Get Clear
Posted on June 16, 2007
Filed Under Internet Marketing
“The things you own end up owning you.” - Tyler Durden
I’m not surprised when people look at me like I’m crazy - they’ve been looking at me that way most of my life.
So it’s not a surprise when I say “One of the best things that ever happened to me was when my house burned down.”
Yeah, it sucked too and I don’t care to do it again.
Fact is - I was DAMN LUCKY to get out alive with my family.
Maybe getting out alive makes the whole thing easier to accept than if we’d come home to find everything gone.
Three amazing things about the experience - this happened two and a half years ago, BTW.
1. Losing everything freed me up to have a lot more.
Examine the things in life you are attached to - and the things you have an aversion too. You can probably live without, and sometimes be much happier without the things you’ve attached to - like a job you hate, the old couch, the pile of junk “ou paid good money for” - even the books cluttering your book shelf that you will NEVER pick up again.
You have no idea how much excess, unnecessary noise this creates in your head until it’s gone.
Is it just coincidence that after “losing everything” my money making grew exponentially?
I don’t think so.
2. When only one thing matters . . .
Imagine waking from a deep dream at 5:30 AM (you went to bed at 12:30 AM) and someone in your house is SCREAMING “The house is on fire!”
There is no time in a situation like this to think - you react.
I will admit that up until that point in my life I felt like a big kid in a man’s body. But in that moment, my purpose for being was clear; “Dude - get your family out of this house, no matter what - nothing else matters.”
I’ve always been above average in high-stress situations. I thrive under intense pressure.
But, I’ve never been under that kind of pressure and to look back at how I reacted amazes me. Now, the thing is - I reacted the way I did because there was one singular purpose to the moment.
Forget trying to save things - get out. Get your family out of this house. Everything else is replaceable - even your work.
3. Peace is a cool thing -
I read the best bumper sticker I’ve ever read last week - “Happiness is the Only Thing That Matters”.
True - profoundly.
You don’t want to hear this, especially if you’re still in the “I’m going to conquer the world” phase of your life but money and “stuff” are not the cause of happiness - in fact, the might be the cause of unhappiness. I’ve proven to myself that enough is never enough - and the more I acquire the less happy I am.
I like money - I love making money. It’s fun - but the drive for more never ends. The high is never high enough - you always want a higher high. That’s not a good thing, unless your name is Gordon Gecko.
Which brings me to my real point . . .
A year ago I bought into someone else’s idea that “The Internet Lifestyle” is a myth; that I needed to have an office with a dozen employees.
Bull shit.
I’ve lived the Internet lifestyle - and the last thing I WANT is a an office with a staff of employees to manage (I do have an office, but it’s my getaway from being at home 24/7 and one of the best decisions of the past year).
As I look at - and the point here is for you to learn from my mistakes as well as my successes - where most of my income comes from, it’s from the original vision I had of creating automated income streams. I have checks coming in every month from $250-$4000 and most of it’s from simple sites using my Black Book strategies that have been producing for years now.
If I unplugged from doing the Internet marketing teaching I do - which accounts for about 80% of my work time, my income would be about half what it is - but I’d be very close to my goal of “The Four Hour Work Week” and still making a better income than anyone I know in the real world (by a long-shot).
Take a little time today - tomorrow - the next day - and define, in exact terms, what it is that you really want in life. If you think it’s more money - WHY? What are you going to do with that money?
And if anyone tries to tell you “The Internet marketing lifestyle is a myth” - punch them in the mouth.
.X.
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