Taming the Wild Monkey

This article address the possibility that many failureson working the business but I never put enough
in home business have more to do with focus thaneffort into on opportunity before I took on another.
effort and provide methods to increase focus toIn 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 tocause their mind to wander from one subject to
make money fast. The internet was an area that Ianother. The teacher would say “You must tame
was familiar with and I thought I was pretty goodthe wild monkey” or you must develop the focus
getting around. But business is business, it make noneeded to succeed in life.
difference if it’s on the net or the corner ofSo applying the same principle in business that I use
12th and Market you must treat your business within 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 homebefore you select one. Even a program that’s
business offered and knew right away that this wasfree 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 joinedsuccess, and put all your energies in that company. If
ever major affiliate program there was especiallyyou become passionate about that product it will be
those that were endorsed my internet marketingmuch easier to develop a downline or sell the product
gurus like Matt Morris, Stone Evans, Derek Gehl andto others if you believe in it. Strong Future
many more. And in less than 8 months I was moreInternational (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 andbecome successful in the business and is not afraid
revolutionary method there was but still my incometo 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 toand Success University exist to help you avoid the
succeed but heck there were people starting up andmost common mistakes online. But understand that
making money their first week with many of thesewill try to get you to promote their product as well.
programs but not me. Somehow there was anMy suggestion is to do it only if you are already
ingredient that I was missing from my work at homesomewhat 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 manyeducate yourself not any company, don’t
opportunities were successful, I had to cut back ondepend 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 ofbeneficial 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 theopportunity, until you have made at least three
remaining opportunities, I thought about how I wouldmonths of success with your first. And even then I
get a larger downline, I thought about and awould not look into another opportunity until I am no
visualized everything I had been doing over the lastlonger 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 internetRemember stay focused! Tame that wild monkey
marketing I had no focus.and make money!
It wasn’t that I didn’t have any focus