Problem 1: Not Realizing it’s ALL About Making Money
We had just gotten back from dinner. One of the attendees there showed me his website. The first question I asked was “How much money is this website making you?”
He stuttered. He stammered. He started to explain that this website was more about SEO than making money.
Wrong. It’s all about making money. If you’re doing something that isn’t making you money, stop it.
Now, understand this. It’s okay to admit you don’t make any money. Time and again people lied to me telling me they were making ‘a few thousand’ a month (or whatever), but their body language told otherwise.
And that’s a huge problem. They equate making money or not with their ego.
Better to admit you aren’t making money now than to try to hide it. What message is that sending to your unconscious? It’s sending a message that it’s okay and excusable to continue with your current behavior.
And if you’re goal is to make money, then it is not excusable.
I do not think less of a person who isn’t making any money online. I do think less of a person who doesn’t want to admit it though, or who lies about it. The fact is, I can’t really help those people because their ego will get in the way.
It’s when you make it excusable to do stuff that doesn’t make you money, that’s when the problems occur. You’re justifying behavior that is counter productive to your end goal.
Jim Rohn says “affirm the truth” and I agree. It’s only when you look at the situation with accurate thinking can you formulate a plan based in reality. Otherwise, you’ll come up with excuses.
People are either really good at making money or really good at making excuses, but never good at both.
Pick one.
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