I think it’s interesting that so many internet marketers were once homeless – or well near it.
I know the terrible cynics among you probably don’t believe their stories.
I also know I was once homeless, once so broke we had to steal food to eat. I’m certainly not proud of that fact. I’d been laid off from my job in the 2000 dot-com crash, had my car reposessed and lost my apartment. In the middle of that, my dad died at 48 years old – a medical mistake. To say I was down is an understatement.
It seems like many marketers have similar stories – and I’d guess that having been so very, very low, many of us make something of a vow to never be in that position again and to do whatever it takes – even if it’s as crazy-sounding as “internet marketing” to prevent that situation from occurring again.
Money won’t solve all your problems. But having the bills paid, a belly full of food and a warm place to lay down at night sure makes life nicer.
If you’re just getting started in this business, know that it is possible. There are thousands of us, living proof. The biggest mistake I see people making is skipping from technique to technique. “Blogging to the Bank” is a beginner resource I recommend. You’ll not pull $100k in a month, but even an extra few hundred dollars to pad one’s income each month is a nice security blanket.
Take action. Choose what life you want to live – I did, and everything I’d imagined has been fulfilled times ten.
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I’ve seen this many times in business. It seems that people that cam from really disastrous situations tend to do better than people who had a more “normal” background. I do believe that it has more do with motivation than anything else. They have made a commitment that they will never be in that situation ever again. The worse that situation was, the easier it is to keep that commitment when times get tough.
I believe you. I wrote an article: Homeless Writers Showcase Talent on Associated Content. Many former homeless and a couple of current homeless earn money writing articles for AC. Or are “internet marketers” of a sort.
Great headline. I cant help but think that if i hadn’t lost it all in 2006 I wouldn’t be doing as well as I am now and discovered I was capable of more than my previously limiting expectations.
Great post. I think most people that find things different in life that most people overlook and don’t pay attention to have at some point either been stripped down to emotional bare bones which can give you sharper vision that the average person insulated by mediocracy or they were just born with acute vision. I am a little bit of both.
Michelle – gutsy story. Sorry to hear about your Dad – that had to be tough. You have and will continue to do well.
I feel ya Michelle,
I know losing my home and all my material possessions and couch surfing and sleeping a park benches was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. Being removed from my so called “comfort zone” gave me an incredibly unstoppable surge of motivation and creative energy…I had never felt so alive in my life up until then. It made me realize that…”The person who has nothing is better able to lift their self up”
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