They LIED to you, there is a BIG SECRET! Revealed inside: What the Big Boys don't tell you about IM!

Great post indeed. Hard work is the key to success.

Easily the best post I've read on this forum.

Thank you.

You made several good points, Val, but I really like that part of the quote you cited. That one is going into my personal quotation collections. Thanks.

Whata very excellent post. I am also fond of reading books, the best ones I've read are Og Mandino's and Bo Sanchez'. My mom once told me when I was a kid that reading books is more profitable than saving money in banks. I believe in what you've said that mind is the secret I don't believe in luck or destiny, what I believe is everything happens depending on my choices and accomplishments in life.

That was an awesome post filled with simple words of wisdom but packed with a massive force of power. It definitely made me have a deep look inside myself.

It goes to another set of simple words that I have heard over and over again to the point where I wasn't paying any attention anymore: "Whatever the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve" by Napoleon.

Your mom was a wise woman. What you believe, that your outcomes are a result of your choices, is actually science. It's called cause and effect.

Aw Brian, now you did it, you named names. I'm going to have to report you.

That's all true, Paul. Even if someone doesn't feel ready for meditation, there are always odd moments in the day one can devote to exploring the thought world. Waiting in a checkout line, waiting for an appointment, eating lunch, etc. It may not be ideal but it's a start.

I see people make posts about being bored. I'm never bored, there's always something to think about. Perhaps boredom is our mind's way of asking us to use it.

What are baroccas? I suppose this is your personal remedy for a bad hangover?

I posted in that thread. I'm not going to reread it, but I don't remember seeing any secrets before. A few strategies and personal preferences, but no real secrets.

:confused: So either you're not doing good, or your sig link isn't really going to tell me what you've figured out.:confused:

Hi Dennis,

Great stuff.

My only complaint is that you didn't go as far back as Confucius.

'What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.'

Dennis, your post brought to mind my own report from 2004, which I (at the time) distributed with the hyped-up title of:



Here's an edited version (removed all self-serving mentions and outdated links):

"Last Week, I Made $2,519 in Profits- Working Just 7 Hours!
From Only 127 Visitors to my Brand New Website,
With NO Marketing at All, Quickly & Easily!"

How often do you see headlines like this one - making valid, specific, verifiable claims

... YET NOT TELLING THE WHOLE TRUTH?!

Let's dissect it and see:

What You SEE... And What You DON'T

#1:

Last Week, I Made $2,519 in Profits -
Working Less Than 7 Hours!

Of course, I first had to spend 6 years
learning how to do it

#2:

From just 127 visitors to my website

But after weeks of designing, testing &
tweaking my system, I know exactly
how to target my ideal prospects

#3:

With no marketing at all

Instead I spent months networking with
other business-folk, so they endorse my
work

#4:

Quickly & easily!

But have tons of patience,
determination and persistence if it
doesn't work out that way - for you!

Now, does this look more REAL?

It's crazy. Yesterday, I got an email from my subscriber, Mary. She had lost a small fortune chasing a dream. Caught up in the hype, she "invested" her little savings account balance in a new, hyped-up product - and now it's cash down the drain.

She's frustrated. Disillusioned. Unhappy.

Because she didn't get what she was hoping for...

Internet Marketing Success - In A Week!

Just like the ad promised

Fact: People buy the dream of "Get Rich - Quick & Easy"

Fact: Folks believe the Internet is "different"

Fact: Many hope they'll retrace the path of pioneers to make millions - even if
the rules have changed

If this describes you...


There's still a vast fortune lying untapped in the platinum mines on the Net! You can create more wealth today - with far less effort - if you act sensibly... and KNOW what it takes.

It's why I created this short report - to shatter your myths and give you a blue book of Ground Rules To Internet Marketing Success

Myth #1: Success Will Come Easily...
Translation: I don't have to work for it

Myth #2: And Quickly
Translation: I don't have to wait

Myth #3: Once I know it all, Nothing Can Stop Me
Translation: I don't have to learn

Myth #4: Things will Always be the Same
Translation: I don't have to change

Myth #5: I Know Exactly What Works - & Will Work Again
Translation: I don't have to ZOOM

Myth #1: Success Will Come Easily...

Yeah... And pigs can fly!

Wake Up! It is easy to succeed on the Net. But only after you've put in the hard work first. You will have to work - and work hard.

There's a difference though. In your regular job, you'll work and get paid. When you stop working, you'll stop getting paid.

But with your Internet business, you can work once and get paid over and over again - and continue to get paid even after you stop working!

Myth #2: ... And Quickly

Rome wasn't built in a day. Honestly!

Get Real. It takes time and effort to build an Internet business from the ground up. There are many short-cuts and ready-made solutions, power tools and templates to help you get up to speed faster.

But it won't happen in a day. It could - but more likely won't.

Keep plugging away at it, though, and you can't fail. It's like the stone cutter who strikes the boulder one hundred times with no impact - and then on the 101st blow, the huge rock shatters into tiny pebbles.

He couldn't have started at #101, now, could he? Neither can you.

Myth #3: Once I know it all, Nothing Can Stop Me

Is today exactly like yesterday? Or will tomorrow be a carbon copy of today?
Knowledge doubles at a rate faster than ever before in history. New information needs to be processed daily. Sifting the knowledge from the noise is an important task you'll need to master.

Which means one thing - You can't stop learning - EVER.

The good news? Knowledge is power. And by learning, you're gaining an edge over
your competition that nothing can beat.

Myth #4: Things will Always be the Same

This kind of thinking will torpedo your business, make it sink like a rock.

The world around you is in a turbulent state of change. Constant, relentless, endless change. Everything changes. And to stay on top of the game, you'll have to change with it. Change faster so you stay ahead of the curve.

Study your market. Anticipate changes before they happen. Think about the future, creatively and imaginatively. Look on it as a challenge to be conquered, not a monster to be scared of.

Change is a constant. Embrace it. Profit from it.

Myth #5: I Know Exactly What Works

No one does. No, not even me

You can test, survey, study, observe and research... but you still will not know.
Experimenting, trial-and-error, testing and tweaking, must become a way of life for you.

"Ready-FIRE-Aim" should be your mantra.

You'll never be fully prepared. But as long as you're ready to change, shift, reposition and revise your strategy and tactics, you'll win.

Ideas, concepts, plans, dreams, hopes... all are worth nothing without ACTION

It takes luck, timing, support, skill and a lot of other things to succeed. But all of them are worthless if you don't ACT.

· Stop hoping for a miracle
· Stop dreaming of winning the lottery
· Stop fooling yourself it's too late
· Stop making excuses and losing focus

Work Hard
Be Patient
Keep Learning
Embrace Change
...And ZOOM AHEAD

You'll Win. Big Time.

1. BELIEVE - it'll happen. Unless you do, it won't. "Think and Grow Rich" works. Really.

2. DO IT - no matter how much you plan, you need action. Try it. Study it. Tweak it. Try again.

3. GET HELP - you can't do everything alone. It's a hard lesson to learn. But you have to.

4. KEEP TRYING - Success takes her own sweet time coming. You just need to keep on keeping on.

5. ENJOY THE JOURNEY - The learning, experimenting, analysis, networking.
That way, you won't run out of steam - just before you get "lucky"!

Well, the whole IM "secrets" gig is a bunch of bull crap anyway. I figured
that out after 5 months of believing all the nonsense that was spit all over
me back in 2003.

However, I will say this...and it's not to minimize what you're saying Dennis
because without using your mind, you're nowhere.

Many years ago, when I was a kid, I had an idea for a TV show. I thought
it was the most amazing idea for a TV show ever.

Problem was, at that age (very young) I had no idea how to even go about
pitching it to anybody. There was no Internet to do research on. I had no
friends in the TV business. I had literally NO clue where to even begin to
get this thing off the ground...none.

Using your mind is wonderful and certainly required to have any TRUE
success in this world. Otherwise, you're just a clone of somebody else.

But without knowledge, your mind is nothing more than an active but
empty shell looking for a place to hatch...nothing.

I don't care what kind of ideas you have or how amazing and unique they
are. If you don't have some kind of training, either on your own (if you're
someone who can be self taught) or through another person, you're not
going to get very far, even with all the ideas in the world.

Today, if I had that same idea, I'd know what to do because of several
factors.

I've matured and gotten some experience. Yeah, experience sure helps a
lot too.

I now have more resources at my disposal. How did I find out about these
resources? Well, again, experience and some instruction from others over
the years.

Basically what I'm trying to say is this.

There are very few geniuses in this world who can hatch a thought and
without any prior knowledge, training, direction, instruction, whatever
you want to call it, in the chosen field or area, who will be able to take
that thought and fully turn it into a "successful" reality.

It would be like if I woke up tomorrow and said to myself, "I want to become
a world class chess player" knowing NOTHING about the game.

Where would I begin, assuming all I've done is play matches against my
friends, all of whom stink to high heaven?

Well, I guess I could look for a chess club in my area. That's a start. Don't
know how far that'll take me to world class status.

I could seek out a teacher. But how do I know who is going to be good
enough to bring my game to the level I want it to be at?

I guess I could read books. But how do I know which are the best books
to read?

I guess I could study matches of the masters. But where would I find these
matches? Are they even available online to study? (Actually, they are, but
remember...I know nothing.)

I could keep going but I think you get the point. Without somebody,
somewhere, giving you some kind of direction, how far are you going
to get on just your mind alone?

Sure, I've done most things pretty much on my own since day 1. But even
I have had moments where I really needed to go to somebody else for
help, especially with technical issues. No amount of thought or using my
mind was going to get me through those days of trying to understand
why my web page wouldn't load right.

Yeah, you could say that I had to use my mind to be able to think and
realize that I did need to go to somebody for help and not waste my
time on something I clearly couldn't do. But for goodness sake, if a person
can't do that much, realize when they need help, what prayer do they
have with anything else?

So while I get what you're saying, I don't 100% agree with it. No man is
an island Dennis, and eventually, at one time or another, all of us need
some kind of help from another person.

And that's what gets us into the quick sand pit of "who do we trust and
who do we listen to?"

And if we listen to the wrong person, it could, depending on the seriousness
of the issue we're trying to resolve, cripple our business.

I know...I've been there.

Yeah...use your mind, but learn to recognize that sometimes you can't
do it on your own and need the help of somebody with more knowledge
of the subject than you have.

Colin, when you say that you're able to bring yourself to full consciousness while asleep, are you referring to lucid dreaming?

Paul

Agreed, on all counts...

I think one of the things people struggle with is accepting the responsibility that comes along with the idea of self-determination.

Standing alone on that island of responsibility and accountability can be a very scary and lonely experience. A lot of people can't handle it, so they turn their faces away from the light and look for a graven image to worship, be it guru or government.

It's like you say, though, Bill. Once you accept and embrace this secret weapon, things start to unfold in wondrous ways...

Dennis, after your explanation and clarification (well explained by the way)
I do agree with you.

Yes, I probably read more into it than I was supposed to.

James, luck has very little to do with success, in my opinion. I'm not even sure if I believe in luck. I do believe in cause and effect though, and I believe success is the result of cause and effect.

A thought causes you to take an action. The thought is the cause and the action is the effect of the cause. The action is also a cause that has it's own effect. The effect of the action is the results you experience for having taken the action.

I attribute what appears to be luck to the results of unknown causes.

For SURE? What is your proof then? Or was that just your opinion?

I think I remember you writing that you were a teacher before. You can understand then, that the part I bolded in your reply is like music to my ears given the subject matter of the OP.

Dang it! I was at Barnes and Noble yesterday. I knew there was a book I wanted to read but couldn't remember the name of it -- that was the one.

The OP will make the most useful to those are ready to hear it, and will make the most sense to those who have already reached the point I'm pointing at. There's nothing wrong with learning tactics, strategies, tricks, whatever you want to call them ... that's all part of feeding your mind. Just sure you're thinking for yourself at the same time.