Freedom, Choices and Whiners…

THE PERSON WHO COMPLAINS THAT HE OR SHE NEVER HAD A CHANCE PROBABLY HASN’T THE COURAGE TO TAKE A CHANCE.

Thomas Edison once observed that the reason most folks don’t recognize opportunity when it comes along is that it is often dressed in coveralls and look like work. Often opportunity involves a great deal of work and a willingness to take a chance on something, the outcome of which may be uncertain. Eventually you reach a point when you must either accept an opportunity with all of its unknowns or else turn your back on it. No one can tell you when you have reached that point; you alone know when it’s time to make your move, to have the courage to take a chance. ~ Napoleon Hill

On this eve of our 4th of July celebration, I thought I would use my freedom to rant about how so many gripe about what it takes to do business online.   They have the freedom to make choices, what to pay attention to, what to learn, what to embrace, what to invest in — or not.  It’s all about freedom and choices.

Who would have thought a mere decade ago that so much information, personal growth tools and opportunities would be accessible to you simply by sitting in front of your computer?  And that isn’t enough for most. Too much work, too much to learn, too much money…. on it goes.  What would our Founding Fathers have thought about what we have available to us today, that so many feel is too difficult, too frustrating and too much work?

I hear it every day and literally have to make an effort to not let all the negative energy affect me.  Some days it is easier than others…

See, I am a happy person.  I prefer to be that way and I work at it. Call me and you always get a cheery voice.  E-mail me and you always get a positive response.   Anyone who talks to me sees the sparkle in my eye when I talk about what I do here at The IStudio — even after all these years.  They hear the excitement in my voice when I talk about the potential, the opportunity, the benefits — all there for the taking.

But…

Do you know that the good number of those I talk to and work with are not excited about their opportunities?  Nope — instead they complain about what they don’t understand, what they don’t want to do, how much time a necessary task may take.  It’s all complaints.  No enthusiasm, no excitement, no thrill about the challenge ahead of them — it’s all a PIA!

That’s where you separate the wheat from the chaff!  I’ve yet to work with a whiner who has succeeded.  Success requires a positive attitude!

After consulting onliners about how to succeed online for over 13 years, I have found that part of my responsibility is that I am expected to listen to whining, griping and commentary that at times can be downright insulting.  Why?  Because I “get it”, does that mean I am supposed to cater to those who don’t want to?  Hey, I’m the first to understand there will be frustrations. But geeze, where along the line did frustration not be part of learning new things?

Succeeding online won’t happen by osmosis because you put up a site and sit on your hands.  It won’t happen if you refuse to make the effort to understand and learn about the technology you are using and the variables you need to embrace and consider.  It won’t happen unless you are prepared to spend (both in time and cost) the necessary resources to be competitive.

When you decide to partner with an experienced professional, rather than become a whiner, how about being excited, enthused and energetic when it comes to the opportunity that lies ahead of you?  Feed off your consultant’s desire to help you succeed instead of thinking they are there only to hear you complain about what you don’t like or are unwilling to do.  Don’t make excuses about why you are not embracing the reality of what online business entails and certainly try to refrain from making comments that because you don’t understand something, that is in someway their fault.

Instead, suck it up and get into boot camp mode so that you have the best chance of experiencing ROI! That’s what it will take to succeed online, no less.  If you cannot adopt that die-hard positive attitude — then don’t start in the first place. Use your energy and your freedom to learn, grow and thrive!

Technology is what it is whether you like it or not and it will move on without you.  If you find all you are doing is whining and complaining, maybe you should rethink and go off-line so you are not a constant downer to those of us who appreciate and realize the opportunity that lies ahead for all of those who are up to the challenge.

Plus, some of use just prefer to work with happy, positive, motivated people….

At your service,
Judith