Found this post online thought it was very interesting….yes it is rather long

So, and now let’s dive in…

The sad fact is that about 95% all people who go online to become an Internet Marketer will fail in the end. And they not only fail but lose a lot of money in the process!

And all that happens despite the fact that the market is literally flooded with good ebooks, manuals, coaching, membership sites, (about list building, Google Adwords, traffic etc.) that were developed with only one goal in mind – to teach you the knowledge you need to become a successful marketer.

But YOU still struggle to make things work for you.

Right now you most probably belong to one of the following groups:

1. You bought numerous Internet Marketing products (or downloaded them in the member download forum ) and implemented all advice, tips and techniques in your own business. But no matter what you are doing you are just not achieving the good results you are hoping for. You have read all the testimonials and raving forum posts from other marketers who used the products with great success. But for you it’s just not happening.

2. You, too, bought every product out there. But instead of using them to start your own online business, you somehow never take any action towards actually building it. Yes, you have big dreams about it. Yes, you can imagine how thrilling it must be to live the Internet Lifestyle. Yes, you study and learn everything possible for hours a day. Yes, you know you should finally start – BUT you just don’t do it. Something is always
holding you back.

3. You have some success already. You might even earn a 4 or 5 figure income already. But your dreams are much bigger than that. The only thing is, you hit some kind of plateau and you just don’t get to the next level. You know you have the knowledge and determination but you are stuck with this level of income.

There is a reason for it, and no matter at which point you said, “Yes, that’s me,” it’s the same reason for everyone.

It’s the missing link for building the successful Internet business you are dreaming of.

Are you curious what the missing link is?

Let me start with telling you an eye-opening story ( I wrote and published this article years ago)…

“Don’t Act Like An Elephant!”

Strange statement, isn’t it?

But listen carefully because it can make the difference of success and failure in your business and private life.

So, let me explain…

You might know that in India elephants are used for manual labor. But what to do with them when they are not working? How to restrain them?

Their handlers came up with the idea to program them while they are still very young – by setting self-imposed limits into their thinking.

How does it work?

When the elephants are still small, weighing around 150 pounds, they get tied up with a very heavy rope.

All day long, the elephants try to get rid of it, whine, tug at it and some of them even try to chew it. But they can’t break free. Finally, the elephants give up and the fight is over.

And now it’s getting interesting…

From this moment on, they strongly believe that there is absolutely no chance to get rid of the rope. They accept the “fact” that the rope limits them.

And with this imprinted belief in place, their handlers are able to tie them with extremely small ropes!

And even as adults, weighing 8,000 pounds and more, they never attempt to break free because they “know” they have no chance at all!

As you can see, the elephants’ limits are not real, but exist only in their mind.

And so are we programmed with built-in-boundaries. They are also not real but exist only in our minds.

But with these imprinted belief systems, with these inner boundaries, we are unable…

- to live our lives to the fullest
- to be as successful as we could be
- to set and reach higher goals
- to make 10 times more money as we do now
- to build a successful business
- to get the promotion and pay increase
we always dreamed of
- to fulfill our true dreams and desires

The point is…

Your Inner Belief Systems Will Make Or Break Your Business!

Let me explain this with a simple ‘White Hat’ example…

Let’s say you are at a stage of your online business where you have built a list to a certain size. So far you didn’t promote anything but put your efforts into building a relationship with your list members first by providing great content.

But now you think you are ready to give it a shot. You heard about a great product and that marketers who promote this affiliate product achieve great results. For you it’s a no-brainer to go for it as well.

With your list size you expect ‘realistically’ at least 10-15 sales. You put great efforts in creating a convincing email about the product – you hit the
’send’ button – and, instead of 10 or even more sales, you make only one.

Depending on your existing inner beliefs one of two things will be happening…

A. If you have any negative beliefs in regards of your business itself or your ability of running a business successfully, you’ll experience thoughts like, “I can’t understand why this is happening to me while everyone else and their dogs are doing great promoting this product; maybe I am simply not good enough to be successful as an Internet Marketer; maybe other marketers have better lists than I; I think the experts were right by telling me that my niche might be too competitive for a newbie to have a chance to make money.” And so on…

B. If your core beliefs regarding your business and your abilities in general are positive, you might have thoughts like, “I expected a little bit more, but hey, at least I made a sale at all; I am really grateful for it; I have accomplished something; I have to tell …(spouse) about my success; I can hardly wait for the next email campaign; I expect even better results next time.” And so on…

A week later there is another opportunity to endorse a good product.
If you were the first marketer (A), you don’t feel that enthusiastic anymore but worry a little about the outcome already, but you still create a rock solid email message – you hit the ‘send’ button – and there are no sales at all from your campaign.

Now you doubt yourself even more. Your feeling of being a failure is deepening. You now really believe that something is wrong with your list. You think you entered your market too late to make any significant profit, etc.

And the worst thing that is happening, you are strengthening your already existing negative belief system! And that will make sure that you’ll go the road leading to more and more disappointments and bad outcomes. And finally you’ll quit and will be convinced Internet Marketing is just not for
you.

A damaging belief, no matter if lying open in your mind or buried deeply inside, will always sabotage a possible positive outcome, no matter how hard you try!

If you were the second marketer (B), you feel great while crafting your endorsement email. You are relaxed and grateful for the chance to make some profit again.

You feel highly motivated, and you expect even better results this time – you hit the ‘send’ button – and (drum rolls, please ) you made 4 sales this time.

You feel even more grateful. Your feeling of accomplishment is deepening. Your self-confidence is rising. And, most importantly, you are strengthening your already existing positive belief that will support you in everything you are going to do from here on.

From this moment on you are on the road to success not only in email marketing but in all areas of your business. Your positive belief, your ability to feel grateful for even small victories (sales) and your positive expectation will get you more and more things, results and circumstances you can be grateful for.

Because it is so important to understand I want to repeat it one more time.

The chances for the first marketer are slim to none to make any significant profit with his/her business. The negative belief system that is controlling his or her life will always sabotage the chance for big, long lasting success.

Bottom line: your perception of yourself is the vital key to your success.It’s because of self-imposed limits. Your inner boundaries will always sabotage true, long-lasting success – no matter what you do, no matter how hard you try.

So, I hope you now have something to think about.

Please let me know your opinion!


So I just picked up my brand new Iphone 3GS and I spent a couple hundred brand new at a discounted price because I don’t have ATT. Well it sucks here in So CAL but I think most GSM networks do anyways. If anyone knew how much I paid for this phone, people would be like you’re insane why don’t you switch to ATT and just pay like $199 – $299 for the phone. Well like any guy, I’m afraid of commitments…HA HA.

I’m very very cautious with my phone now. I handle it like a baby caressing the phone in both hands each time looking a little bit awkward. However, I found a iphone screen protector online and I decided to purchase it. It wasn’t a mirror finish because I don’t need to look at myself every 5 seconds. With a matte glare free finish, it did what it was suppose to do. I notice less smudges from my oily fingers (these are natural oils mind you) and no glare. It wasn’t too bad of a price either, it only cost me $6 shipped for two screen protectors. They even had a page on how to install the screen protector. Now I just need to decide what to do with my 2G and I need case as well.

Man it’s been pretty crazy the last couple months with the outbreak of swine flu and everybody getting sick. I know that in many major college universities that they were bombarded and campaigns were ran to prevent swine flu. Last night I was sick myself….having the chills…a headache…it sucked but a full 7 hours of sleep later I’m feeling great. I haven’t got the swine flu vaccine…why? because of all the little testing that has been done…and it doesn’t reassure me when they are having a big recall on the dosages given out before saying that they are not potent enough. Also videos like this scare me……

I don’t know anymore

So I am a new fan of poker after having watched it countless times on ESPN as they advertise the 2009 WSOP. I am a starter and found a great site with tips for the noob. The site itself is very easy to navigate through but has taught me how to play AA and KK right and how to avoid the bad beats. Articles are posted everyday so content is fresh and most of the time new. Well for me it’s great because I’m starting out in the world of poker online. Signing up to sites like Pokerstars. Visit the site www.QubeBlog.com to learn how to play poker, watch videos, talk about strategy, and much more

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Yes so i started this blog almost two months ago..we’re getting down to it where i’m almost at 100 hits….you may think to your self 100 hits in two months what a joke…..yeah. i know but i don’t promote this blog at all…it just sits and cruises along for the ride. Give me the hundred and I’ll give you guys a cookie! ha

So I was looking to buy books for next semesters classes for my little sister. I goto Campusbooks.org it’s like the best site ever. Any ways it searches through half.com, ebay, abebooks, and other popular websites. I ran into a cheap book about $35 cheaper. I go and buy the book for $98. One thing that’s weird here is because I ordered some books from them before and I got them on time and never complained. This time I go out order it and I ask where my book is they provide me with a tracking number shipped by a “unknown” company. When you click on the company url it states that they no longer deal with Textbooksnow.com I think to myself thats fairly odd. So its been three weeks I email them and still no answer they took my $98 and ran with it.. Don’t order from this site

Hello All,

Just compiled my list for the best ways to get traffic to your site check out hte list
101 ways to drive traffic to your website

1. Join MyBlogLog, add friends, and join communities.
2. Sign up for Technorati and ping it when your blog content changes.
3. Use a ping service like pingomatic to ping RSS aggregators.
4. Submit your blog to all of the directories on Robin Good’s list of RSS directories.
5. Use trackbacks.
6. Leave comments on blogs in related niches.
7. Tell your friends about your blog and specific posts.
8. Put your blog URL in your forum signatures.
9. Create link bait.
10. Tell Your newsletter subscribers about your blog.
11. Write press releases for your blog.
12. Link liberally to other blogs in your posts (many bloggers check who links to them).
13. Tag your posts using Technorati tags or a tag plug-in.
14. Submit your posts to multiple social bookmarking sites using OnlyWire.
15. Use Stumbleupon to stumble your posts.
16. Answer questions on Yahoo answers with the answers on your blog.
17. Answer questions on forums related to your niche with a link to one of your blog posts that answers the question.
18. Set up a feed on MyYahoo so that Yahoo keeps better track of your blog.
19. Make lists (My Top 5…, Ten Things…, etc.). Many of the most popular blog posts are lists like this one.
20. Use pictures. Most of the top trafficed blogs use pictures in their posts.
21. Use video on your blog.
22. Find out what people want to learn about in your blog’s niche and write about it.
23. Be the first to break a news story.
24. Use keyword research to find good keywords to use in your posts.
25. Write controversial posts.
26. Strongly Agree or strongly disagree with other bloggers and write about it with a link to their post.
27. Make it easy for your readers to sign up for your RSS feed.
28. Make it easy for your readers to Digg your posts.
29. Ask your readers to submit your posts to social bookmarking sites (Digg, Reddit, etc.).
30. Interview well known people in your industry (it’s working well for me).
31. Give credit to the blogs that inspire your posts.
32. Don’t be boring.
33. Write for beginners.
34. Participate in group writing projects.
35. Participate in blog memes.
36. Create a blog meme and tag your friends.
37. Participate in blog carnivals.
38. Post at different times of the day.
39. Submit your best posts to article directories.
40. Write Killer Content.
41. Start a group blog. These tend to get more traffic, because more people are creating conent and more people are promoting it.
42. Have guest posters.
43. Create a blog meme and tag an A-list blogger who you like.
44. Submit your blog to regular web directories (like DMOZ, etc.).
45. Join SpicyPage and promote your blog on it.
46. Join a blog webring.
47. Sign up for BlogWoods and promote your blog on it.
48. Join LinkAndBlog and do link and blog challenges.
49. Submit your best posts to Netscape.
50. Exchange Ads (not blogroll links) with complementary blogs.
51. Trade blog roll links with related blogs.
52. Sign up for Rojo. Subscribe to your feed and click “add mojo” on your better articles.
53. Add a plug-in to notify users of new comments (I REALLY need to do this).
54. Make it easy for your visitors to submit your post to ALL social bookmarking sites (not just Digg).
55. Add a tell-a-friend script or plug-in to your posts.
56. Make it easy for your visitors to bookmark your page in their browser.
57. Make it easy for people to link to your blog.
58. Use easy to read fonts.
59. Use a professional looking blog design.
60. Make your blog easy to navigate.
61. Highlight your most popular posts.
62. Write posts that ask provocative questions.
63. Use questions for the title of your blog posts (you knew that was coming).
64. Use good keywords in your post titles.
65. Reply to every question you get through email.
66. Reply to every question you get on your blog.
67. E-mail other bloggers about your really good post(s) (breaking news posts).
68. Offer free stuff related to your niche (tools, ebooks, etc).
69. Run a contest.
70. Publish videos on YouTube with the URL for your site at the beginning and end of the video.
71. Install a translation plug-in or use a translation service to translate your blog into foreign languages.
72. Put Your URL on everything that goes out of your house (business cards, stationary, mailing labels, etc.).
73. Go through listible.com’s list of web 2.0 sites and promote your blog on all web 2.0 sites that apply.
74. Search for Wikis related to your niche to submit your blog to. For example, for this blog the search phrase would be “make money online wiki” or “internet marketing wiki”.
75. Give regular polls (use a poll plug-in like democracy for this).
76. Add trivia quiz pages.
77. Add ecard pages.
78. Add a forum for your visitors to discuss more on your niche.
79. Add a wiki to your blog .
80. Join Hubpages and post links to your blog from articles you write.
81. Join Blink List and make a list of blogs with your blog in it.
82. Join 43 Things and write a list of 43 things you want to achieve (include your blog url in the list).
83. Join Blogger Party (and/or other free blog systems). Then write posts that link back to your blog.
84. Make a Squidoo lens (or more than one) with a link to your blog.
85. Provide Wikipedia articles with links to your blog where it makes sense.
86. Tell people you will link back to them if they review your blog (like John Chow).
87. Join Blog Catalog (kind of like MyBlogLog).
88. Create a MySpace Page. Put your blog on it, and get some friends.
89. Use SEO (Search Engine Optimization).
90. Use good grammar. People will be happy with your writing.
91. Submit your blog to directories in your niche.
92. Email or Instant message your friends to Digg, stumbelupon, etc. your post.
93. Link to your blog from other websites and blogs you own.
94. Write a post about the top x bloggers in your niche or state or country, etc. Then tell them about, so they will want to link back to you.
95. Promote your posts on related newsgroups.
96. Post frequently.
97. Submit your site to free website review sites like coolsiteoftheday.
98. Search for .edu sites with link pages, forums, directories, and wikis to submit your link to.
99. Give out blogging awards and tell the bloggers you are giving the awards to about it.
100. Pray. (That’s just always good advice)…
101. Make a 101 list.

Hope everyone had a nice day off on labor day and it was a time spent instead of working but enjoying family and life.
Positive thinking is my philosophy and it has helped me a lot throughout life. You always want to think positive? Why? Well because thinking negatively just brings negative things up. You must do and what you think. So if you think positive you’re going to be doing positive things. If you’re wanting to start a venture think positively about it and you might surprise yourself with what actions you take. Here are some things you can say to yourself to think positively and overall boost your own self confidence

  • I am confident and efficient as I allow the Power within me to motivate and activate my consciousness
  • My actions are the logical outgrowth of this awareness. Success meets all my endeavors for I am adequate to deal with every area of my life
  • I am continually receptive to new ways and methods for my greatest goods
  • As I become more aware of my power to see, I am also more aware of my will to do
  • I can do it
  • I am a highly intelligent person with great traits

This excerpt is taken from dr. Robert Anthony’s book the “Ultimate Guide to Total Self Confidence” it is a good book if you have any trouble in that department or just need a refresher in life. It makes you look at things in a different way, maybe your life sucks right now go read the book. I’ll add more in a later post as I am filled up with work…

Anyways So i was browsing the web and ran into this video of the crazy ol rob dyrdek…
Rob Dyrdek is up to his ridiculous yet extremely entertaining nonsense again and this time he builds a mini go-kart version of Ken Block’s Suburu rally car. They put together this interesting and pretty darn cool video or driving stunts and wild behavior. Eveything that Dyrdek touches seems to turn to hilarious gold, so why wouldn’t this work. Check it out and you will agree.

anyways go sign up for full tilt and buy some banner stands to all a good day

Also I have listed another site i’ve been working on very hard www.qubeshop.com

man it has only been about two months since I’ve graduated college and with all my friends back home heading back for the fall semester…….I’ve been missing the good ol college days.

  • The “late night into morning” days where you party till dawn and pass out at 8AM.
  • Waking up to a head pounding headache, and wanting to grab some breakfast with some friends to talk about the night before.
  • Waking up in a random person’s house getting up and saying WTF happened

  • Basically the movie the Hangover puts it best. Now a days it’s waking up at 8AM getting to work on time working a 9-5 job. Getting home and being to tired to go work out or hang out with friends. Falling asleep at 10PM on a Friday or Saturday night. It’s like WHOA am I getting that old that I’m going to sleep so early? No it’s because you’re in the real world working to survive and put food on the table…….
    please go buy some banner stands to make me happy and if your in COLLEGE ENJOY IT WHILE IT LASTS!!

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