Encouragement, Time Management and Desire

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Hello Friends,

I am in desperate need of some encouragement and guidance. I am currently working as a County Case Manager and must admit dislike everything about my days: the routine, the pay, the stress, the frustration, the lack of energy I have for other ventures (IM), the lack of growth potential, the lack of respect and on and on.

My days end up going like this: wake up around 7:30 get to work around 8:30 and work til lunch around 12:00. Lunch is about 1 hour and 15 minutes of which I spend at home because I live about 15 minutes from my office. I then go back into work around 1:30 and work til 5:00. From 5:00-6:30 I spend time with my wife, working out and eating dinner. My wife tends to want to spend time with me up until about 10:30 when we go to bed.

So, I have blocks around lunch time, and anytime after 10:30pm to be completing some possible work in IM.

Please encourage me and guide me on what I should be pursuing during these times. As a newbie should I start pursuing article marketing (Squidoo, Ezine, etc.) hardcore and then throw in Wordpress blogs once I have gotten my feet wet with Article Marketing.

Is pumping out articles and squidoo lenses a good model to start with and then moving onto creating Wordpress blogs after that? Is this the model I should follow as a newbie.

I have entered a time in my life where I want to work my butt off rocky montage style in order to pry myself away from a career/job (Case Manager) that I borderline hate.

Encourage me and teach me the best way to get started as a newbie. I AM READY TO TAKE ACTION!
#desire #encouragement #management #time
  • Profile picture of the author snyder7
    Hi,

    for what it's worth, here is my advice:

    Writing articles is a way to generate quick cash providing you pick a good niche and learn how to select buying keywords. I am sure there are many people in the forum better qualified than me that can give you guidance in this area.

    But in order to maximize your productive time during the day to begin a new venture, this is what you could do:

    1. get up earlier. you can get up at 6 and work from 6-7:30. I actually do this and this is a very productive time because my wife is asleep and I can write many articles without distractions. I can write about 7-8 250ish word articles in this time.

    2. If I were you, I would pick Bryan Zimmerman's Newbie Workbook. I don't have a link for it handy but just do a search in the wso forum. This will guide you day by day on what to do to get your feet moving.

    3. Work on weekends.

    4. Get better at time management. It is very easy to spend 4-5 hours looking at forums, reading ebooks, etc. that makes it feel like you are being productive, but in reality you are being busy. It is fine to educate oneself. But set a time where you make a deal with yourself to not check email, look at forums, chat or whatever you do and focus on a task. I call it my Hour of Power, this is a phrase that I heard Anthony Robbins use and I like it. That is why I think the Newbie Workbook is so valuable. It tells you what to do.

    5. Understand that making money online is simple but not easy. It takes a lot of work and determination. A lot of people get discouraged when they don't make a ton of money the first month. It's a huge learning curve but it's well worth it.

    Anyway, I wish you the best of luck and I am sure that you can find great advice and tips to get going in the forum.
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  • Profile picture of the author BlogDesign
    You could alternate days with your wife, or you could try to get her involved in it as well.

    I started explaining things slowly to her and then she got interested in it. now we are both stay at home parents. It is usually pretty weird to hear that but we are.

    Once you get into this business, there really is no turning back, because you can never go back to working for a boss after this. Just realize that like with anything you have to put the effort into it before you can see any return.

    Stay positive and confident. Know that your hard work will pay off. Because it will. I am proof of that!

    Good Luck!
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  • Profile picture of the author sgboston23
    Articles, Videos, Onsite SEO, Linking, E-mailing webmasters, Building a list
    There is so much you can do - there is loads of information on this site.
    Explain what you're doing to your wife, find the time during the early mornings or late nights. Find the desire & do it.
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