I can't do this...

Maybe some of you know, not too long ago I created a thread about making money with digital photos.



I got a lot of positive feedback about it, but also, a few people sent me PMs about it, saying it can't be done, it just can't be done. People who do it are professional photographers, and there are certain conditions that those stock websites require, and I'm misleading people with these stuff, and I'm full of crap and blah blah blah....


Well, this kind of mentality annoys me a little bit on some levels.


First of all, it can be done because I did it so don't tell me it can be done! And I made a little over 6.000$ with only uploading my pictures to those stock websites.



So again, it can be done! The other part that really annoys me are people who look at something like this and all they see is obstacles! And they come with all these reasons why it can't be done. And these are the kind of people that will never go anywhere.

There are some many good and easy ways to make money that are shared all around this forum.


No, people who give you this information are not gonna babysit you thru out your whole journey. All they can give you is information or concept about the whole picture. No one has time to educate you and teach you about every single tiny thing that you will need to do in order to succeed in one article/forum post. You can do it on your own. You're sitting in front of computer, you have Google, and why not do some research? That's what makes me a little bit mental. Someone that says " Oh, only the photographers can learn something, the photographers are more educated than we are". Wrong!
Guess what, everything you know up to this point is something that you have learned! Nobody was born with any kind of knowledge, you've learned it, and those photographers are no exception. So when someone says that they can't do it or it's impossible, that's the difference between someone who's a success and someone who's always going to be a failure.



You see obstacles and you immediately say " OMG, there is an obstacle on my way and I can overcome that" and then you quit. Well, all the power to you, enjoy flipping hamburgers. Because business is always about solving problems. If you come across the obstacle, you overcome it, that's the stuff! And that's what separates people who are independent and people who have to punch a clock 9 to 5 sweeping floors.

Now, I'm not sweating people who flip burgers and doing 9 to 5 things, but if you want to be more than that, this is the way you should start thinking. You have to stop seeing obstacles, and start seeing solutions.



So that's my message to you people. Sometimes people put some concept that I thinks is in some way useful. It's up to you to learn how to use it. You really don't need any "gurus" or anyone else to learn this stuff. You're sitting in front of the computer that is attached to the world, you don't need anyone to take you step by step!

If I can do it, so can you. But you have to change your mentality.