I’ve been doing quite a bit of soul searching this past week. For whatever reason, I’m never ‘happy’ with my present state. I’m always looking to improve myself, both mentally and now, physically (scary thought I know, but I’m actually losing weight). With this recent ‘change’ in personal lifestyle, I’ve started to read a few ‘self improvement’ books.

Now before I get the eyes rolling, I’m not talking about books that tell you just to think of a million bucks and it will magically appear. These books are more case studies of successful people and how they got to where they are in life. Out of all the books I have been reading, the common theme has been this…Hard work pays off.

It got me thinking…

Ask yourself about all the successful people you know in your life. How hard do they work? I know in the internet game, the successful people don’t stop working. Sure they have families and sure they have lives outside of their job, but wow, talk about dedication to ones craft.

I am speaking at Sterling Valentine’s List Laser seminar today at 4pm Eastern and I just got a text message from him about two hours ago (about 9am Eastern). The man has been awake all night, working on his business and told me he needed to finally get some sleep before today’s seminar.

How many of you reading this have stayed up every night of the week until 9 in the morning, working on your business?

I know Sterling does. And I can count the people in the traffic exchange industry who have done it and continue to do it. You’ll see the same names pop up, time and time again. Now I’m sure the excuse bugs will come out of hiding and tell me how silly it is to work yourself to death…

I bet. But I also guarantee the people that work the hardest ALWAYS get ahead in this business.

So when you hear the next person say, it’s too much work, or I would go to that seminar if it was in my home town instead of a state next to me, or it’s too late at night for the webinar, or this takes too much effort…..Just smile.

Smile and know that you are working harder and WANT it more than they do.

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Copyright Craig Ignatowitz! Craig came up with this term in chat at I Love Hits and it’s been something that I absolutely love. Not only for the shock factor but because it kind of describes how I feel about the majority of the internet marketing world…Not all of it (See James, I can be nice lol)

K, first problem. Every time something new is launched, it’s called ‘revolutionary’ and of course it’s heralded as the next best thing. So I have to ask, what happened to the last thing you promoted that was supposed to be the next big thing?

Man oh man, do people lose focus in this business. Something new launches, let’s promote it. Hey look, it’s a new shiny object.

Even in I Love Hits chat today I was reading about people ‘getting signed up and ready to promote the three new programs launched this week’….3 new programs this WEEK? Think about that for a second, then think back to ‘FOCUSING YOUR EFFORTS’, then back at 3 new programs…..

It’s all marketing spew. It’s a crock. It’s a way for people to prosper off YOUR dreams and YOUR efforts. Why not focus on yourself and stop pitching every new program that comes out? Crazy concept, I know…

Second thing…For the love of everything that is good, if you are going to be active in chat and be social, it’s NOT the place to pitch your program or opportunity. It’s a place to meet people so that you never have to pitch. It’s a fundamental switch in thinking about business and the people that ‘get it’ understand that a friend is much more valuable than a ‘lead’…

Think about people first, profits second. Think about focusing your efforts instead of promoting the newest shiny object you see. And think about how doing these two things can help you grow a REAL sustainable business and grow a network of REAL friends!

It’s that simple, don’t be a son of a pitch!

Oh look….Shiny object…..

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