danr
07-30-2009, 03:55 PM
Hey guys
I have to say that being new in any area or niche really helps you develop your character.
I'm pretty successful and blessed in the other areas of my life. I have a beautiful and supportive wife and healthy children (the most important things you can ask for IMO). I run a successful technology company and I've been fortunate enough to have been able to train in a Traditional Martial Arts for 20 years. I respect the people that surround me and I return the same respect to them. I am often looked at as a mentor or an "expert" for the stuff that I do. Over the last month or so, entering the IM field, I've had a real wake up call or dose of reality..."I'm not that important", or as one of my students would say "I ain't all that".
Now this isn’t a “poor me” rant, it’s actually a revelation that I wanted to share. I’m sure many “newbies” feel the same way as well. I have spent many years and a lot of money on technology built to make it easier for my clients to manage their websites and run a web business. I have been very successful at it; in fact I have built and sold many such companies to Investors and associations. So when I decided to enter the IM field, I thought that it would be easy. Surely with the software I have to offer, I would have no problem achieving success quickly. Boy was I wrong! The fact of the matter is I made a mistake that all my years of training should have taught me otherwise not to do. I underestimated the situation and was over confident.
I have been following Internet Marketers since the early days but always said to myself “I know that” or “That won’t work for my business”. My problem was that I was such a techie, I didn’t think that the basic principles applied to me. Again, another mistake that I should have been prepared for. My Martial Arts trainings ingrained into me to always start with the basics before trying something advance. Why did I forget this? We can walk through life in a comfort zone where we are masters of our domain, and the top dog, (as long as we stay in an environment that we are familiar with). I am grateful to be reminded of the basic principles that I supposedly lived by. In reality, I forgot what it was all about.
I don’t want to go to much more into it, except that for all of you who are new to the industry and who have had success in other fields, don’t naturally assume that it will automatically carry over into this one. There are a lot of real successful people in this market who have gotten there with hard work, genuine enthusiasm and the desire to succeed, just like any other profession. All of us have to put in our time, just like starting in the Martial Arts. Before you can train with the senior students, you have to learn the ropes, pay your dues and earn respect of your peers.
Just my 2 cents.
Daniel
I have to say that being new in any area or niche really helps you develop your character.
I'm pretty successful and blessed in the other areas of my life. I have a beautiful and supportive wife and healthy children (the most important things you can ask for IMO). I run a successful technology company and I've been fortunate enough to have been able to train in a Traditional Martial Arts for 20 years. I respect the people that surround me and I return the same respect to them. I am often looked at as a mentor or an "expert" for the stuff that I do. Over the last month or so, entering the IM field, I've had a real wake up call or dose of reality..."I'm not that important", or as one of my students would say "I ain't all that".
Now this isn’t a “poor me” rant, it’s actually a revelation that I wanted to share. I’m sure many “newbies” feel the same way as well. I have spent many years and a lot of money on technology built to make it easier for my clients to manage their websites and run a web business. I have been very successful at it; in fact I have built and sold many such companies to Investors and associations. So when I decided to enter the IM field, I thought that it would be easy. Surely with the software I have to offer, I would have no problem achieving success quickly. Boy was I wrong! The fact of the matter is I made a mistake that all my years of training should have taught me otherwise not to do. I underestimated the situation and was over confident.
I have been following Internet Marketers since the early days but always said to myself “I know that” or “That won’t work for my business”. My problem was that I was such a techie, I didn’t think that the basic principles applied to me. Again, another mistake that I should have been prepared for. My Martial Arts trainings ingrained into me to always start with the basics before trying something advance. Why did I forget this? We can walk through life in a comfort zone where we are masters of our domain, and the top dog, (as long as we stay in an environment that we are familiar with). I am grateful to be reminded of the basic principles that I supposedly lived by. In reality, I forgot what it was all about.
I don’t want to go to much more into it, except that for all of you who are new to the industry and who have had success in other fields, don’t naturally assume that it will automatically carry over into this one. There are a lot of real successful people in this market who have gotten there with hard work, genuine enthusiasm and the desire to succeed, just like any other profession. All of us have to put in our time, just like starting in the Martial Arts. Before you can train with the senior students, you have to learn the ropes, pay your dues and earn respect of your peers.
Just my 2 cents.
Daniel