Motivation - Only YOU Can Do It!

The Internet Marketing and home based business boom has virtually drowned us in various programs and systems through which you can earn money by working from home. The problem with this is that many people seem to have forgotten that "working at home" actually means WORKING, even if it is in the comfort of your own home. If I had a dollar for every person who signed up for program after program, and then just sat down and waited for something to happen - I would be rich enough to buy a small country. The worst part is that those who fall into this trap end up broke and will thus despise everything that has to do with Internet marketing for the rest of their lives. One reason for this phenomena is undoubtably the somewhat unrealistic claims often being made in sales letters for Internet marketing tools and programs. And many network marketing programs would have you believe that you "just have to sign up" and then the system will do all the work for you. However, I don't think we can shift all of the blame on "the system". After all, when was the last time you believed a typical tv-commercial or sales pitch to be 100% objective and truthful? What makes you think advertising on the Internet would be any different? Regardless of what you are trying to promote online, be it your own product(s), an affiliate program or a multi-level marketing company, the fact is that it will take time and effort before you reach your goal. Your mental attitude towards the project is therefore of utmost importance. Information on specific things, like getting web site traffic or publishing your own newsletter, is readily available on good sites about home based business and Internet Marketing - just like the site you are visiting right now. Finding people who will teach you all they know about Internet marketing is not a problem. But it will be entirely up to you to take action and realize your dreams. Self Motivation and Mental Training It is therefore important that you firmly believe that you CAN and WILL be successful with your chosen program or product. In fact you should stand up in front of a mirror right now and tell yourself exactly what you expect to accomplish with this program and that, no matter what, you will reach your goal. This is a technique called autosuggestion and it is discussed in great detail in the book