Humble Beginnings

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Image credit www.sxc.hu“From a tiny acorn springs the mighty oak”

This was a lesson taught me as a child. And the analogy is apt, because intuitively we do not expect a seed to grow into a tree overnight. We realize it takes time. Many years.

It’s a lesson beginners, starting out with dreams to build an online business, would do well to take to heart.

Many experienced teachers in the business coaching niche echo similar messages.

Jim Straw once detailed his process to build massive email lists. Not by getting thousands, or even hundreds of new subscribers from every ad he ran, but just 5 or 10. His key message was measuring, knowing which ads work, and using them for as long as they were effective.

Chet Holmes tells the story of his dentist client who out-performed everyone else in his industry. When asked for his ’secret’, the dentist said that while he didn’t know how any single method to get 100 new patients, he did know 100 different ways to get one new patient… and used all of them!

John Reese, in an inspiring report about his million-dollar day, mentioned the importance of “getting it out there” and then tweaking or improving your process till it got better at converting more sales, more subscribers or any other response you measured.

Seth Godin, best-selling author, advises writing a book that you can sell to one person first. If you can’t do that, you don’t have a book that will sell many copies. When you do, all it takes is finding more of your ideal readers – and selling each of them a copy.

Success, at the core, is simple. Easy, even. It starts from humble beginnings. And grows bigger.

There’s a myth that goes:

“You can’t make money unless you spend money first.”

It’s a myth that appeals to those who “dream big” – but unfortunately, expect those dreams to come true when they wake up the next morning (or sooner)… and think throwing cash at them will make it happen.

But you can’t run until you learn to walk. You can’t walk until you learn to stand. You can’t stand until you’ve gained balance.

You need to find your ‘business feet’. And confidence. Then, profits will follow.

‘Quick ‘n’ Easy Cash Generators’ is a rare guide I put together that teaches fast money making.

No, it’s not one of those “Earn $7,532.46 in 24 hours” kinds of junk, but the first in a series of baby-steps that will lead you in 6 months or a year to becoming the owner of a successful and profitable business.

It’s your acorn.

Plant it. Water it. Care for it.

In time, it will grow into your mighty oak.

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