You will never win the race....

So, so true. TAKE ACTION! Remove the distractions and drill down on the task at hand.

Hi

It's BECAUSE of the economy that I'm more determined to win the race. I've put in the training and the practice so there's nothing going to stop me.

There's still plenty of folks out there with money to spend. If Paypal etc. ever go broke then we'll know we're in trouble.

Mary

Nice thought, but as a motivational metaphor, not a good one in my way of understanding "success".

Thinking that it is a "Race" brings into play too much sub-conscious conditioning that you probably aren't even aware of.

In a 'Race' there is only one winner. So, if you are in a market with 3 (for example) other marketers and you aren't the one earning a Million bucks a year, guess who the loser is?

What happens when you spend 5 years racing to the finish line, only to find you were in the wrong "Race"?

It isn't really a competition. You aren't competing against other people, the economy, negative people or any other outside influence.

All it is, is a challenge. A challenge to rise above all those inner demons that would otherwise have you be 'average'. Such demons as; Doubt, Fear, Procrastination, Conditioning, Peer pressure etc.

It's overcoming those "Inner" limitations that render outside influence null and void.

Why? Because each of those outside influences presses a button that causes you to react in certain ways. It's those reactions that hold you back, not the outside influences themselves.

So, forget about 'racing' and 'winning'. They are too limiting a description of yourself as a human being and your place on this earth.

For me, the most important and fascinating part of "success" is who you become along the way. I would hate to finish the "Race" and find out I didn't like the prize.

Isn't it time to pull the thread now? Isn't that the new 'tactic'???!

:-) :-) :-)

This is the truth. In a way we are conditioned not to succeed but we have most of the ingredients that we need for success within us.

Speaking from personal experience there were times when I wouldn't put up a squeeze page if it didn't "look" like something a "guru" already had up.

I've since learned to trust myself and to stop focusing on the people around me and to start focusing more on the path that I want to follow.

I completely agree!

If you ignore the 'status quo', keep marketing and growing, and when everything dies down and returns to 'normal', you will be way ahead of the rest, if you're not already!

Fabian

Both correct! Shay and Jim! and to add to it!

People will always buy food!
People will always look for medication!
Their Dogs will still have flees
People will continue to get married
People will continue to look for quick way fixes for the weight loss
People will engage
People will continue to have kids
People will continue to look for ways to save money or fix their credit

There is just so much out there, people will continue to spend in order to solve their problem!