Drinking beer, listening to music and making money... Who new working online would be so much fun!

The first 12 months are definitely the hardest, but then again, the first 12 months of running any kind of business yourself is difficult, especially if you are the only income earner in your household

God the first year was hard... playing "which bill gets paid today" every time I made any money :p

Just thought I would comment on the Warrior Forum since I know a lot of people just starting out get really disheartened in their first few months of marketing since they don't see much in the way of results. Especially when often the "success stories" they hear are from people claiming they make millions, live in mansions and drive sports cars...

While I'm sure that is true for some internet marketers - none of them got to that stage quickly, and for those that claim they did... well, it really does not cost much to hire a sports car for a day and have a video taken outside of someone elses home... (and yes, some marketers do that - what is really funny is when you recognize the house and know the real owner!)

To really succeed at anything at life you need perseverance. It takes a lot of trial and error to find what will work best for you, and there is NOT ONE successful person I know in this business that has not failed at some stage. You just pull yourself up by the boot straps and keep trying until you get it right

Leaving my well paying day job was terrifying, and scaling back to an income that I had not had to get by on for over 15 years was damn hard.

Last month I finally reached the point where I now make more money per month than I did in my old day job. The big difference is:
- I LOVE what I'm doing. Every morning I wake up happy to work.
- I work whatever hours I wish
- It's great to see effort actually rewarded (the more work I put in, the more money I make)
- NO BOSS and no office politics!
- Because I have spent a few hours every week setting up long term passive income streams, while they made little money in the first year, now it is all starting to add up. I love getting royalty checks now for Kindle books I wrote nearly 3 years ago!

This game definitely is not for everyone. The amount of self discipline required is massive, and if you are not insanely organized you can drown quickly. But if you are sick of working your ass off in a day job while the person sitting at a desk next to you 'pretending' to work is getting paid exactly the same amount as you then internet marketing is a good way to go

I will never be a millionaire. No because it can't be done, but because my goal has always been to reach the point where I earn a comfortable income, and then anything I make above that I tend to spend, give away or donate to charity.

The secret of becoming a millionaire is to make money but NOT spend it. I do personally know some people that fall into the category of 'millionaires'. They are all the tightest penny pinchers you will ever meet. One of them lives in a $4 million mansion but bitches every time their cleaner puts their rate up by $1 per hour...

If you ever need a hand, it is more likely that the poorest person you know will give you the shirt off their back than you getting anything from the richest person you know

Worst. Ideas. Ever.

Who was under the desk Brian?

Or did you just leave the house with no trousers on that day?

It's perfectly ok, I do it regularly.

That's what Bill Clinton thought too.

Same in Australia... I have worked with some absolutely fantastic managers, but they were definitely the exception :rolleyes: