I got 99 problems.... (17)
and they all bitches.
How do you guys get past those obstacles that are constantly getting in the way? I always feel like there are so many things trying to get in my way. For me its in order of annoyance...
1.) fiancee trying to bring me down while I'm trying to get this shit done right.
2.) financial issues, there is always a bill due, something needs fixed, etc..
What do you guys do to block out the negativity?
1) if you don't live with her, have fixed dates when you see each other and for how long. works fine for me.
2) get 9 to 5 job -> save money so you have your expenses paid for a few months -> hustle
Job will help you pay the bill, extra money serve as a capital for this business. but please don't do it long term.
Talk with your spouse and tell her will bring her to vacation if you made it, if she still behave like that, switch a new one. <-- joking...
Positivity and finance management is the hardest part of this game I find.
Especially when you can have failed campaign after failed campaign. It's only when you hit a winner when you realise it's all worth it, and that you can bank so much it more than makes up for the previous losses you made.
What line of work you are in? I found that when marketing online was something I was really interested in, I got a 9 - 5 job in online marketing. Of course, I was straight out of university when I got my first job in IM, so it was easier for me and I didn't mind starting on a really shitty salary. It's harder to switch careers, but I would highly recommend getting your full-time job in internet marketing if you really want to soak up knowledge.
I would also recommend you test low payout offers like daily deals. You might not bank as hard, but you certainly won't spend as much testing and you can get an idea a lot quicker of how to convert an offer.
thats the hardest part. Women don't understand how process leads to the event. It isn't like I can just get on the internet for a few hours one day and be a millionaire the next.
I got a 6 month plan. Learn, execute, learn, execute, learn some more, and execute. And I won't stop until I get it right. Nobody else understands this in my personal life. There are always people trying to get in the way. They want to tear down the process and keep you where you're at. Maybe that is human nature. But I don't want to have a mediocre life.
Right now I have a pretty average 9 to 5. $45,000 a year for basically bitch work in the insurance industry. Thats what a damn bachelors degree in marketing will get you. I bought a foreclosure as an "investment" and now the market is showing no signs of coming back to life. I feel like I owe it to myself to try this. Feel like I owe it to myself to have something better than that. You guys should too. Life is too short to work bullshit jobs building somebody elses empire. What good is that doing for anybody? Society is so blinded by what is considered the norm sometime. Anyways I'll end the rant right there.
@hondo5 : I agree with what you said, I believe success is the best revenge, show them your result, maybe a new car or house, also get rid of those assets that are not making you money, you can use it as a capital for this cpa business. I feel grateful as so many people thought themselves can be a millionaire in a short period without any hustling hard, this make the market less competitive ....hahaa
Originally Posted by hondo5
Ouch. Point taken. That was a bad generalization. What I really mean is mine specifically not all women. This is more venting than anything else. I don't really believe that ALL women don't understand.
Originally Posted by hondo5
There's a tonne of threads that have helped me on here - read them and action similar ideas to those ones that already work.
I'm hoping to see your next thread as a Follow Along campaign.
Absolutely Richard. I completely understand that its going to take time, effort, etc. I have followed the guides provided on here and find STM to be a great resource. But everyone runs into roadblocks and has bad days. Where do you go to get that out of your system? My friends, family, fiancee don't understand. So I come to this forum for that. I'm only human and can't help but let the emotions of it come into play. Taking action in itself has been a huge step for me because of the time I spent paralyzed by ignorant things like fear and doubt.
I agree with you on the follow along campaign. I'm going to start one next. I have been working on POF and having mostly negative days mixed in with some slightly positive days. It's going to take longer for me because I am working a 9 to 5 for funding. It limits my work to basically weekend and evening work. One thing I can say is this forum has helped me much more than any other forum I have ever been on.
Originally Posted by hondo5
I've burnt myself out on many occasions, both mentally and emotionally, and it's no fun. Take refuge in the things you enjoy.
I got the hell outta the house - that's what I did. Starbucks, Library, etc.
I'm going to try taking some time to relax and unwind tomorrow. Clearing my head a little bit would help. I need to dedicate some time to meeting people in this business and networking with like minded individuals. Talking to people who don't understand this all the time has a way of wearing on me.
@Hondo
You have to have the right people around you. I make 40k a year while supporting a wife (who doesn't work just goes to school) and 14 month twins. Here is my schedule. I also bought a foreclose well worth the investment the only people who aint buying homes are people losing them lol.
work 8:30/9a-6:30 5 days a week. Get home family time from the time i get through the door til the kids get to bed around 8-9. spend an hour or so with the wife usually pestering her for sexy time. then from 11-1/2am some times later then you start the grind all over again bro.
With that said my wife also helps with my campaigns and I sneak some work in while I'm at my 9-5. So having the support is crucial. Whoever would piss me off by calling this industry a scam or pyramid scheme or said that it was a waste or some other bullshit I just closed the door on them until I had my first big profitable campaign (big in terms of just starting out and seeing something work big lol). It also helped that the guy who got me started in this shit was proof that it worked and that I can make more money on this than at my current job so I naturally just wanted it!
I think about two things when I get frustrated.
1. I can make more money doing this than what I currently do
2. I would love to spend more time with my kids before they get older and I am embarassing to hang around lol
GRIND GRIND GRIND
In short know why you want this and two bulldoze through the negatively and demolish it ( you mentioned your fiancee. depending how much you spend she might have good concern about the path you are leading you guys down. But you can always reel back your spending to afford AM!!!)
Good luck
@hondo5
When you focus too much on what you desire, everything around you tend to get on your nerves as it reminds you of where you don't want to be.
I tend to discipline myself to think logically & strictly without emotions of what I need to do to pay bills & get to where I decided to get to.
I tend to also discipline myself to not care about how long it takes cause everyone knows that if you persist enough, you will achieve your goal one day.
If other people around you don't understand what you are doing, it usually means you don't either, from my limited experience, which can be really frustrating. 
All that is needed is to focus on the process of honing the skill to find that solution you are looking for. Once you gain that skill the world is your oyster.
What is so hard to achieve tend to be that much so worth the while.
It'd be a nice story to tell someone oneday when you make it.
Fight on, brother.
But, not with your fiancee.
You're right about that. Seems like almost everyone else is so stuck in the "find a job" mindset that its hard to relate to people on career stuff. Every answer is either
go back to school, start putting in resumes, ask your boss for a raise, etc. And its all bullshit. Jobs are fine to float along until you learn some different ways to work
for yourself. Other than that they mostly aren't good for anything. I hate the thought of relinquishing my income control to somebody else who is usually
only interested inhelping themselves.
Never, ever, EVER give up. Believe in yourself and plod forward every day. Little victories each day.
The Japanese have a saying 'Even specks of dust piled up create a mountain'. Work on creating a new speck every day.
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