Here is the question.....

There can be many answers to that question but I think the most consistent answer if we look to the root of the problem is...

Yourself.

You, and you alone, are responsible for your success or failures more than anything else.

Regards,
Daniel

You're the 'success coach' why not spread your knowledge rather than fish.

Unless you are looking for material for a book/webinar/WSO.

Taking Action long enough to see results...

That's it.

Building a list is the perfect example.

People buy 1 solo ad, add 50 people to their list and say 'this doesn't work, scam!'

Be consistent long enough to see results

I agree! I think that we are the ones to get into our own way and as soon as we recognize that, we can then fix it and get back on track to being successful!

Great question!

Threads like this is one way to stop people from doing work and you get the usual suspects giving answers when they could be taking action , I guess my take on this is why put up a thread that or could make a person feel worse than they are just so you can stroke your Ego telling them how to make them feel better

Oh I love people who focus in on the suspicious end of things, make wild statements etc

but thanks for the inputs

So anyways, in order to share some info, and make sure no one feels negative or otherwise down on themselves... I think the answers here were pretty good

The first one is very true, you have to have your mindset in the right place. I know this is true as it happened to me. Went thru a marriage breakup and more, and could not focus. I thought yeah now that that is out of the way I have time to build my business.

It didn't happen (I await the negative posters, saying this is just an excuse etc), but it is too true. If you have lots of crap on your mind it makes it more difficult (not impossible) but more difficult to get things done.

The next thing you need to do, imho, is to focus on what you want to achieve, decide on what the end goal is.

Too many people decide they need to buy everything that is on the market in order to succeed (believe me I did this too). they need to know everything before they even think of a creating a product - you don't. My niece once told me that practice makes you better, i said no no, practice makes you perfect, and she said no uncle you can't be perfect and this is true!

So do the best job of the product or service you are creating.

However for me the number one issue is planning. People don't have a clear plan an purpose when starting out online.

They might have a "plan" which is find the money for the rent, but they don't think further ahead.

Planning is the essential, so you plan out out your niche, your product, your sales page. Once you do that you can then rinse and repeat.

That's my thoughts, my sharing (oh and God sharing this has stroked my Ego so much, can everyone one please applaud? - note I am being sarcastic as believe it or not, I don't do egos!!)

Cheers guys

The only reason I would is when the BS meter goes off every week there have been at least 3-5 threads just like yours that are a total waste of time , and that is because the newbies don't search and don't work all they want is to hand held through the process.

Every so often we get some idiot demanding we help them why?? because we are rich or so they think

Any time I see someone saying there is only "one thing" that is the difference between success and failure in all cases, it suggests to me that the person has assumed their own knowledge or opinion is the same as everyone elses.

What I have learned over my 40 year career is this: every business is different, every business owner is different, every niche is different, and every market is different.

There are no "one size fits all" answers for success or failure. There are as many paths that lead to success as there are ways to make money online - it has to be that way because we are all different - we bring different backgrounds, knowledge, skills, personalities, worth ethics, and resources to the table.

As a coach, you should know that this business is not about magic bullets and one-size-fits-all solutions. If there was only "one thing that stops everyone" - this business would be a cinch! You would apply the one solution that overcomes "the one" hurdle you're speaking of and we'd all be successful in business.

The mere fact that every business owner struggles with a multitude of challenges is proof in my mind that it is never just "one thing" that ends up being the stopping point for every single entrepreneur.

Steve

Threads like this do more harm then good ! here is why over the years I have helped out a lot of warriors and the other other day I contacted a new warrior who was having some issues so I offered him free hosting and support and help all he had to do was supply domain for the product

His answer no you buy it all for me WTF ! because we all so different in our ways of creating products and selling them the whole one size fits all does not apply to MMO in MHO,

Ok but we are mixing up the point here, I am not talking about a one size fits all, I don't believe that the thread is doing more harm then good.

One could say that by offering a person free hosting that this is doing more harm then good, as they need to stand on their own two feet

I think advice is good to give, and help and support, and since no one size fits all perhaps threads like this are good for some people

anyways guys, it has been a pleasure but it is time for me to hit dream land!

Not knowing what the necessary steps to take in order to create a money machine is probably the main thing people lack. An Education in HOW to do what needs to be done and how to do it.

The fear of getting started seems to be the biggest stumbling block.

In today's society we are constantly fed the mantras of 'you can do it' and 'believe in yourself'.

These (and similar mantras) are the backbone of the self help industry and associated businesses. The reason for this is beautifully simple - it absolves the author/programming maker or coach from any responsibility. If you succeed it's because of their programming and not the hard work and luck that you've put into you life/work/relationship/business.

If you are one of the vast vast vast majority that sees no change then its your fault you didn't believe in yourself at which stage you are normally advised to invest in yourself.

It's a beautiful win win for the industry.

Taking a step back its obvious that not everyone can do it (whatever it is). People lack skills, ability, knowledge and resources necessary to succeed.

Those that have all the tools often lack opportunity or connections to be successful. Despite what you are told no one is successful on their own.

Stats show that 1% of the world's population control nearly of the world's finances the rest have to scrape around for what's left.

I find it disingenuous to suggest that 'one thing' stops people from succeeding when in truth success comes from having a combination of factors in the right order at the right time.

If there was 'one thing' I'd like to teach entrepreneurs it would be to develop more critical thinking.

Ask yourself hard questions:

Do I have the skills to do this?
Do I have the resources to do this?
Do I have the connections to make this work?
Is this a good idea?
Is there really an audience?
Could my energy be better spent elsewhere?
Could this be achieved a different way?
Why is he/she saying that?
How do they benefit from that statement?

Translates to: Fear Of Failure.

If you never start, your failure is guaranteed.

We've all made mistakes, had awesome plans that didn't work out, spent a lot of time on projects that never earned a penny, etc., etc., etc.

Look at it as gaining valuable experience. Maybe you will beat the odds and be wildly successful with the first thing you try. If you can learn from your mistakes and move on, you will eventually find your place.

If you are asking from an Internet Marketing perspective, this is the answer Why Internet Businesses Fail.

These are probably the main reasons in possibly every single arena.


Chintan

Now this in an interesting point:

"The reason for this is beautifully simple - it absolves the author/programming maker or coach from any responsibility. If you succeed it's because of their programming and not the hard work and luck that you've put into you life/work/relationship/business."

I think people have to take responsibility for their actions and results. Otherwise we may run into the opposite effect which is much like the back bone of religion, where you say "oh well it was not my fault as Jesus controls my life. I give my life to Jesus" I have heard and seen that so many times.

I am sorry but to succeed you have to take responsibility, you have to be the captain of your ship and you have to say ok if I have done everything right and not succeed let me look at myself and see if it could be anything i have done wrong.

Again just my opinion.

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In my opinion, the thing that stopping us from succeeding is our mindset. We listen from other people and we believe that thing never work and we quit, Or after few times we did that and the results did not happen the way we want and we thought, oh there is no meaning at all and we stop. I love your question man!