by Zeus66
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I'll bet right this minute you're doing one of the following:

Consider...
Pondering...
Wondering...
Picking Your Nose...



Stop it. Just stop it. Tell your brain to shut its pie hole. All that thinking isn't making you money. That's what acting is for. Time to start acting.

Right now, right this very second, go write one article and post it somewhere. Get 5 backlinks. Write a headline for your next WSO. Write a blast email and send it to your list.

DO SOMETHING! Move the ball forward. Resolve that the next 15 minutes of your life will not be spent on stuff that doesn't make you money. That's all. 15 lousy minutes.

OK, carry on. You can thank me later.

John
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  • Profile picture of the author JayXtreme
    I can't.. my Brandy is not quite the right temperature...
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  • Profile picture of the author lakshaybehl
    Originally Posted by Zeus66 View Post

    I'll bet right this minute you're doing one of the following:

    Consider...
    Pondering...
    Wondering...
    Picking Your Nose...



    Stop it. Just stop it. Tell your brain to shut its pie hole. All that thinking isn't making you money. That's what acting is for. Time to start acting.

    Right now, right this very second, go write one article and post it somewhere. Get 5 backlinks. Write a headline for your next WSO. Write a blast email and send it to your list.

    DO SOMETHING! Move the ball forward. Resolve that the next 15 minutes of your life will not be spent on stuff that doesn't make you money. That's all. 15 lousy minutes.

    OK, carry on. You can thank me later.

    John
    Not always... but in principle, yeah.

    Doing something can work... but not doing will not work.

    -Lakshay
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  • Profile picture of the author Ian Jackson
    Hey John

    Just popped into WF for a couple of mins - to check for an imminent PM. Where was I...? I'm just writing a product review for my new blog, based on Casey's 30DC, and should be posting it tomorrow latest. It's 10pm here in the UK, and I've been up since 5am this morn so feeling rather ragged at present!

    Thanks for a short, but inspiring post

    ij
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  • Profile picture of the author Zeus66
    Jay, well then you need to tell Miss Brandy to come sit by your fire. And does your wife know about this Brandy person whose temperature you're intimately familiar with?

    Lakshay, that made my head hurt. I need a nap now. Thanks a lot.
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  • Profile picture of the author dgarlock
    Actually John, I'm currently engrossed in a terrific WSO showing me how to WRITE LESS and bank more

    regards, dave
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    • Profile picture of the author Zeus66
      Originally Posted by dgarlock View Post

      Actually John, I'm currently engrossed in a terrific WSO showing me how to WRITE LESS and bank more

      regards, dave
      Ahh HA!!! Well in that case, I strongly recommend you NOT take any action just yet. Keep reading. Maybe watch a few videos. I hear that WSO has a few.

      You just made my day!

      John
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  • Profile picture of the author GuerrillaIM
    I will definately consider thinking about that.
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    • Profile picture of the author Liam Hamer
      Very well said I overthink things way too much, and sometimes I think more than I act. Earlier today though, I wrote and submitted 10 brand new articles to EZA I'm hoping for an improved CTR and maybe some sales too. I didn't do anything yesterday, but it felt so good after doing that one task today. The mind is more relaxed after taking action, that's for sure
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  • Profile picture of the author lilgrace
    Originally Posted by Zeus66 View Post

    I'll bet right this minute you're doing one of the following:

    Consider...
    Pondering...
    Wondering...
    Picking Your Nose...



    Stop it. Just stop it. Tell your brain to shut its pie hole. All that thinking isn't making you money. That's what acting is for. Time to start acting.

    Right now, right this very second, go write one article and post it somewhere. Get 5 backlinks. Write a headline for your next WSO. Write a blast email and send it to your list.

    DO SOMETHING! Move the ball forward. Resolve that the next 15 minutes of your life will not be spent on stuff that doesn't make you money. That's all. 15 lousy minutes.

    OK, carry on. You can thank me later.

    John

    I think I will take a scree shot of this post and use it for my desktop background! No kidding...I started finally making some money and now I KNOW I could have been making money for months if I hadn't allowed myself to get so distracted by the net...reading too much, causing confusion for nothing when it really isn't that stinking hard. I won't be wasting any time anymore.
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  • Profile picture of the author Gee S
    Originally Posted by Zeus66 View Post

    I'll bet right this minute you're doing one of the following:

    Consider...
    Pondering...
    Wondering...
    Picking Your Nose...



    Stop it. Just stop it. Tell your brain to shut its pie hole. All that thinking isn't making you money. That's what acting is for. Time to start acting.

    Right now, right this very second, go write one article and post it somewhere. Get 5 backlinks. Write a headline for your next WSO. Write a blast email and send it to your list.

    DO SOMETHING! Move the ball forward. Resolve that the next 15 minutes of your life will not be spent on stuff that doesn't make you money. That's all. 15 lousy minutes.

    OK, carry on. You can thank me later.

    John

    Youn talkin' to me?....YOU talkin' to me???!!

    (haha sorry that was for anyone who's watched Taxi Driver feat Robert De Niro, 1976)
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  • Profile picture of the author Pat Ordenes
    I was about to pick my nose... but thanks for stopping me!!
    ... filthy habit....
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    • Profile picture of the author zerofill
      Good post John...because it is one of the top reasons people do not succeed online. Constant chaos in their head...

      • What can go wrong?
      • Will I fail? (Yep...everyone has failures online that I know of...who cares? Keep going...move forward...take what you learned and move on!)
      • This can't work!
      • That is too easy to work!
      • Did I pick the right keywords?
      • What type of niche should I pick? (I don't know...maybe one that is profitable already?)"
      The amount of time I have seen people spinning their wheels worrying about everything and anything without doing amazes me...

      Even though at one time I was in that frame of mind to...because being a programmer made me that way. Because you had to think about as many possibilities as possible...So that you didn't have to overcome them later...

      Needless to say...slapped myself around enough to get out of that way of thinking...And anyone that is still doing it...you need to slap yourself around to. All that incredible thinking and worrying just makes road blocks that cause you to fail.

      I'm not saying walk around like a blooming idiot...but sheesh...get something accomplished besides thinking...

      Internet Marketing isn't programming...it doesn't require near the same amount of wasted time thinking in my opinion... Yes it does require work, dedication, and thought...but not nearly on the level I had to think at when building applications.

      Just do...so you you can learn as you do... Don't try and learn everything before you Do Anything.

      IM pays me more for less thought...I'm a lot happier now then when I was coding...
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  • Profile picture of the author TPFLegionaire
    I wonder if I should consider pondering about whether or not I should pick my nose...

    and yes you are right...
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    hey you, yes you, you the one that looks like christmas, come over here and kiss me kiss me. This is a good Cure song.
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  • Profile picture of the author scrofford
    You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose but you can't pick your friends nose! I won't pick mine either...It's nasty to do that!
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    • Profile picture of the author Jenni Mac
      Great post, but it's my birthday today so I'm gonna carry on doing nothing and then go off out to dinner in a couple of hours!

      But I will carry your thoughts with me through to Monday John, thanks!
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      • Profile picture of the author Zeus66
        Originally Posted by Jenni Mac View Post

        Great post, but it's my birthday today so I'm gonna carry on doing nothing and then go off out to dinner in a couple of hours!

        But I will carry your thoughts with me through to Monday John, thanks!

        HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JENNI!!!
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  • Profile picture of the author Saul'
    Originally Posted by Zeus66 View Post

    Stop it. Just stop it. Tell your brain to shut its pie hole. All that thinking isn't making you money. That's what acting is for. Time to start acting.
    Uh-oh. Acting doesn't make money, smart acting does. And that requires thinking. :p
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  • Profile picture of the author newBum76
    Originally Posted by Zeus66 View Post

    I'll bet right this minute you're doing one of the following:

    Consider...
    Pondering...
    Wondering...
    Picking Your Nose...


    Ok I admit, you caught me doing both C and D. I ran out of tissues ok, cut me some slack!

    But yes I'm gonna stop wondering and start DOing, thanks for the little kick in the butt, we all need it at times!

    -Jon
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  • Profile picture of the author TheWealthSquad
    Wow. Really great post.. about something. The comments were very entertaining. I think I forgot what to do. Oh wait. The last guy copied the really cool stuff.. Thats right. Consider, Ponder, Wonder, pick nose.... umm.. wait. That doesn't sound right. Oh yea. Do Something!!! I did. I wrote a post to my blog today. Made first page on Google for Stock Market Prediction (accidently LOL) and responded to several items in the forum.

    I think a shower will be in the future too haha..

    As Mike Litman would say "What are you doing to improve your business 1% today?"

    Move it forward!! You never finish a race you never start.
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  • Profile picture of the author clever7
    In the beginning I thought that you were promoting something...

    Thank you for your advice!

    I'm going to follow it, without wasting time.
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  • Profile picture of the author Midas3 Consulting
    Solid advice John.

    If only people would actually take some action, instead of flitting from one thing to the next, they would be amazed that making money online is really very easy and that infact some of the most average people from an intellectual point of view can make serious coin by just adheraring to Nikes philosophy and just "do it"..

    It's rather ironic but if folks did nothing but adheared to this tiny piece of advice each day.

    Right now, right this very second, go write one article and post it somewhere. Get 5 backlinks.
    Within one lousy fortnight they would be earning money from their landing page, CPA offer, CB product or whatever.

    Hopefully a few folks will take your comments to heart and realise that just reading ebook after ebook after ebook doesn't actually improve your bank balance.

    Belief, persistance and action are the key ingredients which seperate the broke from those laughing all the way to the bank.,
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