| Recently, I read a comment by Ken Reno that | | | | could stand in for me and who would enjoy doing so |
| people lose large amounts of money when they | | | | for a time, at least, while I focus on my other |
| keep "buying but never applying" internet products | | | | projects. As I have said, most of the above advice |
| and services. What are the solutions to this problem? | | | | applies to off line as well as online activities. Don't buy |
| Incidentally, the solutions may well apply to offline as | | | | unless you apply. If you pay for lessons in line |
| well as online activities since many people, whether | | | | dancing, show up at all the lessons. Don't forget to |
| they use the internet or not, are too lazy or lacking | | | | practice in between the lessons. Again, I find myself |
| in confidence to read and apply the information they | | | | lacking in the way I approach offline activities as well |
| buy even though it is about their favorite activities. I | | | | as online ones. I have bought about fifty cookery |
| am an expert at buying and not applying. Buying is | | | | books and not even applied one of the recipes. I |
| easy and getting into credit card debt as a result is | | | | have been put off by the huge number of |
| also easy. I am a real sucker for a good sales letter. | | | | ingredients they involve and possibly an early |
| It opens up vistas of hope and easy money. It is | | | | experience in the boy scouts when I ruined the |
| easy to buy but not so easy to read and apply the | | | | Sunday lunch by dropping the roast beef on a grassy |
| info you have bought. Within 24 hours, along comes | | | | slope. You can imagine what happened to the roast |
| another sales letter or email glowing with enthusiasm | | | | beef! What is the difference between roast beef and |
| and excitement. My enthusiasm for a course lasts for | | | | pea soup? It is easy to roast beef! In my case, both |
| a day or two till the next compelling email arrives! I | | | | are difficult! I usually fall back on spaghetti bolognaise |
| have about £20,000 worth of internet courses | | | | which I learned to cook many years ago. My brother, |
| and seminar DVD's in my spare room which I haven't | | | | on the other hand, has bought far fewer books but |
| even opened. I have hundreds of resell products on | | | | actually follows the recipes. He now has a reputation |
| my computer that I haven't yet attempted to sell. All | | | | as an excellent cook. I once took guitar lessons with |
| the money I have spent is a mere drop in the ocean | | | | a top flamenco guitar player. I was disappointed |
| if I actually use what I have bought. If I make a | | | | when he refused to teach me anything new until I |
| million from it, it will be one of the best investments I | | | | practiced and memorized what he had already taught |
| could have made. But if I don't read and apply what I | | | | me. I avoided doing the homework he set me but still |
| have available, I will have wasted every penny. The | | | | wanted to learn something new. In the end, I |
| question then becomes how to start applying instead | | | | cancelled the lessons but now realize that he was |
| of buying. If you are in the same boat as me, it is | | | | right. He knew the importance of applying and using |
| probably best to start with the most recent courses | | | | what you have already learned. That is why he was |
| and the most recent saleable products since the | | | | a great flamenco guitarist and all I could do was |
| internet changes so quickly. Just grab any recent info | | | | strum a few flamenco rhythms. If you buy a book, |
| product you have bought and read one or two | | | | read it and do your homework by applying what you |
| pages from it and then apply one of the suggestions | | | | learn. Only about 90% of people actually read the |
| you have read about. This will at least make you feel | | | | first chapter of a book. Only about 1% actually finish |
| better about the money you have spent! Why don't | | | | reading a book. Of course, don't feel guilty if you |
| I and other internet junkies open the packages and | | | | don't complete a book that is not worth reading but |
| read and apply the wisdom and knowledge that | | | | at least find out if it is worthy of your attention by |
| doubtless exists in there? There are several reasons. | | | | reading one or two chapters. Believe in your own |
| We may already be entranced by the next | | | | ability to carry out the plans and systems you read |
| fashionable course or product. The solution may be | | | | about. Ignore the voices from childhood and school |
| to avoid reading any emails or advertisements which | | | | days which tell you that you can't do something. You |
| are likely to contain an irresistible offer. We may not | | | | won't know until you have tried and tried not just |
| believe deep down that the course we have bought | | | | once or twice but consistently for several months at |
| will help us. There is only one way to find out. Read it | | | | least. If you are having problems in achieving any of |
| or listen to it or watch it bit by bit every day and try | | | | your goals, don't give up. Get help from someone |
| out one suggestion a day. Even trying out one | | | | who has achieved that goal. They probably |
| suggestion a week would be an improvement! We | | | | experienced the same problems as you somewhere |
| may believe that the course is a good one but have | | | | along the line. Do some buying but, unlike me, make |
| doubts about our ability to follow its teachings. Ability | | | | sure you do plenty of applying before you start |
| grows as you attempt what is difficult. It also grows | | | | buying something else! I am planning on taking my |
| when you start believing in yourself. Shakespeare | | | | own advice. Today, I actually started reading an info |
| summed up the problem centuries ago: "Our doubts | | | | product on advertising by Brett McFall. I not only read |
| are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might | | | | about two key advertising skills, I actually applied |
| win, by fearing to attempt." More recently, Dr. | | | | both of them on two of my websites. There is hope |
| Maxwell Maltz wrote: "Within you right now is the | | | | for me yet. So then, believe in yourself and in the |
| power to do things you never dreamed possible. This | | | | author of the info product enough to read and apply |
| power becomes available to you just as soon as you | | | | the ideas in it. See what happens. Don't be put off |
| can change your beliefs." If you still lack belief or lack | | | | by past experiences or by critics who belittle your |
| skills which can take a long time to learn, get help. I | | | | abilities. Ignore your own self-criticism which is often |
| pay a web designer whose brain seems to work | | | | the most unjustified of all. Don't keep buying new |
| better than mine! I see him once or twice a week at | | | | info or paying for more lessons until you have applied |
| my house for two hour sessions at a time. This way, | | | | what you have already learned. If necessary, cut |
| I can watch what he is doing and fire as many | | | | down on some of your projects so that you can |
| questions at him as I want. If you can't find a local | | | | concentrate on the most important. Buy and apply. |
| expert, study the video tutorials which are easily and | | | | Buy and apply by starting to take action to achieve |
| cheaply available on the net. Don't just download | | | | your goals. Don't buy any more products or services |
| them. Watch them! We may have too much going on | | | | until you have studied and applied at least some part |
| in our lives and need to focus on fewer goals. We | | | | of them in either your online or offline activities. You |
| may need to train up other people to take over | | | | will then begin to achieve your goals and avoid |
| some part of our lives. I enjoy teaching my martial | | | | wasting your money. |
| arts students but I have several instructors who | | | | |