3 DISTURBING Mails Today From Subscribers – WATCH NOW (Leave Comments at the Bottom)
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I received 3 DISTURBING emails today from subscribers…
Do NOT let yourself be Crippled – to go into the lottery/entitlement mentality and allow yourself to be sucked into total poverty…
Here’s what you should do instead!~
MUST WATCH!! I have recorded this tonight – because I CARE about you -watch it!…
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Marge Fry said:
Damian – I agree with what you said wholeheartedly! Some people just want something for nothing. Don’t let the bastards get you down. I hope you had a great birthday!
Take care,
MargeNovember 29th, 2009 at 9:27 pm -
James Dodson said:
Damain,
It is ok. You expain and indicate that you care and want to understand. Depends on how angry they are. Did you invite
them to respond to your comment. IOf money is involved
it can be difficult. Maybe slow down just a little with this
sort of thing. Pause now and then like waiting for an answer
or for them to think a little.Generally, you approach was good. Have they answered you?
Might take a little time.
James
My Ph.D is in psychology.November 29th, 2009 at 9:28 pm -
Damian Leon said:
@ Marge – You go girl!- I hope I can provide the financial and business education and literacy- as well as attitude that’s necessary to build a business!
@James- They weren’t really Angry- they were seeing themselves as victims and yes one was resentful against successful people – Well, I have to be HONEST with you guys- those attitudes will not work for what we need to accomplish!
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Ron Barrett said:
Hey Damian,
Good video. You touch on some good points. It would seem to someone who doesn’t know you or know the business aspect of Internet Marketing that you are being rather harsh. In reality, if you don’t ‘work’ for what you can obtain in this business, you won’t have the ’success mentality’ that follows that work.
Keep up the good work.
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chris tidman said:
Hi Damion.
You will encounter people who walk around with a dark cloud that follows them wherever they go. It is their choice to stay in their gloomy environment. Whether they know it or not, they create their own weather.
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Barbara said:
Hello Damian.
Well done for stopping and taking the time to present alternate ways of looking at difficulties. I live in New Zealand and because we are a strong welfare state, we too can be easily hooked into the sense of entitlement in these difficult times. I too have lost my employment due to a complicated injury. At 66, I am determined to
educate myself to be successful working from home via the internet.
I fully agree with what you describe as helpful attitudes/thinking.
There well may be many like me who come to your lists who have invested funds, some wisely and some not so.
I’m thinking one of the traps for new players in marketing is no matter how much due dilligence is used, or restraint at not knee jerking into purchases, there seems to be a very long learning
period before we can even begin to feel confident about sticking with one or two systems until wwe are getting results. I’ve heard many testimonies of folk who have decimated their savings, and
done the sort of belt tightening you speak of, and we are non of us that resourceful when under such financial strain. For this reason, I do commend you on taking the time to challenge folk to hang in and not just wish things will come right. That is always a delusional
position.November 29th, 2009 at 9:44 pm -
Damian Leon said:
@Ron Thanks Ron- I say this all out of LOVE because I do really
want everyone watching this to understand what is required to
have their dream @Chris Yes, and I KNOW tonight a few people will be shaken
out of mediocrity – I pray that this video reaches exactly the
people it’s supposed to- thanks Chris-@All- My Wordpress Theme is having a formatting issue apologies
we’ll fix it tommorrow -
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Michael - Bulldog Marketing said:
Thanks, Damian, for telling it like it is. When people that are supposedly trying to build their own business unsubscribe from a list for “too many emails”, I for one don’t ‘get it’. I am on a whole bunch of lists, for one thing, to monitor what’s going on out there, and see what is being offered. Don’t like the headline, or copy? Delete, and move on, it’s not personal. Every associate I know in this business looks at maybe hundreds of emails a day. So what? I for one don’t want to miss something big by getting off a list or two, that’s not ‘big picture’ thinking…
Thanks!Michael – Bulldog Marketing
p.s. yes I have Mentors, and yes, I have had to ‘find’ the money
to get what I knew was important.
I knew was important.November 29th, 2009 at 9:45 pm -
Tim said:
Hi Damian,
I dont normally spend time replying to emails like this, but your video email deserves my time. I was initially just skimming through my mail and clicked on yours, and left it running as a ‘back ground task’ while I carried on checking my email inbox. But after a short while your really got my full attention. I agree strongly with you that life better things only come to you when you make a real effort in the first place. Winning the lottery is well published, so millions of people read about a very few people winning. The reader is ’sold’ on the idea that it is worth buying a ticket every week, but ignores the fact that it is a multi-million to one chance they will win – so they should forget that idea!!! (You would never begin a business based on such a low chance of success!!)
The best things in my life were ALL preceeded by pain.
Please keep up the good work you are doing. You have slowly become one of the marketers whose emails I do read, now I take you a lot more seriously than before. Thanks!
Best regards, Tim.November 29th, 2009 at 9:47 pm -
Robert said:
Thank you for being real, honest and speaking from your heart.
The truth may be hard to hear, but it must be said.Blessings to you Damian and have a great week.
RobertNovember 29th, 2009 at 9:47 pm -
Damian Leon said:
@Barbara- Thank you so much- I have many friends in Canada, New Zealand, the UK, Australia, and even the USA is becoming very
entitlement and “give me more”- instead – let us ask ourselves-
what can we give- I hope by giving this video and by creating a
business that gives value to people, I can give
value and solve problems-And I know with your mindset, you will do the same Barbara-
NO EXCUSES GUYS! – I have many people that work with me that
are even 79 or older – and many of them have INCREDIBLE attitudes!
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Lyudmila said:
Hi,dear Damian
I apologize for being late. My best wishes to YOU on your Birthday: HEALTH,WEALTH and Success. You deserve all pleasant and beau-
tiful words said on behalf of your friends.
YOU did great job posting your video. I always enjoy watching them.
It was a good feed back to the people who sent YOU their emails.I
agree with YOU the behaviour depends on people’ mentality.As for me I am not going to quit as I believe in my destiny and I hope in
my nearest future I ‘ll get what I am dreaming about.Nothing can
stop me.
Thank YOU dear Damian for your gifts .I downloaded th em but I have a question:how can I use the scripts of the products in my
business? I never did it before.
Thank YOU for your attention, LyudmilaNovember 29th, 2009 at 9:49 pm -
Mike said:
Excellent talk filled with sensible rebuttles to some serious mental road blocks tempered by some very agreeable tough love….well said.
If I were to ad anything here at all of any value beyond what you have said so well…its just a simple saying.
You can’t make money…without spending it ;o)
November 29th, 2009 at 9:56 pm -
Damian Leon said:
@Michael -Great Point- Why not study what people are doing
and use it as education- instead of complaining? Trust yourself
to discern- it all comes back to confidence – I believe in everyone
and trust your heart in these things- you have the intelligence to
discern the wheat from the chaff… @Tim- I really appreciate so much your comment and I appreciate
your time- I’m not sure about you, (you probably do)
but I look critically at all the conditioning and messages we’re given
through the media and people (eg: lottery/comfort/”security”) – don’t be fooled guys these are propaganda!-Do what you know to do
and the rest will take care of itself!@Robert- Thank you so much – nice to see you!-
@Lyudmila- Thanks!! I know you are getting there – you NEVER
give up I love it! – Email me direct on that- dNovember 29th, 2009 at 10:00 pm -
Damian Leon said:
@Mike – whether it be time or money, or getting over bad
attitudes that keep people down- Some Pain Builds Muscles
We Need!!
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Brian said:
You didn’t say something important to ‘Bob’ – If you get training in a ‘proper’ job, it is either somebody working alongside you or you get sent on a training course. If the latter, it isn’t free! Somebody (likely your employer) has to pay for it. So it’s quite fair and reasonable to have to pay for training. You’re not paying to get a job!
November 29th, 2009 at 10:04 pm -
Hew Ellwood said:
Damian,
you are spot on with your comments on this video. I like your insight and understanding of human psychology and how it relates to the internet and running our own online business. I would like to emphasize the importance of investing in assets for your business such as building a list and having your own products to market. This is much more worthwhile in the longer term than spending money on stuff we don’t really need.
Invest in yourself & your business and the rewards will come but the best part is the satisfaction gained from the achievement in doing so
HewNovember 29th, 2009 at 10:06 pm -
Naomi said:
Hey Damian:
I like your response. You know there is an old saying, “anything that is worth having is worth working for”. I have spent a lot of money pursuing my dreams and I am prepared to make the sacrifice to “live my dreams.” I still do not know all the techi stuff, but I go to social networks, read some profiles, make friends and ask questions. Thats how you learn. Attitude and approach has a lot to do with what one achieves.
November 29th, 2009 at 10:10 pm -
Bonnie Doucet said:
Hi Damian,
I have so much respect for what you just set in motion. I am 64 yrs young and am slowly, but surely making my way as an Internet Marketer.
I hope I do not have the “Entitlement Mentality” that you spoke of. I do know that nothing comes on a silver platter. It has been exciting being the student and learning from those that, in my personal opinion, have achieved what I would like to achieve. And during this first few months, I have met some of the nicest people you could imagine doing Internet Marketing.
Nobody owes me anything. If anything, I owe them something. There has never been, nor ever will be, anyone who cross a path in my life that has not been there for a purpose. I have learned something valuable from all of them that spent any time in my presence.
At 42 yrs young, I decided I didn’t know what I wanted to be when I grew up…..so I went to college. What an enlightening experience that was for me. Never too old to learn; I can do it; the challenge was scary and exciting all at once…and I did it!!! Successfully too!
What I do know for certain is, that by some peoples’ standards I am relatively POOR. How wrong they are! What really matters in a person’s life needs to be determined by each of us. If there is no struggle and some pain…there is NO GROWTH!
So I thank you for bringing up this subject and i pat your back for standing up for what you believe in. You are not alone!
Thank you,
Bonnie
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Damian Leon said:
@Brian- Good point, should have thought of that- hehe-
@Hew- I’m loving what you’re saying there- I really want
the best for everyone- sometimes we have to get
serious to get over our little internal boxes – I hope that
NO ONE sees themselves as a Victim after watching this-
Helen Keller was blind and deaf – but she changed the lives
of millions because she didn’t feel sorry for herself….!
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Mel said:
Hi Damian:
I appreciate what you said and how you came across with this message. You appear to me as a very sincere person who is willing to help other achieve goals in their lives. For myself, being 70 years old, I have been trying to achieve some kind of online business. Over the few years, I am sure I have spent a few thousand dollars, all of which did not pan out. Every day I get bombarded with tons of emails relating to online businesses. One thing I have learned is to filter which are reliable sources and which are not. I don’t believe I have been scammed per se but I find the uniqueness how all these presentations are distributed. The welcome page, generally short is the basic requirement to seek more information. Once you send for the information, then a much more extensive page is presented with numerous testamonials plus what you get. Of course at the very end is the opt in for payment. Generally it is monthly for a membership of $97.00 which is in my case rather costly. When I try to close the page, a window opens telling me if I click cancel, I will have a special price. Generally it is half. Once in awhile, you get a second chance when you try to close and better yet you even get a better deal. I have fell for these and believe me you may get lots of material but many are not useful. When you look at all the business opportunities out there, basically it is the same old stuff. I have joined memberships that although the material is well written and you get all kinds of CD’s, it appears it is for the gurus out there who already know what they are doing. Not understanding a lot of the material that is presented, you just seem you failed and give up. Is it no wonder why most people who try these online businesses fail? It takes a determination, assessment, being goal oriented, trying new things, falling back from time to time, be an overachiever, etc. in order to be successful at these kind of businesses. I have been to seminars where the speakers where very dynamic, give you all sorts or material and a lunch to boot but you know that you start feeling the pressure to buy in when you are offered a very special cost which of course invites you back for the 2nd workshop. Then again, the price is considerably higher but for what you get you seem that is exactly what you need. When the workshop ends, you are in heaven so hyped up you will do anything to get the money so you have this one opportunity to get in on a real deal. That is when it ends. You go home and realize the several hundred dollars that you spent and know that the additional monthly membership cost will be beyond what you can pay. When you talk to the councelors, that is where the real pressure begins. If you don’t have the full amount of money now, you can pay what you have and promise that you will pay the fee a week later. One thing I can say there is an opt out. There is no penalty for this, If you are unable to get the platinum package or whatever, you can just have a basic sysem which takes away all the bells and whistles. You know what I mean, autoresponders, no merchant account, the how too’s and helpful shortcuts for success using search engines, email, etc. Yes, you do have a web site and everything to post your goods whatever they may be. Of course you have a host and a domain and there you are up to yourself to make this a go. It’s not that easy Damian. If you can only realize that a 70 year old man such as myself, brain activity is not as prevalent as before. You can think of ideas but more on a basic level. Your patience runs rather thin, your eyes hurt, your concentration diminishes, and sometime its just easy to say “forget about it!” I live on a fixed income and money is tight. I wish that some of these gurus who already have an established business, can see that not everyone has the money to spend. Certainly, it takes money in a business and to make it flourish but that will come in time. I wrote enough and I hope you can see my side of it. Thanks for your video.
Best regards to you,
Mel
November 29th, 2009 at 10:22 pm -
Damian Leon said:
@Mel – Hi Mel who are you trying to help with your
business and what problems do you want to help
solve for others-? Most of your story was about
yourself it sounds?
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Dennis said:
Damian,
Great stuff. Thanks for the “attitude adjustment”!
I especially liked the part about needing to feel a little bit of pain to really appreciate things. Its is sad but true that society has conditioned us to expect something for nothing (entitlement mentality).
I really look forward to your posts!
Dennis
November 29th, 2009 at 10:33 pm -
hutton said:
hi Damian greetings i could understand how you feel.
I also agree with your comments.
Now it is learning about business and there is nowhere that you will
learn everything for free.
so thank you for sharing and caring.November 29th, 2009 at 10:34 pm -
The Bumbling Idiot Marketer said:
Hi Damian,
Awesome video and I agree with you 100% I have 4 children 2 home payments and car payments. I do not make that much offline about only $36k year. And I have done and will give up alot to fulfill my dream of working from home online! People stay focused your in good hands with Damian, you will succeed, take massive action and help others. I have sworn to build my business onlineby helping others.
Remember, If you believe it, if you can see it, if you can act from it, it will show up for you! That’s the Truth!.
God Bless You, Damian…
November 29th, 2009 at 10:42 pm -
Damian Leon said:
@Dennis – Hey! Thanks for writing, no worries
I need attitude adjustments regularly as well
I usually run to watch some preaching
like Joyce Meyer or something like that
to get my head straight for the day before interacting!…@Hutton – I really appreciate your honesty there and
I appreciate your commitment level!…@Bumbling Marketer – Thanks – one day I’ll find out your real
name hehe – But wow that’s great that you have that income with
4 kids and you still don’t give excuses- just results and dedication-
BRAVO! …
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@All – Sorry guys about the blog formatting issue today we’re getting it fixed tommorrow thanks for your patience
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Drew said:
Good Video, everyone needs a little attitude adjustment once and a while. We can’t forget that even though it seems really bad in our situation, there are millions of others who have it a lot worse than us.
The only thing that we have control over everyday is our attitude. Living with a good attitude makes life better from day to day. (I’ll admit sometimes it’s hard to do) But helping someone out means more than all the money spent and troubles I’ve had. I believe in karma and good things are on the way!Drew
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Mary Lou said:
Bravo to you Damian! Show me anyone in the world that starts any business anywhere where it does not cost them money. The old saying, “It takes money to make money” is so true. Thank you for all the information you send all of us and your caring. I am sure the majority of people on your list appreciate you! God Bless!
November 29th, 2009 at 11:06 pm -
Damian Leon said:
@Drew- Thanks I appreciate that-
sure, let’s be grateful for what we have-
and not cry over what we don’t have
but instead use what we DO have
and make something great with it!…@Mary Lou – Thank you for that-
I’m not saying everyone need give their
life’s savings- it’s just more a general attitude thing-
and I know everyone who watches and reads
these will be helped to wake up out of this
harmful mentality which has become
common in our society but which can
easliy be changed if we stand up now
and tell people how things REALLY work!
You Get Out what You Put In -
In Time, Resources, Vision,
Caring, Respect and Keeping
Your Own Attitude Right- …
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Tom Hess said:
Damien, You hit the nail on the head! I think the state of the economy has people a little down and out right now though. Some people do have an entitlement mentality. Some people want a JOB and they are right you should not have to pay for a job but we’re talking about building a business here which makes it completely different. It takes money to make money in that information and training are not always for free. It is a puzzle in a way, it takes time to wrap your brain around this whole IM thing. I’m a newbie who has an aweber list of under 100 but you have to start somewhere! Maybe we can do some JV ad swaps when I get my list bigger. I enjoy your emails. The most difficult thing for most people I believe is the putting in the time for the personal developement that it takes to learn enough so that you have value that is needed to pass onto others to help them grow in their own way. Then success wil come. Well I’m rambling a bit here, gotta go, take care and keep caring… Tom
November 29th, 2009 at 11:30 pm -
Glen England said:
Hi Damian,
I retired from being a high school principal for 20 years to take care of my grandchildren. I have been trying to get something going on line and have lost thousands upon thousands of dollars trying to be successful. Mentoring is good if you can afford it, but you don’t know who is a good mentor until you have spent a gross amount of money trying to find out who is good at mentoring. By then, you have no more money and many people simply give up. Believe me, it has crossed my mind many time. I would have given up myself except that I am trying to set up college funds for my grandchildren so they will have a good start at whatever they choose to do.
I did like the video and your comments, but I also understand the negativeness of some of the writers. When you get to the age of some of us old guys, you will understand we have more things, than many younger people, to overcome. The biggest thing is can we be successful within what ever time limit we have. And, yes, we do require more assistance and things may have to be repeated more often before we can grasp the ideas. So I do see their discouragement, as will as all the energy and positiveness of younger people entering the internet to make money.
November 29th, 2009 at 11:31 pm -
Thomas Richmond said:
Damian,
I’m sorry you had to deal responding the way you did, but i thank you for giving great sound advice, you know in our field we have to sooner or later someone will come up and ask and or give there opinions like these we’ve heard it happends and i think you handled yourself real well Damian.
If I can make something happen so can anyone else on this planet can, but guys you have to follow through and focus on one thing , we know we get way to much information on a daily bases, its good in a way but we have to as marketers to learn and achieve our goals which are the focus of our online marketing home business’.
I point out some tips on this stuff if you must know, granted i am not where i want to be but i sure am content with what i have achieved since coming online back in 2005. Focus on one thing, build your list, affiliate with others, build a friendship or friendships with social media, blog your way to success whatever it takes but the business your trying to build should be your main focus and one more thing you must have to make it online…
you must want to have it to succeed , if you dont want it bad enough your not going to get to where you want to be and that goes with your offline life as well.
Its not about making money for some of us gang its about making all of us money, the net is a big place and theres lots of places to play in, if you dont play fair your not going to win that prize of being content with what you’ve made.
So pointing out that all marketers or that all e-books or all “gurus” are scams is a farce. Each of us market differently and each of us know how to go about it with what we know works but the basic points to marketing is all the same, that will never change so stay focus and learn by exambles guys.
Thank you. God_bless you Damian
p.s. my blog
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Damian Leon said:
@Tom – Sure look forward to working with you more in the future-
…@Glen – I appreciate your concerns- One thing I’ll say I have a 79
year old student who has a great attitude and also I have 22 year old
people who write me with a bad one – so don’t limit yourself- you’re
intelligent- be patient with yourself, we’ll be patient too – but I BELIEVE
in YOU! …@Thomas – Hey I LOVE using the examples of what’s out there- to help everyone move forward and recognize the “excuse monster” before we allow it to control us !
@Everyone – please forgive yourself for your mistakes and don’t resent others- just keep working, and commit your whole self to progress and serving your friends and future customers–
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Dan Creech said:
Good video. I like the “entilement” commentts.
November 30th, 2009 at 12:20 am -
Damian Leon said:
@Dan thanks- nice to see you
November 30th, 2009 at 12:21 am -
Mike Peacock said:
Wow Damien! I totally agree with what you say here. I am doing a training session right now and I still get subscribers thinking I want money when I offer them something free. Some think scam when they see ads on my site. Man I just want to help some of these people. We all have to make money, and the ones that want more through a work at home business, don’t really want to invest their time or money to achieve their goals. I am so glad to hear another fellow marketer say what I have been feeling as well. It takes commitment people!
Thanks for saying it,
Mike Peacock – TheGadgitechNovember 30th, 2009 at 12:40 am -
Rose said:
All I can say, Is tyou sure are one of the few people that will put your email down and let someonme talk to you,, You answer and truely try to help us out,, So Thank you. Don’t let people get you down,,, Happy Birthday:)
RoseNovember 30th, 2009 at 12:41 am -
John Gledhill said:
nice comeback damian,im sure you understand the frustration these people are feeling, im sure there is no malice meant in their comments. i dont think newbies myself included realise just how many web sites there are out there in this big wide world, how many million??? and how difficult it is to have just one visitor never mind hundreds or thousands so all you can do is just educate these people as best you can you cant force anyone to digest this info its up to them to take the advice and work on it.cheers john
November 30th, 2009 at 12:51 am -
Don Rogers said:
Agree agree even the contractor you would work for had or has an investment tools trucks insurance and so on each business is unique and requires an investment all investments or equal to some amount of money even your time in a business has a dollar amount wether it is your time or an employe It is good to be sinsitive to some extent charity is agood thing for those that don’t expect it Take care have a nice evening you cant carry the world bigdon1a1
November 30th, 2009 at 12:53 am -
Heather Dykeman said:
I really appreciate what you are saying in this video. In fact, this is one of the most honest, straight forward, caring things that I have EVER heard from an Internet Marketer. Actually, I have never heard such honesty come from anyone in business online.
It is clear that you are concerned for your readers, for the success of your subscribers, and for humanity in general. I agree with you on the entitlement issue. This goes so far beyond Internet Marketing. It is a disturbing mindset that people think they should “get something” without having to make the sacrifices that are needed to obtain those things, whether they be necessities or wants.
I have seen this over and over again, like you have. I have had people ask me to show them how to make some cash online, and have spent hours and hours teaching and helping them, only to have them tell me it is not worth the effort for such a small amount, or most often, ridicule me for my own efforts, telling me that “they cant possibly waste that amount of time for such a small sum”
At the same time, these individuals wont waste any amount of time looking for a paying job. There is basically nothing I can do to help, and neither can you. Unfortunately, the message might just be lost on folks who dont want to nor care to get it.However, It is a message that we All still need to hear, something that propels us to work harder and realize that we are not entitled, that we have to earn what is coming to us. It is a timely reminder for those of us who know this but sometimes get to feeling sorry for ourselves or lazy in our efforts. It is actually rather inspiring, to be honest with you, because it comes from your heart and is just so real.
Thanks for sharing:)
HeatherNovember 30th, 2009 at 12:54 am -
Tim Plyler said:
You are a man who is much wiser than your years. The “me” mentality is everywhere you look in todays generation. Thanks for your hard work and I look forward to using your mentorship.
November 30th, 2009 at 1:12 am -
Damian Leon said:
@Mike – Don’t let that get you down – for every downer there’s a lot
of sincere people that really are committed! I know the good ones
are here on our team and I care much about all of you!…@Rose- Nice speaking to you the other day there in Pennsylvania I believe? How are you ? Hope you and your husband are fine and I hope my advice helped you!…
@John- Hey John- I know there was no malice, I’m just doing this to help everyone – I used this title to grab a bit of attention, so I could get the most people to watch this video so they could rise above these conditionings….
@Don – Great points, yes, he didn’t realize that…
@Heather – Wow that is such an honor to hear that- thank you
so much, I felt in my spirit tonight so so strongly to make this
video- out of compassion for people who may not realize the
mindset which is bad for them-I’m sorry you had some experiences of ungratefulness- and I want
to really tell everyone – to appreciate the small things and big things
people do for you- but most of all- even if you’re in pain and think
you have nothing to give- please give a smile, an encouragement,
a phone call, or whatever you can give to those in your life-Heather- remember we sow into fertile soil, what we sow into rocky
soil will not take root- and we that’s how it will be- but I believe
that people will be changed and lives changed through this- and I know you care too- I can feel that for sure!…@Everyone – Work, do what you know to do, and keep your attitude up, forgive those that wrong you, but do not blame anyone for any setbacks- just learn, adapt, become stronger, and focus on who you can help with your business- then you’ll have prosperity thrown at you literally… Be a rare gem in the world – and you have to do it
at first WHILE you’re hurting!… Damian
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John Watson said:
Hi Damian,
I nearly didn’t listen to your video as so many take ages to load up but I am glad I did and will definitely listen to future ones you post.
I especially liked the comment about not going to Walmart’s that you can afford AWeber etc. In the UK we don’t have Walmarts yet I expect we will soon and we already have plenty of equivalent places.
I have spent thousands unnecessarily on different schemes and plans for making money on the internet but am fascinated by all
the different sales letters and can’t resist buying just to see what each new product has to say! I usually learn something at least from each one if I ever great round to opening the package.Incidentally how do you get your video to work without making the viewer pause for each bit to load?
Thanks for a great video
Best wishes
John Watson
November 30th, 2009 at 1:18 am -
Harvetta said:
Hi Damian,
I agree with your video for the most part, I know that it takes money to make money. I also agree that you always value what you pay for more than what is given to you. Sometimes though it is nice to get something good for very little. The only things I unsubscribe to are things that you need a credit card for as I don’t have one and I can’t get one. But as I told you once before I am not out of the race yet and don’t intend to be either. Just gonna take me more time. Kinda neat knowing someone with the same birthday as me… lol
Harvetta
November 30th, 2009 at 1:19 am -
Dr. Debra said:
Hi Damian,
I hear and see the mentality you refer to regularly and it is the antithesis of what our country was built upon. It takes a can-do, will-do attitude to truly be successful and content in life. I too have wasted money on courses and such but that does not keep me from moving forward. Instead I take the life lesson from it and try to find the right people to be mentored by as this is definitely the way to exponentially move forward.
I also hear in your demeanor that you are speaking the truth in love constructively. This is not to harm others but to try and get them out of destructive thought patterns where they can never thrive and reach their goals. May those folks who need to receive your words and apply them to their lives for their betterment.
Thank you for your shining example.
Dr. Deb
“The Buff Vet”November 30th, 2009 at 1:25 am -
Damian Leon said:
@John – Hey! You’re up late/early in the UK hehe – You have ASDA
so imagine that- people wasting money on “sales” lol If you were
learning things it’s definitely not money wasted- I do the same thing I buy things just to examine and learn from the sales process/funnel-I decided to use DailyMotion after trying a lot of video things, including Youtube- I record with Quicktime Pro, using a Canon camcorder connected with Firewire – seems to work well when combining it with Daily Motion- Just Always keep a copy of your videos on backup as you don’t own the content per se on the public sites…
@Harvetta – HAPPY BIRTHDAY Too
It’s an attitude overall of giving
and planting seeds to grow your garden (business) which takes time-
Hope you’re well there in Canada – I always recc for your products or things you promote, do ones that take Paypal because people tend to “trust it more” plus they buy with just clicks – so that’s a good thing in a way to know about people- including yourself….@All- Sorry for the blog formatting tonight, we’ll be fixing it later today, so thanks for your patience :O) … D
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Scott said:
Damian:
Thank you for pointing out, and reminding us of, the truth.
Scott
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Damian Leon said:
@ Dr. Debra- A very famous person said be
careful when you think you stand lest you
fall – so I preach these messages to myself
just as much as to everyone else lol – I have
to discipline myself not to rest on laurels and
keep helping people and you know what things
always just keep getting better-We’ll speak more tommorrow… Thanks for that
Dr. Deb!
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stacy said:
Great Insperation! probally spellled wrong lol. I hope your birthday was great! I look forward to all your e-mails there is alway something I can use good or bad LOL. Mostly good!
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Damian Leon said:
@Scott- Thank you for affirming and
encouraging everyone…
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Damian Leon said:
@Stacy – I’ll try to send good! :O)
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Damian Leon said:
@All- Guys If you Feel this Video and Comments Helped
You- Would You Consider Clicking the “Tell Your Friends”
button at the top under my picture? Thanks! :O)
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Diane said:
Hay, you are so cute!, you are honest I respect you for that, I think it is a mixture of both mentalities, the I get something for nothing and I expect it to be free, I like the approach you took, I have never ever done something like this, it gets frustrating at times especially when my sales or even on my blogs I get no followers, but it is ok, because it is a challenge for me to try harder and if I see that 1 person responds to something I did than I say to myself ok, I am seeing progress I have no experience I first had to learn the language of marketing I did not know what a html was, or a network, or web page or affiliate so it was challenging, I do not blame you I take step by step and I stay focused and I take breaks when I get frustrated than I get right back to it is not the money so much for me its learning a new skill it might make me more marketable, when I go back to work it’s a win win situation for me now that I am not working when the economy picks up, I will have learned a new skill and I can bring that to my new job people are in patient, I will tell you it is time consuming but like you said if there is no pain you can bet there is very little gain, I have made some progress and it surprises me sometimes because people tell me you can”t do this, everything on the web is a scam I shut them out and push forward and I read allot of material on my spare time and most of all I enjoy doing this, so I would not take these people comments to serious, I do want to say I have one big complaint it is when websites do not work—passwords do not work it is crazy, but other than that I am glad I am learning how to be successful
I do not depend on someone making my way to success, you can not do it for people they have to have the desire and they have to
be successful on there own, anyone can beNovember 30th, 2009 at 2:27 am -
Damian Leon said:
@Diane- do you have a free gift page? Sounds like you need
to get more agressive with the most rapid ways to build your
list-Take a look at one of my free gift pages here:
http://optinemailmachine.com/squeeze
(It’s hooked into Aweber)Something like that is the core of what you need
to build your list- if you need free gifts to put on the page
here’s where I get that:
http://optinemailmachine.com/resellrightsfortuneThen search Google for “JV Giveaway Events”, put
your gift page in them as a “Contributor” – This
will allow you to build your list to say 300 in 1-2 months
time at the most-Then- do “JV Ad Swaps” with other beginning marketers
whereby you each send announcements to your list of the
other person’s gift and page- In this way you can grow the list
quickly to over 1,000, 2,000At this point, combine it with other traffic methods as
you go, and track each traffic method with it’s own form
so you know where they’re coming from-Consider placing “Exit Splash” on both your opt in page
and download page- and pointing to an affiliate offer you chooseThis will increase your profits about 300%
Exit splash is here:
http://optinemailmachine.com/exitsplashHope that helped!
Damian
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Michelle said:
Hi Damian–I do appreciate your video; I think it’s a pep-talk video. And Happy Belated Birthday! M-
November 30th, 2009 at 2:45 am -
Damian Leon said:
@Michelle- thanks for the birthday wish – I hope the video
will go deeper than pepping hehe – and will really show
people what a business is about and how they can use it
as a way to help lots of people- and get what they want
-as a result (of giving first).. November 30th, 2009 at 2:47 am -
Mary E Stone said:
Damian, You are a very nice young man who seems to have his head on straight. I enjoyed your video and only one thing bothered me. Speaking for those of us who are one step away from life on the street, I hope you don’t label us as greedy, self centered people for working as hard as we can to succeed in internet marketing. Many, like us are already thinking of ways to give back. And just as soon as we are able, we will.
My special interests are the veterans and abused children. I just lack the money to be of service. But that will come soon enough.
One other thing, Damian, Did you send me a letter which we received on Friday, with an opportunity to assemble and staple booklets at $20.00 apiece. You were to send two kits and two staplers so we could get started. Is someone just messing with us or you? Or is this opportunity genuine?
I sure would like to know.
Warmly,
Mary E. Stone
gabsgrami@yahoo.com
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Susanne F said:
These people do not have the entrepreneur spirit and they will not understand what you say before they shift their attitude.
I know – I have been there.
Best
Susanne
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Damian Leon said:
@Mary – I’m sure you’ll get there too – make sure you’re focusing
all your efforts on building your list —
I’m not familiar with the booklet thing you’re mentioning sorry-@Susanne – Sure, I’m glad you said you HAVE been there
and you noticed how it’s like being in the matrix/asleep right …
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Damian Leon said:
@All – Apologies for the formatting issue on the blog
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Glenn Kipps said:
this is very insightful and very true. I know my efforts will pay off. I just got to keep moving forward.
November 30th, 2009 at 3:57 am -
Zane said:
Hey Damian
Happy Birthday for the other day, You put that across quite nicely. And your quite right Damian, Marketing is not something that will lands in their laps.In Business you have to invest & that means invest in money & invset time Research & effort as well as atitude & being mindfull of others.We live in a world community these days & the internet is bringing the world closer together. We are all Brothers and we all need to be respectful to each other as our creator would want us all to be mindfull of each other. When we wish wealth & happyness to our Brother through inner heart will god be mindful us, but we must never expect.
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Peter Davies said:
Damian
That was a very good presentation – I think you said all that needed to be said there.
We too in the UK have a rotten dependency culture that has gotten worse under our current government – too many people seem to be happy to go with what the nanny state government says and the ones that dont wish to work are happy taking the over geneous benefits – enough about politics.
Afraid you are always going to get these sorts of people anywhere – unfortunately as in anything in life you must be prepared to put in the graft, understand what you need to do and fail along the way – like it or not thats the way life is. And your right, if your not willing to spend a bit of money and experience a little pain how can you expect to be in the right mindset to run a business – after all in any business things will go wrong, you will take knocks – perhaps these people are the types that shouldn’t be looking at an online business or any other come to that.
I would agree there are a lot of duff products out there but my view always has been that you need to get the basics in place first, before buying products, ignore hype and try to work out the structure/model of any product or program is before you buy – after all theres enough review sites and blogs out there to steer you.
If need be find a good coach if necessary, the key is to be concentrating on the right things and not wasting time and money chasing money – a good coacg should be able to teach you this.
Regards
Peter
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Brenda Howlett said:
Hi Damon
Your vidio was interesting and true… You are a good guy, I don’t know you personaly, but I have always found you say as is and that is a gift.My partner and myself have been burnt by people out there who are not honest like you. We now are setting up a business and have taken on a mentor, it is hard graft after a days work but hey whose dream is it! And yes what you say is true… you give up other things to pay for what you need, and you have to commit your time, and yes you wont make money overnight…
At the end of the day dreams are only as good as you yourselves make them, and dreams have to have a commitment on your time and finances… So thank you for those words as sometimes it is hard to keep focused. It would be good to be able to play those words when you feel is it worth it… you are right of course it is.
I hope you had a good Birthday
Best Regards
Brenda xNovember 30th, 2009 at 6:47 am -
Gaston Collin said:
Happy birthday Damon ! keep doing what your doing now great work I have many problems also but I will not tell you about It instead I will solved them! have a great day my friend Gaston Collin
November 30th, 2009 at 7:19 am -
John Bandy said:
Hi Damian,
I enjoyed the way you responded to those with a chip on their sholder or negative attitudes toward those that are successful.
You did it with kindness and love showing that you care. Thanks for another good video and I hope you had a fantastic birthday. I am looking forward to the next report. Take care and God Bless.John
November 30th, 2009 at 8:20 am -
William Leonard said:
Right ON!
This “Entitlement” attitude may be the biggest threat to world and national and local peace that people are not taking seriously and talking about! Bad Rappers and Fringe Sports Greats behave badly in their demands for “Respect” even when they have not earned it. Immigrants (I am one from 35 years ago) believe they are entitled immediately to all the benefits for which residents have paid years and years of Taxes so they can be eligible. Romani parents believe that their children in North America are entitled to receive education in strange mutations of Slovak or Bulgarian, and it is the teachers who must turn cart-wheeels to make them feel “comfortable and wanted”.
The USA Bill Of Rights laid the foundations for these problems when it said that Individuals have Rights when the Declaration should have said that people EARN RIGHTS by their contributions to the societies and countries that they live in and receive the benefits from (excuse the Grammar).We will continue to have unreasonable behaviour motivated by unreasonable expectations until the Tribe Leaders in Thought and Behaviour start publicising this as a SERIOUS PROBLEM, much bigger than people expecting to get rich quickly on the internet.
William.
November 30th, 2009 at 8:57 am -
Jill said:
Fantastic video Damian – your video puts you above the crowd, and you have my attention!
Thanks SO much.
Jill
November 30th, 2009 at 9:50 am -
Gilbert Paul said:
Hello Damian,
Hope you and yours had a Great Weekend and Happy Birthday!
I am 55 yrs old and just getting started with the Internet as a way to earn an income. Years ago the only thing I knew about computers was what I learned on the job because it was needed. Now I find myself looking to using it to try to earn an income. Yes it is a learning process. But people like yourself and others who are already in the business have been Fantastic in helping with your advice, the giveaways, learning tools, guidance and much more. I guess the folks who wrote the e-mails don’t want to take the time to search, listen, read and learn. Many of you have taken the time to answer questions and steer me in the right direction. I am deeply appreciative. Sometimes it takes trying something several times before you get it right. Thanks to all of you I am able to do things now I never thought I would be able to! This old dog is still learning and will have my income very soon!November 30th, 2009 at 11:09 am -
Mark said:
Damien,
I wish you luck on your journey to helping others. If you received my e-mail, then I hope you read it again. I think you missed the message.
If you are looking to help the minority then proceed. If you are looking to help the majority, then read my comments again.
You touched on the problems of others in your video. You must not take it out on the majority of the people who feel there is no hope. You can either ignore it or embrace it and solve the problem. Some people need to see before they believe. So don’t take it personal.
Move on or take the personal challenge to show people. Either way Damien, you will be successful in any choice you make. You will be helping the Minority or Majority, don’t let either of them get you down about their comments. It is nice to see your sincerity in helping others.
Good luck and please keep me posted on your success. It will be a interesting study.
Mark
November 30th, 2009 at 12:07 pm -
Malcolm said:
Hi Damian, thanks for your video, great encouragement and It’s true, today with my mentors I have my cards billed to there limites about $15,000 and sometimes feel like giving up, But I know I need to find more money to finance my business, nearly there to start,I could easy just throw In the towel but I dont want to end up being a losser and whinger so I got to find more finances, and I will. So Damian thanks for the encouragement
November 30th, 2009 at 5:58 pm -
Adele said:
Hi Damian,
I’m a little confused. You give away so much free stuff already, how can anyone think that you could give away more?
I have little money and work many hours to get it, so it is difficult – that’s the fun! How to overcome difficulty is only that (overcoming difficulty) if there is a difficulty in the first place! On top of that there are some really – and I mean ‘really’ – great people out there that are just longing to help. There are affiliate systems that allow you to get back what it costs for the training, simply by introducing others.
Times are hard and some people have it harder than others – and a lot of the on-line business methods are hard to understand, but there is so much help and so much free stuff and so many lovely people ready to give it to you.
You, today, have given me a HUGE piece of FREE advice – ‘What problems is my business helping others solve?’
If I can’t see them, then neither will anyone else!
Fabulous! Thank you so much,
AdeleDecember 1st, 2009 at 10:30 am -
Damian Leon said:
@Adele – Great – I think that’s wonderful then!!!
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Nenad said:
Hi Damian,
Happy Birthday !
I have to tell that I was a little bit like that(wanting to do something with nothing). But I’m glad to say that I was over with it long time ago.
I was looking for free autoresponders, free hosting, etc…
Now I ended up with Aweber, $25/month hosting, paid link cloakers…Still I do not have many leads, but at least I know that it it the right way!
You have to give somethin to receive somethin, right?
Anyway, I’m very glad to found this site, and I’ll try to learn something here!
If I need some advice, do you mind me asking?
I think it’s not shame to ask, I hope you agree?
Sorry about my english, still learning.
Thanks for the video!December 1st, 2009 at 3:44 pm -
Deepo said:
Hey Damian…
Nice blog you have here !
I agree with all that you said…
I just wanted to add that while you are one NOT to do this.. I think a lot of the resentment that many have come from these compelling sales pages of promises to get rich over-night and there are people out there that believe they will get rich without any effort. Those are the same people that play the lottery with the high expectations of winning.
You just don’t get something for nothing.
20 dollars month is nothing to pay for the service you get from aweber. I started out using an autoresponder from my server, but I regret that decision as I wished I had started out using aweber from the start.
Anyways, I am a new member here… Great Job, Damian..
Deepo
December 19th, 2009 at 7:02 am -
Snuroreinilia said:
i am new, happy to be here.. need fix my keybord
December 28th, 2009 at 7:07 am -
Craig said:
Brother Damien,
I’ll try to keep this short as possible.
You are to be congratulated on a speech well done. The fact that the responses to your comments are all positive should give us all who think as you do a shot in the arm. I have always believed in the nature of mankind as being reasonable and service oriented. As you said, it’s not necessarily anyones fault that this “new” mentality has taken over the mind of man in this “what’s in it for me” world. Selfishness or self-serving is the rule, it seems, and service to our fellows is evidently “out.” However, after listening to you and reading the responses you’ve received tells me that, once again, the natural goodness and intelligence of the masses are , generally speaking, self-evident. The silent majority is powerful indeed. The overall plan for my IM strategy has always included the enpowerment of my customers to raise above the clamoring negatives we see and hear so much about these days.
One last comment…I hope that this is the start of a new mentality on the internet…and…Damien for President!!
Love ya Bro!
Craig
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Kathy Pop said:
Hi Damian,
I do agree with you about the entitlement mentality, BUT I have been strapped for cash ( almost ended up homeless because of circumstances) and had to start all over again with no money to spare- it wasn’t a matter of not going to WalMart an extra trip a month- I simply did not have the money.
There are a few free ar programs like Parabots, Infinite Responder, and PHP List, which all need to be installed on your hosting acct. I had also used a free service which does place an add- but the ad is for their service and I have received commissions from it ^.^ With small lists the delivery rates seem to be excellent, but I do agree that paying for a service is best when people can afford it.
As far as the person who wrote that 3rd email- whatever job we have in life, we trained ourselves, learned from others or went to school for it. So Training is an investment not paying to be in business. And Yes- you do pay to be in business, you pay for your equipment, Internet connection, hosting, domains, etc.it’s called expenses.
Thanks for letting me rant,
Kathy Pop
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chris tidman said:
my computer is broken and I can not play your video, but don’t give up on me. I’ll make it work eventually.
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Harold Thompson, Jr. said:
Hi Damian and Happy Belated Birthday
I agree with everything you stated . Maybe though everyone starting out in any internet business might understand more and have no complaints if they looked at it like this . If you love to cook and you decide you want to be a chef you can’t just go in the kitchen and throw a t.v. dinner in the oven and call yourself a chef . You need to go to culinary school . There is no free college anywhere to provide training for becoming a chef or ANY career choice and the same thing goes for the internet training thats needed . If you can’t afford one training there is always others that train for less even if its not full training its still a start to make enough money to invest in further training . There are tons of free advertising methods that work well enough to purchase further training it just takes more time , patience and focus on the work . See your new business venture as a job at first . You actually need to work to grow your job into an actual business . Even though your self employed , your purchasers are your real BOSS not you . You need to understand what your purchasers want and give them what they want or need to keep them remaining your boss . Its a give -give relationship . You give to them (satisfyingly) and they will give to you . That is how your job grows into a business , and when your big enough that you need help (employees) , then you can label yourself a BOSS . People that turn to the internet for a business , mainly those that lost their jobs , need to think about this first before searching and finding anything fast . This takes more time than you realize finding the right fit business for you and then the setting up and the learning process , this isn’t fast money to pay a just received bill . I feel for the people who lose their jobs daily in the U.S. but just realize , sink it in , the net won’t help any easier or faster than any offline business . Stay away from the “gurus” that pitch quick overnight sensations , they just suck your wallet empty and snap your credit cards in half . Pay more attention to the businessperson who is not pitching everything at you , Damian for instance , and there are a small few others out there . You don’t have to purchase every single e-mail that you receive , just the information you realize you need to fit into your business . I tell all this because I had started out the wrong way as well . I am nothing more than a simple man on a small disability monthly check with little credit , due to a bankruptcy from 2 brick and mortar businesses in the past, starting out the second half of my life at 45 . I do have more time than money to make my business grow so I can make my own paycheck instead of relying on my state for help . I am not looking to purchase all the fantasies like “gurus” preach to you that you can have by buying into their hype , I can’t physically do much with them anyway . I do want though to have my dream home built in the future and have a stable retirement life . So for those looking , remember , look at an opportunity first very closely before jumping into it , see if its interesting first , if you have enough time to work it until it works itself , go with the cheaper training first until you can invest in further training , stop complaining about not affording to the Damians that offer their support, because when the time comes you can afford they might not want to help you then , he started as well from the bottom of the barrell like everyone else , work it well and mostly be PATIENT .Oh yes and one last thing , when frustrated or whatever turn off your pc and take a breather . Good luck everyone !March 6th, 2010 at 12:27 pm -
Ian Michael Towers said:
Excellent, Damian, and presented in a very loving way. Always good to hear the information. Thanks
March 6th, 2010 at 1:53 pm -
Mike Gerke said:
Bravo Damien,
Everything you said is so true. I’ve had plenty of failures at this game and gotten frustrated to the point of not even sitting down at my computer for a month or two. But then I get my ATTITUDE and MINDSET back into the right place and somehow become even more determined to persist against all obstacles. I intend to win or die trying.
No one owes me anything in this life. My situation in life today is the direct result of MY decisions and My actions (or lack of), and no one elses.
I’ve made some fun money marketing but never anything to brag about and the main reasons are:
- allowing info overload to control me
- Lack of focus because of info overload (my fault)
- not making a clear a-z plan of action
- not following through on the plans I do make
- not being willing to invest in my success for fear of failing
- and I think the most important one, relating to info overload
is that I used to fill up my hard drive with gigs of info but I didn’t spend enough time Educating myself, actually reading those ebooks multiple times until it’s stuck in my brain. I’ve been doing that for the last few months and it’s amazing how my knowledge base seems to be growing exponentially and ideas are constantly popping into my head.All of the above are MY FAULT, and no one elses. No one is going to hand me or you free money and yet that is what so many expect. “Give me a free website and free tools and tell me where to advertise it for free and write me the ads and tell me how often to log in and count my money.” That is the mindset of so many people out there. They are looking for a free ride. So listen up people:
There is no such thing as a Free Lunch. That’s what my high school chemistry teacher used to tell us. It takes WORK! and TIME. But unlike a job, this work and time will compound like interest on a bank account and the time and work you put in now will still be paying you growing dividends 2,5,10 years from now.
You are the master of your present and your future, and you need to pound that into your brain. You can either make life happen, or let life happen to you. Think about it!
Thanks Damien for letting me rant a little.
Mike Gerke
March 6th, 2010 at 3:28 pm -
Jim Bradley said:
Hi Damien,
Appreciate your comments on the video today and agree with what you said. You don’t get any thing for nothing. Thanks for reminding me because I think I tried to start building a business with short cutting things. Now I realize it doesn’t work that way and without the foundation it will crumble and not stand. (Luke 6:49a But he that hearth and doeth not is like a man that without a foundation built a house,…).
Thank you for the stand you’ve taken. I know its not popular to say things like this but God will bless you for your honesty and for doing what’s right. Thank you JimMarch 6th, 2010 at 4:28 pm -
LORI said:
hey,
I am starting to read most of your e-mails now ! Mostly because you come across as down to earth and honest! There really is alot BS out there and alot of us have been sucked in to bogus ideas! I don’t even say scammed anymore cause I don’t now what it means! There are people out there that can make you believe anything can happen with words. I think seeing you makes you a little more real. Your doing a great job!! Could be that baby face!!!
LoriMarch 7th, 2010 at 4:39 pm -
Damian Leon said:
@Lori – Great thank you so much, I really just want people to get prepared and understand the person they need to be to build a business and help others- Thanks I really appreciate you Lori, and I’ll surely be putting more face videos up I like them more too
thank you!@Jim Hey Jim thanks I really appreciate that, I can tell you are building a strong foundation too now, and relationships are the most important thing in this life in business and out – thank you!!
@Mike- You’re extremely brave to be so transparent, it will help many others – you’re Awesome!!-
@Harold- thanks for telling your awesome story I really appreciate that- I too came to the same realizations, of course we all start out with what’s in it for me – but then we see a deeper meaning and when we get over ourselves we can focus on creating a business that helps others- thank you!
@Ian – Thank you so much!! -
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Doug said:
Hi Damian:
I think your resonses were well put, I have been trying for several years to accomplish something on the internet, I think the e-mails you were referring to, were not really begging you or me . Or anyone for free mentoring. I think the e-mails in question were more about there own failures with internet marketing, I think in a lot of ways , this whole internet make money thing is a vicious circle. I myself have been buried knee deep in this circle many a times. only to come up empty handed. The problem is everyone who trys this is looking and hoping for the brass ring, and if they don’t find it after once around the merry go round, they as well as myself , blame the internet marketer, who sold them the next best thing. I realize in one of those “senior monents” (55years old) that it is not there fault but rather our own, for let it happen. After all that’s what its all about making money. Right!!! I have taken a step back and reevaluated my position on this and am starting again for the 1900th time, this time working a lot slower , maybe this will be the charmer. If not then I will try again. May you and everyone out there have a blessed Day !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Best regards
Doug !
March 7th, 2010 at 7:20 pm -
Mei Buckley said:
Hey Damian,
Hope you’re well…
I just like to drop a note about the title of 3 DISTURBING Mails, from a business point of view…All businesses are about RELATIONSHIPS, of pursuing the PROFIT by the very end, which keeps businesses going!
The best demonstration would be using an equation as below:Party A + Party B = Profit
Notice: The PROFIT that connects to BOTH party A and party B!
So, just be smile and, be patient.I write this note by dwelling on the wishes which for the happiness of all parties once stepping in with this wonderful internet business!
Best wishes,
Mei BuckleyMarch 8th, 2010 at 8:30 am -
Beth Avirett said:
Hi Damian,
This is truly a deep subject but you are absolutely right.
Let’s put it this way… the saying, “no pain-no gain”, this applied to what you are saying.
The lottery mentality is a hard one to get over with. Freebies are great, if everyone knows how to use it. Mentoring is wonderful but just like a baby, we all have to learn how to master walking. Coach mentoring is like being tutored by a (PHd) Professor.
Everyone have a budget from $0-whatever. What that amount is, depends on how extensive the course a person wants to take.
You’re right….
Sincerely,
Beth Avirett
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