Focus and Fear of Success - The Biggest Monkey on Your Back?

If you have been on the internet for awhile, youto see profit.Now, here is the part where most
know that there are millions of people trying anythingpeople give up. They say to themselves "Internet
and everything to get your attention. They want inmarketing is nothing more than a series of steps that
your wallet. It's a great big money grab out thereI cannot complete. I am always excited when I get
folks, and the net has become the biggest marketingstarted on something, but when it comes down to
arena on the planet, driving whole industries andDOING what I start, it gets hard and doesn't happen
generating Billions of dollars in sales.So what's theas fast as I would like it to."Let me make one thing
problem? Well, none if you are one of the smallclear right now: It is not the net's fault for not
businesses with focus. A whole lot of problems if youproviding us with real opportunity.Opportunity
lack focus.There are myriad small businessabounds and is right there for us to snatch up and
opportunities on the net today. And if you do yourachieve success. Never let yourself fall into the trap
research and find something you want to associateof reasoning your way out of success. "It's not for
with, or you create a product for a well-researchedme." "I can't do this - it's for people much better with
target market, you are well on your way to financialcomputers and internet marketing than me."The
success. Or are you?You see the more you becomeproblem lies with your focus and your fear of
active on the net as either someone looking for thesuccess. You must CHOOSE the opportunity you are
right opportunity, or as someone who has found thepassionate about, or create a product you stand
right opportunity already, the more you arebehind and love, and then hunker down for the
bombarded with choices. Everyday you get emailslong-haul! Make yourself do everything you are taught
saying that the next best thing since sliced bread hasto do to build your business and build it - all the way
come along.The new "thing" demands your attentionor not at all.It should be no surprise the next time
and you get nervous that you might be missing outyou get an email with the next best thing inside. You
on another opportunity for fiancial success.But don'tshould say to yourself "That's great! Another
you already have one? At least, haven't you beenopportunity for someone has just been born! But I
presented with several great opportunities in the lastam busy with MY business and cannot take on
week? So why on earth take a serious look at yetanother venture at this time."We Do It On
another? Why fragment the time you need to spendPurposeLack of focus is sometimes a purposeful
on your current business with all the marketing itself-defeating tactic your subconscious uses to keep
takes to get yet another off the ground andyou from success. Success is NOT a destination. It's
profitable?What I am talking about here is somethinga journey.And that journey scares the hell out of
I call "Sign-up-Itis."Not to be confused with Sinusitis,99% of normal, everyday people. So be it. It IS
which can be just as debilitating.It goes like this: Youscary to think of radical life changes, even if they are
find your focus, you are fired up. All is good and youfor what you consider to be far better than your
are ready to start working on the hundreds of littlecurrent situation!But don't let a lack of focus and your
things you need to do to get traffic and make sales.fear of success tear you away from your dreams.
You need to get good search engine positioning, youUSE your fear and confront it, right now. Today.Make
need a links campaign, you have to research ezines inhard decisions and stick to them, then begin the
your niche and place ads, you need to set up jointprocess of working on a focused, tight marketing
ventures, you need to create and update content oncampaign to make whatever venture you choose
your site, set up a merchant account, a deliverythe venture that sets you free.Wear electronic
system, and the list goes on from there.Then youblinders. Keep lean and mean and only take on new
get an email from a friend or associate telling youresponsibilities that will be good for your CURRENT
that you HAVE to check out the latest and greatest.business.Throw the rest in the trash.We all know
You do. It's an awesome opportunity. You look atthere are tons of opportunities out there. That is a
your plate and it's already full with your currentfact. It's time now to get the stars out of your
project, but the plate has a lot of things on it youeyes, choose your niche, your product, your affiliate
really don't enjoy doing. It's a lot of work to makeprogram or your MLM, and get to work. Make a vow
any business pay off, as you can see from the shortnot to stop until you are where you want to be
list above."It's Much More Fun To Think Aboutfinancially.The question is not "Can you really make
Success Than It Is To Do The Work It Takes Tomoney online?" This has been proven time and again
Achieve It"But this NEW thing is exciting, fresh, new.over the years by thousands of people, many of
It draws you in and it's MUCH more fun to thinkwhom you read about all the time.The question is
about success than it is to do the work it takes to"Do you really want to be one of those people, or
achieve it, so you buy in. You get a ton of tools toare you stuck in a cycle of constantly sabotaging
start this new venture. It's all overwhelming,your success with a lack of focus?"The cure for
especially since you have gone back to your firstSign-up-itis is focus and hard work. Success is
venture and realized you now have TWO greatsomething you decide to achieve one day. It's that
things that can both make you money, but theydecision that is often the biggest hurdle any future
BOTH need your attention on a grand scale in ordersuccess story has to conquer.