What are you AFRAID of?

My fear is leaving my job, even though my earning online overcast my work earnings and the earnings drying up.

That is my biggest fear in the market.

Regards
Owen

I guess you missed THIS thread, tehnolife...lol
http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...-posts-wf.html

The general sentiment, of the IM community, seems to be more accepting of young IMers....in fact, the younger you get started the more positioned you'll be to earn quite a bit and have an early retirement. If people DON'T like you, simply because of your age, I bet they probably have something deep down that they are struggling with....fear of seeing a young person supersede them in earnings and techniques.

...lol....and the Paypal issue has me thinking as well...there's nothing to fear though if you have a back up plan though. I've been digesting those threads, as well, attempting to figure out my 'back up plan'....

Oh I forgot to mention i started when I was 12. I am now 20, your age does really not matter. I have been very successful. Do what you do and do not let others tell you your unworthy because of your age.

Regards
Owen

I'm afraid of cockroaches.

I can relate to telling people face to face what my age is. I'm 44 but get told I look 28 or so. Sometimes I act like it too, but that's a personal choice

Obviously Im afraid of other things, but I'm not aware of them yet. The key, IMO, is to turn fear into curiosity.

Be curious about something. And be curious enough to learn more about it. Then the fear becomes interest. And with interest- learning.

Once you've mastered the skill or know more about it, what's there to be afraid of?

It's just that cockroaches don't deserve that much of my attention just yet!

Grant

I would mention though, you should register your account on paypal as a business account. It knocks the chances of being banned or suspended a little. I also phone them every other day to ask if my account is in good standing, all they ask if for your name, email address and a pin they provide, so do not worry about being quized for your age

I ring as it is a good backup if they do suspend you. All you need to say is I only called yesterday and they said everything is fine. They have all the recordings which they can look back on to check what has been said. This could benefit you alot in suspension of accounts etc.

Regards
Owen

I would swap to a business account, they have less limitations. Paypal seem happier to dealo with a business.

Regards
Owen

I was able to upgrade my account to a business one free of charge. It increased the amount of money I can earn.

Soon they will ask you for your passport or driving licence along with a utility bill (in around 2 months) have it ready to give to them.

I am afraid of real big waves, say 12/15 footers. BUT I do like to face my fears, as long as I am prepared.

IM fears?

Really big projects, big meetings, big amounts of responsibility.

BUT I do the same thing, face my fears and move on.

Next time the wipeout won't hurt so much.

My biggest fear is going in to debt when investing in marketing costs and making no profits...in a nut shell. ...and spiders.

My biggest fear is my family finding out about my debts, although I'm working to pay these off now.
I think it's great someone of you're age is so enterprising, just wish I knew at you're age what I know now, still at 44yrs old I still have plenty of time to work hard at becoming successful in this business or at the least I will try my best.

I HAVE EXCACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM!!! I am only 12, 13 on the 27th of august! I am lucky, i have made my first sale now, and am now experienced in internet marketing to the point where i can collect leads, and make money online!!

My biggest fear is that my mum and dad will tell me i cannot carry on with this.

You know those tubes of biscuit dough and crescent rolls from pilsbury? The ones that you have to peel the little piece of paper until it *pops* the tube open? Yah, 100% of the time, I ALWAYS jump a little when it pops. I know the pop is coming, but it still startles me every single time.

Also affraid of not becoming a millionaire

I'm afraid after spending much time and effort to build a business that the government is going to throw a whammy on entrepreneurs and make it almost impossible for us to market ANYTHING.

Get your money out of PayPal as soon as they come in and if they limit your account - so what? Don't you have friends, family, cousins, aunts, uncles???? You can always ask someone that you trust to open an account for you.

As long as you know how to make money, you will always find ways and means to get paid...

My biggest fear is failing to reach my goals.

Just wanted to say, what you do is amazing. 14 years old and earning money. If I were you, I would put that right next to my name. It makes me jealous as I wish I started doing this when I was 14. Oh hang on a second though, when I was 14, we did not have internet

Just keep happy and carry on making money.

On the paypal topic, I am also scared of this. I think, I am going to try to find a more reliable pay option. I read some horror stories with them, so lets all help eachother and suggest a better option, if anyone knows it.

I am afraid of Obama

Being afraid is normal. afraid = sanity. But having a financial security is never possible. After the world economy crisis we should all know this. One day you are a rich banker and the next you are searching for your next job, starting all over again.

My fear: Not realizing what I want in life (catchy), or worse going after the wrong thing.

My fear is still not making anything after a year and I've only been at it for 3 months.

My 2nd fear being successful at first and quitting my job, then the money stops coming in. I don't plan to quit my job until I know I can make a steady income.

My 3rd fear which goes with the first, is being stuck at my job forever.

Hello,
It is great that you finally let go of your fears. It is unbelievable that you are only 14 years old. I mean it in a good way too. I never thought about this until now. I haven't realize yet but I will let go of my fears too once I find out my fear. I kind of have an idea on it but not so sure yet.

My greatest Fear is my family. All the things that i'm doing right now is for them.
Im working because of them, to give them a better life.

Hey Tehnolife! Here's a great quote by Brian Tracy 'The key to success is to focus our conscious mind on things we desire not things we fear'.

Focus on your fear and you get more fear, focus on on what you desire and you get more of what you desire and so on.

I started in business picking and selling blackberries when I was your age LOL. Didn't matter that I was only 14 . . . the customers were happy to get what I was offering. So don't you worry a thing about your age as long as you are giving value to your customers.

Keep going you have a great attitude!

As for Paypal . . . . love to know what back up plan you have?

Thanks.....And my backup plan is 2Checkout...is good...and you can receive payments by their paypal account...so you have no risk,but you need to wait 45 days to receive your money.For that I use my pp account now!

Great topic,

I find that in the internet marketing arena, there are two main categories of fear.

The first is fear of failure: I think most of us are familiar with this one, this is the one that stops you from quitting your job, the one that makes you feel a little embarassed when you tell your close friends or family members what you're doing (especially when you're just starting out), or even the hesitation to just get started in the first place.

The second however, is probably equally as common, and much less rational. This is the fear of success: Most people subconsciously have a fear that they will lose by winning. This may be because they are venturing into the unknown, they are concerned about what others may think/say, or they are worried that if they succeed - and then screw up, the failure will be bigger than never having succeeded at all.

This fear, to a great extent, stops people from taking action or at least, putting their whole heart and soul into the action that they do take.

For me personally, this was one that I have struggled with my whole life. It always made me seem lazy and apathetic regarding school work, exams etc.

My parents always said that I had the intelligence and ability, but I was lazy - maybe this was partly true, but also, I think as humans, many of us like to be able to justify our failures and so we don't commit to things completely.

Once I started my own business, this came about too. One of the things I like most about your own business is there is nowhere to hide. You have to really push yourself to become all you can be and do your utmost, or you will never (and I mean NEVER) succeed.

Once I started to get past this (and it's still a work in progress) I could see better and better results. With more results comes more confidence in actions and then, less fear.

They say that action is the cure to fear and nowhere is that more true that internet marketing. Through the work that I have done in my business over the past year, not only have I freed myself from the rat race for life - but I might just have freed myself from one of the things that has been holding me back since childhood, too!

Good luck to you all in doing the same!

Having a backup plan is very important, so good for you! And congrats on your successes at 14! About the paypal, I know the feeling. My own fear isn't so much about "my account" per se, but the fear is like "what if paypal goes *away?* Closes down. Disappears.

NOT even so much about "with my money" because I transfer often, but more about *getting* my payments in the first place.

I am afraid of promoting an offer that would not convert.

I am afraid of heights. Does it count?