Never Give Up On Your Goals- Ever

There's a great thread going on at the Warrior Forum right now about someone asking for help who was on the verge of giving up. While I seldom respond to threads over there and opt to silently browse through the topics that thread ignited something inside of me to respond and help.

Let me share with you a story which I hope will inspire those who are on the verge of giving up to continue on. I've never revealed this before.

I nearly gave up myself trying to make money online, on more than one occasion.

When I started out online I would get mesmerized by ebooks, sales letters and other success stories about people earning six figures or more per year.

I was motivated to make that kind of money also. I set off in that direction not knowing how to bridge the gap between where I was and where I wanted to go. I had very little SEO knowledge, absolutely no marketing knowledge and no plan.

I signed up for Adsense and waited for the money to come rolling in when I put up the code on my brand new site. When I checked my stats the next morning and every morning after I saw I hadn't gotten one click. Needless to say I got discouraged after a couple months. The truth is I was bumbling around not knowing what to do or how to do it to get myself going.

When I finally got a couple of people to visit my site and I got my first Adsense click many months after signing up. I was elated; money could be made with Adsense after all. It was only a couple of cents but I saw the potential to make it grow. I wasn't quite sure how though, I didn't get any more clicks after that for the rest of the month.

Doubt and fear started to close in. With limited knowledge of website promotion I started to wonder what I had gotten myself into. Yes I got a couple cents but that wasn't near the amount I wanted. Could I actually make a livable income from the Internet or was I being lied to? Would I only get a click or so a year?

I began to feel the financial strain on my life. My family began loosing faith in my online business. It got to a point where arguments would break out at the dinner table. People told me I would never earn enough to make a living and the only way to make any money was at a job. I gave in and started to look for a real job. I was on the verge of giving up.

Though, one day while browsing through the classifieds, I remembered a quote I heard from an episode of 20/20 about successful entrepenur Christopher Gardner. I always think of it when I feel fear, doubt, worry or wonder: "Whether you think you can or you think you can't your right."

I had backed myself into a corner and I was the only one who could get myself out of it. I was faced with a fork in the road where I could throw in the towel and get a job or I could roll up my sleeves, find information as I take action and accomplish what I originally set out to do.

I started to take action slowly at first and then taking more as my confidence increased. I eventually promoted affiliate products, got more visitors to my website, and discovered article marketing among other forms of marketing. I got some more Adsense clicks and a month later I got my first affiliate commission.

I was just as happy as when I got my first Adsense click, if not more. The money came in slowly and then on a weekly basis.

Take action and do more of whatever is working. I realize now I wasn't taking enough action on the level of where I wanted to be. I also realize if I gave up there would be no chance of any success. I wouldn't have accomplished what I have done thus far. I wouldn't have learned all the valuable information about business. I wouldn't have grown as a person either because I would be giving into my comfort zone.

Finally, I was setting my short-term financial target too high. While it’s great to have large profits in mind you need to make one dollar before you make a million.

Make a plan of action, take that action and never give up on your ultimate goal. Learn what you need to know in order to bridge the gap between where you are now and where you want to be and take action, repeatedly.

There's golden information online. But don't get hung up on trying to find all the information you think you need before you take action. That's like waiting for all the traffic lights to be green on you route before pulling out of the driveway. Just focus on a proven method to make more money and learn as you go. You don't have to be perfect you just have to get going.

Don't be afraid to fail either. Failure is not a punishment, only a teaching tool. If something doesn't work out the way you wanted it to, it's okay. The world won't end. You can always adjust and rectify a situation if needed.

Whatever you do just don't give up. The world would have never progressed to where it is today if the great inventors or entrepreneurs just gave up. Change your mindset to get rid of fear, doubt, worry and wonder as you work.

Don't let other people's conventional wisdom stand in the way either. Remember, whether you think you can or you think you can't you're right.

Reaching Goals: Give Yourself a Reason

After nearly a month long holiday break I'm back.

There's nothing more important to me than family and friends and it was good to take a break from my business and spend some time with the one's I love. It feels good to work when I want where I want and be able to do what I want. But my business is not only about my wants, it's was started with others in mind.

Many people get started online without first setting a definitive, specific goal. Goal setting is a crucial step to becoming successful in anything.

The goal of starting your own business is not just to make lot's of money, it's to get freedom to do... what you want, when you want, where you want.

When you give yourself a better reason to reach or finally go for your goals and eventually become successful. Your specific, individual reason will change something inside of you. Something will click and you will become driven to achieve your goal(s) more readily than if you just state a vague goal.

For some people it's the goal to live a certain lifestyle. Have the dream house, luxury car(s) and the power to buy what you want.

For others it's about family. They want their kid's to get a great education. They want to see their parent's not have to work for someone else. When you incorporate others into your goals you give yourself greater power to archive them because your doing it for someone. Your success becomes their success.

One of my favorite mantra's is the more money I make the more money I can give back.

What's your reason to achieve your goals? Is it about living the life? Being your own boss? Family?

Give yourself a specific reason and watch your success increase.