Question? Why Do People Fail?

Yeah, I was really in the mood to write a book today.

Why do people fail?...Let me count the ways.

Let's start off with the basic foundation or he reasons why people even
want to make money online in the first place, because many times, your
motivation can be a HUGE factor.

Off the top of my head:

1. Lost job or has poor paying job.
2. Excited by lifestyle they see flaunted by those successful.
3. Simply want to do something different.
4. Enjoys a challenge.

None of these above are inherently good or bad. However, there are
psychological factors that go hand in hand with each that MAY affect
your performance.

For example:

Lost job or poor paying job

This person is most likely under a lot of stress because they're having
problems paying the bills. Trust me, some people can't work under that
kind of stress so running their own business becomes a chore at best and
a nightmare at worst.

Excited by lifestyle portrayed

Problem here is they're excited by the glamor but they don't see the work
that went into getting that lifestyle. They find out, find it's too much
work or more than they wanted to do, become disillusioned and say "The
hell with it"

Simply want to do something different.

In most cases, these are people who are bored. Problem is, many people
who bore easily will quickly get bored with their new toy. Then, when they
see that the money doesn't quite come in as fast as they like, they also
say, "The hell with it" and move on to their next hobby.

Looking for a challenge.

These people, oddly enough, probably have the best kind of mindset for
making it in this business. At least they won't bore easily and won't get
discouraged by lack of results. In fact...that will probably motivate them
more.

But...the above is just the beginning of the problem.

Next...education

I'm not just talking about getting an IM education. I'm talking about the
level of general education and smarts some people have. Like it or not,
we are not all born with the same learning capacity. And no matter how
badly we might want something, some of us have to really struggle to do
what others would consider basic.

To believe or state that each person has the same ability for success is
a fool's statement, because it just isn't so...no matter how much you want
to believe it's so.

If you think I'm kidding, I'll let you meet one of my friend's sons. He has
as much ability to run his own business as I have to fly to the moon and
survive with no space suit.

And even if you have the ability to learn...where are you going to get
your IM education from?

If you're first starting, you don't have a clue. You don't know what's
reliable and what's bull sh*t.

Hell, it took me 3 years to even find out this forum existed.

Getting an education is probably the hardest thing to do effectively
because of all the misinformation and mass of information out there.

But education isn't even the end of the trail.

Next...outside factors.

These range from anything from a nagging spouse who says you don't
spend enough time with them to serious health issues to what have you.

We don't live in a bubble. We have things in our lives that affect us
every single day...some quite serious, like a dying loved one.

Try to keep your mind on your business when your child is dying.

Then of course we have things like finances, where people don't have the
money to invest in even basic things like hosting, a domain and an
autoresponder.

And then of course you have those who are just too cheap to buy the
things that they want.

So you see, there is no one reason why people fail. There are so many
potential pitfalls along the way, I find it amazing that somebody coming
to the Internet with NO business experience at all, has ANY success
whatsoever.

True. I certainly don't think that it's unimportant.

I do think it is over-emphasized. In a lot of threads like this, often the response is mindset. Look at the first response in this thread: "Simple...it's mindset."

It's become a mantra of sorts. Not doing well in IM? Too often the response is that it must be the person's mindset. To be fair, a lot of people here will jump in and suggest work ethic or, if they are working at it, they are working at the wrong things and so on. But, still there are too many that pin it on mindset.

They're like the faith healers of the Internet marketing world. Not doing well? Well, you must not be positive enough.