Didn't we LEAVE "HARD WORK" to do this??? Why all the preaching about WORK REALLY HARD?

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Hard work for the sake of it is old school, what we did BEFORE we woke up into this first-ever level playing field of Internet Marketing. Hard Work is ONE part of the recipe of success, it's not the be-all end-all, just like our prior jobs were not the millionaire-makers that are parents taught us. Throw out the work hard, harder, hardest in this internet world. Find your vehicle, refine your expertise, define yourself/your market and upskill in your chosen area. GO Deep - invest your time in YOURSELF, in becoming an expert... and only THEN work hard in that... Because at that point it won't BE "working hard", it will be living your life's work passion, you will love it and therefore... the time spent will be working in your life not on a hard working job... would be great to know if you agree and/or if you would be able to consider this as a possibility... sorry but work harder goes back to the caste system, the kings and cerfs... this is our time now
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    Work on your passion and Hard Work will be your fulfilling income not a job
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    I couldn't agree more. However, what's pretty much unavoidable, at least in the beginning, is that there's a fairly steep learning curve, and it's almost a given that hard work is required at this stage to get things going.
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    • Profile picture of the author SusanPoole
      Paulie888 - I agree completely: the distinction I believe you are making, is that the hard work needs to be focused and related to a specific outcome, whereas many put in lots of hard work on random activities that are not outcome related. so I agree with your point - knowing it is focused work on an outcome that is determined prior to just scrambling around the internet.
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      • Profile picture of the author paulie888
        Originally Posted by SusanPoole View Post

        Paulie888 - I agree completely: the distinction I believe you are making, is that the hard work needs to be focused and related to a specific outcome, whereas many put in lots of hard work on random activities that are not outcome related. so I agree with your point - knowing it is focused work on an outcome that is determined prior to just scrambling around the internet.
        True, so many newbies get caught in this trap of doing random, unfocused hard work which brings them absolutely no results. In addition to that, many newbies equate being at the computer with "working", but half the time they're doing unproductive and irrelevant things like checking their email and hopping on Facebook...lol.
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        • Profile picture of the author sal64
          Originally Posted by paulie888 View Post

          True, so many newbies get caught in this trap of doing random hard work that brings them absolutely zero results. In addition to that, many newbies equate being at the computer with "working", but half the time they're doing unproductive and irrelevant things like checking their email and hopping on Facebook...lol.
          Too many newbies get sucked into the false dream sold to them about IM.

          IM is a business like any other. The only main difference is that you have almost no brick and mortar overheads, and you can be mobile with your work location.

          Otherwise, all brick and mortar rules apply.

          The more you put in... the more you get out.
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      Originally Posted by paulie888 View Post

      I couldn't agree more. However, what's pretty much unavoidable, at least in the beginning, is that there's a fairly steep learning curve, and it's almost a given that hard work is required at this stage to get things going.
      So true! Jim Rohn said when he got started in sales he could only close 1 out of 10 compared to others who could close 3 or more out of ten. He said he beat the more experienced sales people by working harder and longer & making up in volume what he lacked in skill as a newby.
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      Originally Posted by paulie888 View Post

      I couldn't agree more. However, what's pretty much unavoidable, at least in the beginning, is that there's a fairly steep learning curve, and it's almost a given that hard work is required at this stage to get things going.
      Great response Paulie. This is exactly what I would have said, in pretty much the same words. Paulie, you're in my head aren't you.
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    Great to know we are in sync! It doesn't have to be so difficult... glad you agree, whew I know there is alot of us who get it!
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  • Profile picture of the author sal64
    Work smart... not hard.
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    • Profile picture of the author SusanPoole
      Sal64 - you said it shorter than me! Great line - you said it and we all get it!
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      • Profile picture of the author sal64
        Hard work in itself is a half-truth.

        Work is effort. You either do more or you do less.

        Working unproductively is stupid. Working productively is smart.

        But if I work 80 per week smartly.. am I working hard?

        Build wealth... don't work... have fun.

        Very Zen, don't you think?
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          Zen is always welcome
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    • Profile picture of the author lstoops
      Originally Posted by sal64 View Post

      Work smart... not hard.
      I agree. Smart work is better than hard work. We use the Internet to automate and set up systems that take the hard out of hard work. It is all really simple...though not necessarily easy. I strive to work smart not hard.
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      • Profile picture of the author SusanPoole
        lstoops - you nailed it! The internet enables efficiency, it's the human factor that can take it backwards to make it much more hard work than is required - right on
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      • Profile picture of the author sal64
        Originally Posted by lstoops View Post

        I agree. Smart work is better than hard work. We use the Internet to automate and set up systems that take the hard out of hard work. It is all really simple...though not necessarily easy. I strive to work smart not hard.
        Agree. And the same rules apply to any business... systemize, productivity etc.

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      Originally Posted by sal64 View Post

      Work smart... not hard.
      Second this!
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        Originally Posted by miavanru View Post

        Second this!
        Work smart... on something you are passionate about AND curious about and can put your own spin / self on it...
        SusanPoole
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  • Profile picture of the author SusanPoole
    PhilTaylor77 - you betcha! Yet would you consider the possibility that any work done needs to be outcome focused, and as we can see some of our colleagues work very very hard without pre-defining the outcome, therefore hard work for the sake of "hard work" should also be combined with smart work?
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  • Profile picture of the author sal64
    How does one define hard work, exactly?
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    • Profile picture of the author SusanPoole
      Great question Sal64 - multiple posts recommend "work hard, work hard".

      That is the mantra of the few wealthy conglomerates who dictate to the masses.

      I doth protest - whatever it means - allow me to work FULLY on my passion / internet marketing INSTEAD of being dictated to by the few lords of working hard to line their pockets.

      I am not actually a cerf yet I see that so many on this forum would be able to choose an alternative way of approaching creating wealth AND attaining quality of life for themselves which directly impacts their influence on their families.
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    In a nutshell decide people need to decide what is "busyness" and what is "business" .
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  • Profile picture of the author Ernie Lo
    There is no such thing as hard work when it comes to Internet Marketing. I'd say being a programmer is the closest thing.

    Go take a look at a Tiler or Concreter and then see what a web designer needs to do for the same pay....
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    • Profile picture of the author SusanPoole
      Ernie - great articulation of contrast... well said
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    • Profile picture of the author SusanPoole
      Ernie - you said it! I have friends who truly bust-their-behinds, day in / day out physically, and just barely put enough bread and milk on the table. They put their bodies through alot, just for practically minimum wage. We've got NOTHING to complain about - we are lucky we are aware of this IM opportunity!
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  • Profile picture of the author profitsforall
    If every single minute of the time you work goes to benefit you directly, rather than to fill the pockets of someone else why on earth wouldn't you work hard?

    If i automate something it's to remove the unpleasant time consuming aspects of a job - which should allow me to achieve more in the same time.

    Add to that the potential for every hour you spend to pay you over and over for some time to come, as opposed to performing an hour of work for someone else and get paid once for it, then why wouldn't you work as hard as you can?

    Work hard now - Reap the rewards later. However, I will never work so hard to the detriment of my relationships.
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  • Profile picture of the author BlogPiG.com
    So many points to agree with, namely:

    Sal64 - work smart....not hard
    Paulie888 - there is a steep learning curve in the early days

    I think in the early days it's hard to work smart - you might not know how to yet. Your effort to output ratio is lower, because you're learning the ropes.

    After a year you'll be able to work a lot smarter because you'll have learnt about the tools and systems you can engage to save you time - plus you can spend less time reading and learning, and spend more time doing! After another period of time you might outsource work to people and software - allowing you to do other 'work' or to have more free time.

    Hard work is what you make it, but there is no escaping it, especially in the early days - just try to make it something you enjoy!
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    I agree. Honestly I don't see much difference between most WF's businesses and working a full-time job. They are glued to a blackberry, they work all the time, and they are trading time for money.

    I guess for a lot of people they are happy to work the same, but with more flexibility. That's understandable. I have a different view. The advantage of owning a business is being able to leverage the work of others to create less for yourself. You ever just do busy work at a day job and think "I could pay someone $7/hour to do this for me?". Yet when most people working in their own business just happily do all these $7/hour tasks. It's insane.
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  • Profile picture of the author Lazy
    I always tell people that it's foolish to work hard. Work smart instead. This might mean putting in the same amount of hours each day, but it's about efficiency.

    That being said, I love working now. I can see the tangible benefits of my work every single day, and it drives me to do even more than I'm already doing.
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  • Profile picture of the author Steven Wagenheim
    First of all, where do you hear that you have to work hard?

    I tell people they have to work "educated."

    That means understanding what you're doing and how to do it.

    Hard work is digging ditches or lifting heavy objects.

    Problem is, we confuse the word hard with what running a home business
    really is, at least for many people...intellectually challenging.

    And yes, I've had this argument with a ton of people who insist that you
    can be as dumb as a stump and run a successful home business.

    But the truth is, unless you have mountains of money that you can throw
    at people and say, "Here, run my business," you better have a head on
    your shoulders, know how to think, learn how to research a niche, write
    copy, emails, etc. and essentially develop some skills.

    That is the hard part for many people. They simply don't have the
    brains, patience or work ethic for this business...work as in putting in
    the time to get done what needs to get done.

    It isn't hard work. But for many people, it's difficult because of limited
    brain power and/or pure laziness.

    And no, I'm not talking about the kind of laziness where you don't want to
    go out and dig or ditch, or in this case, type words on a computer. I'm
    talking about the kind of laziness where people don't want to have to
    work through a problem. Instead, they want somebody else to just do it
    for them
    because it's too hard for them to have to think through the
    problem.

    And yes, there are some people who are literally too lazy to do a back
    linking campaign or even submit an article to a dozen or so directories.

    "What? I have to do these by hand because they don't support xyz
    submitter?"

    Yeah, God forbid they took the 15 to 20 minutes to do the submissions.

    For these people this is hard work.

    Sad, but true.

    Bottom line: There is nothing physically hard about running a home
    business unless you're working long hours (something you may have to
    do if you either want quick results or don't have money for outsourcing)
    or you have health issues that makes even typing a chore.

    But neither of these have anything to do with the actually physical
    difficulty of the business in general. The difficulty lies in the fact that
    you can't be as dumb as a stump and run a successful business.

    Contrary to what a lot of people here and elsewhere will tell you.
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    • Originally Posted by Steven Wagenheim View Post

      First of all, where do you hear that you have to work hard?

      I tell people they have to work "educated."

      That means understanding what you're doing and how to do it.

      Hard work is digging ditches or lifting heavy objects.

      Problem is, we confuse the word hard with what running a home business
      really is, at least for many people...intellectually challenging.

      And yes, I've had this argument with a ton of people who insist that you
      can be as dumb as a stump and run a successful home business.

      But the truth is, unless you have mountains of money that you can throw
      at people and say, "Here, run my business," you better have a head on
      your shoulders, know how to think, learn how to research a niche, write
      copy, emails, etc. and essentially develop some skills.

      That is the hard part for many people. They simply don't have the
      brains, patience or work ethic for this business...work as in putting in
      the time to get done what needs to get done.

      It isn't hard work. But for many people, it's difficult because of limited
      brain power and/or pure laziness.

      And no, I'm not talking about the kind of laziness where you don't want to
      go out and dig or ditch, or in this case, type words on a computer. I'm
      talking about the kind of laziness where people don't want to have to
      work through a problem. Instead, they want somebody else to just do it
      for them
      because it's too hard for them to have to think through the
      problem.

      And yes, there are some people who are literally too lazy to do a back
      linking campaign or even submit an article to a dozen or so directories.

      "What? I have to do these by hand because they don't support xyz
      submitter?"

      Yeah, God forbid they took the 15 to 20 minutes to do the submissions.

      For these people this is hard work.

      Sad, but true.

      Bottom line: There is nothing physically hard about running a home
      business unless you're working long hours (something you may have to
      do if you either want quick results or don't have money for outsourcing)
      or you have health issues that makes even typing a chore.

      But neither of these have anything to do with the actually physical
      difficulty of the business in general. The difficulty lies in the fact that
      you can't be as dumb as a stump and run a successful business.

      Contrary to what a lot of people here and elsewhere will tell you.

      I'm guilty of this, Steven. I'm changing how I approach internet marketing now. I'm starting to get organized like writing my activities and putting them in order. Then I assign how much time I should put into each activity. I'm beginning to realize that this is really a business and should be approached and treated professionally. I can look at it in a fun way now.
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      • Profile picture of the author SusanPoole
        Originally Posted by Alfonso_Montenegro View Post

        I'm guilty of this, Steven. I'm changing how I approach internet marketing now. I'm starting to get organized like writing my activities and putting them in order. Then I assign how much time I should put into each activity. I'm beginning to realize that this is really a business and should be approached and treated professionally. I can look at it in a fun way now.
        Alfonso -well done for iterating in your methods. Also, what I have found works well through my own trials / tribulations, is to look down the field at the goalposts, clearly define those goals, and then set up your lists/tasks / activities.

        Then, as you go along your path, keep popping up to sight the goalposts, check in to see if you need to adjust to the right or left, and then re-align the lists.

        This should provide even more certainty that your time is correctly spent to hit that goal line!
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        • Originally Posted by paulie888 View Post

          You do make some valid points about hard work, and internet marketing should ideally work in the manner that you've mentioned above.

          However, to get it set up to the point where we just need to maintain and monitor it may take quite a bit of work. I see some people may be getting tripped up in the semantics of hard work, so for the purposes of this scenario let me define it as focused, concentrated work on the computer, often having to multitask and interact with others as well, over many hours per day and possibly for weeks on end.

          There's no denying that an internet business, once set up properly and tweaked to perfection, can run smoothly with minimal supervision. However, in many cases it is the set up process that takes many hours and concentrated effort to pull off. You'll probably have to work very long hours, deal with myriad technical issues, and be forced to coordinate many moving parts which are all crucial to your success. Let's look at one internet business model that we're all quite familar with - the product launch. I've been privy to the behind the scenes movement in several big launches, and let me tell you that it is no walk in the park. Between JV partners and editing graphics and sales copy and making sure all your videos are uploaded properly, you'll have a lot of intense hard work on your plate if you want to launch a product the proper way.

          Paul

          So doing a product launch is this hard, eh? Thanks for the explanation, Paul. It increased my awareness.

          Originally Posted by SusanPoole View Post

          Alfonso -well done for iterating in your methods. Also, what I have found works well through my own trials / tribulations, is to look down the field at the goalposts, clearly define those goals, and then set up your lists/tasks / activities.

          Then, as you go along your path, keep popping up to sight the goalposts, check in to see if you need to adjust to the right or left, and then re-align the lists.

          This should provide even more certainty that your time is correctly spent to hit that goal line!
          Thanks for the tips, Susan!
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  • Profile picture of the author DeborahDera
    Originally Posted by SusanPoole View Post

    Hard work for the sake of it is old school, what we did BEFORE we woke up into this first-ever level playing field of Internet Marketing. Hard Work is ONE part of the recipe of success, it's not the be-all end-all, just like our prior jobs were not the millionaire-makers that are parents taught us. Throw out the work hard, harder, hardest in this internet world. Find your vehicle, refine your expertise, define yourself/your market and upskill in your chosen area. GO Deep - invest your time in YOURSELF, in becoming an expert... and only THEN work hard in that... Because at that point it won't BE "working hard", it will be living your life's work passion, you will love it and therefore... the time spent will be working in your life not on a hard working job... would be great to know if you agree and/or if you would be able to consider this as a possibility... sorry but work harder goes back to the caste system, the kings and cerfs... this is our time now
    I know I didn't leave "hard work" behind.

    I left "hard work I hated" behind for "hard work I enjoy."
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  • Profile picture of the author CDarklock
    Originally Posted by SusanPoole View Post

    sorry but work harder goes back to the caste system, the kings and cerfs... this is our time now
    That's the feudal system.

    The caste system is more properly called the futile system.

    I apologise for that, but come on, how often does one get that setup?

    Here's the thing about work.

    I love to work.

    What I hate is doing tedious work, boring work, meaningless work. I don't want to struggle. I just want to work. I want to do the work I want to do, when I want to do it. Everyone does, really.

    But if you don't want to do enough of the right kind of work, you are not going to get anywhere.

    On some level, you have to enjoy what you do enough to get paid for your natural, normal tendency to work... or you have to do some tedious and boring work you'd rather not do.

    That's the hard part. Finding something you enjoy that much. Once you do, it doesn't feel like work anymore. It feels like play. There was a time in my life that I felt that way writing. There was a time in my life that I felt that way programming. There was a time in my life I felt that way managing project teams.

    Right now, I feel that way making products. And because I feel that way making products, I make some damn good products, just like I used to do some damn good writing and programming and managing.

    But I sure as hell do work hard, because I don't know any other way to do it.
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    • Profile picture of the author SusanPoole
      CDarklock - absolutely resonate with what you said about what you are liking at anypoint in time. I also have done multiple "roles" / jobs / results and at the time loved to do them, and now love to do this... when I love what I am doing it doesn't feel like hard work and when I pre-set up my desired outcome, then the effort is for a purpose versus hard work for the sake of hard work
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  • If you work on something that invigorates you it doesn't feel like work.

    What people are really say with your quote is 'don't be lazy'
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    • Profile picture of the author Michael Shook
      The internet gives you the ability to set an ongoing buinsess into place. Set up correctly, it will wowrk all day and all night without you needing to do much except give it a little maintenance to make sure it is on track.

      I suspect people who say you have to work hard in order to be successful for the most part believe this. Whether or not it worked for them as a choice is another thing entirely.

      If people do believe that hard work is the way to be successful and they are not successful, then they often conclude that the problem is they did not work hard enough.

      Thye rarely conclude that they are applying work to a project that would not turn out well no matter what they did. Or that their original premise was invalid. They just keep on working harder and harder.

      It is a relatively rare person who understands the idea of multiplication of effort that can really bring great rewards.
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      • Profile picture of the author sal64
        Originally Posted by JMichaelZ View Post

        The internet gives you the ability to set an ongoing buinsess into place. Set up correctly, it willowrk all day and all night without you needing to do much except give it a little maintenance to make sure it is on track.

        I suspect people who say you have to work hard in order to be successful for the most part beleive this. Whetehr or not it worked for them as a choice is another thing entirely.

        If people do believe that hard work is the way to be successful and they are not successful, then they often conclude that the probelm is they did not work hard enough.

        Thye rarely conclude that they are applying work to a project that would not turn out well no matter what they did. Or that their original premise was invalid. They just keep on working harder and harder.

        It is a relatively rare person who understands the idea of multiplication of effort that can really bring great rewards.
        Give the man a cigar. Brilliant post IMHO.
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        JMichaelZ - Right on!
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        Originally Posted by JMichaelZ View Post

        The internet gives you the ability to set an ongoing buinsess into place. Set up correctly, it will wowrk all day and all night without you needing to do much except give it a little maintenance to make sure it is on track.

        I suspect people who say you have to work hard in order to be successful for the most part believe this. Whether or not it worked for them as a choice is another thing entirely.

        If people do believe that hard work is the way to be successful and they are not successful, then they often conclude that the problem is they did not work hard enough.

        Thye rarely conclude that they are applying work to a project that would not turn out well no matter what they did. Or that their original premise was invalid. They just keep on working harder and harder.

        It is a relatively rare person who understands the idea of multiplication of effort that can really bring great rewards.
        You do make some valid points about hard work, and internet marketing should ideally work in the manner that you've mentioned above.

        However, to get it set up to the point where we just need to maintain and monitor it may take quite a bit of work. I see some people may be getting tripped up in the semantics of hard work, so for the purposes of this scenario let me define it as focused, concentrated work on the computer, often having to multitask and interact with others as well, over many hours per day and possibly for weeks on end.

        There's no denying that an internet business, once set up properly and tweaked to perfection, can run smoothly with minimal supervision. However, in many cases it is the set up process that takes many hours and concentrated effort to pull off. You'll probably have to work very long hours, deal with myriad technical issues, and be forced to coordinate many moving parts which are all crucial to your success. Let's look at one internet business model that we're all quite familar with - the product launch. I've been privy to the behind the scenes movement in several big launches, and let me tell you that it is no walk in the park. Between JV partners and editing graphics and sales copy and making sure all your videos are uploaded properly, you'll have a lot of intense hard work on your plate if you want to launch a product the proper way.

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  • Profile picture of the author sal64
    Interesting views all round...

    I guess it comes down to personal choice, don't you think?

    Some prefer to be hands on and keep themselves busy on the crackberry and all the latest gizmos.

    Some work hard because they simply don't have a life. The insane work hard and spin wheels because they are inefficient. Heck... I even suspect that some will put in long hours for the sake of due to the guilt associated with not having a real job.

    Whilst others, like me, prefer to automate things and spend as less time in front of the monitor as possible.
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  • Profile picture of the author doylesoft
    Great thread!

    I do Tech. Support for my day job. Been at it for 11 1/2 years now. I haven't worked a day yet! I truly love what I do. I love helping people. I guess I'm atypical in my industry. When people describe their problem to me the best way they know how, I'm happy and excited to dig in and fix it or explain how something works.

    One customer said to me once:
    'So this is what you do? You sit there all day and listen to people's problems?'
    'Yep!'
    'Oh wow! I couldn't do that. I would go insane.'
    'Oh, not me. I love this stuff! Call me strange.' : )

    Lucky for me, I make decent money and I work in a strong industry that managed to survive The Great Recession... so far.

    But I will say that I don't think I can ever work retail or fast food again. When I worked fast food: I had never worked so hard for the least amount of money.
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  • Profile picture of the author BDW
    This topic caught my eye. Yes, I have done a bunch of crap jobs in my life. I'll never really consider IM as a real hard thing. Anybody remember before internet commerce existed? Be (very) glad you do what you do.
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  • Profile picture of the author ljparkerjr
    Great post! I think the misconception is between the definition of "working hard" and "pursuing your passion"......
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  • Profile picture of the author securelogy
    My motto is "Work hard and Play hard" I have tried the 4 hours work week. Love the book, love the concept, but could not work 4 hours per week. I love work. I love the learning and the challenge. I just want to have the freedom to stop working when I want to, and live anywhere in the world. That is what Internet Marketing provides me.

    First, there is a big difference between a JOB and WORK. Many people have a job but are not really working. They just show up for their Job daily and move through certain routine.

    Work on the other hard can be fulfilling. To get anything tangible done requires hard work. I think continuous hard work without fulfillment, because you are not making enough money, no freedom and to no play result in work fatigue. They call it "burnout" this days. That is what people have in the rat race. People do not burnout because of hard work but from their "JOB" and lack of result, it just manifest in burnout.
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  • Profile picture of the author SusanPoole
    Well I just learned a secret that NO one tells us when we start out... new posting to follow...
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  • Profile picture of the author SethLarrabee
    Originally Posted by SusanPoole View Post

    Hard work for the sake of it is old school, what we did BEFORE we woke up into this first-ever level playing field of Internet Marketing. Hard Work is ONE part of the recipe of success, it's not the be-all end-all, just like our prior jobs were not the millionaire-makers that are parents taught us. Throw out the work hard, harder, hardest in this internet world. Find your vehicle, refine your expertise, define yourself/your market and upskill in your chosen area. GO Deep - invest your time in YOURSELF, in becoming an expert... and only THEN work hard in that... Because at that point it won't BE "working hard", it will be living your life's work passion, you will love it and therefore... the time spent will be working in your life not on a hard working job... would be great to know if you agree and/or if you would be able to consider this as a possibility... sorry but work harder goes back to the caste system, the kings and cerfs... this is our time now
    Hard work is all for nothing if you don't also work smart!

    There is an old Japanese proverb that says:

    "Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare."

    They are great words to live by!
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  • Profile picture of the author Kom
    fisrt think is you must believe...
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  • Profile picture of the author TimoK
    Even if you work smart, you still have to work hard.

    Naturally you want to focus on just the essential stuff you are doing and eliminate/automate/outsource the stuff you don't want to concentrate to.

    But still ... you need to work hard on the essential part too. For example, if you are producing content, you should provide the best quality stuff and going the extra mile on top of that.

    At least, this is how I understand hard work in this context. I don't know about you, but it takes some work for me to do this
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    • Profile picture of the author James Clark
      Well if you came from Corporate America than the most important thing you've learned is to have respect for authority. If you live in this country the key to keeping a job is to do the above. As a mater of fact, the educational system is about teaching you respect for authority.

      I don't care how many fancy Degrees you have if you are working for someone else, its painful. If you expect to be successful then you have to work on yourself.

      The old school guys and gals preach working long days to be successful. In the 21st century people don't want to hear that anymore. You are not going to change that kind of advice because they are set in their ways, but you don't have to follow. Two things below:

      1.The lesson that help me along the way was understanding how to combine the "Consicous Mind" and the "Sub-Consicous" to work together. What I mean by that is, you can't talk directly to the Sub-Consicous.

      If you are selling something you must understand everything goes to the Consicous mind first, and it acts like a filter. That is why the copywriters focus on the words to reach the sub-consicous

      But it must create a picture. The sub-consicous does not respond to words but just insert the words in a safe place for use later.

      2.You need an "Internet Marketing Course" that will take you from "A-Z" in the business. What I mean by this is starting with Keyword Research done correctly. What you are getting here is bits and pieces. All it takes is money.

      When you master the things above you won't have to work so hard.(LOL)
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  • Profile picture of the author kin_lau
    Everything worth having need so sort of effort to get it. IM offers people a different choice, and everyone are welcome to join the game plan. But in order to win in time game, you need to know the rules and have enough skills to play. That's the "work" part come from.

    The working in IM is providing values to others, and have people to make up their mind to pay you the cash for your information. However if you stay in a job, you stay in a job forever, you need to listen to your boss, handle customer's complain. and at the end, you become broke and just have enough to make a living.

    IM do need work, but you have to ask yourself. Whether it's worth it or not.
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