“What you know does not matter - what you do matters” - copied from gymjones.com

I am too sick right now to apply that to fitness. (I have had the flu for at least the past three days) but I wanted to apply it to Working for Yourself and/or Internet Marketing.

Last tuesday I was presenting my internet marketing class ( a webinar/telecast that I do every tuesday night) with a special guest. He is a copywriter that has had many successes in the past and is currently making a six figure income from home writing copy for others. After the class as I was complementing him on his presentation I mentioned that most of my internet success has been from luck, not necessarily good marketing. In response he said, “Just Showing Up is half the game” and then went on to explain that I had created products, put up websites, and done presentations (like that class) and that I was way ahead of most simply by doing.

My flaws including putting myself down a little too much - which is good for being humble, but bad for self promotion and self confidence. And one way to feel good about yourself is to accomplish something.

So, I have taken out several uncompleted projects and am finishing them (doing) and putting up websites for them (doing) and then emailing out to my mailing list about them (doing).

Even if I don’t make any sales at all, I will still have DONE something. I will be able to point at the websites and feel accomplishment.

EDITED TO ADD
I look back at this post that I started a month or so ago, and never finished. I think the main reason has been due to lack of focus. It is not easy to focus when you are attempting multiple projects, and have a large family (I have six kids) - but that is no excuse. I will publish this post and then finish another one on FOCUS and then abide by it. It is not enough to KNOW that I need to focus, I also have to DO the focus.