Never Give Up Hope…You Really Can Start Your Own Internet Business!
Is It Time You Started Your Own On-line Business?
In 1944 , during the 2nd world war, a group of Allied prisoners being held in Stalag Luft III in Poland , embarked upon a bold plan to escape their nazi captors, this has been called “The Great Escape” and has been immortalised both in books and film, you see in time of war it is considered a prisoner’s duty to try to escape captivity and return to their own forces so they can continue the fight against oppression or whatever it is they are fighting for, you may well have read stories or seen films based on the exploits of prisoners of war, and may be aware that the punishment meted out both to escapees who were later recaptured and to the other prisoners left behind was harjjsh to say the least, indeed escapees who were later recaptured often faced the ultimate punishment … death by firing squad.
But despite all the setbacks and misfortune, despite the seemingly insurmountable odds against success and a certainty that anyone recaptured would be put to death, still these brave young souls refused to accept their lot in life as prisoners so with the courage, commitment, perseverance and absolute determination to succeed they kept on working toward their ultimate goal of freedom, some gained that freedom and made it home safe, but many more didn’t , the odds were stacked against them but still they tried anyway, so what on earth has this got to do with starting your own home business that will change your life?
Read the above paragraph again, slowly, do words like “setback”, “insurmountable odds”, “refused to accept their lot in life”, “courage”, “commitment”, “perseverance”, “determination”, “the odds were stacked against them”, “but still they tried anyway”.
So the story is about a group of people who did not like their confinement and loss of freedom, and who decided to do something about it …
Compare that with modern life, how it is so expensive to have your own home (rented or owned) to raise a family, to drive a reasonable car, to give your family a decent holiday each year, just raising your family’s standard of living is a constant uphill struggle.
Now I’m sure you have heard many times how you don’t need money to be happy, that material things don’t matter etc, (the only people I have ever heard say those things were either broke, always have been and probably always will be, or monks). Yes some people can be happy with very little in life, but I know from personal experience how struggling from day to day to pay the bills, put food on the table, keep a roof over our heads, clothe my children, can be very stressful when you realise that yet again we have spent more than we earn because the car needed urgent repairs to get it through its MOT or the toilet became blocked and needed the services of a plumber, or a washing machine packed in and the fridge loses its cool … and so on, so we borrow money, eventually we pay that back, then not long later we borrow again … and so on and so on.
It’s groundhog day, after day, after day, when my employer provides over-time I’m there 7 days a week, the kids miss me, my marriage comes under even more strain …I’ve no way out and no hope of making things better, or have I?
Because one day I became informed of “alternatives, and opportunities”, I started looking into the possibility of working from home, because just like those prisoners of war I wanted, needed, a way out… does this situation sound familiar to you?.
After More than 2 years of studying, buying products by the bin full, following conflicting information and generally going round in circles I have finally (with a bit of help!) Found my direction, I am just now starting to see the fruit of my labours, no I’m not rolling in cash, but I am starting to make one or 2 sales online, it’s only a trickle of money right now but by holding my course, applying what I have so far learned, and continuing to educate myself about working from home and making money online that trickle will gain momentum and eventually give me the freedom from financial worry, freedom from working 7 days a week and freedom to give my children opportunities in life they might otherwise never have.
And do you know why I have reached this position (notice I say “why” and not how … that comes later) it’s because, like those prisoners of war, I refuse to accept my situation, I refuse to be restricted and dictated to by the hand that life has dealt me, I know that by starting my own online business I can correct the work/reward imbalance which for so long has seen me working like a slave to support my family.
I already have some of the seeds of success in place, now I just need to nurture them as they slowly grow and take shape … the shape of my new life …
Success isn’t given to us on a plate, we have to work for it, earn it, mould and shape it to our own personal requirements, and yes it can be done, I’m on my way now because like those poor unfortunate POWs I absolutely refuse to accept there isn’t a better way, starting your own online business is not that hard if you follow proven methods of people who have already made it or are in the process of making it.
Now for the bad news … many people who start an online business fail to get anywhere, they fail to make enough sales to justify the outlay, or don’t make any sales at all, some people don’t even get as far as putting up their own website before finding it is just too hard for them and giving up, the sad fact is at least half of these people actually could set up and run a successful business if they only kept trying, refused to give up, refused to even consider failure and just kept on working at it, even more of those “failures” could vastly improve their chances of fulfilling their dreams if only they signed up to a mentoring program, like I did.
But to have any chance of success you must adopt a mentality like those POWs, … you want to change your life, you want true financial freedom, you want to be in a position where you can live life on your terms …
and you can do this, but you must have the desire to change and improve your life, commitment to do whatever it takes to help bring about that change, perseverance to work and work and work until you get it right, determination to never give up regardless of the obstacles, to never give in, to never accept defeat, other people have achieved fantastic success on the Internet, many started from worse positions than me and you, now those people are earning more in a single week than we earn in a year. Those prisoners of war faced death if they failed, you face groundhog day if you fail,
Those prisoners who did not try to escape condemned themselves to captivity till the end of the war, many died in captivity anyway,
If you don’t try to change your life, nothing will change for the better and you will never know true freedom, it’s your choice, fear is just an illusion, and can be conquered with the right mindset, if you tell yourself you can’t do something you have already made it 10 times more difficult than it actually is.
So where do we start?, well you could sign up to my newsletter (the opt-in form is to your right) which is aimed at anyone wanting to start an on-line business.
Every day or so for about a month I’ll send you information covering many of the basics that are essential for you to learn if you want to stand a chance of making a regular income on-line, this mini foundation course wont cost you a penny but is packed with value!, I’ll also throw in a few freebies too which are designed to compliment what I am teaching, so go ahead and sign up right now, it’s free and if you decide at any time you don’t want any more mailings from me… every email I send has an easy one click unsubscribe link at the bottom.
Before you leave my blog, a pop-up window will appear inviting you to sign up for a special report and training video from top British marketer (and my mentor) John Thornhill, this is excellent stuff and you really must read the report and watch the training video if you are serious about making money on-line, just enter your name and email address, click submit and you will receive a confirmation email, clicking the link in that email tells me I can send you more useful information…then you will be automatically directed to a special download page with the free report, the ‘I.M. Advantage’, well worth a read, and under that is the brilliant training video.
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Wishing you happiness and success…
Pete Chapman
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Hi Pete,
What an emotive introduction, to use the Great Escape as an analogy to represent determination. I can see the parallels. Like you, have invested in numerous products with little return.
This time however, I am excited and optimistic about John’s program. The results seem to be appearing, although like the POWs, I’m in this for the long-term, expecting plenty of hurdles and disappointments a along the way.
Will study your site a lot more as there is plenty of valuable content to glean from. Thanks for that and good luck with your journey.
Regards
Gareth
Hi Gareth, thanks for your comment.
Unlike those POW’s we are not fighting for our lives, however we are fighting to CHANGE our lives and that can often require almost as much hard work and determination.
For most of us the journey to (financial) freedom is not an easy one, which is why so many fall by the way side and fail to get anywhere, but if we set our sights on the end result we want, and stay the course, then success is absolutely achievable!.
I wont wish you luck on your personal journey Gareth, because it’s not about luck, I’ll just say keep faith in yourself, never forget your dreams and never ever think you cant do it!
Regards
Pete
Making money online! Sure is hard work but if you have a plan and a sales strategy then the sky is the limit.It amazes me at the scale of the whole thing, such a huge market place millions and millions of potential customers. People really need to get their heads round that first.
Oh! China has a Billion people with no access to any social media. Thats right no Facebook, no Youtube, no Twitter Scary really. If they all get full access one day how big does that make the pie? and how big a slice do you need for your business?
Best Wishes
Clive
Hi Clive thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment, yes the whole internet business thing is huge, and yes there is room for us all to make money with it if we do things properly and treat it as the serious business it is, too many people however fall by the wayside when they become overwhelmed by the apparent complexity of it all. But it’s like any skilled job… takes time to learn and loads of dedication and determination.
China…now there’s an interesting thought!
Cheers
Pete
Hi Pete
This is quite a thought provoking post!!
I full concur with the developing the right determination and mindset to do something about the circumstances that you don’t want in your life.
Personally, I’m all for a nice good sized house, paid for, a luxury car and be financially free. So that would mean I’m not a Monk!! LoL!!
This post is very encouraging and helps put things into a positive perspective. I’ve watched the film, but, never really thought of what they went through in that way. When it is next on the box, or, the DVD gets a chance of being played, will look at it with a new viewpoint.
Keep these thought provoking posts coming!!
Here’s to the life that each and everyone of us desires – be it health, wealth or happiness or, ideally all three in abundance!!
Kind regards
Hi Malcolm glad you liked my post and thanks for leaving a comment, when you look at all the hardships people before us have been through it really makes learning the whole I.M. game seem simple in comparison (although for most of us it is not), my hope is that people will read this post and really get stuck in to changing their lives for the better because having the determination to do that is the key.
Another good example of unbelievable suffering and the determination to survive is the story of the ‘Bridge On The River Quai’, now that’s an idea for a future post…
Cheers
Pete
Hi Pete!
Great post! Mindset is very important. After having been one of those that started and then gave up many years ago, it took me a very long time to come around again. This time however I am back with a determination I simply did not have then. I’ve charted my course and make sure I do not deviate from it. Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Xavier Fransisco
Hi Xavier thanks for stopping by, also like you my interest in internet marketing began many years ago (about 1998), when I bought a few physical info products, how-to books and video courses. Back then I did not have either the determination nor the ‘need’ to succeed in the world of I.M, and after a while my interest just faded out, until not very long ago when I found my circumstances had changed and I discovered my ‘need’, and right on the heels of that NEED came the determination to succeed, now I sometimes stop myself and look back in amazement at what I have achieved compared with how I used to think all that time ago, there really is nothing like the world of I.M.
Keep working at it my friend and your time will come…
Cheers
Pete
Hi Pete,
Great post – and what a wonderful way to relay it. I think this information is inspiring and I am really eager to see your next post.
Warmest wishes
Paula x