A day of reflection, surprise and Wealthy Affiliate Rank 39
This was a day of reflection and a surprise. I will cover the surprise first. My ranking here on Wealthy Affiliate went to 39.
How did that happen? For me it is hard to believe. It brings a lot of questions up. Like: Do I really know enough to be at that rank? Do I give enough value to warrant that? Am I smart enough for that? Is my own growth high enough to match up with that .. or quick enough if I am not there yet? What do I do next? How can I just stabilise in the top 50 because I do not have the time, commitment or knowledge to pass that magical 25 mark. I have also made some promises about training .. well how do I do that because I have never done a training before?
And reflection .. I was reading some of my first blogs here on WA .. quite honestly I was embarrassed by them! How could I have written some of that stuff? By looking back like that I have realised how far I have come and what I have learned. But back then, about 8 months ago, my vision of what was required to build online businesses was rather narrow .. because did not know what I did not know. Now I have a much better understanding and that means I recognise how huge the amount that I do not know is. And I also see the things that I will never be able to know/learn. So note to self: Only focus on what you can know/learn and find another way to deal with the rest.
And the good news in that is it is not necessary to have all the skill in everything nor to be an expert to be successful online.
Cheers, William.
Stay Focused, Move Forward.
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Glad you came to that conclusion William, I too see things and think, I am never going to learn how to do that! plus my need of it will only ever be in passing. Better to focus on the things I NEED to learn how to do!
Such a great honest post.
When we first start to blog, like I have being here for only a few days...we don't know much so our blogs reflect that. Now that you have more experience and look back you feel embarrassed but shouldn't. That is where you were at that specific time.
I'm not sure but..I think that we don't go backward with ranks. Only forward? Because you EARNED that 39 rank from helping others. I started so high I can't remember. Yesterday I noticed I went down to 2175 from 3295 because, I spent Sunday with the community, welcoming newcomers, congratulation new Premium members. Answering questions involving myself for quite a while since I was too busy doing my first lessons. It's Monday and I need to get back on course but I don't think my new rank will go down if I can't be active. It would be interesting to see.
You are so right on for not having to have all the skills and still be successful on line!
Thank you for posting this, it helped me today :)
Thank you Patsy .. I appreciate you taking your time to comment. The Rank does go down if you reduce your activity here. Cheers, William.
Hello William, well done. It is not easy moving the needle in the right direction, in this case lower than 50.
Thanks Harvey .. more like a double edged sword .. easy and not easy .. lol. Cheers, William.
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I'd say most people, like yourself, get a little nervous when their rank is approaching 25! I say, good for you, keep going....if you get there you will have earned it.
Thank for your kind and encouraging words, Michael. Cheers, William.