| This article address the possibility that many failures | | | | on working the business but I never put enough |
| in home business have more to do with focus than | | | | effort into on opportunity before I took on another. |
| effort and provide methods to increase focus to | | | | In meditation class when someone was not focused |
| create success. | | | | we would say they had a wild monkey that would |
| I was fired form my job of 9 years and I had to | | | | cause their mind to wander from one subject to |
| make money fast. The internet was an area that I | | | | another. The teacher would say You must tame |
| was familiar with and I thought I was pretty good | | | | the wild monkey or you must develop the focus |
| getting around. But business is business, it make no | | | | needed to succeed in life. |
| difference if it’s on the net or the corner of | | | | So applying the same principle in business that I use |
| 12th and Market you must treat your business with | | | | in life here is the lesson learned. If you have not |
| the same respect. (Lesson learned) | | | | chosen an affiliate program yet, do your homework |
| I got hooked on the freedom the internet and home | | | | before you select one. Even a program that’s |
| business offered and knew right away that this was | | | | free to join can be draining after advertising and |
| the business for me. | | | | other business necessities. |
| So I emerged myself in every thing that had | | | | - Select and affiliate program that has a history of |
| anything to do with making money at home. I joined | | | | success, and put all your energies in that company. If |
| ever major affiliate program there was especially | | | | you become passionate about that product it will be |
| those that were endorsed my internet marketing | | | | much easier to develop a downline or sell the product |
| gurus like Matt Morris, Stone Evans, Derek Gehl and | | | | to others if you believe in it. Strong Future |
| many more. And in less than 8 months I was more | | | | International (SFI) is the first to come to mind, but |
| broke than I started off! | | | | there are others. |
| I had done the home work spent the money on | | | | - If possible get a mentor. Someone that had already |
| advertisement and every other tip , secret and | | | | become successful in the business and is not afraid |
| revolutionary method there was but still my income | | | | to give you the kind of advice that will allow you to |
| was less than a tenth of my spending. | | | | be successful. |
| Failing isn’t something that I’m afraid | | | | - Educate yourself many companies like leadersclub |
| of, I believe that you must fail to understand how to | | | | and Success University exist to help you avoid the |
| succeed but heck there were people starting up and | | | | most common mistakes online. But understand that |
| making money their first week with many of these | | | | will try to get you to promote their product as well. |
| programs but not me. Somehow there was an | | | | My suggestion is to do it only if you are already |
| ingredient that I was missing from my work at home | | | | somewhat successful with you first endeavor. |
| plan that others had. But what was is? | | | | - Educate yourself more; it is your responsibility to |
| My money was running out and none of my many | | | | educate yourself not any company, don’t |
| opportunities were successful, I had to cut back on | | | | depend on them alone. |
| something or sell my house to keep up this spending. | | | | - Remove anything from your life that is not |
| So I sat down in my living room and just thought of | | | | beneficial to your success |
| all the opportunities that promoted and which I had | | | | - Never read any email about another new |
| to let go. I thought about how I would promote the | | | | opportunity, until you have made at least three |
| remaining opportunities, I thought about how I would | | | | months of success with your first. And even then I |
| get a larger downline, I thought about and a | | | | would not look into another opportunity until I am no |
| visualized everything I had been doing over the last | | | | longer making money form the first. |
| few months and I focused on what I had to do to | | | | - If you have a downline build wide rather than deep |
| change the way things were going. Then it hit me! | | | | and teach them to focus like you! |
| The real reason I was not successful in internet | | | | Remember stay focused! Tame that wild monkey |
| marketing I had no focus. | | | | and make money! |
| It wasn’t that I didn’t have any focus | | | | |