What I Do To Make $369.86 A Day

[Melody]

Steven,

The funny thing is that if you were 'retired' and spent the same amount of time at your 'hobby' - whether it was painting or flyfishing or whatever - everyone would envy you - and I am sure Diego would think you a happy man with a fulfilling life.

What difference does it make how you spend your time? It's YOUR time, and honestly, the only difference between 'work' and 'hobby' or 'vacation' is how you PERSONALLY define them in your own life.

I work the same kind of hours, and love my life! Most people take vacations to get away from their work - I never feel that need! I take vacations to see new things, and have new experiences with my loved ones - but never because I "NEED" to get away from work.

And boredom? Never happens - and never will - too many great things to do every day!

You are doing what you want, and with a goal in mind that makes every moment of today worthwhile.

Kudos to you and if Diego is still watching - raspberries to you! You sound like someone very miserable in their own life!

[Steven Wagenheim]

Originally Posted by stacyfox

Great post! I think this is the answer to anyone who says they can make money with no work on the internet. It IS work! But it's also a lot of fun for anyone who really enjoys the work. IM can give one a quality of life, but it's not *easy* or *quick*.

I'd like to see other successful marketers describe their days. It would give us all a point of reference that would be very useful.

Stacy

Stacy, I've tried to get other marketers to share their days with me, really
I have. But most are very closed mouthed about. I'm not knocking anybody
for being that way. I'm just stating a fact. I could make guesses as to why,
but that's all they would be...guesses, and because of that, I won't.

I really am very curious as to what somebody's day is like who only works
2 hours a day and makes 6 or even 7 figures a year. I am sure they have
to do either a lot of outsourcing or have VAs helping out. Or maybe they
put in the hard work years ago and now all their sites are so high up the
search engines that all they have to do is sit back and watch the sales
come in.

I don't know, and there I go doing what I said I wouldn't...guessing.

Anyway, I'm all for others sharing their days with the members.

I think we can ALL learn something from them.

[Thomas Belknap]

Originally Posted by Diego Norte

Today I slept in until 9am or so. I got up and played with my daughter while eating fruit for breakfast.

My wife got up at about 9:30 and took over daughter stuff so I went running for 45 minutes. Then I showered and read for about an hour.

We all went down to the peer for clams for lunch and then went sailing in the rain. I just got back.

I have no daily schedule. It depends on the day. I make well over 7 figures (almost eight) and I never was a workaholic although I do remember putting in 2 or 3 hours per day on a business after consulting for 6 hours the same day. I never did that two days in a row though.

And I never put work ahead of family, friends or even sports. A balanced lifestyle has always been important to me although not every day. Most days are imbalanced in some way, but if you average it out over a month or so, the time I spend with family, work, charity, recreation, spiritual things, self improvement, learning, etc roughly reflects my personal values in a balanced way.

When I'm actively building a business, I spend about 2 hours per week on it. The activities in those two hours depend on the phase of the business. Obviously the first step is to hire. The 2nd step is to communicate the vision to those you hire and to get them working on the systems to make it happen. Once the systems are in place, more hiring takes place, but they are generally the ones doing that hiring.

I did recently do something different and purchased an existing business. That was only a little different. It had systems in place, but my vision was a little different. The same steps applied except that the team I hired was tasked with making changes to an existing system and changes to personnel instead of hiring brand new personnel and creating a brand new system.

If you rule out all trading hours for money tasks, those are really the only tasks left. You come up with the vision. You hire others who can fulfill that vision. You communicate that vision to them. Then you have them create the systems and hire others.

That's how every successful business owner I know does it. I know a few workaholics who are millionaires. Although they are generally proud of being workaholics and would never be upset if I pointed out that their lifestyle reflected that their values were work over everything else. They know that and they thrive on that.

Even they don't perform day-to-day procedures though unless it is one time to troubleshoot why something isn't working or something like that. I didn't understand why someone would do that.

Sorry I assumed that you were proud of what you did and asked some offensive questions about how it reflected your life values. You were so boisterous, I thought for sure that you would have some good answers for why your life is all work. Every other workaholic I know does. Even the ones who jumped in here to defend you had their justifications.

I had no idea it would offend you. Once it did offend you and I pointed out that your offence showed that you hated what you do, I thought you would do what others in that situation in my life have always done... said "oh crap... what have I done?" and thought about why they are doing what they are doing.

That's what all successful people I deal with do. I'm sorry if I upset you though. You have every right to do whatever you want with your life for whatever reasons and also have every right to withhold the reasons you do what you do.

I thought you were inviting questions about your motivations when you shared. My bad.

Yawn, maybe you should start your own thread instead of trying to make this thread about you.

[Thomas Belknap]

Originally Posted by Diego Norte

Steve just said he's been trying to get others to post about their day. It's his thread.

Diego, you hurt my e-feelings with the infraction you sent me. hehe


You don't seem to play well with others.

[John Henderson]

@Diego Norte - Did you just give Thomas an infraction???

[Thomas Belknap]

Originally Posted by John Henderson

@Diego Norte - Did you just give Thomas an infraction???

HEHE, I just sent one back to him.

He loves those things. I am starting to as well.

[John Henderson]

Originally Posted by Thomas Belknap

HEHE, I just sent one back to him.

He loves those things. I am starting to as well.

Thomas, I couldn't believe it when I saw the little red rectangle at the bottom of your post.

Is it me, or is this getting silly?

[Thomas Belknap]

Originally Posted by John Henderson

Thomas, I couldn't believe it when I saw the little red rectangle at the bottom of your post.

Is it me, or is this getting silly?

Yeah, a little silly John. He gave Steven and Allen one yesterday. Talk about an infraction machine.

[John Henderson]

Originally Posted by Thomas Belknap

Yeah, a little silly John. He gave Steven and Allen one yesterday. Talk about an infraction machine.

I got one yesterday for calling Diego an "amateur psychologist". So that's my lesson learned!

[Patrician]

Diego - here is the deal.

1. You came in with a great deal of arrogance and making assumptions and value judgements.

2. You got off on the wrong foot with everyone (duh)

3. If you haven't noticed all of your posts in this thread have been deleted.

4. Now you are back and although you may be talking about your 'day', you make several more offensive, arrogant comments.

5. Now you are whining in a report that Tom is 'picking a fight'.

6. GET A MAJOR CLUE: You are off on the wrong foot again.

7. Now I will arrogantly advise you and make assumptions that you will listen to my advice.

Use some of your big bucks for some sort of counseling? For instance inter-personal communications? maybe conflict resolution?

8. You are exhibiting severe troll syndrome here. I would think that would be beneath someone as all-knowing and wise as you think you are.

See if they have counseling for that - it may be called obsessive need to disrupt?

9. YOU need to stop what YOU have started here. I suggest you just let it lie. (go away)

10. Next time think before you speak - you know the one about 'it is not what you say but how you say it'? I hope you will condescend to consider what I am saying to you and not ASSUME people can't see through you.

[Sean Bissell]

Very interesting.

I have no idea if this is the same guy.

But... Thought you may want to know:

Diego Norte Complaints - Lack of Payment

Is he really who he even says he is? (Scroll down on the page below the complaint)

I apologize if this is not the same person. But I thought it was important to at least post here.

-Sean

[Thomas Belknap]

Originally Posted by Sean Bissell

Very interesting.

I have no idea if this is the same guy.

But... Thought you may want to know:

Diego Norte Complaints - Lack of Payment

Is he really who he even says he is? (Scroll down on the page below the complaint)

I apologize if this is not the same person. But I thought it was important to at least post here.

-Sean

It would be great to see if his IP matches the area he claims or is from Utah.

[terryd]

Originally Posted by Diego Norte

Today I slept in until 9am or so. I got up and played with my daughter while eating fruit for breakfast.

My wife got up at about 9:30 and took over daughter stuff so I went running for 45 minutes. Then I showered and read for about an hour.

We all went down to the peer for clams for lunch and then went sailing in the rain. I just got back.

I have no daily schedule. It depends on the day. I make well over 7 figures (almost eight) and I never was a workaholic although I do remember putting in 2 or 3 hours per day on a business after consulting for 6 hours the same day. I never did that two days in a row though.

And I never put work ahead of family, friends or even sports. A balanced lifestyle has always been important to me although not every day. Most days are imbalanced in some way, but if you average it out over a month or so, the time I spend with family, work, charity, recreation, spiritual things, self improvement, learning, etc roughly reflects my personal values in a balanced way.

When I'm actively building a business, I spend about 2 hours per week on it. The activities in those two hours depend on the phase of the business. Obviously the first step is to hire. The 2nd step is to communicate the vision to those you hire and to get them working on the systems to make it happen. Once the systems are in place, more hiring takes place, but they are generally the ones doing that hiring.

I did recently do something different and purchased an existing business. That was only a little different. It had systems in place, but my vision was a little different. The same steps applied except that the team I hired was tasked with making changes to an existing system and changes to personnel instead of hiring brand new personnel and creating a brand new system.

If you rule out all trading hours for money tasks, those are really the only tasks left. You come up with the vision. You hire others who can fulfill that vision. You communicate that vision to them. Then you have them create the systems and hire others.

That's how every successful business owner I know does it. I know a few workaholics who are millionaires. Although they are generally proud of being workaholics and would never be upset if I pointed out that their lifestyle reflected that their values were work over everything else. They know that and they thrive on that.

Even they don't perform day-to-day procedures though unless it is one time to troubleshoot why something isn't working or something like that. I didn't understand why someone would do that.

Sorry I assumed that you were proud of what you did and asked some offensive questions about how it reflected your life values. You were so boisterous, I thought for sure that you would have some good answers for why your life is all work. Every other workaholic I know does. Even the ones who jumped in here to defend you had their justifications.

I had no idea it would offend you. Once it did offend you and I pointed out that your offence showed that you hated what you do, I thought you would do what others in that situation in my life have always done... said "oh crap... what have I done?" and thought about why they are doing what they are doing.

That's what all successful people I deal with do. I'm sorry if I upset you though. You have every right to do whatever you want with your life for whatever reasons and also have every right to withhold the reasons you do what you do.

I thought you were inviting questions about your motivations when you shared. My bad.

No one cares about you or what you do.....you have proven what type of person you are.

Get your own thread if you want your own ego stroked......

And it wouldn't surprise me at all if it is Braush........didn't he get his butt kicked from here also?

[Neil S]

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

Neil, sorry it took so long to get back to you on this. I've been pretty
busy today.


This has actually been discussed here before but for some reason, the
threads keep getting deleted, so I'd rather not get into it in public. There
is nothing illegal or even unethical in what I use. It's just a lot of
marketers look down on them because they don't understand them. I'm
talking about things like Traffic Exchanges, Safelists and stuff like that.
I learned how to make efficient use of them so to me, they're not
worthless. But most marketers don't know how because they take a
different kind of mindset. It's all about understanding your target market
and how they work within the system. I'd love to sit down and have a
2 hour conversation about what I mean, but sadly, I don't have that kind
of time. Trust me though, if you take the time to understand the mindset
of marketers who use free advertising methods that you and I wouldn't
be caught dead using because they don't work, you'd understand how to
reach these people. Ask Jon Olson, a member here. Or ask Brian Rooney,
another member here. They'll tell you the same thing. Jon makes his
living off of TEs. He's a master at them.

Thanks for sharing Steven, very interesting stuff. Do you sell any products or know of any specifically to learn more about this?

[Steven Wagenheim]

Originally Posted by Neil S

Thanks for sharing Steven, very interesting stuff. Do you sell any products or know of any specifically to learn more about this?

Yes, I do, but I don't want to discuss them here because that wouldn't
be appropriate.

[Neil S]

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

Yes, I do, but I don't want to discuss them here because that wouldn't
be appropriate.

If you like, you can PM me a link and I will be happy to check them out.

[birdfood]

Hi Steve. Thanks for the insight to what the days work schedule for a successful and much respected IM expert.

It is not the kind of schedule I'd like to have for myself but there this much in what you do and the way you work that I can learn from to improve.

No matter which way you want to work, there is always plenty of good changes that can be made and room to improve. You are a good example and source of inspiration.

[Ben_Curtis]

Steven,
I think we need more posts like yours so newbies would get the stars out of their eyes and understand that to be successful means work!
Who wouldn't enjoy your income? If the work you do is required for the income you make, then kudos to you for being so disciplined.
Too bad you can't sincerely post without somebody criticizing or psychoanalyzing.
Ben

[tiger325]

Steven isnt it nice to reach a point when you dont have to work as hard as you once did and that you can focus on helping others

[discrat]

Originally Posted by Diego Norte

Today I slept in until 9am or so. I got up and played with my daughter while eating fruit for breakfast.

My wife got up at about 9:30 and took over daughter stuff so I went running for 45 minutes. Then I showered and read for about an hour.

We all went down to the peer for clams for lunch and then went sailing in the rain. I just got back.

I have no daily schedule. It depends on the day. I make well over 7 figures (almost eight) and I never was a workaholic although I do remember putting in 2 or 3 hours per day on a business after consulting for 6 hours the same day. I never did that two days in a row though.

And I never put work ahead of family, friends or even sports. A balanced lifestyle has always been important to me although not every day. Most days are imbalanced in some way, but if you average it out over a month or so, the time I spend with family, work, charity, recreation, spiritual things, self improvement, learning, etc roughly reflects my personal values in a balanced way.

When I'm actively building a business, I spend about 2 hours per week on it. The activities in those two hours depend on the phase of the business. Obviously the first step is to hire. The 2nd step is to communicate the vision to those you hire and to get them working on the systems to make it happen. Once the systems are in place, more hiring takes place, but they are generally the ones doing that hiring.

I did recently do something different and purchased an existing business. That was only a little different. It had systems in place, but my vision was a little different. The same steps applied except that the team I hired was tasked with making changes to an existing system and changes to personnel instead of hiring brand new personnel and creating a brand new system.

If you rule out all trading hours for money tasks, those are really the only tasks left. You come up with the vision. You hire others who can fulfill that vision. You communicate that vision to them. Then you have them create the systems and hire others.

That's how every successful business owner I know does it. I know a few workaholics who are millionaires. Although they are generally proud of being workaholics and would never be upset if I pointed out that their lifestyle reflected that their values were work over everything else. They know that and they thrive on that.

Even they don't perform day-to-day procedures though unless it is one time to troubleshoot why something isn't working or something like that. I didn't understand why someone would do that.

Sorry I assumed that you were proud of what you did and asked some offensive questions about how it reflected your life values. You were so boisterous, I thought for sure that you would have some good answers for why your life is all work. Every other workaholic I know does. Even the ones who jumped in here to defend you had their justifications.

I had no idea it would offend you. Once it did offend you and I pointed out that your offence showed that you hated what you do, I thought you would do what others in that situation in my life have always done... said "oh crap... what have I done?" and thought about why they are doing what they are doing.

That's what all successful people I deal with do. I'm sorry if I upset you though. You have every right to do whatever you want with your life for whatever reasons and also have every right to withhold the reasons you do what you do.

I thought you were inviting questions about your motivations when you shared. My bad.

I think when someone says my bad then they are trying to show their sorrow. To me I thought his original Posts were a little bit on the offensive and arrogant side. I think if he would have worded his Posts with a little more tact I think me as well as many others would probably agree. Nothing against the original Poster for he has provided incredible insights into IM. But personally, I just know there are others who I would rather strive to emulate. Those who learn to work effectively and efficiently and learn to work in a way where quality outdoes quantity. Making Money is great and it is a necessity evil in the World we live in. But I come from the philosophy that you make your money and "get the hell out of dodge" . Get your money and go on to the more important things at the end of the day like God,Family, and friends etc...
That being said I won't sit here and say just because someone works 18 hrs or so a day he is a miserable , sad person. Its ALL relative. And its a matter of how much enrichment the OP gets from this. And obviously he does gets lots of fullfillment And in the end thats all that matters ! No one can argue against that ! It would be like me saying someone who spends weekend after weekend hunting in the woods trying to kill Bambi is the biggest waste of time and energy. And those same people might think my Frisbee Golf playing every the weekend is the dumbest , silliest little game. Its what ever floats your Boat !!

[Black Hat Cat]

Originally Posted by Sean Bissell

Very interesting.

I have no idea if this is the same guy.

But... Thought you may want to know:

Diego Norte Complaints - Lack of Payment

Is he really who he even says he is? (Scroll down on the page below the complaint)

I apologize if this is not the same person. But I thought it was important to at least post here.

-Sean

JB goes by Diego these days, at least that's what the emails I used to get from him say. Supposedly he is living in Costa Rica, which explains the Diego part. That was probably the name of a taxi driver he used once, lol.

If you, as knowledgeable and disciplined as you are, has an income
of "only" $11,000 per month, then it makes me laugh at these wanna
be guru's trying to sell their system promising $5K - $10K per week.

Why does it make you laugh? It doesn't matter how "knowledgeable and disciplined" you are if you insist on wasting time engaging in activities that produce little return for the time invested. Stephen makes "only $11,000 per month" because he spends so much time on methods that only produce $11,000 a month. Bill Gates is brilliant, but he wouldn't be a billionaire if he spent his time digging ditches. It's no different in this business.

Want to make $5K-$10K a week? Stop doing the things that limit you to $2k-$3k a week.

[AverageGuy]

Sean: this is an amazing information: Diego Norte Complaints - Lack of Payment

Thomas: Is the IP from Utah?

wow, it makes me think of one guy. I won't say his name, but I believe old warriors may know who I'm referring to.



david

Originally Posted by Thomas Belknap

It would be great to see if his IP matches the area he claims or is from Utah.

[Marc Marseille]

Thanks for the breakdown of what it takes to succeed on the internet. I was starting to think that I was doing something wrong. I spend about 8 hours a day marketing....

[Kim Standerline]

I was going to write a lengthy post in support of Stephens lifestyle and suggest its not to far from my own, but Martin summs it up admirably.

I too spend a great deal of my day at the computer, Do I have to do it? Nope, but I do because I enjoy it so much.

I've just spent 2 weeks in Cape Verde (got home yesterday). Fab hotel, beach and company plus the weather was heavenly.

My fave bit was when I could get online for the hour a day I allowed myself on the eyewateringly expensive internet connection at the hotel to check how my business was doing.

Sad but true lol, there are a lot of us workaholics out there

Kim

Originally Posted by Martin.Avis

The few people who have spent years bleating on about the so-called 'Internet lifestyle', where you can 'work' for five minutes a day and spend the rest of your time on the beach, have done all of us a major disservice.

They have made the concept of a work ethic anathema to many people.

There is a groundswell of opinion that if it takes work, it must be either a scam, a lie, or just a pointless replacement for a job.

The thing is that there are a lot of folks out there (and in here) who live lifestyles very much like Steven's. People who work all hours on building their business.

The thing that the critics of this supposedly workaholic state fail to understand - because they have been hynotized by the 'it won't take any work' brigade - is that those of us who do get up at 6 and 'work' through to midnight do so because to us, it isn't work at all.

I've been living a lifestyle not unlike Steven's since 2002, but I don't consider that I've done a single day's work in all that time. I spend my days doing what I love to do - and thankfully manage to make a good income as a result.

Would I change a thing? Of course not! The Internet lifestyle is not about working less, it is about loving what you do (and as a by-product, loving yourself) more.

Sounds to me as if Steven's life is just right.

Martin

[ryandales2000]

Steven,

Thank you for your usual honesty and candor. Truth be told, you are one of the few persons in the Internet Marketing arena whose statements I take at face value. This is why your posts are so valuable to me because I know that they are the truth unlike others out there who claim to work only 1 hour per day and make $50,000 monthly income. As a newbie I find it difficult to sort out the hype from the truth.

I do not usually answer at forums but I imagine what a great loss for me and to the Warrior Forum in general if you stopped posting just because of these discouraging remarks. If this person feels happy spending his time watching the sunset then good for him because we do not have a right to impose our values on him. Conversely, this person has also no right to impose his values or his definition of happiness on others.

I do not know about the opinions of other Warriors, but for me, Steven, by his sacrifice on his time, has made an incomparably better impact on my life here in Philippines than this other person watching the sunset in his backyard. Steven did great service to other people like me, he gave part of himself to others while this person is living only for himself. Now tell me whose life is more worthwhile...

[Chirag]

Hi Steve that's really very impressive.

Not easy being disciplined. I'm kind of disciplined myself but tend to get a little distracted at times.

Great post.


Chirag

[Andy]

Hi Steven,

Thanks for posting this. I've always taken you for a hard worker - your work ethic blows me away - not to mention your focus.

I haven't read any of the replies, nor do I intend to. It doesn't matter to me if others approve or not of your life or work style, as long as you enjoy what you're doing.

You're an inspiration. Thanks.

God bless,

Andy

[Warren Tattersall]

Congratulatins on getting control of you own life. You are way ahead of most people.

[Steven Wagenheim]

Originally Posted by Danc1122

I NEVER like to judge people so if working all day makes you happy..then I'll take your word for it.

However...for ME...I would be absolutely miserable and a very unhappy person with a schedule like that, no matter how much money I was making.

There seems to be very little family time...NO time with friends...and NO time for hobbies, activities, and other fun things.

But like I said...if a schedule like that TRULY makes you happy...then that's awesome man...but it just seems like your missing out on some of the best things in life.

If you think deep down...real hard...and ask yourself what a perfect day in your life would look like... Is it REALLY working 15 hours a day? If so, that's great, but man it seems like your missing out.

For somebody who doesn't want to judge, you're sure making it sound like
I must be miserable as hell.

It's okay. You know, Diego was right about one thing. Why should I give
a frick what anybody thinks of my life? I love it and that's all that matters.

I could try to explain why, but it's not worth me taking the time. Let me
just say if I didn't do what I'm doing now, I'd probably go crazy.

In other words, I thank God every single day for the life I have.

Believe it or not.

[jatt]

Originally Posted by Thomas Belknap

Steven, he is probably some guy who works 60 hours a week at McDonalds and wants to pretend he is something else.


I also wanted to add. I enjoy what I do. I enjoy creating products and dealing with most people. I don't like to watch much television and like to learn. If I am sitting at home than why not work compared to sitting in front of the brain drain they call tv.

Never been agreed with your point.But hey, i like watching TV and at the same time switching on my PC.

[Fittestguy]

Really nice article.

It is nice to see the step by step that you are using everyday. I will follow this for a while at least and see what happen.

Thank you!

[Rod Cortez]

Guys like Diego Norte always seem to assume that what makes THEM happy makes everyone happy; and if they aren't having a "balanced life" as defined by THEM then they can't understand how someone could be happy. That's faulty logic anyway you slice it.

Look, I've met happy workaholics, I've met miserable ones. I've met happy, fulfilled millionaires and have met unhappy ones. What makes a person happy and fulfilled is different for everyone. Let's take someone like Warren Buffet who doesn't haven't to work if he doesn't want to (it's been true for DECADES), but WHY does he work?

Because he LOVES it. I think that simple thought escapes some people.

I think Diego has a chip on his shoulder.

Steve, ROCK on man.

RoD

[Trader54]

From what I understand Steve loves writing, its a passion for him. I would rather do what I'm passionate about for 15 hours a day then do something that is considered work for 2 hours. Doing what your passionate about gives you a sense of accomplishment.

Maybe the ones that only want to do what they do for a couple hours a week should find something they enjoy doing.

[tommygadget]

Steven, that's a grueling schedule. It does make the time pass more quickly, though, as the day probably passes by in a blur. To me, sitting at the beach for an hour is pure torture because I get bored out of my mind after about 10 minutes (except for that time when the girl's college volleyball came to practice), but that's me.

TomG.

[strategic]

For the sake of all those people that insist on believing anyone who is truly and consistently successful in their careers and life goals is just Lucky ....

I guess its the old story...

The harder you work, the Luckier you get!

As a fellow work-a-holic, I also believe I am only truly happy when I am creating, achieving, sharing etc. as it gives my life more of a sense of purpose...

I cant even begin to comprehend the life of people who sit in front of a television for 4-8 hours a day and just veg out....

Even when I used to be working in full-time jobs, even when I ran my own business site offices and staff, I would never come home and just watch TV all night ...

and anyone who does, how can they complain that life isnt as good to them as the other 'lucky' people...?

P.S. I think the key is to find what you love to do, then you never have to 'work' another day in your life.. and building websites, squidoos, knols, and helping other people start their websites, has become a true passion for me - so working 24/7 is a pleasure for me - as I suspect it is for you.

And YES - YES - YES - outsource the stuff you dont enjoy as much, I dont know why IM are so shy about doing this... you dont mow your own lawns, or service your own cars, so let go and give someone else a job, so that you can spend your creative energy on what you are passionate about.

And as for "a clean house is a sign of a broken computer" - in my house its a sign of a good housekeeper!

[Andrei Rotariu]

Wow! You work a lot!

Why dont you outsource some of your work?

[Steven Wagenheim]

Originally Posted by Steve Porcaro

I can definitely identify with the way Steven works and what makes him happy. If you enjoy what you are doing the time or detail of the schedule does not matter.

I know that when I am creating videos and writing I am totally engrossed and enjoy it also. My wife will sometimes comment on how long I am on the computer, but she know that I enjoy it and I am home when she needs me, same with my kids.

I make myself available, and I also initiate...that is the beauty of this business though it can be a long day you control it and decide when to do what when you want to within your goals and schedule.

Great post and article

Exactly. For example, this Tuesday night I have to pick up my daughter
from college as she is coming home for the Thanksgiving holiday and
Thursday we're going to my inlaws for dinner. No way I'm working that day.

So I do take off when I feel like it.

It's just not very often.

[Thomas Belknap]

Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim

Exactly. For example, this Tuesday night I have to pick up my daughter
from college as she is coming home for the Thanksgiving holiday and
Thursday we're going to my inlaws for dinner. No way I'm working that day.

So I do take off when I feel like it.

It's just not very often.

You can get Jerry to finish up more articles while you are away.

[TomLeDree]

Steve,

Thanks for sharing your schedule with us.

It's funny because just a week ago I was searching the forum and Google trying to find a post with your daily schedule. (I had read a previous thread to this one from a while back) I never did find it.

I'm trying to learn to increase my self-discpline and know that you are a pro at getting things done.

So thanks for posting a more recent version of what you do.

You are a true inspiration!

[charlesburke]

Steve,

Just want to thank you for all the sharing you do. It's impressive to see the enormous amount of respect and warmth expressed in this forum.

I just returned to the Warriors Forum after a few years of not participating, only to discover that my original membership had been deleted, so I'm sort of a retread newbie. And already I appreciate your posts - and also your willingness to defend yourself from cheap inuendo.

Some people will read your work schedule and it'll make them feel threatened. That's just the way it is. You're not the target. The other person's sense of inadequacy is probably what's really going on. Just let it slide man. It's clear that the people who actually count all admire you.

Cheers from warm and smiling Thailand,
Charles

[Trieu]

on average, how many leads do you generate a day, and do they all come from article marketing?

[Steven Wagenheim]

Originally Posted by Teo

on average, how many leads do you generate a day, and do they all come from article marketing?

I have a confession to make. I've stopped checking my opt ins per day
because at this point in time, it's almost a moot point. They regularly come
in now from all the content I have all over the Internet, so I focus less on
stat checking and more on working.

Once a month, I'll head over to Aweber and see what I did for the month.
Off the top of my head, I honestly don't know what the stats are right now.
I'll check on Dec 1 and if this thread is still here, I'll give you a ballpark
figure then. I have a number of lists too so the number per may not be so
large, but the overall number adds up quickly.

[godisgood]

Hi,

Wow, that's awesome!

Commitment and work discipline can really lead you to success.

[WasabiHound]

Steve, thanks for your honest post. It's a bit daunting. I'm just stepping into internet marketing but I felt drawn to it after I went to an introductory seminar. Clearly I need to work on focus and discipline - not sure I could emulate you though Hope you can enjoy your retirement soon.

[mfurlong]

Steve

Thanks for the detailed "diary" of your activities. Your daily rate is one I aspire to. But trying to develop an internet income outside a regular full-time J.O.B. and looking at your schedule makes me wonder where I'm going to find the hours.

>>> Mike

[maverick8]

hey steven,
your work ethic is a real motivation, i can't explain it but since reading this post i have found an extra gear. I have more traffic, more sales and of course more money. All because i am doing more.
i have 1 question how much traffic does your article marketing efforts get you from ezinearticles per day? on average.
thanks for this thread and i wish all the best, and i hope your success continues to grow.

[Mike Long]

I'm sorry that this thread went in a direction that was ultimately offensive to Steven, but on the other hand, I'm kind of glad that it did for selfish reasons, because it allowed me to make an unusual discovery about myself.

Steven does what he does because he loves it. Most of you guys obviously love this business also.

But I don't.

And that's the problem.

I've always been vaguely aware of that fact, but this thread really crystallized it for me. I've always wondered why I can never get myself to put in the number of hours per day that are required to make "big money" in this industry.

I just don't enjoy doing IM all that much. I do it because I still make more money doing this then all the other jobs I've had in my life that I also didn't enjoy, and I'm not trained to do anything else that will pay the bills.

So no happy ending for me, but at least I now fully understand why I struggle in this business even though I know enough to do very well. For that new knowledge, I am grateful and thank Steven for his post.

[Daniel Scott]

Mike,

A few people seem to be feeling like you lately. Maybe it's the time of year?

Perhaps you just need to re-focus and try and create something that you're genuinely passionate about. Use IM as a vehicle, not a destination.

I don't really know you or your business, but just food for thought.

=======

On another note, I don't really understand why everyone got so upset at the guy who said Steven was a workaholic.

Well, I kind of can. He was a bit arrogant when he said it. But this is the 'net. Things can easily get misunderstood.

I guess we're not seeing the full picture of Steve's life. He said things come up. I assume that if and when his daughter comes home from College he hangs out with her a fair bit, etc.

But what I am getting at is that I think his core argument was valid - that we should make sure we don't lose sight of the whole reason we get into this game in the first place.

I'm not presuming to know anything about Steven's life, by the way, or directing these statements at him. They were just general musings.

-Dan

[TLCarroll]

Thank you for this thread, Steven.

I've always been a workaholic and work full time as a nurse (nearly 30 years). I don't see it as a negative at all. I'm often the only one with my head above water when things get rough financially.

My kids are all nearly grown and are either working and/or going to school full time or out with thier friends. I often come home to an empty house and can work as long as I want (it's never long enough LOL). My family and friends all work and have lives, too. We get together and have fun when we can, but it's rarely MY schedule that prevents us from spending time together even though I work more than many of them.

I love working. It's fun. I also love having money to spend on my family and friends. That hasn't changed since I was a teenager.

Working online just means I can retire from nursing soon and travel more, but I doubt my working will ever end.

People used to try to make me feel guilty for working so much, but after being home alone and bored while my kids were at school/work/with friends, I decided to ignore other people's opinions.

I have hobbies, friends, "me" time, and other things in my life besides work. Work keeps me sane, though. Trust me.

[Lexiranae]

Steven, Thanks for the input, its given me a boost to keep at what I'm doing. Really, I kind of agree about checking constantly on stats and things. It takes up to much time that I could be spending putting out more leads and threads and such. Again, Thank you.