This shouldn’t need to be said, but often it does: if you don’t enjoy what you do on a regular basis, then you’re going to have a very difficult time achieving your goals. The reason for this should be obvious: even if you “know” you should be working towards your goals, the pain and discomfort associated with them will push you too far in the opposite direction.
This is why it is important to make sure that you enjoy your life, even as you work towards very difficult goals. You can start by revising your current approach to accomplishing your goals, so that they become more enjoyable.
For instance, let’s say your goal is weight loss; and let’s also say that you find it painful and embarrassing to go to the gym. Well, instead of doing this, consider taking long walks in the evening. This could do the job of helping you lose weight, but without requiring you to be severely uncomfortable.
The same thing is true for internet marketing. That's why I recommend people get involved in niches that they really care about. That way, they will resist the temptation to watch the latest episode of Lost! (or whatever) and stay focused on their business.
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Everything you said is true. Focus on niches that you enjoy and that you can relate to and for sure your passion for it will continue to burn. It is then that work is not already called work.
Thanks Mark. I really look forward to your inspirational posts. They remind me why I sit down at the computer every morning. It can all become a bit of a ‘big sigh’ time if we aren’t careful. Sit back, re-assess life, and get on with what we love remembering WHO we love and WHY we are doing it.
Keep up the good work.
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You are right mark . I am going to start revising my current approach so that i can work more on my goals. Great motivational tip .
I’m going about my career in a different way than most people. I first found what I liked to do (read, write, think, be creative) and then I decided that I would put in whatever work I needed to in order to make that into a career. And you know what? It is working out for me pretty well. At this point, I love what I do, I just need to persist, be more innovative, and continue marketing it to others.
Great tips Mark.
Whilst I agree that it is important to enjoy what we do on a regular basis, getting involved in niches that one really care about is not always the best thing. What if that niche is saturated and makes no money? My goal is to be financially independent and in order to achieve this I need to focus on niches that will produce results.
Great Post mark. I’m totally agree with you. Focusing on passion is very important.
Thanks for sharing this great Post Mark.
Good reminder. There’s an old saying that really is true: Happiness is an inside job. (Actually, that sounds like a Wayne Dyer-ism, doesn’t it?) Tragedies and other dire situations that Life often brings us aside, it’s usually as easy to be happy as it is to be UNhappy. It requires a simple shift in focus — look for things to BE happy and grateful about and to enjoy, instead of focusing all the faults and flaws and negatives.
And crying over spilt milk is really pointless and counterproductive. It’s so much simpler to just say to ourselves what I’m told is a Buddhist saying: “That being the case, how shall we proceed?”
That’s the ultimate truth..you must love your work…if not..it will become a job.
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