whiteninja
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- Aug 25, 2009
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I don't post much here because I'm still soaking up all this goodness and letting it marinate but I wanted to give all the noobs out there some encouragement and suggestions on how to overcome a lot of the problems of just starting out.
Here are some things to avoid at all cost.
1.) Information overload. That's been a problem since the dawn of IM and continues to be a problem. The technology has changed somewhat but it seems that at any point in time there are people who take advantage of that and people who use it as their excuse of why things are difficult. I call this the ATM mentality where they expect more money to come out then they put in. Just doesn't work that way unless your doing something illegal.
2.) Relying on other people to lay out an exact course for them and give them the courage that they are lacking.
The biggest lesson I've learned about IM over the years is that YOU are the only person with the control and responsibility to achieve your results.
I see this as having 2 main parts:
1 - The fear of making mistakes.
2 - Uncertainty about how to make things work.
The fear is natural but can be paralyzing. In my experience - the times that I've made big leaps forward have been due to learning from mistakes. There was a reason that Michael Jordan shot free throws and jumpers in the gym while everybody else was laying around there hotel rooms having orgies, it's because practice makes perfect but even before you know what to practice you have to be willing to make mistakes first. There is no avoiding it so jump out there and do the best you can and also don't be afraid to ask questions. Just make sure that you do some research first.
The biggest tip I can give all newbies is to study the subject of Reverse Engineering. This will allow you to short cut a lot of pain and wasted money. If you find someone selling a site for $15,000 on Flippa, study what he or she did and learn how to replicate their results. This has been the secret of corporations for years and it literally saves them hundreds of millions of dollars in savings.
I want you to watch this video of myself doing Dance Revolution. I spent hundreds of dollars and countless hours practicing this game for the simple fact that someone at school told me that because I was fat and stout I couldn't beat the High score. I even told the prettiest girl at school which I had a crush on to show up because I wanted to impress her. Look at me now, I achieved the highest score and even though everybody laughed at me, I knew I had set a goal and achieved it in the process. Don't ever give up. I hope this helped you out and may you have continued success in the future my friends.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyij7aSOFH0[/youtube]
Here are some things to avoid at all cost.
1.) Information overload. That's been a problem since the dawn of IM and continues to be a problem. The technology has changed somewhat but it seems that at any point in time there are people who take advantage of that and people who use it as their excuse of why things are difficult. I call this the ATM mentality where they expect more money to come out then they put in. Just doesn't work that way unless your doing something illegal.
2.) Relying on other people to lay out an exact course for them and give them the courage that they are lacking.
The biggest lesson I've learned about IM over the years is that YOU are the only person with the control and responsibility to achieve your results.
I see this as having 2 main parts:
1 - The fear of making mistakes.
2 - Uncertainty about how to make things work.
The fear is natural but can be paralyzing. In my experience - the times that I've made big leaps forward have been due to learning from mistakes. There was a reason that Michael Jordan shot free throws and jumpers in the gym while everybody else was laying around there hotel rooms having orgies, it's because practice makes perfect but even before you know what to practice you have to be willing to make mistakes first. There is no avoiding it so jump out there and do the best you can and also don't be afraid to ask questions. Just make sure that you do some research first.
The biggest tip I can give all newbies is to study the subject of Reverse Engineering. This will allow you to short cut a lot of pain and wasted money. If you find someone selling a site for $15,000 on Flippa, study what he or she did and learn how to replicate their results. This has been the secret of corporations for years and it literally saves them hundreds of millions of dollars in savings.
I want you to watch this video of myself doing Dance Revolution. I spent hundreds of dollars and countless hours practicing this game for the simple fact that someone at school told me that because I was fat and stout I couldn't beat the High score. I even told the prettiest girl at school which I had a crush on to show up because I wanted to impress her. Look at me now, I achieved the highest score and even though everybody laughed at me, I knew I had set a goal and achieved it in the process. Don't ever give up. I hope this helped you out and may you have continued success in the future my friends.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hyij7aSOFH0[/youtube]
