I actually made more than that in sales, but I spent at least $5k more than I earned in my first year.

So - what's my point?

This is not a game for quitters.

There is amazing opportunity for smart people with motivation in IM.

There is money to be made for lazy stupid people too - smart and motivated doesn't stop you making 'some' money.

I know everyone wants to make their money immediately and retired in a few months, and although it's not impossible - it's not likely.

I'm not going to bore you with stories of how historical figures kept going until they made it, I'm sure you've heard the stories of KFC and Thomas Edison etc..

The point is - there is no point approaching the thing you want to be the main drive of your life with an attitude of anything less than 100% belief in success.

I've always been in IM for the long haul and passed up lots of quick cash opportunities along the way, but I know that a lot of Warriors come here and see that some of us are doing well and think the road is short.

I was spending more than I was making for the first 2 years of my online business.

I still spend a lot of money now (more than ever before), but now before I spend it I can see where the ROI will come from - so I just see the spending as investment.

So if you're thinking of quitting - Either do it, or forget it, just don't waste time thinking about it.

In my humble experience, the reason that I've seen people quit in the past has almost always been because of lack of a proper business plan.

I know lots of people think business plans suck and are a waste of time, but whatever you call it - you need something that you can refer to in order to confirm that you're on track.

If you have a plan - you can check that you've moved forward. You can check what's left to do. You can 'know' that the actions you're about to take will be productive.

If you're thinking that it's ok for me to say this, but you need quick results - stop kidding yourself that you don't know what to do and get on with what's required.

These days it's easier than ever to make money before.

Despite all the talk of things having got harder when it comes to SEO - that's BS, it's easier than ever.

When I started online you could stuff keywords into your meta data and get rankings in Google, sure that stuff has stopped.

But we never had Squidoo or Blogs.

I've been selling videos for the past few weeks showing how to set up a blog and get indexed within minutes and traffic from day one - for free.

I've been showing how easy it is to use Web2.0 properties and bookmarking to get traffic.

In fact, I created a Squidoo Lense a couple of days ago that's now #140 in it's category.

This stuff is easy to do, costs nothing and can be done a thousand times over for just your time.

So - do you have a plan?

Do you know what actions to take today to move forward?

What's stopping you?

As they say in some parts of the world - either shit or get off the potty.

Andy