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10 years ago

Good article, and a small part of it backs up what I told my readers a few weeks back . . . so naturally I think the writer is brilliant.

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David Braybrooke 10 years ago

Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill

Good article, and a small part of it backs up what I told my readers a few weeks back . . . so naturally I think the writer is brilliant.

Thanks Dennis!

It is a good article. Gives one a boost to read well-crafted, information relevant content. I think the key to future success with IM is to chart a smart course by following the signposts of others in regards to savvy cyber predictions. Gives one hope among all the gloom and doom out there. Part of a winning formula with any type of marketing is a positive mindset and good information helps to promote this.
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Devin X

Banned 10 years ago

LOL

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HeySal

10 years ago

^^ LOL

Oh yeah, I hope this guy is smokin' right on the mark.

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HeySal

10 years ago

Originally Posted by Ken_Caudill

The only reason so many people made a living selling air was because people loved buying online and thought they were buying regulated products.

Yes, those days are over.

That's a good thing, I think.

Oh man. Are you serious? People had AIR niches and I missed it? Damned. I'm always a day late and a dollar short at this stuff. I could have done Country, City, Used, Hydrated, Cold, Hot -- I've got all sorts of that stuff out here. Sigh. I need to get an advising projectionist. I am ALWAYS late. By the time I figure it out it's always already up in smoke......see? Just another type of air I could have sold. Smoky. crap.

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Dennis Gaskill

10 years ago

David, right you are, and I'd take it a step further... A positive mindset is part of winning formula for most things in life.

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David Braybrooke

10 years ago

Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill

David, right you are, and I'd take it a step further... A positive mindset is part of winning formula for most things in life.

I agree with this! But a touch of realism and a healthy instinctive approach to decision making and everyday living should counter the starry-eyed uber-positive crowd. Success in IM is very achievable I believe, the key being persistence in purpose, especially when business has slowed and work goals seem out of reach. Never, ever, ever, ever give up!, etc.

Also, anybody who thinks they can accurately predict all future Internet and marketing trends are fooling themselves! Think back even a decade ago, and see how the online universe has evolved, developed and grown in size. Staggering! 10 years from now?

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Dennis Gaskill

10 years ago

Originally Posted by David Braybrooke

I agree with this! But a touch of realism and a healthy instinctive approach to decision making and everyday living should counter the starry-eyed uber-positive crowd.

A "positive mindset" can mean different things to different people. In my world it doesn't mean starry-eyed or uber-positive. It's more like believing in yourself, your abilities, and your will to succeed rather than wistfully dreaming or being blindly positive, which I'm assuming is the crowd you were referring to.

Success in IM is very achievable I believe, the key being persistence in purpose, especially when business has slowed and work goals seem out of reach. Never, ever, ever, ever give up!, etc.

Ha ha, if it's not achievable I've been pulling off a pretty good trick for almost 17 years.

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David Braybrooke

10 years ago

Originally Posted by Dennis Gaskill

A "positive mindset" can mean different things to different people. In my world it doesn't mean starry-eyed or uber-positive. It's more like believing in yourself, your abilities, and your will to succeed rather than wistfully dreaming or being blindly positive, which I'm assuming is the crowd you were referring to.

Ha ha, if it's not achievable I've been pulling off a pretty good trick for almost 17 years.

Learning much from you once again Mister Gaskill. Thanks for your ongoing comments and wisdom! Warriors do it better etc.

Dave.