If there is one single key to my success as an Internet marketer, it’s Motivation. I’m saying to you right now, even though I don’t know you personally, that your motivation will ultimately decide how successful you are in this business.

The Newness Wears Off

I remember when I first discovered Internet marketing and first decided I would pursue it. I was extremely excited. I would talk to my wife incessantly about what a great idea it was, how I was going to quit my job soon, how we were going to finally move into that highrise condo she had always dreamed about. I moved my desk out into the other room away from the television. I gathered pens and office supplies together, I was really going to do this!

Well that was great, I was making great strides and learning a ton, for about 2 weeks or so. Then for whatever reason, I still was doing the business, but I just seemed to be browsing the marketing chat sites more than anything, or listening to some business related podcasts instead of actually working on the business when I got home from work. Gradually over the span of the next month, my regular office job started to take over again. I would sit down less and less at night to work on my business. My wife poked fun at me somewhat for not following through, but eventually just dropped it.

What Happened?

What happened was the same old thing that happens to so many people time and time again in their lives. I lost my motivation, and I slipped back into those familiar patterns that I was used to. I realized it was tougher than I thought it was. Within a couple of months I had brand new business idea for creating software instead. I wasn’t going anywhere, just repeating the same cycles I had throughout my entire life.

Redemption

For whatever reason, and I still cannot to this day put my finger on it, my attitude started to slowly change. Maybe I had finally reached that certain point of maturity in my life. Maybe I just got sick of others who were far less talented than me, make huge Internet profits and create thriving businesses. If they could do it, why the heck couldn’t I do it? Motivation, thats why.

I gradually turned a corner, started sitting down in front of the computer again at night. The first step was the hardest. I sat in front of one of my blogs and stared at it for a good hour at least. Finally I knew I had to sleep eventually, so I just started writing about the headphones sitting in front of me. I eventually modified that into a quite good article about the different types of headsets I wore while I was in the Army. It felt good to follow through and produce something in the end. That one article was my jumping point back into the business, and I haven’t look back since!

Think & Grow Rich

You need that motivation! Whatever it takes, if you decide to create an Internet marketing business, then you need to stick with it, no matter what and no matter how long you have to work at it. One resource that you can use to help you is the book Think & Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill. This book is one of the all time best when it comes to getting and staying motivated. It’s really a groundbreaker, and if you have ever read much of the modern self-improvement material that is out there, you will see that much of the modern stuff actually derives from this amazing book. I want you to read this book. You owe it to yourself. This book is in the public domain, go search for it and read it now if you haven’t already, good luck!

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