Think Big

at the point of writing i have no particular point for this thread. i just wanna rant and get it out somewhere.

i feel like a ****ing failure. i've been almost in IM for about 6months and i've made very little online. loljk, actually id rather not be making huge money if i have to work everyday. im very lazy. i always am in a consistent look for a faster/better/easier way to do things. i consider myself a very entrepreneurial person. i dont think IM is for me, but building a web based business is. the problem is, i dont have a mentor or much to spend, and i dont have much funds to spend. im currently building a system for my vas to do research with, but im also really really impatient and want to get my system to work asap. its largely due to the aggressive goals ive set for myself to motivate myself to work. its not that i hate creating systems, in fact i absolutely love it. its the fact that i know i still have a hell lot of things to do after this, and im mildly confused, and uncertain whether this will work out or not. i have organisation tools that helping me so far, i spend a lot of time orgranising my notes and/or in self-improvement trying to make myself feel better/more confident to do stuff/make myself smarter/figure out why other people do xxx etc etc etc etc.

i know my success could be really near. in fact im pretty confident about that. its just that i cant get myself to do the f**king nuts and bolts of the work. its just not something i would do. im not fearful of doing it. its just something i absolutely ****ing dread doing. yet i dont wanna compromise quality of work which is value for customer. its just work that i absolutely hate to do. (eg creating presentations for my screencast videos, etc) the thing is, i dont have much funds nor do i have the patience to go through a huge long process of pitching people with money to invest in my business. i just want it quick and fast, no bs hassles delaying my progress. i know i might sound like a f**king lazy bum waiting for that push button solution..well probably i am that way. dont tell me i wont succeed with that mentality, because i will.

i have 3 books sitting around waiting for me to read. and i REALLY want to read em just for a temporary escape. i really love learning and innovation and **** like that. i really love concepts and creating stuff. i love inventing stuff and probably coaching people. maybe teaching or speaking too. (i haven't got comfortable speaking infront of a crowd ...yet)

thing is, I DO NOT WANT TO BE THE ONE ACTUALLY CREATING THE STUFF. dont get me wrong, i really like talking or discussing about entrepreneurship or work on new ideas. i might even love writing about them. but i absolutely hate the actual execution part of the idea. its so ****ing boring. i know this will make no sense to many. im confused too.

i love learning about tactics, i hate implementing. i love creating new ideas and innovation and things like that but i hate going out and actually doing the work. its a freakin job for me. its like im really confident i can be the be the best strategist and am open to keep learning about new strategies / creating new ones myself (not trying to brag, just illustrating) but i wont go down to fight the war. nor do i have the funds to buy many soldiers or expert soldiers who can execute my strategy properly.

tl;dr i havent made much on the internetz, i think i have an entrepreneurial spirit but i have too little funds. im working on some stuff but getting very stressed out. therefore this rant.

Think Big

"you work harder trying to make the job easier for yourself than if you just did what the job called for in the first place." this describes me perfectly.

Think Big

sorry, i guess mods could move this to the offtopic section... lol but i would really love some feedback from the forum

John F Kennedy

I think your post is so contradictory, you sound so confused and confusing.

Sure, you can achieve anything you desire but not if you so eagerly put yourself down. Thinking and visualizing isn't enough on it's own. You need to see it, taste it live it..

If you really want this, you would do well to start again and focus on small incremental goals. Then work your butt of to make them happen. If you're lazy by nature then this will be very difficult, not impossible, but certainly harder.

Try rewriting your post with only positive intentions.

I wish you well

Joseph Robinson

JFK hit it right on the head. How can you consider yourself entrepreneurial; but not want to do any work?

You gotta get your head on straight buddy.

Exel

This is one of the most common problems in IM and, I believe, in life in general.

Take a look at this post I wrote recently on the subject, it might help you:

Spending too much time 'learning' instead of 'doing'

Thrazgard

It sounds like you are procrastinating.

Procrastination is often caused by fear of success, fear of failure and perfectionism.

Fear of success, and fear of failure can be overcome with practice, and perfectionism is inhuman.

Its not taking action, its starting. Pick your project and just start doing, then later start again. Even ending a project has a start and a finish.

If you enjoy educational reading I personally recommend "The Now Habit" by Neil Fiore Ph.D. This is a very good book on procrastination.

Think Big

No, it's like you know there's a faster, better way out there but you have not enough funds for that.

eg
Hiring a great copywriter vs creating the copy yourself.

Think Big

Thanks for all the input guys. I really appreciate it.

However I don't quite agree with you guys. I'd really rather not force myself to do things I don't want to do

I don't know if i'm just deceiving myself, I found an article that really resonates with me
lazyway.blogs .com/lazy_way/2006/06/top_10_signs_yo.html

Now I shall figure a way around my barrier of lack of funds. I shall give it 1-2 months and see where I can go with this attitude before considering to change.

Thanks again!

SoftWarp

It goes like this: IM is pretty much like juggling.

You have

fast moving markets

a large variety of tools to attack these markets

a ****load of contradictional gurus and theories most of which have a rather limited shelf life

and somewhere on the horizon a couple of guys who obviously are so much better than you.

Now here comes the feeling something is wrong in your relation to the "nuts and bolts" of the job -

which actually just indicates that you are not quite firm with your tools of the trade.

Once you know quite well what you are actually doing this kind of confusion will not even start to set in.

So I suggest you learn a bit more about all those little technicalities. Then you'll see how time flies by without you lingering on the path.

Give it try

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John F Kennedy

But what you see on the outside is a direct reflection of what you are thinking about on the inside.

Think, act and visualize no money and failure - you will get exactly that

The law of attraction will always deliver, it's your job to tell a different story.

This may seem difficult when you are where you are but unless you can master this, you will remain exactly where you are.

Good luck

Joseph Robinson

Tough. No one is showing up at your door with a duffel bag full of money to let you do things that "better, faster way". You either nut up and do it yourself until you have the funds, or you walk away from the business.

If you truly feel that you are an entrepreneur at heart, than the way forward is painfully obvious. If not, feel free to still hang around the forum.