In all of my fairly long time on this marvelous planet, with all of the joys and tragedies through which I and my family have lived, I could never have imagined the utter frustration I would encounter in the unfortunate folks trying to make a living online! IT IS ALMOST PALPABLE. Why? Why is it that every day, in every way, no one that I come across seems to be able to feel a sense of satisfaction in what they are trying to accomplish?
The answer, it seems to me, is a simple as it is sad. There is no one telling the thousands of struggling marketers out there that what they are trying to accomplish will require a great deal of work.
Worse still, there is an expectation foisted upon these bright and shiny faces of "instant riches with no effort and no experience." I know of nothing in my vast experience that could cause failure to be more likely than this kind of ill-addvised, inaccurate and mostly untrue nonsense. Claiming to make anyone an instant millionaire is bad enough. Doing so while combining it with the promise of "2 hours a week'" is a prescription to setting failure in motion.
If not already bad enough, it is also to be believed that we can not only make instant riches, in as little as 2 hours a week, but we can do so with utterly no experience!
In mathematical terms. the equation would look something like this:
An article like this can be of value if only to encourage new marketers to believe in themselves. To know, with certainty, that anything worth doing is worth working toward and that they are seriously mislead if they believe that they and they alone are unable to get rich instantly while sunning on a beach having driven there in a brand new Porche!
Take a deep breath. Revive your self esteem from the battering it is taking. You are neither stupid nor alone. The answer to your desire to succeed online is no different than it would be in anyother prosperity effort. It will require work. It will require patience. It will require, if not experience, then learning. And sometimes, as in my own case, the learning curve will seem more like a learning circle.
Again, in mathematical terms it looks like this:
Hard Work + Perseverence + Training + Focus = SUCCESS
Don't let anyone tell you any differently. Trust in yourself. Do the work. Apply the best of who you are and get to where you want to be - the journey will be slower than you'd wish. Do not give up or give in.
There are various genius Marketing Masters who are more than willing to share their knowledge (often for free or for reasonable costs) and I am happy to say, I have been very fortunate in striking gold with such mentors. Without their coaching, although a positive person at heart, I may well have believed that I am failing where others are not.
Take comfort in knowing that they are out there and can be found through people just like me, who feel your pain and want to help make it better.
Margaret C. Mackenzie
http://www.creativebalance-5522.blogspot.com
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