Lindsay here from the IMBA (aren't we cool having our own set of insider acronyms? :P). I always find listening to Jay & Sterling's podcasts motivational too. Listening to other people's success stories tends to make you realize you can and should be making it too!
Books and audiobooks on success/business/etc. can be inspiring too (check out Earl Nightingale if you haven't before).
PCMech is a great looking site, and I'm sure there are lots of ways for you to take it to the next level.
I have a big site of my own (blog-based), and I keep thinking I should outsource the writing, create a paid directory to get a steady recurring income from a non-advertising model, and just really rev it up into a real business. Sometimes it's more fun to pursue the new and exciting than work on the profitable but ho hum though. :P
Good luck with it, and stay motivated!
Sharron Field
· 1 year ago
I need to get some of the same done eventually; but I'm just too independant to involve anyone else in the running of my operation.
Is this the right attitude? It feels right for me. I have no family commitments as such and I get a buzz out of building things - Whether it be a computer, a blog, a business, whatever.
Maybe I'm not seeing the screen for the pixels? Maybe I need to think things through a bit more? I'm watching you Dave, and learning too with a bit of luck. :-)
Sterling
· 1 year ago
Hey Dave, great post. I really think it is helpful to write this kind of stuff out, for you AND for others. That is why we talk about our own lives on the show, so others can learn from our mistakes and insights.
The thing for your family to understand, at first, while you are making the systems is that the time you put in now will free up time later. That is why systems are so important. It's like future free time vouchers or something.
Jay and I took the first few months of running the Academy and worked double time to make procedure lists and systems so that we can send ONE email to a VA and a process is done. For instance, I used to edit the podcast and it would take me several hours - stupid perfectionist issues lead to such long times to edit. I knew that editing all the content for the Academy would take about 10+ a week to edit and at first I actually started booking the time to do it myself! I suddenly thought, "do I really want to edit the audio 10 hours a week?! I could be making marketing strategies or, maybe, surfing and living the lifestyle of my dreams instead!". I chose the latter.
It took me nearly 4 years in business to finally get over the feeling that I had to do everything myself and finally spend the extra time up front to make procedure lists so other could take over for me. I just wish someone had of told this to me from the start...
Crystal
· 1 year ago
David,
It's happened to me, too. Balance is always the thing I'm striving for. Best of luck, truly, and hey - call me if you have anything you'd like to send my way...
Jason Van Orden (Jay)
· 1 year ago
Dave,
This is a very familiar story and one I continue to work on. Thanks for being willing to share it.
When my motivation wanes, I love listening to or reading other people's stories of success. That's very exciting to hear that our stories could do the same for someone else.
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Lindsay here from the IMBA (aren't we cool having our own set of insider acronyms? :P). I always find listening to Jay & Sterling's podcasts motivational too. Listening to other people's success stories tends to make you realize you can and should be making it too!
Books and audiobooks on success/business/etc. can be inspiring too (check out Earl Nightingale if you haven't before).
PCMech is a great looking site, and I'm sure there are lots of ways for you to take it to the next level.
I have a big site of my own (blog-based), and I keep thinking I should outsource the writing, create a paid directory to get a steady recurring income from a non-advertising model, and just really rev it up into a real business. Sometimes it's more fun to pursue the new and exciting than work on the profitable but ho hum though. :P
Good luck with it, and stay motivated!
Is this the right attitude? It feels right for me. I have no family commitments as such and I get a buzz out of building things - Whether it be a computer, a blog, a business, whatever.
Maybe I'm not seeing the screen for the pixels? Maybe I need to think things through a bit more? I'm watching you Dave, and learning too with a bit of luck. :-)
The thing for your family to understand, at first, while you are making the systems is that the time you put in now will free up time later. That is why systems are so important. It's like future free time vouchers or something.
Jay and I took the first few months of running the Academy and worked double time to make procedure lists and systems so that we can send ONE email to a VA and a process is done. For instance, I used to edit the podcast and it would take me several hours - stupid perfectionist issues lead to such long times to edit. I knew that editing all the content for the Academy would take about 10+ a week to edit and at first I actually started booking the time to do it myself! I suddenly thought, "do I really want to edit the audio 10 hours a week?! I could be making marketing strategies or, maybe, surfing and living the lifestyle of my dreams instead!". I chose the latter.
It took me nearly 4 years in business to finally get over the feeling that I had to do everything myself and finally spend the extra time up front to make procedure lists so other could take over for me. I just wish someone had of told this to me from the start...
It's happened to me, too. Balance is always the thing I'm striving for. Best of luck, truly, and hey - call me if you have anything you'd like to send my way...
This is a very familiar story and one I continue to work on. Thanks for being willing to share it.
When my motivation wanes, I love listening to or reading other people's stories of success. That's very exciting to hear that our stories could do the same for someone else.