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Mistakes I’ve Made

Hey Guys!   I thought I would tell you about some of the mistakes I’ve made on this journey to success.

First of all ,I have learned that you have to focus.And let me tell you guys this is alot harder than you think.

Our brains are made to wander.They are just like a computer, and are thinking tons of thoughts per minute.

So, you really have to buckle down and concentrate when you are working on your business.

And there are so many aspects to our business that have to be created, implemented, tested and improved.

So you must concentrate or continue to reread what you are learning over again several times, which actually is not a bad idea.

Also PLEASE DO NOT follow all the shiny objects out there! It is so easy to start one project and be all excited about it .

Then all of a sudden see another product or business out there and say “WOW this looks cool and easier probably than what I am doing now.”

So you jump over and start that one. And then a little later see another easier better project and jump to that one.

And before you know it you have 10 businesses, but have mastered none of them.Believe me I have done it.

You never give yourself enough time on one project to fully see the benefits of it.

So please, as one of my most valuable pieces of info i can give you, stay the course on one project and I promise you will reap all the benefits

of the seeds you planted in a very, very fruitful harvest!!

So go get em!

Until next time,  Jim OBrien….

 

 

 

 

14 responses to “Mistakes I’ve Made”

  1. tony Avatar
    tony

    Jim

    Thanks for the reminder to keep focused, I know that is my biggest weakness. I start, I get distracted I fail, I start something else get distracted and fail, so I very much need to heed your message and concentrate on a single strategy to build my business

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    1. Jim O'Brien Avatar
      Jim O’Brien

      Hey Tony,
      Sorry for the late response. I have been very busy and dealing with some personal issues lately.I will be working on this alot more now and look forward to talking with you again soon.

      Reply
  2. Jesse Nash Avatar
    Jesse Nash

    Hi Jim O’Brien I enjoyed reading about your mistakes. Yes I have suffered from the same thing. My plan is to stay the course and not deal with the shiny objects.

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    1. Jim O'Brien Avatar
      Jim O’Brien

      Hey Jesse,
      Sorry for the late response.I have been very busy and dealing with some personal issues lately. I am going to be working on this alot more again now and look forward to chatting with you soon.

      Reply
  3. Alan Lim Avatar
    Alan Lim

    Great advice. I have certainly made the same mistake in the past.

    Every time you jump to a new opportunity, not only are you wasting time by having to start from scratch again, you are also wasting money.

    Reply
    1. Jim O'Brien Avatar
      Jim O’Brien

      Hey Alan,
      Sorry for the late response. I have been very busy and dealing with alot of personal issues lately. I am going to be working alot more on this again now and look forward to talking with you again soon.

      Reply
  4. Sharel Siarkiewicz Avatar
    Sharel Siarkiewicz

    Hi Jim! Great advice to keep in mind the brain’s tendency to process so many thoughts at a time so staying focused is truly a chore! I find having a friend or partner proofread helps me to smooth out the process more quickly. Keep up the good work!
    Sharel

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    1. Jim O'Brien Avatar
      Jim O’Brien

      Hey Sharel,
      Sorry for the late response.I have been very busy and dealing with some personal stuff lately.But I am going to be working at this alot more again and look forward to chatting with you soon.

      Reply
  5. Tom Bledzki Avatar
    Tom Bledzki

    Good point Jim, you can easily start too many projects but none of them would be finished.
    It took me some time to understand that.
    Then I decided to focus on one, affiliate marketing.
    But because it has many aspects, I got distracted again. Do I focus on the blog, or maybe a podcast, or maybe video creation or lastly Facebook Lives…
    Yes, I need to concentrate more on my blog, as I decided that this will be my number one asset.
    Thanks for the advice. Tom

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    1. Jim O'Brien Avatar
      Jim O’Brien

      Hey Tom!
      Sorry for late response. I have been super busy and dealing with alot of personal stuff lately.But I am going to be working hard at this again now and look forward to talking to you soon.

      Reply
  6. Denny Medeiros Avatar
    Denny Medeiros

    Hi Jim,
    That’s so true and yet so challenging at times. In the weak moments or when one gets tired it is easier to fall for another so called easier or more lucrative business model. But yes, great advice, stay the course and master one model to success! Look forward to your nest posts.
    Denny

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    1. Jim O'Brien Avatar
      Jim O’Brien

      Hey Denny,

      So sorry for the late response.I have been crazy busy and dealing with some unexpected personal stuff. Thanks for your comment and I look forward to chatting more soon.

      Reply
  7. Dean Holland Avatar
    Dean Holland

    Hey Jim!

    For a moment I had to keep reading to make sure you wasn’t talking about me and my mistakes haha!!

    Totally relate… In fact I dare say that these “mistakes” are something we all probably have made or do make starting online

    BUT on the positive, that’s how we learned hey 🙂

    Embrace the journey, learn and grow from it just as you have done!

    Thanks for sharing 🙂

    Cheers
    Dean

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    1. Jim OBrien Avatar
      Jim OBrien

      Hey Dean !

      Thanks for the comment. Yes we all have probably been guilty of the”shiny objects” syndrome!

      It is a tricky little devil that is hard to escape from..Every time I think I have it beat, it sneaks its little evil head out and says “Hello here I am, come buy me and life will be great!”

      Man I really have to be soooo disciplined to not fall for it….But I continue to battle it and be aware of it on a daily basis…So here is to keepin on keepin on!!

      Cheers my friend,
      Jim O’Brien

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