Success Through Failure

Failure is something nobody likes to go through or experience, in fact some people dislike it so much that they avoid it altogether and cancel anything which may put them at risk of failing.

But there is something to be said about failure not only in terms of business but in all areas of life, it teaches you what doesn't work to reach your goal. Some of the most successful people are open and actually willing to fail because ironically through all their failures they are one step closer to success. Thomas Edison is a great example of someone open and accepting of failure because it taught him valuable lessons about his most noteworthy invention,

"I remember thinking about my early attempts to come up with the right material for a light bulb. I had tried a thousand different elements and all had failed. A colleague of mine asked me if he felt my time had been wasted, since I had discovered nothing. 'Hardly,' I retorted briskly. 'I have discovered a thousand things that don't work.'"

When you discover what doesn't work you can go back and think about why it doesn't work. Rethink how you would have done it differently. Once you've accepted failure as an important teaching tool instead of a cruel punishment than do something else and see if it doesn't work too. Remember, there are no failures just lessons.

The thing about success is it is a process of failures. With a positive mindset about failure you can make the journey more worthwhile.

Your Million Dollar Idea

It's the moment in time every entrepreneur dreams about: When your neurons fire off an idea that you're absolutely sure will not only work but one that will bring in a high yielding revenue stream. Everybody has good ideas forming in their brain everyday, but how does one come up with a million-dollar idea that translate into successful long term business?

Firstly, have a long term mindset. Stop thinking of about getting a quick buck. Do some long-term planning and research for your idea. Begin to develop a business model around it. It's important to know if your business or product is going succeed or fail before getting capital and time invested.

Secondly, if you know your idea is going to work after planning out all the long-term logistics, spring into action. Don't sit on the idea. It is crucial to act as soon as possible because action is the key to success.

Lastly, be patient. The time it takes to grow your business takes time- time which will be measured in years. Don't give up if you don't achieve instant success because.

For more help you can read how successful business owners got their million-dollar ideas here .

Start an ebay Business Today

Selling items through ebay is one of the hottest and fastest growing small business opportunities to make money online.

But since so many people are selling on ebay, the competition for every market is increasing daily. But how does one go about creating a successful ebay business when millions of others are trying to do the same, with varying degrees of success. Entrepreneur.com has a great help center that will jump start your ebay success.

Primal Business and Our Inner Ape

As humans our instincts drive us to have more and do more. This is only natural for higher order animals to need to keep themselves occupied and consistently stimulated, but sometimes these instincts will be come to along with us when they really should've stayed have, sometimes slipping out in the inappropriate place and placing out reputations at risk.

Now that the verdict is in on Eron CEO Kenneth Lay people are left wondering what drives a man who is already wealthy and successful to gain more through illegal means which puts everything and everyone at risk. Why? Is it greed? Stupidity? Turns out it's has to do with our primal instincts.

Read why.

Choose It!

Anyone starting their own small business knows it's hard to make those crucial first decisions.

Do you start a business centered around what you love or one centered around what’s hot? Family and friends remind you “do what you love and the money will come.”

Well, when will it come? What if what you love doesn't have a large audience? Would you be able to make a decent income? Or what if that area is too competitive? Then there are other decisions waiting for you that can make or break your business, go offline or online? Or both? But when? How? Where? And once your business is finally off the ground do you work harder or work smarter? Should you continue what you're doing or try to adapt your business plan to emerging trends?

All those questions swirling around your conscious make your head spin and when you look for answers you find yourself spending money on books written by self appointed "gurus" who really aren’t much help at all. Turning to your family for help leaves you with answers you're not really looking for, even though they mean well. You find yourself wasting precious time and wonder if your business will ever get off the ground.

Now you feel desperate and you're listening to any advice anyone gives you, and in some cases their advice costs an outrageous amount of money.

You know the answers are floating around out there (sometimes they are right under your nose) but you can't seem to get the answers you need when you want them, or at all for that matter. There's no aide that can assist you in a way catered to your specific needs. Until now.

Choose It! is a revolutionary piece of decision making software created by Dr. Ken Evoy, founder of Site Sell and author of one the best selling books on e-commerce, Make Your Site Sell. Finally, you can get a straight answer right when you want it without wasting time or money. It's free to use and available to anyone who needs help making a decision. It's like your own digital decision making consultant. Don't loose anymore time spent in mental limbo Choose it or loose it.

Hot Startups

Money Magazine has posted the winners of their young startup competiton and the lessons they learned along the way.

Write an Ebook and Profit From Your Knowledge

Ebooks are the way to make money on the Internet right now. Everyone has at least one ebook inside of them.

Whatever you do in life or wherever you go, you build and absorb knowledge and expertise. Though, some people think what they know is not important or people would never buy a book about what they know. You'd be surprised.

There are people who are waiting for your knowledge right now, in some cases what people know isn't available as an ebook and a large group of people are just waiting to grab up your knowledge.

Many ebook authors write about a wide range of subjects such as photography, architecture, travel, collecting and any other subject you can think of and they make money doing it too.

If you're thinking of writing an ebook there is a must have resource on how to write about what you love while making a tidy profit from it. Make Your Knowledge Sell It is the best resource on writing an ebook I have ever come across.

So don’t keep your knowledge to yourself, make your knowledge sell.

Important Business Lessons From American Idol

The national phenomenon that is American Idol has now become mega successful worldwide hit since the show began in 2002 and it is continually increasing in popularity.

Many fans have been watching the show and have been keeping track of the latest happenings with contestants. But another group of people have been keeping a close eye on the series, businessmen. Find out why

Quest for Success

The life long question of what creates success has sent people on quests to find this mysterious "secret." Scholars have studied it intensely from their armchairs and many have scrutinized and analyzed it for years.

In all truth there really is no "universal secret" to success, the secret is inside of you. It is individual to each person. In fact, it is probably right under your nose and you don't even know it. Every one, yes every single person on this planet, has something special inside of them just waiting to flourish into success.

It could be a skill, ability, a piece of knowledge or even a personality trait that people are just waiting for. Yes, there are actually people, at this very moment, waiting for your special skill to become know to them.

What we hear and know about success only plants the seeds we already possess to provide the water and light to make those seeds grow. It may sound cheesy, cliché, trite etc... but it is true.

The key to success is inside of you.

Fear Factor

Fear is one of the biggest things that holds people back from getting something they want.

Robert Kiyosaki, author of the best selling book Rich Dad Poor Dad has an interesting article on how to overcome fear when venturing out into entrepreneurship. He notes the importance of feeling the fear but venturing after opportunities anyway. Feel the fear and do it anyway. You can read more at entrepreneur.com

Liberate Your Life

This blog is all about the journey of making money online. From the pitfalls to the glory stories. We tell it all.