The Passive Income Myth Exposed

I have been in the digital marketing industry since 2004. Since then, I have seen a lot of changes in the digital marketing arena but there are some things that have not changed. One of the primary things that has not changed is the average mindset of most affiliate marketers. There is a notion that many affiliate marketers subscribe to and it is a dangerous notion. The notion is "passive income". There is no such thing as passive income because income is a product of success. There is no such thing as passive success which is why you do not hear the term used often or at all. However, the "passive income" notion is promoted, bought and sold ACTIVELY. You can't be passively successful because success requires action and being active in your market or industry. Since income is a product of success, there can be no passive income and we all know that it is a fact that nobody can be passively successful. Competition is active. A market or industry is active. To competitively function in any market or industry you have to actively monitor and gauge your competition. You have to actively build a business or presence. You have to actively build a list. You have to actively promote products and services. The fact that the term, "passive income" is actively promoted and used should be a key indicator that the term is used to increase perceived value and not convey the truth. If you are looking for passive income you are looking to actively fail and this is why most affiliate marketers are broke. Build a real, legally established business and grow it. Stop looking for instant success or passive income/success. It does not exist.

I have heard from more than 300 people (IMers) that are all looking for the same pipe dream (passive income/success) and to this day...none of them have found passive income/success. Of the 300 people, less than 20 actually figured it out are now doing really well in excess of $20,000 per month...consistently for the duration of this year. What is the difference between them and those that fail? They ACTIVELY established and grew their business. They know that the big bucks consistently come from consistent action and actively promoting and scaling their business and operations. They stopped looking for pie and sky and focused on the road ahead that will get them to their destination. If you want to succeed, be active and work harder than those around you. Stop looking for lazy riches. There is no self-made rich lazy men on this planet or in history and there will never be. Why? Because success is a natural process. To try to succeed away from or around a natural process is like trying to fight nature and nobody or nothing has ever won a battle against nature.