will be worth it, I myself will sometimes take little breaks when I'm doing that I'm studying and taking little notes here and there.
When your brand new at something you have to learn at your own pace, this is a journey, not a race. Take the time you need to fully understand what you need to in order to make that next step.
But never give up, just think someday someones going to wonder what in the heck are you doing if you're not working a job, then you can look at them and smile knowing you did it!
Your one of those internet people with a mysterious income and loving it.
Following :)
Pete
I totally understand how you feel. I have been a member since March I think and having 2 little kids only gives me a few hours each evening to do any work on my website. I have made no money so far and only 300 visitors a month to my site. I have recently relocated back to the UK and after spending 6 weeks re decorating my house I am trying to get back into it. I have wanted to throw in the towel so many times but something is stopping me. I really want this to work. Even if I made £1 it would give me a boost. Lacking in motivation at the mo for sure.
I am glad to hear that I am not the only one feeling this way. There must be some reason we haven't quit yet.
Sherry you are only about 2 months in with Wealthy Affiliate and it takes a long time to really get a grip on what you need to be doing. My personal feeling is that you are being too hard on yourself.
Blogging and learning everything that goes along with it takes time. I can't speak for anyone else except myself but I got very frustrated with myself, with my website and with waiting for traffic and sales.
I'm now a few years into blogging and I can see clearly now how everything works and I have an understanding of how traffic and rankings start.
My advice is to stop worrying and just follow the training. When you get stuck go into live chat and ask for help. You will be able to chat to someone that can help you.
Regarding feeling like you are not a good writer, well I don't see anything wrong with the way you wrote your post and over time even your writing improves.
Hey Shenry,
It can sure get tough at times.
I'm like you, I want to create an independent income so I can spend more time with my kids. Because of that, despite all the frustrations along the way, I feel it's worth it.
That's not to say it's for everyone, but we are so lucky to have this opportunity in today's world when working for yourself is an easier option than it ever has been in the past.
It's certainly not easy, but it is possible if you work through the frustrations.
I hear you, but I'm not quitting!
I hope you make it through this hurdle.
Emma
Hey, don't be hard on yourself. I see you only joined in August. Allow yourself a lot more time to get more familiar with everything.
I was the same in my first few months, I never knew what any of the members here were talking about but it soon all became clearer the more I got involved in the community.
Stick at it, it will pay off :-).
hi Shenry14,
It's not hard at all. You just wrote a great post. A post that communicated how you felt, now do the same with your niche. It's all about helping people get to a specific place. If you can write a post like you did, then you can be successful.
Shenry,
Do not quit. to say that no one else here has been challenged would be a lie.
We all lead different lives and have different levels of experience, amounts of time, commitments or responsibilities. So, therefore for some people things would be much easier, or faster to achieve.
The WA platform works and we have seen amazing success stories here we all cheer on around our global WA community.
Equally so the training and the help from Ambassadors and other selfless givers here carry on for those of us who lack in our knowledge, abilities or even motivation.
Hang in there and trust the plan. Reach out to others. Help is but a few clicks away.
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I understand how you feel, I struggle with blogging also but I have to admit that I'm better than when I first started. I just began my 5th year here at WA and I have learned so much. Mostly I have learned that the only sure way to fail is to quit - those who stick it out and work hard and are patient will eventually succeed. I've had a lot of health issues that have delayed my progress and my struggles with creating content have made my journey to succeed slow also, but I'm finally seeing some progress and I'm planning on this year becoming my "year of success". So please hang in there... you are not alone for sure. - Shirley