It is hard to believe that it is the end of another month! And has this been one roller coaster ride!

Here is a re-cap (Oh, I guess this is where I should mention that this is actually more like a journal entry for me) Please just bare with me.
Recap:

I resigned my job and decided that I was going to take a break from nursing.  I was on a long road to nowhere very fast.

Then, I took it upon myself to try my hand at the internet marketing business.  Talk about worlds and worlds apart.

Here I should also mention that I do not even have that much experience on a computer.

The computer served as a tool to go onto Facebook, Twitter, a bit of googling for research purposes, e-mailing, saving documents(which was a nightmare for my daughter Lee-Anne to sort out). Apparently my "Filing System" was atrocious.  She opened up folders, and filed all my documents in the appropriate folders, reprimanded me, and all to no avail.  By last night, my PC was in as bad a state if not worse, than before -BUT-  I fixed it up last night, with no help!  Yay. Achievement.

This blog is another biggie for me.  The idea of a blog terrified the living daylights out of me.  It is still a bit daunting, but I am no longer terrified of writing on the blog. Achievement.
One of my coaches, Stone Evans, (http://www.PlugInProfitSite.com/main-35811) suggested that I could look at my blog as a place that I am making a status update.  So this is how I am going to view it and I probably will become a lot more comfortable with time.

I have come a long way this month, and I know that I still have a long way to go.  But I will get there, even if it is a bit slower than I think. I know what I am heading towards. The obstacles have slowed me down, but I will find a way around, up, under or over them!

Another of my coaches Joel Therien, the owner and founder of  GVO Host then Profit and The 7 minute workout (http://www.PlugInProfitSite.com/main-35811) also told me, (in a lot more detail than I am going to explain here)
that I should not compare my reality with my ideal, but rather with my past.  How awesome is that, then you suddenly realise how badly you are bashing yourself around the head.  So now, I make an effort to remember that bit of wisdom every time I become despondent about the fact that I am not yet where I want to be.

All in all this has been a trying month, but I have learnt so much. The progress may have been slower than I would have liked, but I am streets ahead of where I was one month ago!

To the person that is reading this, I hope you had a good month too, and I wish you all the best for the coming month.

Revival

I was absolutely astounded today when I revived a SFI affiliate by sending a simple qoute to the whole of my downline. Co-sponsored affiliates as well as personally sponsored affiliates. 

She had not been correctly sponsored and was at a total loss at how to start the business.  

Why on earth would someone be so stupid as to think that quantity wins over quality.

Why do marketers want to sponsor 1000"s of affiliates that they neither care for or want to assist to become successful as well.

I think that the idea of accumulating thousands, or even hundreds of new affiliates actually mean nothing at the end of the day if you don't give a hoot as to whether they succeed or not.

I would rather attract less people, and give them the quality attention that they need to succeed in the business.

Quality verses quantity rules as far as I am concerned.

That is just my opinion, and I believe a valuable one at that.

Regards

Cheryl

Hi Cheryl, Thanks for subscribing to my Home Business Tips Newsletter! If you ever have any questions, just reply... I'm here! :-) Let's start today's newsletter off with an article that has helped many of my subscribers get started and succeed in a home business. Make the Leap to Home Business Success Copyright © Stone Evans, The Home Biz Guy http://www.HomeBusinessTips.com/main-35811 If you are going to build a successful home business, you need 3 "intangibles." These are things that must come from WITHIN you. ===> Intangible 1 <=== First, you must have a strong WHY. Why must you make a home business work? What's driving you? What is it that you CAN'T have in your life anymore and/or what is it that you absolutely MUST HAVE now? For me, I couldn't stand working 12+ hours a day anymore and missing the experience of my children growing up. I also absolutely HAD TO HAVE the freedom of being able to control my life and finances through a little box that I could carry with me anywhere in the world and not be tied to anyone's time pressures or demands but my own. That was my carrot and my stick. I felt a great pain deep in my gut of missing out on my children's lives and the incredible freedom that succeeding in this business would provide for me. I found my why. You MUST find yours. ===> Intangible 2 <=== You must BELIEVE that it is possible. If you don't believe that it's POSSIBLE for you to succeed in a home business or make your living on the Internet, you won't. It's that simple. For me, figuring out that it was possible was just a matter of realizing that many other people were ALREADY making great money with a home business online. If they could do it, I could too. It would just be a matter of figuring out what those people were doing and then adapting it to my situation. There is no shortage of undeniable PROOF that people (millions of them) are making money online in many different ways. Just get online and do some research and you'll find countless testimonials and stories of REAL PEOPLE making real money on the Internet. Or head to your local bookstore and you'll find the same documented evidence of this fact. Truth is, it's getting easier and easier to start and succeed in a home based business. This is primarily because of the Internet and affiliate marketing. I've always said that "affiliate marketing" is the job of the future. In the "old" days, you had to go to a potential employer, apply for the position and hope for the best. Now you can simply go to any company you want, fill out their affiliate application and start work immediately. Affiliates are the new working class. Believe me, making money with affiliate programs or making your living on the Internet is WAY MORE than possible. It is pretty much (or will be soon enough) unavoidable now. Affiliate marketing is the "job" of the future that's here TODAY. ===> Intangible 3 <=== You must be willing to MAKE THE LEAP. Ready, FIRE, then aim... This is the operating philosophy you MUST adopt to succeed with an Internet home business. That's backwards for most people who like to aim before they fire. The fact is the Internet is a moving target... The only thing constant about it is change. You need to stop analyzing the game and simply jump into it. You can't learn from the outside... You have to be IN THE RING to truly understand it. The lesson here is that you will never really be READY to start a home based business. You simply have to start one. This is what I call "Making the Leap." The good news is that the cost of failure on the Internet is very small. In the "brick and mortar" world you need to evaluate things very carefully before you decide to open up a business. It's almost always necessary to invest thousands of dollars to get an offline business off the ground. However, on the Internet you can often start a successful business for less than $25. The Plug-In Profit Site is a great example of this: http://www.HomeBusinessTips.com/main-35811 You simply need get IN THE GAME... Each moment that you stay "out there," you're wasting valuable time that you could be learning and skills necessary to become a successful affiliate marketer. In fact, if you're not in the game yet, you're ALREADY behind the times. Come on... You can do it! Make the leap to becoming a successful home based business owner today! About the Author: ------------------------------------------------------------ "I Was A Washed Up Restaurant Worker Desperately Searching For A Way To Save My Family When I Discovered The Internet And Affiliate Marketing... 24 Months Later I Finally Cracked The Code And Started Earning Over $10,000.00 Per Month... Now The Same System That Saved Me Is Available To You!" Visit: http://www.HomeBusinessTips.com/main-35811 ------------------------------------------------------------ * You have permission to re-print this article on your own website, newsletter or blog as long as you leave it intact including the full text and "About the Author" box. Thanks! Quote of the Day: "To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says: 'Leave no stone unturned.'" -- Edward Bulwer Lytton Thank you for being a valued subscriber Cheryl!

Contemplate This

Quote by Les Brown You don't have to be great to get started, but..... you do have to get started to be great! That ties in with this: Question: How do you eat an elephant? Answer: One bite at a time. Take that first bite, Take that first step Remember what it is that you are aiming for and START DOING SOMETHING. No matter how small that first step is, it is a first step. The next steps become easier as you go along. Remember, when you were a baby, you did not get up and walk on day one, walking was a process. Trial and error, balance, falling, getting up and trying again - until you got it right. I have taken that first step in internet marketing, and yes, I know that I am going to be off balance, there are times that I will fall, I may even get quite hurt with some of the falls, but just as I did not stop trying to walk when I was a baby, I will not stop trying to succeed at internet marketing and the home based business industry. Cheryl

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information overload

I have been trying to stuff my brain with so much new information (that is actually totally foreign to me), that I am suffering with anxiety and information overload at the moment. I think a glass of red wine, a prayer or two, and bed is the answer for me right now. Good night all

Brainy Quotes

I just came across this really cool website called brainyquote.com and added it to my readers list.
I LOVE quotes so this was a real find for me. Definitively following this page.

Quote

"LUCK IS NOT CHANCE, IT IS TOIL,
FORTUNES EXPENSIVE SMILE IS EARNED! - Emily Dickensen

I am in a world of uncharted territory. One of those people called "Technologically Impaired", I think? If anyone had told me a few months ago that I would be attempting to blog, I would have looked at them as if they were stir crazy.  Blog? What is that? Well today I decided, nothing ventured, nothing gained.  In for a penny, in for a pound.

I still have the ability to learn and I will fumble my way through somehow or other.  So for today, that's it.  Baby steps. One step, one day at a time.

Who know's, I could enjoy this enough to become a professional blogger! Is there such a thing as a professional blogger? Guess I will find out in time to come.

Have a good day

I know I am.  hehe