motivation

[badhank]

i'm burnt out and i wont waste ur time with a story, if you have some motivation i think i need to hear it right now.

[JFrenzel]

You can check out my blog, I put a post about it 3 days ago. It is the second post on my blog from the top: www.josecastrofrenzel.com Hope that helps, but all in all,Keep pushing yourself and have the courage to do what is uncomfortable.


Jose

[padma]

Just remember that just like all good times don't last forever, neither do the bad. Keep the faith and remember that life is too short to worry about the small stuff.

[badhank]

thanks for that padma, things do change and change quickly, i hope i will work less in the next few weeks. I had to b there for a lot of stuff in the last month, what a nightmare.

jose i took a look at ur blog, really good stuff, im sure i will check back to see the updates.
I will b honest that whenever I hear a story like stalones (down/out->pass up moderate opportunity for dream->achieve dream) i cant help but think about all those that pushed their luck and failed. Natural distribution curves would imply that for every super lucky success story theres something to match at the other end of the spectrum, like an hungry young actor ending up homeless with hepatitis.
I dont wanna come across as negative, the point about not settling is well taken, and i am currently on that route.

[webgal]

badhank- I'm so sorry. I know programmers are so overworked these days. But they are in high demand. Which means your skills are valuable. I hope you can put them to work for you.

[padma]

I know exactly how you feel, and I often worry about the same things. I see people making money online every day and look at my earnings and question if I'll really make the transition from dreamer to achiever. My stress really hits the roof when I face a deployment and have a deadline for making something happen. Still, in the face of adversity is where the real hard workers make the distinction between success and failure. If it weren't for adversity, everyone could do it and it would be worth nothing.

[JFrenzel]

You presented some good points. But, keep this in mind too. Would you rather live life in a safety blanket or go out with a bang. I am shutting down the doors of a successful concrete company I started here in Dallas b/c this is not what I want to do. You can always go back. Test things out and give all you have.


Cheers

Jose

[badhank]

Thanks folks. Last few days have been better and im getting back into a good swing. I appreciate ur taking the time to say something. I also took up a new hobby thats pretty relaxing.

[webgal]

I'm really successful at copywriting, web development and the development of communication plans to execute an advertising message. And I love what I do which is why I am good at it. However, I've not yet achieved big bucks with the passive income. Not $3k kind of achievement. I just started late last year, I've learned a lot and I've learned what I do not want to do, too.

Like Sven posted one time, it's hard to juggle the development time in addition to making money that you need to make. And quite frankly, I do know how a lot of marketers do make money and I could execute this strategy and get in on a group but I flat out don't like it. I don't want a group of people who send out emails to people all the time promoting product after product in a "get rich quick" sort of way. Most of the time, they've not even so much as looked at the product or sales page. They're just trying to make $$. I wouldn't dare recommend something I had no idea about. The products are worthless most of the time.

So think of it as wanting to achieve something more original.

[badhank]

hey i know what you mean. Im not in a bad place to start. I choose my own hours and decide what i do every day. I take days off whenever it feel like it. I am free to work from home at my discretion. I have worked hard to get things that way.

The last little while it felt like all that was reversed, and it went on for a month to secure and accommodate a big client. The good part is that its pretty much all settled now.

This thread is now about venting frustration: GO

[padma]

Like Sven posted one time, it's hard to juggle the development time in addition to making money that you need to make. And quite frankly, I do know how a lot of marketers do make money and I could execute this strategy and get in on a group but I flat out don't like it. I don't want a group of people who send out emails to people all the time promoting product after product in a "get rich quick" sort of way. Most of the time, they've not even so much as looked at the product or sales page. They're just trying to make $$. I wouldn't dare recommend something I had no idea about. The products are worthless most of the time.

So think of it as wanting to achieve something more original.
I agree COMPLETELY...I am so tired of getting email referrals from the same people for products for their buddies. I made a post a month or so ago about ethics in making money and this sort of marketing around "hype" goes into my "unethical" category. I'm sorry, but I just don't want to make money selling nothing but hype. I am tired of gurus and I am tired of deceitful marketing. That's why I love this forum and a few others, because we are mostly people being honest with each other about earnings and expectations.

[badhank]

I see anything as fair game, period. I do however HATE when im bombarded by stuff i took a glance at. Even if i am interested in a product (or group of products) i want the info on my terms.
When i see email signups (and not for an account like gmail/facebook/digg etc) i leave the page and make a note not to return. I know this is supposed to be your $$$ with the list and all, but i think there are other ways of getting around that without it being a flat out sleazy list.
Again, if some1 wants conduct their business in that way, i feel they r free to do so, but i certainly wont give them the time of day.

[webgal]

I have a newsletter sign up. However, I think people are jaded about them. But I will only send out truly good tips or freebies or short tutorials. If I don't have something of value to put in it, I won't send one. And while I will recommend something, it will be something I really have reviewed. I think there are people who will recognize the added value of that. No more than once a month either.

So consequently I don't have a huge list yet. A good, highly targeted list. But I'm fine with a slow build of people truly want information of value.

I do agree badhank if that's what people want to do, have at it. I'm just tired of it and tired of people boasting that their hot stuff when they don't have the brains of a grapefruit and are just riding coattails.

[EelKat]

I find that reading books like You Call The Shots (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1416536094?ie=UTF8&tag=spacedock13-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1416536094) helps. Reading about what motivates others, seems to motivate me. No idea why, it's just, I get motivated to do things whenever I read about someone elses success.