Just got back from a "free" 90-minute seminar on Internet Marketing. Ok, so it didn't cost me, I got a free lunch (tasteless turkey sandwich and pathetic excuse for potato salad), and a free MP3 player (which is REALLY why I went).
However, I did learn something. The power of marketing. Not Internet Marketing, though I did learn some things to round out my superficial knowledge on this topic. No, more about marketing pizazz, showmanship, and how to work a room. And now I've spent $48 to attend another seminar about Internet Marketing, to be held in a few weeks; an event which promises to educate me further and deeper into a topic I am desperate to know more about.
I realize that there is only one likely way to make serious money for me - something to do with the Internet. I've dabbled with websites for over a decade now, building 'em, destroying them, and assisting others in doing the same. In the process, I've learned quite a bit - especially about what I still don't know, like Internet Marketing. I've got the books, seen the videos, read the e-zines, and more - yet I just don't "know" what I need or want to know. Well, today I got the kick in the pants I needed to get to where I want to be. The secret - "just do it". Nike has it right.
So, I've now a mind to resurrect some business ideas brought forth from the minds of those I care deeply about. Ideas which started, paused, started again, and then stopped. Domain names that just expired. Website hosting that also expired. But, all the source info was retained, and now its time to consider bringing it all back. Stay tuned for more on that.
Changing horses to a more personal topic: Today is my 13th wedding anniversary. For the 2nd time. First marriage went 15 years. Second marriage when 2+. This one is completely up to God in terms of moving forward or ending. While communications between us remain more than decent - in fact, amazingly good for topics such as kids and finances - we just don't talk about "us". Which is probably a good thing. All she has said to me is that she's not yet ready to resume counseling together. So I will continue my own path, and pray and hope for the best, as well as do my best to support her and the boys, and keep the boys first and foremost at all times.
I am grateful for this life, in spite of its trials and tribulations, for there are so many blessings. Time is one of them; I am grateful to have the time to think and grow and get well and work on my character defects, praying for God to remove them as he sees fit. Now, if in this same time, I can create those "engines of income", then one huge pressure will be relieved......
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Money is so not everything but it sure is something isn't it.
money may be the root of all evil (too much of it, for sure) but the desperate measures some people take when they feel they don't have enough of it can often have a very negative affect too, no.
I like having just the right amount.
My mantra: The Lord will provide - in good times and in bad ! Seems to be working for me.
...I was going to attend that same seminar...because I wanted the Mp3 player!...
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