(Hint – It’s not a unique chip on their shoulder…).
OK, this is a big one. What’s true to most Internet Marketing gurus we know of is true to successful (and mostly wealthy) people as a whole.
Let’s talk about Stephen Pierce for a moment. He is by far one of the most eminent Internet Marketers on the planet, a multi-millionaire, an author, with an empire of companies who deal with business advocacy, marketing, coaching and helping people get started online.
But here’s the amazing thing – the guy really started from scratch! When he started his first online money-making program, a decade ago, he was using a borrowed computer and a borrowed Internet connection. Heck, he didn’t even had names of list members but only email addresses. He had nobody to support him along the way. But here’s what he did have: He had this dream inside him to be successful. Nobody believed in him but he knew he had to either live or die and he chose to live. He took action and with his own two hands he built his empire.
Take Omar Martin. He was a successful salesman in Florida but, tired of his corporate job sitting in a cubicle from 9 to 5 he decided to start his own business. A live event he had gone to really inspired him to take action, and under the mentorship of John Thornhill he worked his heart out, staying up all night day in day out until he made his first online sale. Today he and Mike Filsaime run an office together in Orlando Florida that provides Higher Level Strategies for Internet marketers who wish to bring their online income to a higher level through expert one on one mentorship. Omar’s business is well in the 6 figures range.
Matt Bacak, one of the top earners out there, had to file bankruptcy before he took the Internet by storm. If you had a chat with him today (The guy is all over the Internet, it’s very easy to interact with him) you’d realize that the guy is really passionate about making money and getting the most out of every product launch, every squeeze page, upsell, downsell etc. He has really grasped the power of social media and he is harnessing it to his business, taking it to new heights. He would test every tiny aspect of his marketing to really maximize his results.
Mike Filsaime started online marketing in October 2002. He purchased a product called Instant Internet Empires which taught him how to get started online. But as Mike was determined to succeed he had to learn a lot on his own and read a lot of “How to” and self improvement books. He’s always been looking for that edge to take himself and his projects to the next level. And by focusing on list building he has built a multi-million business with 2 offices and thousands of happy costumers.
So what do those aforementioned marketers have in common?
Three key features that they have mastered:
1.Passion
2.Focus
3.Commitment
It’s that simple. And all those 3 things depend on each other. You have to identify your passion and follow it, otherwise you’ll lose steam very soon, and will lose your ability to focus on your goal. Only when you focus can you really commit to something and become the best in it, which would in turn lead to successful results. That’s what keeps you passionate and would encourage you to keep focusing and taking action and so on and so forth.
And by the way – if your goal is to make money, the chances are you won’t. Money is simply an expression of value, a means to an end. Don't fall in love with the process. Try to focus on what you’ll do with that money. On the holiday you can take, the freedom you’ll have, the help you'll provide to your love ones etc.
In future articles I’ll give you tips on how to master each and every one of those 3 pillars of your future online success.
). You know when you go to a wedding... (Now obviously being a decent guy I'm not going to repeat the idea here but let's just say it was about a wedding site and it sounded like a good idea to me)". Now the lady went on to the nit and grit of it and told her friends how much she hated her job. "And actually I have many more business ideas". "go on register that domain. See if it's available or else someone has thought of it before" her friend went. Young Lady - "OK so you get 10%". "And I'll get 15%" her other friend said. "So there's 25% right there". Basically the young lady laid out her business plan, got herself JV partners and shared the revenues - all within a 2 minute chat with her mates while watching the marathon runners.
