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This was shared with me in another community.... and I received permission to post it. It's by Larry Keenan.


No .. S u g a r .. C o a t i n g


About weekly on Facebook PM and daily via email and skype I receive a message asking for help.

That ask me "how to do this or that" or "why isn't this working?"

If they explain what they really need in detail, (Most Don't) I will do my best to help them.

Recently I had someone ask me "How can I make an extra $100 per week after expenses working from home?"

She then went on to give me her background. Based on that, I added her on Skype and spent 2 hours over 3 sessions explaining one solution. I gave her my proven promotional and follow up material material.

I said to get back in touch with me after a week with her results and I would teach her how to scale up, if she wanted to.

10 days later, I skyped her and she had not even started. She had a ton of excuses.

I am not writing this to vent but to point something out.

You are your own worst enemy.

You create your own world and you need to live in it,

You can either be successful or fail.

You can be happy scraping by and static or you can grow daily and thrive.

You control this. No one else but you.

If you want to succeed and earn money you need to accept the fact that you will need to work hard and struggle to move up in life,

You need to reach out of your comfort zone to grow.

You won't succeed at everything but need to learn from every failure.

Barb Ling would probably say:

"Give yourself permission to turn your life around today."
#coating #sugar
  • Profile picture of the author thesuccesscoach
    Yeah well said, I love it. I think planning is the key Barb (by the way love the way you quote yourself!)

    But yeah too many people make excuses and hey I have done it too!

    Keep on posting like this, invaluable information you are providing
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  • Profile picture of the author danieldesai
    Originally Posted by barbling View Post

    You control this. No one else but you.
    This sounds a bit like my response in this thread:

    http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...l#post10577251

    Guess we know what's really up.

    Excellent post, Barb.

    Regards,
    Daniel
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    • Profile picture of the author thesuccesscoach
      that other thread is great
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  • Profile picture of the author siwell16
    You are your own worse enemy! There are so many people looking for ways to make money online and when they find a way they either half ass do it or don't do it at all.


    Find a method that works and work your ass off until you master it! Stop hopping from method to method to method!

    Internet marketing is not a get rich quick type of thing it's a job that takes hard work and determination! People need to stop thinking that you can just throw up a website pay for some traffic and BAM your rich! if it was that easy everyone would do it!


    Stay persistent and work your ass off, never stop learning and growing and then you will reap the true benefits of a successful internet marketer.
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    • Profile picture of the author Jeff Schuman
      Good post. Take a look in the mirror. You are exactly where you are supposed to be in your life today. You may or may not like what you see.
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  • Profile picture of the author megalinktraffic
    Coaching should be attached with a fee... that will have a commitment onthe part of
    learner to take action.. and do things taught..
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  • Profile picture of the author Oziboomer
    Originally Posted by barbling View Post

    Barb Ling would probably say:

    "Give yourself permission to turn your life around today."
    It is the attitude problem that people tend to focus on.

    "I'm a victim of circumstances"

    Instead they should focus on "ACTION"

    Because when one takes action their "attitude" which is what drives things anyway changes.

    Anyone stuck in a rut?

    Understand Barb's words.

    Understand this

    "Actions change attitudes"

    Start taking action and remarkably your whole belief structure will change and with that comes the motion towards success.

    Best regards,

    Ozi.

    BTW...It is strange...although I don't know you personally Barb I was thinking of you today.
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    • Profile picture of the author DABK
      Hey, I'm related to a dozen of people who'd willingly spend a day complaining and screaming about something but not 5 minutes on coming up with a solution.

      Do I get a prize?

      OP, that's a nice list. Describes a younger and better looking me to a T.
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  • Profile picture of the author Jason Kanigan
    It's not just newbies, either.

    I've had high ticket clients invest and then lag on doing what they know they must do.

    Everything has to be "just perfect" for them to proceed. "I can't make that video today because my hair isn't perfect"--even though that's what they NEED to be doing to get in front of their target market.

    That's a project-killer.

    Whatever it is you're lagging on, Get It Done.

    I had someone email me this week about growing their business. Eloquently. But they're afraid what else people will read about the larger organization online. I responded in detail about what to say to get rid of that objection and how to go about qualifying leads.

    They came back with "Yeah, but what if they see the bad news online??"

    People believe what they want to believe because of their cognitive biases. I could tell this person a thousand times in a thousand different ways that It Doesn't Matter...real businesspeople don't care about anonymous hate on the internet, and the key is to qualify prospects and talk to those who are open to talking with you...and he would STILL come back with his fear.

    I'm coming to the conclusion that before I hand out help or work with anyone, they'll need to provide at least one detailed example of a project they stuck with and kept fighting for...regardless of whether it turned out well or not. At least that'll show me they are an action taker.
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