Newbie on the Net Blog

"Life is long and while tales of overnight riches are exciting
(even when 99% of them are BS), the reality is that success
is a marathon, not a sprint.

That's both great and bad news.

Bad news for the impatient.  The people who want it NOW
without integrity, consistency or sacrifice.

Great news for those who realize that success in any
field, whether Internet marketing or the music business,
is a "one day at a time" phenomenon.

Recently, I was talking with a guy who played drums on
tour with Johnny Rotten, one of the creators of punk
rock.

He's settled down quite a bit…and is now a businessman.

On a trip to China, he visited the Great Wall and like everyone
who's seen it his draw dropped as he grasped the scope of
the thing.

"How on earth could something this big be built by hand?" he
asked himself (You can see the Great Wall from space it's so
big.)

Then the answer popped into his head…

"One brick at a time."

*** The real Secret

Success - real success, not the fantasy kind - comes from
skill.

You learn, you do, you network with other do-ers and bit
by bit, you make your mark.

It NEVER happens as fast as you want it to.

On the other hand, if you show up with skills and you
keep laying one brick after another, you cannot be
stopped.

One of my favorite kinds of students is the guy or gal
who has been around a while, working hard, really
applying themselves…but hasn't made the "big breakthrough"
yet.

Because real world Internet marketing skills are so
powerful when applied to real business situations,
it's amazing what huge positive changes occur when people
get a hold of REAL Internet marketing skills."

Ken McCarthy, email 15 Feb 2008