Internet Business and Personal Success

If you’re anything like I used to be, you’ve purchased a zillion information products touting to be the latest and greatest thing in making vast amounts of money online. Each time you look for answers outside of yourself, and buy into the promise of easy, and quick success.

How many of these products has really propelled you towards your goal?

There’s one course that pushed me into action, more than any other. It’s The Unstuck Seminar by David Vallieres. Now, you can get an email preview of this course by signing up here: Mini Unstuck Email Course

I attribute my progress to The Unstuck Seminar and a small handful of other resources which I will talk about shortly. But this was my (and is your) starting point, even though I’d bought thousands of dollars worth of other material prior to taking the seminar.

Please also know that I am here to help, and value feedback.

Just let me know what I can do to help!

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Are you doing something that moves you a step closer to success, or are you reacting to your environment and habits?

If you are anything like I used to be, you’re doing way too much reacting, and way too little progress on your dreams, desires and goals.

Here’s a total geek (me) analogy from the computer world. One which you might find yourself pondering in the coming days and months.

Much like most of our lives, computers spend a very large amount of their time just idling. Not doing anything but checking for external input. Input from the mouse, keyboard, a distant website, etc… If you want to verify this, and you are on a Windows based computer, right-click your mouse on the bottom task bar, then click on “task manager”. Under “processes”, look for what is using the most CPU time. It will almost certainly be the “System Idle Process”!

The System Idle Process has one purpose, and that is essentially to do nothing but wait for something to happen. To wait for external stimuli, input, etc… It could be checking your email, your IM chat account, your websites, and last but not least, your input (mouse, keyboard, etc), at this very moment.

What is your equivalent of this process, and how is it keeping you a slave to the world around you, instead of the master and creator of your future? Do you do any of the following?

• endlessly surf the net looking for the thing that will magically bring you riches
• read forums, and follow anyone who appears to know something about this “internet business” thing
• buy every opportunity that comes your way, but before you can implement any of the newly acquired strategies, buy something else, and so on…
• let Instant Messaging services interrupt your productive activity
• watched the latest TV program, and then the one after that, and so forth.. just letting this external stimuli take over your whole evening..
• keet searching for the last few hidden secrets that will allow you to move forward in manifesting your desires..
• … or any of a million other external interruptions keeping you from progress

Think of it. Do you want to be a slave to the external stimuli in your life, much like your computer is? Or do you want to be a master of your own destiny, and create your life, the way you choose?

Do you want to be a creative, expanding, growing human being, or like a computer letting the external world rule your existence? It’s really that simple!

The choice, and success is up to you. Make the right one!

-Tim

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Here’s a quick, and possibly money-saving tip for everyone.

It can have amazing results.

Sometimes paying you the equivalent of hundreds of dollars an hour.

It’s so simple a child could do it (actually they already do).

Ok, enough rambling. The secrets is simply to ask. Whatever situation you are in, just ask.

I do this all of the time, and a recent interaction just reaffirmed its power. You see, I was researching a popular site among Internet Marketers when they want to make serious progress in their online business. I found it to be a terrific resource, one that I’d be interested in making use of. But along the way I hit some snags on their website.

Being a programmer, I quickly informed the support and webmaster of my problem, which I’m sure many others had faced. It wasn’t anything earth shattering, but I figured they would appreciate knowing–in case people were put off. Below, you’ll find a copy of my quick message to them verbatim. Pay very close attention to the last line.

I was checking out your site and found that all the buttons on the
Learn More" page were broken.  It appears they need https:// instead.

The message is:
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The page must be viewed over a secure channel

The page you are trying to access is secured with Secure Sockets Layer
(SSL).
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You might be loosing sales or people...

Are there any current specials, or discounts available at this time?

Thanks,

Tim Gary

That’s right, “Are there any current specials, or discounts available at this time?” I wasn’t even my more subtle self. I didn’t do a smooth transition to the question, or make it a little friendlier (“I wonder if you might have…”). I simply asked.

You probably have guessed what happens next, but keep in mind that I had already done some searches to see if there were any discount coupons, or specials, and nada, zilch, nothing came up.

A day later, I got a response, and a one-time-use (me only) 50% off code for their service for as long as I renew. This one email will end up saving me hundreds of dollars in the next couple of years, and it’ll continue to save in the years that follow.

My 5-10 minutes of quick research, visiting a site, and emailing them some helpful information, and most importantly asking them if there were any discounts available ended up paying the equivalent of at least $900 per hour for just the first year of savings! 10 minutes for $150/year savings.

Do you think I’d have gotten this offer if I hadn’t asked? No way! Did i expect them to go as far as a 50% off code? Of course not! But I’m really glad they did!

I do this all the time. Not just online. In fact I probably do this online a lot less than I should.

I’ve done it to get a huge discount on the repair of some expensive sunglasses that I accidentally crushed.

I’ve done it to get great deals at Art Festivals, stereo shops, and just about any other place you can imagine. Even some “big box” stores give employees a little leeway in granting 10% or 20% off if an item is opened, or blemished in some insignificant way. JUST ASK!

Now, what is it you are going to ask for?

-Tim

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