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I’m a huge fan of personal development. For the last 19 months I blogged about very little else and like to think I made a mark on the industry – despite my age and “total nobody” status. I don’t really write about self improvement anymore but I still actively work on improving different aspects of my life.
Without books like The Power of Now, Psycho Cybernetics, and Tribes, I really don’t think I would be where I am today. In fact, I think that the majority of my success online is thanks to the life lessons I’ve pushed myself to learn and the knowledge I’ve picked up over the last few years.
Personal development is a very broad topic covering things like motivation, productivity, health, finances and pretty much everything else. I’m not going to pick any of these individually, although you can probably apply the lessons here to those areas.
Instead, I’m going to share seven things that I believe are be critical in helping you transform your life and succeed in various endeavours. More specifically, I believe these seven lessons have been instrumental in helping me make a living online, so there’s a good chance they can greatly help you.
Stop Caring About Your Goals
I can’t find any better way to say this (profanity warning) but one of the biggest mind fucks I experienced last year was how much easier it was to achieve my goals when I actually stopped caring about achieving them.
I’m a huge advocate of the Sedona Method and one of the things they teach is a way for you to become totally “hootless” about your goals. In other words, they advise you to be totally indifferent to whether you achieve them or not. This completely goes against the thinking of society where you have to pick a specific goal, and work as hard as you can until you hit your target.
When you really can let go of attachment to outcomes, life and work just become so much easier. I would go so far as to say that most of the work I do now is totally effortless. When you let go of attachment to results, it’s far easier to stay focused on what you’re doing and it shows in the results. Not caring about something doesn’t mean you don’t work towards it — you just allow yourself to take action in a much more relaxed manner.
As an example, look at ViperChill. Each month when I share my reports, I clearly state that I don’t care about the stats. I really don’t. I do enjoy looking at them, but that’s it. Yet, this is a blog that only wrote 5 posts last month (how many can say that?) and gained almost 600 subscribers. I am so at ease with my work, and the result is nothing short of amazing.
Follow Your Genius
Apart from being the author of the only book that made me feel less like a man, Elizabeth Gilbert can also give amazing speeches. The video I watched of her at Ted was a fantastic way to look at inspiration and using the many seemingly random ideas that come to you everyday.
Elizabeth talks of your brilliant ideas as something that comes not from within you, but something that passes through you from external sources. In her example, she says that she would be sitting in a field when she would have the huge urge to write something for her best-selling book, Eat Pray Love. Instead of hoping to remember the idea later, she would run through the field back to her home as fast as possible to get everything down on paper.
While I don’t want to get into too much about how the universe works, I do find that my best ideas are never when I am sitting in front of a computer or trying to create them. My best ideas are when I’m chatting with friends, doing my shopping, or lazing out on my balcony watching the world go by.
What I have learned more than anything in the last year is to store these ideas as soon as possible. I have notepads scattered throughout my apartment and a phone that is perfect for storing random creativity. If you have inspiration to build a certain site, or write a certain article, or try a new traffic generating method, write it down. Straight away. If you don’t, you might just have ignored the best idea of your life.
Don’t Give People Too Much Permission
I love helping people in various different ways but one thing that really drives me is seeing my “students” succeed online. The very reason I relaunched ViperChill is so I can focus on doing that and help thousands of people every time I write something. Whilst the growth of ViperChill has been amazing and far better than I expected, the growth of my inbox is far less exciting.
I’ve just moved into my new apartment in Cape Town (pictures) so I was offline for a few days to sort things out and catch up with all of my old friends. When I got back, the number of emails waiting for me was almost saddening. I then vowed that I would spend the next 4 hours responding to them all (it actually took about 6) and work out a better solution.
It’s not that I don’t love giving advice and working one-on-one, as I really do. It’s just that the more I am working one-on-one, the less time I have to write articles that can help thousands of people at once. I did consider hiring an assistant, but then that would defy the whole point of people emailing me for advice.
I am going to continually update the contact page here with frequently asked questions I receive, but besides that, I’m just going to have to start giving people less permission. Not only to waste my time, but to tell me what to do or to change my course of action. The majority of things that have gone very well for me did so because I followed my own path, I focused on getting things done, and I trusted in myself.
Don’t be afraid to turn down advice, requests for help, or anything else that gets in the way of you being on your path and sticking to your mission. “The people that matter don’t mind, and the people that mind don’t matter” – Dr. Seuss.
Stick to Your Own Values
In personal development, having your own set of values that you follow can be helpful in a number of areas. In terms of health, it could be that you don’t want to eat meat because you don’t support the way it is processed. In terms of relationships, it could be that you won’t accept a guy or girl in your life who is disrespectful to things that you really care about.
Sticking to your own values is also a great lesson to use in internet marketing. One thing I’ve noticed is that when bloggers who are successful give advice about how they did so well, a lot of the advice is generic and to the point.
It’s not that the advice isn’t true; it’s just that it is rarely anything new. This is exactly why I gave specific examples when writing my post on how I grew a blog with 6,500 subscribers. One thing most A-list bloggers forget is that one of the things that has made them successful is simply who they are and how they do what they do.
Darren at Problogger never fails to update his site daily, and has done so for years. Copyblogger will rarely publish a guest post unless it has been tweaked to have the best impact on their audience. I will probably never write more than two articles in a week. (To you crazy people who actually enjoy what I write, I apologise).
The only rule in internet marketing is that there are no rules. Don’t be afraid to do things differently because they’re how you want to do them. You will slowly but surely build an audience who loves exactly what you’re producing, and one that looks forward to seeing more of it.
Focus On What You Put Out, Not What You Get Back
When I wrote my article on WordPress SEO last week, I knew there would be some controversy as a lot of SEO’s build an ego around calling themselves experts. I did not expect that someone would write on Twitter that they want to shoot me, but that’s exactly what happened.
Despite knowing there would be some backlash, I just had to ask myself one thing: am I writing this article to help people, or am I avoiding writing it because I’m scared of how some people might react? As I have for most of my life, I just decided to focus on what I put out to the world and be completely fine with how people react.
After all, if someone doesn’t like the content here, they can simply unsubscribe. I’m not going to pretend the internet is a really nice place where everyone gets along in harmony, but for the most part, there are many ways it can enrich your life both socially and professionally.
The only thing you can ever control is what you do; not what other people do. Because of that, worrying about how people are going to react to things is just wasting energy and totally pointless. Surprisingly or not, the more you stop worrying about the feedback you receive, the better it tends to become.
Successful People (Usually) Have Successful Friends
They say that you are a result of the five friends that you spend the most time with. I’m not sure I like that concept, but I can’t deny that it has its merits. The people who are closest to me in my life right now include a professional poker player, a successful stock trader and blogger, and multiple businessmen who have built and sold large companies.
I don’t think it is a surprise that my own endeavours are also going well. Whether I subconsciously attracted these people into my life or whether it happened by coincidence, I don’t know. I do know that when I was lazy, unproductive, and not getting anywhere with my projects, I was spending time with people who are exactly the same.
I’m not telling you to go out and find people who have done well in your industry or environment and try to befriend them. I simply suggest that you look at your current friends and see if they are helping you get to where you want to go or if they’re holding you back.
It’s not easy to cut out friends from your life, but it is something to consider if you’re spending the majority of your time with people who have no aims or common interests. At 18 I left every single friend I have ever made and moved to South Africa where I didn’t know one single person. I have never regretted that decision.
If All Else Fails, Do What You Love
Over the last 5 years, since I was 15 years old, I have built around 40-50 websites. I would say that 9 out of 10 have been total failures. When I realised this, I decided to work out what separated the sites that did well and the sites that just flunked. That way, I could replicate my success and build less failures in the future.
After looking at my list of sites for over an hour, there was something very obvious that stood out to me. The sites that did well were simply the ones I loved working on the most. This doesn’t surprise me, but it wasn’t something I had noticed until I sat down to really look at things.
Building web properties around things that you love means that:
- You generally know more about that topic than the average person
- You keep going, even when you’re seeing little return
- You’re happy to read more on the subject and learn from others
When I was 16, my first serious website was featured in the book, DJ’ing for Dummies. This is the website that literally cost me a year of my college life. My attendance was so low as I kept going home to work on the site that they refused to let me go back for a second year.
This is how much I loved what I did, and it showed in the end result.
Most people online (who have something to sell) will tell you that you can make money in a few days or a few weeks. If you’re willing to spend a lot of money, then it’s possible. In most cases though, you’re unlikely to see a great return within 6 months on most of your ventures.
Could you focus on your topic for at least 6 months without making money? If not, pick something else.
And finally, as Gary Vaynerchuk covers in his book Crush It!, the best business strategy ever, is…to care.
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Once again, an excellent post! Your almost pushing me over the edge to posting less frequently but writing in much more detail. I’m going to let it sink in and see how it feels in the weeks to come.
It’s funny you should mention the Power of Now and Psycho Cybernetics, as those two books have had a huge impact on me as well. I remember bumping into the Power of Now when I was traveling in Thailand for a month.
I went into a bookstore and there it was on the bookshelf, beckoning me, telling me to pick it up and read it. I had never heard of the book before, nor of Eckhart Tolle. When I started reading it, the feeling I got was amazing.
Suffice it to say, it is one of the only books I have read over 5 times and still take with me wherever I go.
As more and more people have started asking me for advice, I have found it harder and harder to give it to them, because so much of my success has come from, like you said, me being who I am and just following my heart.
Everyone wants tactics, strategies and shortcuts, but it is only when you realize that these do not exist that you really start making headway, at least that is how it was for me. But I’ll keep writing and giving my readers what they want. One day at a time.
Keep rocking dude!
Thanks Henri,
It has been awesome watching your growth over the last few months. From the first time you emailed me I knew you would be successful.
If you liked TPON, make sure you pick up A New Earth. It is about finding your life’s purpose. There is some stuff in there I don’t apply to my life, but it’s an awesome book.
Awesome comment.
Cheers Glen. This fast becoming my favourite read for both info and motivation. Keep it coming!!
This is one of my favourite blogs as well π
Thanks buddy
One thing that changed everything for me was getting rid of “friends” who were holding me back. It may be something difficult to do at first, but you have to be with successful people if you want to be successful.
I couldn’t agree more.
Interesting to see that you also received benefits for it.
Glen you could probably still hire an assistant just to filter your email. I find half the email I get only requires a canned response.
Possibly, although I am considering using a forum instead (for things like Cloud Living support).
Thanks for the comment!
Put your heart into it, whether it’s a blog, affiliate or other endeavour, it doesn’t matter. If you love what you are doing there’s a higher probability of success. I like your point of view about six months without return, because it’s an easy question to realize why we are doing something.
Thanks for the post!
Best regards,
AndrΓ©s
Hey Andres,
Definitely. It also links back to the point of effortless as well. If you have to build sites around things you don’t love, it just feels like a chore.
Good to see you here again.
I’d have to agree with Oscar. I decided at the start of the year that I needed to focus on my relationships and remove the ones that were not moving me forward and start building stronger relationships with people who I saw as successful.
That Sedona method goes against everything I’ve read or heard. Why do you think it works? If you’re not focusing on your goals isn’t there a chance you’ll veer off course or get bogged down in the day to day things?
The Sedona Method is about letting go of emotions and attachment to things.
Why would you veer off course if you are doing what you enjoy doing?
Alright. You’re really starting to make your way towards my favorite blogs. Honestly at first I thought, and no offence mate, this is just another ‘i am a huge guru blog’. But looks like I really like your style. At least it looks honest, not quite sure if it really is, but that doesn’t matter right now π
So keep up the good work. I’m looking forward to read more π
No ads, no affiliate links.
I have no reason to lie π
Thanks for the comment!
Glen,
I really love this piece of advice: “Focus on what you put out, not what you get back”. I should repeat it over and over as my mantra π
Thanks Moon.
That lesson has served me well.
Wow, this post blew me away – seriously. I never expected to find so much awesome just in one post. A few of these things I already get… and a few of them I’m going to have to seriously meditate on. Number #1 especially. I feel like the Universe wants me to learn this lesson at this point; I’ve been getting lots of little messages like this from different places… read a bit of a book called “The Lazy Man’s Guide to Success” or something like that (I translated the title from Spanish)… basically I have to chill the f* out.
Thanks man. π
Andrew
That’s awesome, Andrew.
I had heard of the first concept way before I was implementing it myself. It is something that completely shifts your reality when you grasp it, but it feels like you’re living life like it was meant to be lived.
Wow Glen,
I’m really impressed by your insight at such an early age. The info you included in your post took me years to embrace. As I transfer to working online, I still consciously remind myself to focus on my strengths, keep it simple, maintain healthy boundaries — Do, Delete, Delegate — to get into flow. Must try the Sedona Method π
Where can I find your Best Sites that you enjoyed working on? I appreciate your work.
Thank you,
Kim
I don’t even know what to say here. Once again you have blown me away with the depth of your writing. There are so many great points to soak in. You forced me to look at myself and search who I am. WOW! For a Monday, that’s deep. I’ve only had one cup of coffee.
The point about letting go of outcomes is excellent. So many of us worry day to day about achieving our goals. I think I am focused on the wrong thing. I’m working my butt off everyday endlessly, but I am always focused on the future and not the present. I stress myself out. If it wasn’t for the fact that I love what I do, it wouldn’t matter. But it’s good to relax and just let it happen naturally. Hard work, dedication and persistence will pay off.
I need more coffee…
It’s so awesome to read comments like this. This is exactly why I do what I do.
The more you learn about presence and watch your mind, the easier it becomes to notice destructive patterns and just let go of them instantly.
Thanks for being here.
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Thanks Glen. I originally found you through PluginID. You’re style in personal development and internet marketing has clicked. Keep up the great work.
Awesome stuff dude – this sh*t is getting better and better π
Love the Power of Now / Psycho Cybernetics shout outs – two books that changed my life also. (STILL haven’t read Sedona yet… I will… soon…)
Not caring about outcomes is spot on. You made me realise I’ve been caring too much lately. Good shout. F**k it – I’m present, Tolle style now. Who cares if it all ballses up? Not me. Boom!
Hi Glen,
I’m not familiar with the details of the Sedona method but one thing that we stress in the posts on our sales blog (www.sellinghasvalue.com – started as a direct result of reading your posts!) is that to win sales opportunities you have to truly be ok with losing.
Taking this approach removes anxiety and pressure which ironically makes it easier to achieve your goals not harder. So in a sense caring less about the outcome means you actually increase you chance of achieving the outcome. If you think about it too long that can really blow your mind!
When I read this post, mentioning how being indifferent to whether you achieve your goals or not, it seemed like a similar concept. The ultimate caring is not caring – the paradox of success! Thanks as always for the great info!
Awesome insights Paul.
I love hearing about real-world examples of the lessons that I share. Thank you for the great comment.
Thanks Glen. This is a very inspiring and realistic article. I’m new to reading your articles and am looking forward to reading more!
Awesome insights yet again.
I’ve been following your writing from PluginID to HQhow to Viperchill and read your guest posts everywhere and love each one of them.
I’m just starting to see myself making a living from my online endeavours. And this is thanks to you, Glen.
I’ve known people make money online but you’ve made it seem reachable and attainable, even for myself!
It’s my goal to make money online now.
Coming to the post: well, what can I say, its really awesome. Although I’ve made a couple my life rules, now, am making them my online life rules as well.
Hi Paul,
basically that’s what Sedona method helps you in. Furthermore, being relaxed removes all the buzz that goes on in your head and lets you hit your target more directly. I’ve been doing the method only for a few weeks and I can say that the results have been overwhelming. (not that I care much for them π
Glen: Viperchill is the first blog from those that have piled up in my reader after the weekend, I absolutely dig your posts
Hi Tom,
Sounds like I will have to dig into Sedona a bit more – but definitely getting all the “noise” out of your head and relaxing is the way to go!
Take care!
Thanks Glen this post really jumped out at me when you said to relax and do your work and not worry about the end result. I have a hard time with that, because at times its hard to see that all this work I am doing is going to pay off in the end or then again it may not because there are no guarantees in how your websites will rank and if they will ever reach what you want them to.
Also the fact that a lot of your websites fail is interesting now I do not feel so bad, I guess it makes more sense to build a few websites at a time to see which one will really take off.
Thanks again
You’re welcome Chad.
It is a difficult concept to let go of wanting to succeed at something, but the more you let go and practice, the more you’ll realise how useful that type of mindset is in your life.
Ahh Glen, you cease to amaze bro. It’s funny how the internet works. I’m about 10 years your senior yet because of everything you’ve written here, as well as Cloud Living, you are my main ‘Mentor’ online. It’s funny how my life and blog have changed because of your direction. Thanks a million brother and keep ‘not caring’…. π
Well said.
I didn’t have any idea someone said they wanted to shoot you. I’m on twitter, but missed that bit. How awful! What can they have been thinking.
Loved reading this article, thanks!
I just helped a friend recently on your very first point – Stop Caring About Your Goals – because he needed to exercise for health reasons but kept getting discouraged by his own goals. Now, instead of aiming to go faster and longer every time, he just exercises for the sake of exercising. If he goes out for a jog and can’t continue, he just comes back home, otherwise he’ll keep jogging for as long as he can. As a result, he actually wants to exercise now, whereas before he dreaded it. All because of his own goals.
It’s amazing what a simple mind-shift like that can do! Kudo’s to you for helping others see their situation in a different light. Sometimes that’s all we need before we can move forward again.
I’m a fellow personal development fan. I’ve never heard of the Sedona Method but it sounds appealing:) I think your success with this blog has come from all the hard work, learning and planning that you’ve done in the years building up to it though…
Definitely agree that you need to keep a notebook with you at all times and by your bed too. Sometimes great ideas pop into my head just before I snooze off and if I didn’t write them down then and there I don’t think I’d remember them in the morning.
I think you do have to protect yourself and just learn to ignore emails or set up an email responder with a thanks for contacting me style reply. I still reply to people individually at the moment but can forsee a time when it won’t be possible. Maybe you’ve reached that point.
Re controversial posts. I shied away from them for fear of trolls and it sounds as if one has found you. I think certain people do pick on successful people for whatever sad reason so you should just think of that as an unwanted part of being successful at what you do. I know it’s easier to say than do but try not to take it personally or dwell on it. There are some wierdos around…
Just ignore them and keep crushing it:)
This was great and couldn’t come at a better time, I especially like the thing about letting go of obsessing about your goals and also being true to yourself. You are very right, if I cared every time someone told me I couldn’t do it I would never succeed.
Cheers!
Interesting advice Glen. I’ve been wondering about friends for awhile, and I was wondering… what was your train of thought like during the time you were trying to decide if to move to South Africa or not. To put it a better way, did you find yourself bored, uninspired, or fed up with your present surroundings?
Oh, and on the not caring about the goals thing, I kind of discovered that one as well just recently. It’s making it a habit that seems to be the challenge.
Cheers buddy,
Dude!!!
You and me Think-y-Same-y my guy!!! LOL
Dude, I get like 20 blog posts in my email each week and the
only ones that I even bother reading these days are yours and
maybe 1 other blogger.
I’m gonna just unsubscribe a few methinks…
I couldn’t agree more with this one too. I’ve been
testing the boundaries of ‘hootlessnes’ and resistance
in a big way lately and I can tell you that the rabbit
hole goes pretty damn deep.
I’m actually substitute-teaching English at a kindergarten
just outside Bangkok right now. I’m at ‘Pauls’ desk right
this second typing this…(complete with family photos, the
mess etc. His girlfriend’s a hottie BTW, LOL)
Here’s the kicker:
I’ve never taught kids before, I have no idea what material
I should be teaching, I have to make up games on 30 second
walk to the class. I have to learn their names, handle the
language barrier, control the group, not let them get bored
for even 1 second or I lose them completely, I even had no clue
how to get here yesterday. It’s an hour outside of Bangkok requiring
a minivan, Skytrain and motorbike ride, yet somehow, it all just
worked itself out. Always does these days. Not only that but it’s
actually a total blast. I’m talking like new years eve, birthday,
bachelor-party type fun.
Seriously! And they PAY ME to do this…
How is this all possible?
Simple…Sedona Method. Hottlessness is also one of the major
reasons why people like traveling so much (besides the seeing beautiful
things part.) It forces you to loosen your mental grip on expecting
perfect outcomes all the time as we condition ourselves to do in
city life so often.
The fact is our ‘Robo-Tronic’, routine-dominated lives trick us into
believing that we actually have any control over anything. Whatsoever.
Mmmmpppggggggghhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wrong!
It’s all a devilish rouse I’m afraid. One that will keep
you on that Infinite Hamster-Wheel-Of-Doom forever.
I say NAY! And it’s easier this way. That rhymes.
PS: (backlinks, girls, backlinks, girls….LOL)
nice post.its true that successful people usually have successful friends and i have tried to get that right because when you moved with liked mind as yours you will likely meet your goals. thanks for the wonderful post
Hi Glen! Just wanted to connect and say I don’t blame you for moving to Cape Town – one of the most beautiful places on the planet. My parents live in Somerset West, right under the mountain.
And thank you for this post ~ it blew two preconceptions I was holding out of the water, namely caring about my goals and how many blog posts to write a week.
And for this stress-relief, I am extremely grateful.
Bliss and blessings,
The Goddess also known as Jacqui
Yo!
Awesome post man, I only read it now because I realised I hadn’t received an update from you this week!!! (Maybe I accidentally deleted it, I’m not sure).
Really cool to see you are doing so well and growing! Can’t wait to see if I can get a place near you guys in a few months time. That will be totally sick! Keep on workin hard man and enjoy Cape Town!
Peace
Cape town looks baller – I thought it was dangerous and sketchy.. but you love it eh?
Great post – made me think about my own situation and how to make it better.
Great post as usual Glen. Thanks for that.
I really dig your first point. I’m currently trying out the Sedona thing, partly because of one of your last posts at PlugintoyourID on this. When I do stop caring about my goal, which is hard, life is a lot better. Keep it coming!
‘When you really can let go of attachment to outcomes, life and work just become so much easier’
I really liked this post and especially the above. It is so true and seems so simple to follow but I donβt seem able to just do this.
I mean Iβve been reading this in a form or another in the past 5 years not to mention that Budha mentioned it first time ο
“I would go so far as to say that most of the work I do now is totally effortless.”
When I was reading this post, all I was thinking was, “This stuff is so honest that it was probably really easy for Glen to write.” When it all comes down to it, it seems that most of the time we only really need to recognize that we already have the answers we were looking for. From there, the only thing left to do is open the gates and let it out. The results will come when they come.. unless you end up getting shot by a mad Twitterer. π
Glen as always I find myself sitting and devouring your posts. Oh, and I loved the video with Elizabeth Gilbert. I will walk away with strong reasons why adding your personality to your work will always differentiate you from the crowd.
I’m off to chase my creative genius. (smile)
Excellent post as always Glen π This blog is quickly becoming my favourite and I bumped it up to my “A” list in Google Reader (must not be ignored!) Your advice is golden and I’m applying it all the time on my site to get genuine success and explosion in reader numbers! Keep the amazing content coming!!
Absolutely irrelevant comment: I noticed your 3-D matchstick man image for this post is in exactly the same pose as the cartoon guy on the cover of Cloud Living. Coincidence?? π
Totally dug this thought provoking post. “I canβt find any better way to say this (profanity warning) but one of the biggest mind fucks I experienced last year was how much easier it was to achieve my goals when I actually stopped caring about achieving them.” – I’ve heard Wayne Dyer talk about this idea about letting go of attachment…yet how do you resolve the following paradox: if you don’t care about achieving your goal, doesn’t that make it more likely you won’t take any action to achieve it? Intuitively, what you say feels right. But in the beginning when you were starting out reading self-help books, surely you must have set specific goals/took action/etc – now you are more “relaxed” – that would be an interesting shift to write about. Thanks Glen.
The best action comes from a place of relaxation and contentment. If you aren’t forcing yourself to do something, you naturally do what you love in a state of…flow. So, despite not having an attachment to do something, you still “work” on things that you enjoy, whatever they may be.
Or you can sit still and do nothing, if that’s what you prefer to do at the time. Obviously with the rat race and 9-5 not everyone can be in this state constantly, but I believe life isn’t meant to be lived by stressing out and pushing ourselves to the max. It’s about positive action that comes from a state of contentment and fulfillment, in my opinion.
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Wow. This post was amazing!!! I like people that right about ideas that go against the grain. This is empowering information here, that I personally use with great success.
Mate, I love reading your stuff because it is always so incredibly helpful. You are definitely one of the bloggers I rate highest by far.
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Thanks Glen for this post. Glad to see that PluginID feeling back here.
Seriously and believe me I’m not being sarchastic here, may I compare you to the 21st century Buddha ?
Quote to your “The majority of things that have gone very well for me did so because I followed my own path, I focused on getting things done, and I trusted in myself…”
I like to compare it to a Buddha quote “βEmbrace nothing:
If you meet the Buddha, kill the Buddha.
If you meet your father, kill your father.
Only live your life as it is,
Not bound to anything.β
Meaning, you provide enlightening to how to make dreams come true –> live your life by enjoying it, be where you want to be (travelling for example)… you give ideas and methods on how succeding on that by working on the internet (your Cloud Living) … getting inspiration while doing other things (relaxing on the balcony, watching a movie, etc..)… personally I always have with me a voice recorder to track ideas that comes out …. but what you say also, is find your path… inspiring ! You just gained another disciple ! π
Hi Glen
My friend, Bob Foster, just shared a link to your blog, and I am very impressed with what you have achieved.
What you say about The Sedona Method is absolutely true. Way back in 1999 I was one of the first certified instructors in the Method. I spent many weeks in Sedona with Hale and count that time as an extraordinary blessing.
I see that you are also into The Power of Now. I ran the Bristol [UK] Eckhart Tolle group for over two years and hosted Kim Eng for her first every public appearance outside of North America. Another profound teaching that is a gift to all who can open to it.
You may like to take a look at my book, Break Out of Your Mind! that covers similar ground but with a greater emphasis on the practical application of the power of present moment awareness.
After several years of seeing one2one mentoring clients I saw that, although many loved The Power of Now, few could figure out how to apply it in the reality of their everyday lives. Gradually the teaching emerged through this work, and numerous workshops, that is now available in book form.
If you want to know more, pop along to http://www.breakoutofyourmind.com – where I share something of the personal background to the book, which came from my own experience of walking out of intense pain and into the freedom of Now.
best wishes
Leo Hawkins
Love the blog! Keep up the good work! Great advice on “doing what you love”. It’s the only way to bring through the true enthusiasm you have about the subject matter. Also love the point about the fact that you can only control your own actions. Be aware of your competitors and their movements within the marketplace, but don’t worry about them. Focus on your own goals. All the best. Jack.
Glen, very honestly I must say thank you for this wonderful post.
In the last 7 years since I am online, I never read such a great post. I can find myself in almost every phrase and now I clearly realize how wrong I was all this time about how things works online, and God knows for how long I would have done like that, if I wouldnβt have read this wonderful post.
Thank you Glen,
Wow – great post, and what a delight to find so much interest in The Sedona Method!
I’ve been using it myself for the last year, and it’s helped me deal with some major things in my life.
If anyone reading this is in the UK, you might be interested in Jenny’s site, where you can read up more, listen to audio and video testimonials, and sign up for free teleseminars about it.
Great stuff Glen!
I’ve been recently executing a great sum of basic research on direct online marketing for a brand new article that i’m working away at and merely felt like stating that you blog is rather sound. Thank you for the topical advice you have come up with.
Hey Keitha, thanks for the comments, glad you like the advice you’ve found as well :).
I think successful minded people are very important or even someone who is smarter than you. You do not want to be the smartest person in the room. Also, try to learn something new everyday. If you do this everyday for the rest of your life, you will be set π
Glen,
forgetting about your goals and helping others is definitely a formula that works.there is a popular Zigglar quote that sums it all “if you help others get what they want,you will get what you want”
in summary care and help others..it goes a long way
Hey Glen, just found your site today and look 2nd post. I have been working on a number of sites and haven’t really got into it much lately. My passion is fitness yet I don’t have a site for it. So as I was crumbling here I feel into this “If all else fails, do what you love”. Well seems I need to get in gear and get those domain names I bought years ago into sites.. Thanks again for a great post.
Wonderful post – I really like it as everything I read till now. As a total newbie to your blog – I read about 10 posts of you on this site and !help! somebody stops me for spending the whole weekend here ….-:). What I want to mention briefly here is this: your two articles in a week has more valuable and helpful content in them as others 7 or more posts on blog in a week. So … keep going … your style and your content are delightful. Thank also to Justin Brooke who send me here…
Hi Glen,
Yeah what an inspiring post, especially from someone as young as you.
Having met you.. the first time you came to Cape town, and observing how you’ve transformed over the last few years is really proof of many things…. I think the common thread in your message is to be open minded and to avoid people/things that has a negative effect on you… then again, maybe I took from this post what is relevant to me at this point in my life.
Cheers!
Glen this is a wonderful post. I like seeing the “softer” or more thoughtful side of internet marketers. Sometimes the industry is so cold and faceless, it is important that these posts about direction and motivation come out occasionally.
Thanks.
The Blog Tyrant
I love the Power of Now, and in addition, I highly suggest “The Power of the Subconscious Mind” by Joseph Murphy! After I read it, I read it again, and again, and now I just pick it up every night, open anywhere and start reading! It helps with stumbling blocks I have in internet marketing, ask and you shall receive!
I cannot feel I’ve ever witnessed the blog site with this several comments into it!
I absolutely enjoyed this post! I believe the type of friends we have really make a difference in our success. It’s like ‘you are what you eat’ or ‘dog owners look like their dog!’ okay maybe that was a little cheesy, but I think you get the point… Thank you