It's good to be motivated.

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I thought I would just write a post about the power of motivation and the effects I've felt lately. I've always been a very lazy person when it comes to work. Procrastination is my killer.

Over the past year, I have been picking up my game a little bit. But still, I haven't taken the type of action that is required to be successsful. To make your dreams come true, you really just have to realize that you are the only one that can control it.

No one else is going to get you to a 6 figure income, that yacht, or even a happy family life. You are the only one in control of you. I know this is common knowledge everyone understands, but most people don't fully understand it or maybe it just doesn't sink all the way through to most people.

It really just comes down to people are lazy. No one wants to put in that hard work with uncertainty of failing. I have taken small steps for the first year of internet marketing. Failing at nearly every turn. But the great thing about all these failures is I'm learning. Each step I've taken, be it a failure, has shown me which direction to go.

It was only a few weeks ago, I believe I really understood that I'm the only one who can get me to my goals and the more I hold off the moer likely it is I will never reach them. So here comes the motivation. And let me tell you, when you get motivated, it rocks.

Over the past year of internet marketing, I have written maybe 100 articles and a free 20 page ebook for a newsletter I created not long ago. That was me in a not motivated state. It's better than nothing, I agree, but I have huge goals for myself and that much work isn't going to cut it. To compare what motivation can do though, the past 3 days I have written over 30 articles, finished another 20 page free ebook I will be giving away in one of my niches, and completed 15 videos I will be adding to a upcoming product of mine. I work 10-12 hours a day at a full time job on top of this.

I am doing all this without any results so far either. That's the scary part, but I know that by actually doing something it will work. Each step I take even in the wrong direction is better then doing nothing.

I know most of this post is just me rambling, but I feel like I've finally kicked it up a gear. I want all those people sitting back wanting their dreams to come true but not doing anything about it to step up. Start now!
#good #motivated
  • Profile picture of the author Aronya
    PM'd you, Travis.
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    • Profile picture of the author glchandler
      Sounds like the beginnings of a New Year's resolution! And exactly what I have been telling myself for the last few...hours...days...weeks!

      Been a long year and I have allowed the negative to affect my abilities. Now (by the end of December) most of that will be behind us. All I really have left facing me is some eye surgery so I can take a better look at what I see.

      Agreed----no one will make this work for you ---me---or anybody that happens to see this thread. No one! That means there are countless thousands, millions of people who do not give a d+++ if your paypal account is fed on a regular basis.

      So I join you...I am spending today getting rid of all unnecessary "goodies" in my hard drives. Going to narrow it down to what I really have passion for and then start beating the IM bushes for the profit fruits that are growing there.

      Away we go---no whining---no staring at television---no side tracking to twitter or facebook at each roadblock.

      Success lies within and I am ready to grab hold and take the ride!
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      • Profile picture of the author petelta
        Originally Posted by glchandler View Post

        Sounds like the beginnings of a New Year's resolution! And exactly what I have been telling myself for the last few...hours...days...weeks!

        Been a long year and I have allowed the negative to affect my abilities. Now (by the end of December) most of that will be behind us. All I really have left facing me is some eye surgery so I can take a better look at what I see.

        Agreed----no one will make this work for you ---me---or anybody that happens to see this thread. No one! That means there are countless thousands, millions of people who do not give a d+++ if your paypal account is fed on a regular basis.

        So I join you...I am spending today getting rid of all unnecessary "goodies" in my hard drives. Going to narrow it down to what I really have passion for and then start beating the IM bushes for the profit fruits that are growing there.

        Away we go---no whining---no staring at television---no side tracking to twitter or facebook at each roadblock.

        Success lies within and I am ready to grab hold and take the ride!
        I love it. Good Luck! Keeping pushing forward and you will get there
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  • Profile picture of the author marketeers
    Good luck champ, keep working hard you can achieve anything you set your mind to.

    Motivation is what i believe to be one of the biggest steps to success. You need something to motivate you something to work for.

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  • Profile picture of the author Menny
    I don`t think its lazyness. If you are lazy, you have to do something, you don`t want to do, right? Its more about following your bliss, everything like that is easy work and won`t feel like work even. Give up to work and fight instead do what you like and say goodbye to lazyness...
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