Making money online – The Frustration

You probably heard this from so many online gurus that promise you that
you can have success right away once you get started by joining them. They
probably pulled you in with another captivating video of them getting out
their Ferrari convincing you what they teach you is guaranteed to work
and BOOM!, you were sold.

Back when I started network marketing in 2012, I thought once I got started,
I would be on easy street. Those streets had too many detours and almost
gave up getting to the destination. Getting little to no results was
frustrating and tiring. When you have no support group while trying to
figure this out on your own, that’s when the pain begins.

What you thought was going to take off in a matter of days, seeing all of that
money go into your bank account. Finally getting that brand BMW, that dream
is shattered because you still haven’t been able to have a breakthrough.
Your thoughts gave you that pleasure while your vision shows you the life
you could have. But when you did all that for a whole or two and you didn’t
even generate 1 lead let alone 1 dollar, you were in for a painful experience.

Most of these successful marketers probably had the same issues, trying to
figure this system out on their own. No one showed them a solid step-by-step
blueprint on what exactly they needed to be doing. And the one thing that I’m
certain got in their way is not having the right mindset. Do you struggle with
your mindset? Right now you’re asking…

Let’s say you have 2 guys named Josh and the other is Matt.

Josh is a struggling post office employee and when he’s at home, he’s looking
for ways to make money online. When Josh finally finds a system that educates
him step-by-step on how to start making sales, he pulls out his credit card
ready to buy. Josh says to himself: “I know my success isn’t guaranteed once I
start this, I just want to learn from the best and not give up. No matter how
many times I fail, I will do whatever it takes to succeed. I know it will happen!”

Matt on the other hand has a good-paying job but wants just a little bit more so
he finds an opportunity where he’s sucked in by this top guru with the captivating
videos showing off the mansion, the boat, and all his collection of Ferrari’s telling
the world they too can have this kind of success once they sign up today.

They could start making money fast without spending a dime. Matt is sold on the
guru’s false ideas and joins. So Matt says “This is going to change the game for sure.
I’ll have everyone wanting to join me. And if nothing comes out of this once I do
the work, I’ll quit and find something else to do!”

Noticed how Josh is willing to learn how to make money online while Matt on the other
hand is easily tricked by a person that uses material things to get him to buy. Nothing
about education and/or personal development was mentioned. He was sold on the
idea that he could get rich quick without having to invest in coaching.

So who do you think will have success? Josh obviously right? It could be Matt too but the
problem with people like Matt is mindset issues. People are stuck in a place where they
are spinning on a hamster wheel.

Remember how Matt was looking at the rewards but not following his passion, getting the
necessary education that will propel him for success while Josh did the opposite? Doing
something for all your hard work and not getting anything in return is a sense of
gratification. That’s not the mentality of an entrepreneur. Employees think this way.

You can’t build a make-money-online business on emotion. What if this business doesn’t
work, just throw in the towel calling it quits. The value in building any business
requires education, thinking like an entrepreneur, not an employee. You must change
your mindset each day. Learn something in the marketplace that interests you and implement
what you’re learning.

Work on yourself every day the way you work for a steady paycheck. It takes months, years
of practice of training your mind to stop listening to all the negativity the
subconscious mind tells you. Feed it positivity. Listen to people like Anthony Robbins,
Gary Vaynerchuk, Ralph Smart, the list goes on. Stay positive, learn from others that
are successful that have walked the same path as you.

Work on yourself for the next several months, if you have a journal, write down exactly what
you did that and what you didn’t do that you said you would do. Hold yourself accountable
for your daily routine. If you don’t have the right mindset and have no discipline, or
you’re not consistent, then I’m sorry this but you’re in for a painful experience.

Don’t be like Matt.

To your success,
Jason Hopkins