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Motivation and Discouragement

by ItsDubC
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How does everyone stay motivated during times when you've become discouraged? My online ventures have not been as fruitful as I had hoped and I'm slowly losing interest, but I know deep down that I have to keep at it if I am to succeed. I used to dedicate an hour per day to IM but since I haven't been reaping any benefits of those efforts, my work ethic is going down the drain. Any tips to keep me on track? Thanks in advance.
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  • Profile picture of the author lianwei
    Have you made any investment?

    If you have, tell yourself that you are going to get back your investment and make that your short term goal. It works like wonder and before you know it, you are on your way to your mid term goal.

    Having a constructed plan works much better than just doing everything blindly. Just sharing my thoughts on this since I have been through that discouraging stage as well.

    All the best!
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    • Profile picture of the author markfoo76
      Hi ItsDubC,

      I have a suggestion, but it's a more risky method. My suggestion is to burn your ship. That means cutting all your lifeline such as quitting your job, announce to the world you're going to make a million dollars online, invest more of your own money into your venture, etc. Leave yourself no choice but to stick to it till you succeed.

      I was a real estate agent making a decent living but I've moved on to working full-time online a few months ago after working online part-time for about a year. I'm still not making enough to cover my living expenses yet but I've decided to quit real estate and just focus on IM since that's what I really want to do.

      Although I could easily go back to selling properties if I really fail at IM, I'd have to pretty much start all over again. This is how I burn my ship. Like I mentioned, this is a more risky method and may not be for everyone. But this is an option you may want to consider.

      Cheers~

      Mark
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  • Profile picture of the author ItsDubC
    All some good tips here that sound like they've come from experience. I have invested quite a bit of money so far, and I guess that's why it's so discouraging to not see much in return.

    I think I do need to go back to having a plan and sticking w/ it. I once forced myself to write one article per day on eHow for a month and those efforts have been very fruitful up to this day. I'm considering returning to that route since it seems that the results are very real compared to what I've been doing lately. I've really only been doing this whole IM thing for 2-3 months and I think I may have just burnt myself out from information overload and the expectancy that I'd be able to see results after this time. Right now I'm in the mindset that I need to take a break, re-evaluate my approach, and come up with a realistic plan to follow.
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  • Profile picture of the author IdeaLady
    Choose one thing that you are going to work on, and work on it every day. If you are going to work on generating income on eHow, then write at least one article there every day. If you are going to focus on building your own site, then do something on that every day--write an article, get some links, find a product to review/promote, etc.

    Can you make more time to work on IM? One hour a day can get you going and keep you going, but if you can squeeze in a few more hours over a weekend or one night a week, you can make progress even faster.

    Good luck!
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    • Profile picture of the author achivement84
      Well, You have 1st to forget about your feelings to not waste your time waiting your mode getting better .Think that everything in life is variable , sometimes we are succeeded and other times we have troubles , nothing will be constant and everything will move , the way everything will move you how will determine and direct by your actions.Take a deep breath and think what was wrong and think from start how to manage your work.

      Here`s some tips that might benefit you.

      1. Stay motivated in your online home based business by having fun.
      Enjoy every step of your journey of making money working from home.

      2. Stay motivated in your online home based business by having a clear daily goal.
      Writing your list to do will help your mind focus to move forward in your online home based business.

      3. Stay motivated in your online home based business by surrounding yourself with highly motivated people.
      One important component that makes us who we are is the people we hang out with.

      4. Stay motivated in your online home based business by following your passion.
      At the end, people who are passionate in what they do they make more money working from home than those who do their home based jobs purely for profit.

      5. Stay motivated in your online home based business by having a higher purpose than simply making money from home.
      There is a joy in helping others to succeed. Finding a higher purpose in whatever you do in home based jobs will create meaning in your activities.

      6. Stay motivated in your online home based business by maintaining positive mentality.
      By maintaining positive mentality and attitude, you always strive to see the light at the end of the tunnel instead on focusing on the darkness. Another effective way to stay positive is by having positive autosuggestion every morning in front of the mirror; say: "You are great, you are terrific!"

      7. Stay motivated in your online home based business by having a strong anchor.
      An anchor is something which triggers you to recreate an emotion -- in this case a positive emotion, for example, a picture of a loved one or a million dollar poster.

      8. Stay motivated in your online home based business by having a role model.
      Have someone you admire and try to imitate. Pete Sampras, former No. 1 tennis player, had Rod Laver, Australian great tennis player, as his role model from his young age. Obviously this role model plays an important part in Pete's career.

      9. Stay motivated in your online home based business by leading a healthy life.
      Working in online home based business means you have to spend hours and hours in front of your computer. So it is important you live a healthy life and stay healthy and fit.

      10. Stay motivated in your online home based business by joining the winning program.
      You will be able to recognize a winning program by observing the creator behind that program, the company which runs it and the track record of the program.


      Wish that can help,
      Regards
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