Comments on: Why Are You Really Here?

By: bo

bo — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:53:48 +0000

Wow Glen, you’ve been in my head! Thanks for that. I’ve been lying to everyone for a year now, including myself. I’m not really blogging; I don’t really work on a website. I am a blogger/website/ebook/ voyeur. Always looking for that one thing. Yes, I’m a master at wasting a day ‘learning’ more and more, but never applying it.
This was cathartic. This is the year I know enough.

By: Pat

Pat — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:25:55 +0000

Thanks Bobby, I appreciate that! I like Glen’s writing because it’s exactly how I would think/say things too. Cheers!

By: Pat

Pat — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 05:25:14 +0000

I’ve had guest posts before (a long time ago), but if you’re talking about from Glen, this is indeed his first guest post here.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 01:26:33 +0000

This post is great Pat, I know it is a guest post, though I can hear everything you say in it.

Thanks again for everything you do!

By: Rick

Rick — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:36:31 +0000

Was this the first guest post? I think it is, right?

I like the clean look over at Viper Chill.

By: Pat

Pat — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:14:45 +0000

Great recommendation Shane. I love Rescuetime. I actually use it myself =)

By: Pat

Pat — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:14:01 +0000

Nice Bheem! I think eHow is a great place to start because you can almost see immediate results – it’s awesome. Glad to see you’re going to go a step further and work on an eBook. Exciting!

By: Pat

Pat — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:12:47 +0000

Hey Diggy, well said. However like Glen said, it’s really easy to just “read” for the sake of reading, in which case it wouldn’t be as useful if notes were taken. This is something I’m VERY guilty of. I’ve hardly ever taken notes, but you can be sure I will now.

Thanks man, keep up the good work with your site =)

By: Pat

Pat — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:10:58 +0000

That’s a great tip Jackie. Thanks!

By: Jackie

Jackie — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:32:33 +0000

The logging time and actions idea is great. It absolutely works, just like tracking expenses or what you eat does. I’ve also found it helpful to start each day by asking, “What will I do today to move forward in my priority business?” — and then doing it.

By: Diggy - Upgradereality.com

Diggy - Upgradereality.com — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:23:38 +0000

Heya Glen and Patt!
A great article, love your simple but logical writing style!

I agree that taking action is what brings the results, but those first months or years that you spend reading and playing are all part of the learning process to allow you to get to where you are now.

Indeed it is probably possible to reduce that learning time and get more effective. I know I am guilty of this. I have been marketing online for just over a year and still have no solid results to show yet. Only now am I starting to grow, but I have learnt a lot of things in the process.

Thanks for sharing!

By: JCummings

JCummings — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:03:08 +0000

Interesting read. I don’t think many people realize they’re just spinning their wheels. Creating action just to have action isn’t doing you any good, but taking some solid action…that’s where success happens.

By: Bheem

Bheem — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:47:51 +0000

Pat,

This write-up is like a jump start cable for a car! The much required boost to wake up and DO something. Few months ago, I got inspired by your EHOW experiments and started writing articles. I should say, I am already seeing ‘success’ flowing in.

My next venture is going to be an EBook. Again you are the inspiration. Thanks for making the difference!

-Bheem

By: Shane

Shane — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:38:19 +0000

Good stuff. I also often struggle with this kind of perfectionism where I want everything to be perfect before I start doing anything. But, a brilliant quote from Guy Kawasaki always helps me get myself out of it:
“Don’t worry, be crappy.”

Oh, and I should mention RescueTime. It’s what I use to log all my activites at the computer. Very easy to use and great for getting an idea of how productive I’m being.

Cheers,
Shane

By: Glen Allsopp

Glen Allsopp — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 19:01:55 +0000

Great point Ron, very well said.

Nice to see you over here on SPI!

By: Marty Green

Marty Green — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:50:53 +0000

Very good blog post. Thank you for sharing.

It’s amazing how far you can move forward in productivity over a month, just taking a baby step today. It took me a very long time to be able to put this consistantly into my daily plan.

Marty

By: Pat

Pat — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:37:59 +0000

I’ve recently discovered manvsdebt recently too. It’s a fantastic blog, for sure. Thanks Brian!

By: Pat

Pat — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:20:59 +0000

In due time Dustin, in due time. You’re on your way =)

By: Pat

Pat — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:20:37 +0000

Reed, thanks for your comment, well said. Also, I just wanted to say congrats on your new site! I’m really looking forward to what you have to say =)

By: Pat

Pat — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:19:17 +0000

Tim, I’ve also found that what stops most people is their fear of failure, or like you said, they just “don’t know enough”. I say as long as they know a little it more than somebody else in this world, they can teach and become successful.

By: Pat

Pat — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:13:53 +0000

Ron, I couldn’t of said it better myself. Sometimes I realize I’m living vicariously through other people’s successes too, and although that’s not necessarily a bad thing, it is when you don’t take action.

By: Pat

Pat — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:10:36 +0000

Glen, no – thank you. Your words are very powerful, and I think it’s exactly something that most of my readers need to read. Cheers bud!

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:03:58 +0000

Hi Glen and Pat,
Funny timing for me. I have been thinking a lot over the last few days about how to take my blog to the next level and offer my readers more value. One of the conclusions I had come to was that it wasn’t really about doing something different, but being different. Being confident and trusting in my own abilities and believing it will be successful and useful to others. As you mentioned at the beginning of the post, introspection is the key to success. i
I like your points Glen, about reading blogs, e books etc. It can be useful in balance and I have subsribed to some great sites, but as you point out only if you are using the information.
For me, the reason I am here is that I want to learn how to become a successful blogger and also how to make money on line. Some great reminders here Glen, definately time for me to look at my output and start making that consistent with where I want to go.
Jen

By: brian papa

brian papa — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:01:01 +0000

Great tip: write down what you do all day, and review it. Big wake up call.

I’ll have to check out manvsdebt. Been hearing great things about him.

Great to see you promoting ViperChill, Glen!

By: Menandro Tomas

Menandro Tomas — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:45:17 +0000

You said it here correctly… consistent, quality action.

A lot of people have the motivation and inspiration and the compelling reason to really “do something about it”. But after a while, everything stops.

You actually revealed that collecting valuable nuggets of information keeps you inspired and motivated, just like the very first time. And you’re sharing it with us so we could be successful as well.

Thank you for the sharing brother…