The whole thing is wrapped around 1 idea or concept. Do you have an idea of what that is? This one aspect of how we view ourselves is the #1 reasonwhy people succeed, fail, or putter along.Are you afraid of your own success. People who are not afraid define a direction for themselves and get after it.This helps one overcome adversity and hit the goal. Being comfortable with success or even our own potential requires that we get to a destination in life. Having a vision & moving towards it with confidence.I am no guru or expert but I really think that people who float along through the ocean of life do so because ultimately they are afraid of their true potential. You may have heard the expression “you are where you are in life based on your mindset” totally true. You can’t out perform your self image.And as you know on any journey knowledge is attained, but what stops people from choosing where they want to be ultimately comes down to being afraid of our own potential. How can we move forward if we are afraid of the destination?The clearer we get on defining what we want will determine the actions we needto take. This goes hand in hand with why 2 people doing the same thin in the see profession are having completely different results. Why is this??One of them is ok with success, the degree to which we struggle is proportionate to how clear and comfortable we are with our highest potential.Cheers,Eric

Wow this is pretty cool. You will need to update Wordpress to be compatible with the app bit you can blog from anywhere. I updated by myself, it’s easy for the experienced web person but might be tricky for someone new to the computer.

I am no psychologist, but I know my own excuses when I see them. I can also spot errors in my own thinking. I am self aware…I recognize.

Anyhow. I like nightclubs and techno music. When I was younger I wanted to be a club DJ, but would find myself thinking that it is wrong to entertain this type of crowd where people do drugs and cause some harm to themselves. Would it be OK for me to provide the soundtrack for this type of behavior? I started to think it wouldn’t be alright for me to go down that path. Well what about people and their own choices. What about the 1-5% of the crowd that really gets it that is there for the music, drinks moderately and is more concerned with their own good time than gossiping, and flaunting their D&G t-shirts(D&G Who) and bottle service. Shouldn’t we focus more on the people who get it?

I mean that’s cool and all but there was more of a vibe in nightlife without “VIP” scene you can buy your way into by ordering a $400 bottle of Grey Goose. Dont get me wrong I will happily partake, but I am getting off track.

Have you ever considered that people need to be responsible for themselves and that in this case, DJ’s promoters, and club owners aren’t responsible for their patrons behavior and if someone does harm themselves who’s fault is it? Themselves right. Same in nightlife same in business-online.

A number of years a go a former boss went to start his own restaurant and flopped. After 6 months and $400,000 later. His friends cautioned him to find a fixer upper. Not to play too big in your first venture. He didn’t want to listen. Perfect example of the E-Myth in real life. But who did this guy have to blame? No one. He did this all himself. No company to bash on the internet. No company to call a scam nothing…

Why do people play the blame game. Why do people create some type of bullshit moral debate about starting a business. Why do people bring God into it??

Have some people ever considered that God is sick of hearing their shit. He has given them all the smarts to determine if something is good for them and they need to “pray on it.”

Procrasterbation….cracks me up….

So I was reading the E-Myth by Michael Gerber, and I realized that people starting a home business have an advantage over other people starting traditional businesses, actually there are lots but I am not here to point out the obvious, like equipment, a facility or store front, employees, payroll etc. The one advantage I wanted to highlight was this.

We all have had that moment where it dawns on us that for whatever reason-not being appreciated by our boss, lack of pay, the commute you name it, that it makes sense to start a business. Now, most people start a business with a skill or trade they are already familiar with-consulting, carpentry, auto detailing, anything….

The problem is that our inner technition shows up looking for work and neglects all of the tasks involved in running a business. Most people are 80% tech 10% manager and 10% entrepreneur or dreamer. The problem is that we see the work that needs to be done and not how all of the pieces interact with eachother so that the whole thing will work. This is why businesses fail.

So coming into the home business industry is new for everyone-you have 3 simple tasks:

Place ads, speak to people and follow up. Of course it’s a little more complex than that-but usually there is a curriculum enmeshed with the opportunity that will help you start to think more like a business owner and less like an employee.

Can you get lost in some of the tasks-definitely, but there are a lot less distractions when you are in a new business that’s unfamiliar. Everyone gets the same tools, pick what you like, that’s it.

Yesterday I wrote about the decision one encounters when starting a business and that is do I choose to speak with people or not. The first reason people fail in business and this applies to both categories is running out of capital. This isn’t really a good reason at all but it is none the less. The only thing that will make you fail online is you. It’s not like a traditional business where you will be forced out if you cannot pay rent or pay employees-there are always free and low cost steps you can take to funnel in traffic.

The next reason is worrying about money-don’t you think people can feel it if you are all wrapped up in your own desperation to make a sale. Remember the old saying don’t quit your day job? Prepare for cashflow coming in-funding a successful online business is like buying a nicer Honda Accord $2000 down and several hundred per month. Most people can afford this, but not when they use their own money and strap themselves with debt. There are so many outrageously successful entrepreneurs who got started for $10,000 with no system or proven product line, so there is no reason the average Joe can’t succeed here.

Do some people up and quit-before they make $$ yeah, but it’s OK if you phase out too.

To Automate or Not Automate, That is the question.  While most online businesses are virtually automated in a sense, there are those that require you speak to potential partners and those that require no talking to people whatsoever.  The benefit to speaking with people is that 1 it’s not that hard and nothing to be scared of, you will not be trying to “get” them to do anything.  You are simply helping them discover what problems they have, their willingness to solve them, and if your business would be an appropriate way for them to do that.  If you are good at having a simple conversation you can be sloppy at marketing.  In most businesses like these you sell 3 products with one that is relatively affordable and a 2nd and 3rd tier product that are more money.  Who do you think is more likely to purchase the higher end back end products-someone who passes through your sales funnel and barely speak with or someone whom you have built a relationship with and help set up in business?

So while “automated” businesses seem hot-this is a people’s business.  Websites, videos, sales funnels, auto-responders, informational dvd’s/cd’s are sales tools not to be confused with sales crutches.

Keep this in mind while looking for a business, you can make money in both but you they have their pros and cons.

Cheers,

Eric