subject: Having The Right Perspective Makes You Tons Of Money [print this page] Lots of individuals go into IM thinking that theyll be able to spend all day goofing offplaying video games, watching television, going to the moviesand subsequently do a few hours of work each day and be done. You should already recognize that, naturally, this is not the way things get done. As with any career, it is the mentality that you have that will determine how much success you find (or dont, as the case may be). If you think "I do not want to do any work" then you can believe you are not going to make any money. If you take it seriously and also have a positive attitude, however, you could be making hundreds of dollars a day. Here are a few things that should help you.
1. Make yourself consider this fresh task as a job because it is just that: your new job. So many fresh IMers just settle in around the couch with a laptop and the remote control. They appear to imagine that it's totally possible to do just a little bit of work while still slacking off. Keeping a tv set on in the background for background sounds (or the radio) is a very important factor. Parking yourself in front of it is another. You have to have a desk to work at. This can help you keep the working time separate from the entertaining time. Sure you'll probably feel like you're back at a "regular" occupation but that's okay.
2. Set typical working hours for yourself. One of the best reasons for IM is that you may not have to work the exact same hours that everybody else works. When you earn your living online you won't have to live by that tired "nine to five" mindset. At the same time you ought to reserve a few hours on a daily basis that are just for working. If you are more useful in the evenings, set aside four or five hours then to do your work. The nice thing is that you can, over time, coach your body to be ready for work at certain times so after a while it wont feel like youre forcing yourself to do anything, youll just be doing it naturally.
3. Have a confident mind-set. This may sound seriously cheesy but the truth is that remaining high energy and believing "I can do this" is often exactly what you need to meet your goals. It is not all that different than the way telemarketers are instructed to actually smile while they are talking because people will be able to "hear" the smile. When you imagine "I'm great at what I do," "I will get this done" and "I will meet all of my goals today" that approach will infuse your work, customers will pick up on it and then they will think the same things about you.
You may be thinking that the entire "it is vital to have a good attitude" thing is trite and best left to daytime talk shows, but it holds true that most success is found by people who have a good attitude. People who think "I want money to find me" do not generate much money at all but people who think "I am going to make money today" find high levels of success!
