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I know why most of us can't succeed!

by ckbank
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Most of us, including me, can't succeed, because we are not used to the idea of making thousands. Making hundred thousand dollars a year or more feels surreal to us. In order to become successful, we need to overcome this, but that's only possible by actually making that kind of money. It's a paradox.
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  • Profile picture of the author stevet563
    most people have a workers mentality. Do the work. Get paid. In the online business world or in business offline as well you have to have delayed gratification. Make your plans. Work your plan and never give up.
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    • Profile picture of the author Chris The Traffic Blogger
      Originally Posted by stevet563 View Post

      most people have a workers mentality. Do the work. Get paid. In the online business world or in business offline as well you have to have delayed gratification. Make your plans. Work your plan and never give up.
      This ^

      The real secret is to shake off the worker bee mentality and start creating value for the long term.

      Most successful entrepreneurs make their money from recurring incomes.
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  • Profile picture of the author ckbank
    I agree with both of you. People do have the worker mentality. I did too until I said to myself, "What if I work this hard for myself."
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  • Profile picture of the author theory expert
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    Firstly, move to motivation section please.

    Secondly. most can't succeed is individually defined. Your reason for failure isn't mine nor the person above me, or, the person above the person above me.

    Lack of success is a personal evaluation, journey, search, etc.
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    • Profile picture of the author ckbank
      Originally Posted by theory expert View Post

      Firstly, move to motivation section please.

      Secondly. most can't succeed is individually defined. Your reason for failure isn't mine nor the person above me, or, the person above the person above me.

      Lack of success is a personal evaluation, journey, search, etc.
      Good luck with that kind of attitude.
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  • Profile picture of the author Randall Magwood
    I believe if you were making $20 per day, it would give you the motivation to keep pressing on, to see more increase in your business. So i don't think there would be a paradox in this situation.
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  • Profile picture of the author Rob Howard
    It's funny...once you do hit 100k, you realize it's not that much money at all. Then of course Uncle Sam gets his cut. And your state get's it cut. And then the local community gets it cut (through property taxes)...lol

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    • Profile picture of the author ckbank
      Originally Posted by ccmusicman View Post

      It's funny...once you do hit 100k, you realize it's not that much money at all. Then of course Uncle Sam gets his cut. And your state get's it cut. And then the local community gets it cut (through property taxes)...lol

      Rob
      Even though people are somehow able to survive on much less, 100k really isn't much.
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      • Profile picture of the author Rob Howard
        Originally Posted by ckbank View Post

        Even though people are somehow able to survive on much less, 100k really isn't much.
        Nope. I was musing - and remembered when I was in a similar boat as you - about how 100,000 dollars or more a year just seems so...surreal. That is a VERY good word for it.

        After you cross the line, you kinda go "huh, that was easy. And it ISN'T as much money as I thought".

        Really, it's just 8333.34 dollars a month. And that is ONLY 308 sales at 27 dollars or only 10 sales a day at 27 bucks.

        You hear it on sales pages from time to time - or affiliate recruitment pages - "can you find just 10 people a day?"

        Rob
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  • Profile picture of the author felku
    I think that many people fail because they get frustrated very easy. When I started I didn't know what do and made a lot of mistakes, I didn't quit and 3 months later I reached 1k monthly.
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    • Profile picture of the author World Marketing
      Originally Posted by felku View Post

      I think that many people fail because they get frustrated very easy. When I started I didn't know what do and made a lot of mistakes, I didn't quit and 3 months later I reached 1k monthly.
      Persistence is key when it comes to IM, most people think that they will make money with doing minimal work and it absolutely does not work like that in the beginning.
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      • Profile picture of the author felku
        Originally Posted by World Marketing View Post

        Persistence is key when it comes to IM, most people think that they will make money with doing minimal work and it absolutely does not work like that in the beginning.
        That is completely true, people sometimes want to make money without effort. Making money online is like taking a test if you don't study you will not pass the test.
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  • Profile picture of the author ahew
    I'm giving away a freebie on this topic. Not being able to intellectually comprehend certain amounts of money is certainly part of the equation, but a bigger part of the equation is that we look outside of ourselves for the answer. We try to implement systems according to what has worked for others (or so they tell us). Instead, we need to work in those areas that make sense to us on a core level, start seeing small successes with those and then ramp up. Once we get the hang of it, THEN we can start trying some of the more esoteric approaches.
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    If you didn't read Robert Kiyosaki's book "Rich dad, poor dad", get it immediately
    I can tell you guys, Robert's perspective of finance changes my life completely. After reading the book a couple of years ago, I started here as an IM, and just got the idea of what was necessary to do to become succesful on this business.
    A lot of work is involved, no doubt about that. But the KEY THING is the correct mindset, and for my case in particular, that Book Made the difference.
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  • Profile picture of the author clean99
    Many people start and after not seeing results within their 2-3 month period (or even earlier) give up. Myself, I couldn't earn anything for first 6 month and I've been sitting at the computer for up to 10 hours per day, but that's because I was not a fast learner and I got confused when too much info came at me at the same time. By now I learned how to filter out crap and how to focus myself better.

    After seeing crazy offers like "700 per day on autopilot", "300 per day with 5 minutes of work" blah blah blah, many people assume it's really easy to earn money online and after they fail they think that it's not for them. That's all not true. The way I think about it is that those "gurus" give you general ideas, but you really have to put your own twist to be successful. That's just my opinion...
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  • Profile picture of the author owenlee
    Try to break down into smaller goals...by achieving those smaller goals, you will eventually get to your goals!
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  • Profile picture of the author TimPiazza
    I have no problem with the idea of making a six figure income. I did that for about 10 years and I'm used to it. But now that I'm starting my own business, I have had to get used to not having so much cash in my pocket. I'm much more frugal on everything except investing in the business.

    I also know what my biggest challenge is... I don't like the sales process. I have an entire business in place, I have accumulated thousands of potential leads in my database, I have tools for contacting them with offers. I have a platform to provide all of my services, and a great website to conduct the transactions.

    But I seem to be doing everything I can to avoid making sales pitches. I guess I'm a catcher and not a pitcher. :-) Is this a problem? Damn straight, and it's one I must overcome!
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    Focus is the key. I fell for the trap of buying a new WSO or two or three a week, and hope something works with only minimal effort. Things are turning around, now that I am staying with one idea, long enough to get traffic flowing to some sites. 2012 is the year of focus and payoffs.
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    People don't want to work. Call something a "done for you system" and you can make $100,000 just from that.
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    • Profile picture of the author ckbank
      Originally Posted by tjcreation View Post

      People don't want to work. Call something a "done for you system" and you can make $100,000 just from that.
      Yes, most people don't want to work. I'm kinda in that category, but not really. I love working, but I have to know my work will amount to something and I think that's sort of impossible. It all comes down to believing in one's self.
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      • Profile picture of the author tryinhere
        Originally Posted by ckbank View Post

        Yes, most people don't want to work. I'm kinda in that category, but not really. I love working, but I have to know my work will amount to something and I think that's sort of impossible. It all comes down to believing in one's self.
        Your signature claims how to make money online and offline / yet the message your sending here spells confsion at 100 yards ? so may be remove or edit your signature could be a start, and don't get all exited many people start out exactly the same way.
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  • Profile picture of the author TBInternetMarketing
    Originally Posted by ckbank View Post

    Most of us, including me, can't succeed, because we are not used to the idea of making thousands. Making hundred thousand dollars a year or more feels surreal to us. In order to become successful, we need to overcome this, but that's only possible by actually making that kind of money. It's a paradox.
    People need to stop thinking about taking action, and actually take action.
    It sounds lame, and overused, but it is really so true.
    If people just took action, and took action every single day for a year, they would be shocked what they achieved at the end of 12 months!
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    I think is very important to make your first sale online.

    I made my first sale in 1994, & since then I never look back.
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  • Profile picture of the author Michael Ten
    So has anyone offered a solution to the paradox that the OP mentions?
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  • Profile picture of the author Pongo
    I remember being new ~ I wanted to know what html was all about and what it could do lol I bought a book and wrote my pages in notepad. I started to learn more code online and saw some ads about SEO ~ I started to read forum posts and just wanted to test this method of making money via organic search and affiliate marketing. I remember the day I checked in to my stats and saw that my effort led to 3 air purifier sales,... All I could think of was I'm broke and this just worked, somebody owes me almost $130. I had chills and ran through the house yelling (I made sales someone owes me money) It didn't take long and I was making very good money day in and day out. I had no expectations it was just a test.
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  • Profile picture of the author steven sanderson
    Originally Posted by ckbank View Post

    Most of us, including me, can't succeed, because we are not used to the idea of making thousands. Making hundred thousand dollars a year or more feels surreal to us. In order to become successful, we need to overcome this, but that's only possible by actually making that kind of money. It's a paradox.
    Interesting thread !! Money, Money money !!

    most people fail online simply because they have been brought up like we all have and that is to get what we can !!

    This has been inbuilt into us all as part of our survival skills

    What you must remember is your prospects have been brought up having those same survival skills drilled into them, get a good education, get a good job, get a good partner, get a good house, get a good car, have good holidays etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc !!

    So do you think that if you thought more about giving than receiving that maybe, just maybe you may sit very nicely into the hands of the very people you eventually want to be your future !!

    YES, YES, YES !!

    Because this is one of the foundations of any business ok

    GIVE AND RECEIVE !!

    All the very best
    Steven
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