DAY 40!
Another UPDATE: Wednesday, 23-Mar-2005 3:13 PM
Another great day. I converted all of my BLOG updates to run by the day and I see now that I am up to 40 days of BLOGGING! So here I am.
Went on a bike ride for lunch and had some great thoughts which I will expand on later in the evening.
The main idea was that I need to focus. Thus, this is not the time to write here.
BACK! 23-Mar-2005 8:58 PM
One of the thoughts I had during the day was to "slow down" a bit since I have gotten a majority of the major site setup tasks done.
Then I thought that so far has been the easy part. So far I have convinced just myself of the project.
Now the challenge is to convince the market. Then I ran into the below quote. Very right. I have just stared the process and done very little in the whole process.
Quote:
You can’t build a reputation on what
you’re going to do.
Henry Ford
I think the former USSR fell apart and literally went bankrupt building things nobody wanted. My exercise here is just that if I don't have an audience and IF I don't create a site that is worth the time of readers.
My original thought was to share the entire process of building my STEPS with readers and I suppose all this is part of the process. Indeed a building a successful "anything" is full of risk, reward, failure, surprise and hopefully at sometime -rather sooner than later -the goal is reached, after some 'blood, sweat and tears'. I don't think my process has blood, but the old adage does sound good.
Indeed the old Thomas Alva Edison comes to memory: Success is one percent inspiration and ninety nine percent perspiration. Of course that quote is from someone who said on the way to making the light bulb that "I have not failed. I have just found 10,000 ways that did not work".
So, I march ahead. Focus! Execute the plan.
In my case I have made the situation rather difficult by pressing several limitations with my "rules" (see rules page via left navigation) page.
However, you don't. The intention of the project is to create a stream of savings that you DO NOT touch regardless of the circumstances.
How you create that and nurture the funds are strictly up to you. There is no reason to take savings that you create by being a bit frugal or taking up a part-time job.
If/when you have a great idea there is nothing wrong in seeking funding for the project and using those funds. The ways to build a Financial Success Plan are just ENDLESS.
I am sure with some planning and several weeks of work you'd have no problem getting to around STEP 18 or more.
However, in my case things are going along, and the reason I wanted to pursue this "plan of action" was to STEP UP to the NEXT LEVEL. And by "NEXT LEVEL" I mean the very final steps.
The reason that I started at the very bottom was merely to get started and express the view that regardless of the obstacles, the mind will find a way -given time and resilience.
It will find a way... I will find a way.
However, there are times like this when nothing more than planning has taken place for months. At times I wonder WHAT IF? What IF I make some amendments to the rules and do this and that? What if I use savings or credit to get some advertising done? What if?
You too may be in this predicament when trading stocks or while working on a business. The temptation will be there to CUT SOME RULE or take a shortcut. Don't do it. It has been my experience that shortcuts and amending business plans always come back to bite.
Staying the course and plugging away with an eye on the light at the end of the tunnel has it's merit and rewards.
Well, that is not exactly true. Both my other projects that take up most of my time have made great progress. The entire NEXTSuperstock.com project was done at the same time last fall. And Maxsimo.com, running the world's first global discount card is about to launch.
Both of these projects can generate revenue for my doubling process, but again, I am going to advertise each project on p31.com and then use only the revenues I earn as a seller to retain funds for the doubling.
Once again I have placed severe restrictions so that my focus is on marketing this site using tools and services that anyone can access to build the success of the site.
Having many other angles to revenue streams and using them to build the STEPS, I am then merely "taking the easy route" out of the challenge. Not what I had intended.
Something like that would be like taking a home equity loan and say that I now have funds to be at STEP 25 and I just have 6 more to go or something like that.
The whole point here is to learn a bit about a whole lot of processes and possibilities and a little about myself to make sure that at the end of the process (or latter stages of the journey to STEP 31) to make sure that I am able to handle the situation. After all nearly half of lottery winners in the USA are broke after four or five years.
So, p31.com and mainly the blog is a lesson plan to make sure that at each STEP something is learned by the fact that LIFE is HARD and the WORK EVEN HARDER.
Once again, I am sure that the STEPS will begin to move very shortly, so my actions and planning will pay off.
'Til then: STAY FOCUSED!
Ok, then out for now. Much more by the end of the week. And that means there are some press releases to write. Out for now. Webmaster*SAM.
