Life & Mindset
The Shallow Pride Of Being Overwhelmed
I had a thought. Yeah, it happens every now and then. 
See, the other day I was talking to somebody. This person was in the advertising business. This means she saw a lot of clients and was busy. VERY busy. We’re talking 15+ hour days. Sitting in the office until 2AM. Sometimes up and at it by 4AM.
Overwhelm. No time. Busy.
These days, people seem to wear the “overwhelm” badge with pride and I don’t know why.
6 Success Principles Which Will Help You Achieve Anything You Want
I recently wrote a piece about the two Circles Of Life and how which one is chosen will really dictate the level of success you see in life. I got a lot of AWESOME comments on that post. I read every single one and I’m really glad the post resonated with so many of you.
Today, I want to eleborate on the six points that I stated briefly at the end of that post. These are six principles which, I believe, stand as common traits of the successful. When you talk to successful people or read auto-biograhies from well known entrepreneurs and CEOs, you very often see these 6 things in play.
Let’s address them one by one.
The Circles Of Life – Which Are You On?
So, I was cleaning out my office this last weekend. I decided to do some minimization and get rid of some pending to-do items sitting around the room. So, I tackled a pile of notes sitting in my “someday” pile.
On one of the many pads of paper sitting there, I found some notes I had taken in San Diego at Frank Kern’s event last year. I went through it and got some nice little reminders. But, one of the sheets had something that I remember Frank talking about. And at the time I remember thinking, “This stuff comes before any online success can be had and is so important”.
So, today, I bring you my interpretation of the concept. I’ll just call it “The Circles Of Life”. There are two of them, and we all need to make a personal decision which one we will live on.
5 Reasons You Might Fail As A Blogger
Blogging is cool. Obviously, it is a big part of my business. However, it isn’t for everyone.
Not everybody should be a blogger. Some people aren’t a good fit for it. Others just end up doing it for all the wrong reasons.
I compiled what I believe are the big 5 reasons why blogging might not be your thing.
The Power Of Minimalism And How You Can Apply It
Have you ever felt really confused? Not sure what to do next? Overwhelmed? Things taking too long?
Of course you have. Me, too. We all have.
Today, I want to talk a little bit about my view on this, and how it ties into minimalism, and what it has to do with a well known internet marketer, John Reese. I’m about to get rather philosophical on you, but I hope you’ll see how this stuff affects everything, including how effective we are as bloggers.
Filing For Bankruptcy (From Email)
Yep. I changed my email address. The one I’ve had for over a decade now. And it feels good. Damn good.
So, the questions here are: why and how?
I mean, is it worth it? Because, after all, it is a lot of work making the change, and it is sure to inconvenience a lot of people I’ve had past contact with. So, let’s cover it.
The 5 Big Hurdles Facing Bloggers On The Path To Revenue
So, you want to build up a popular blog. You want to make some money from it. You want to feel that sense of accomplishment. Plus, this stuff is fun!
So, you sit down at the computer. You open up Firefox. You check your email. You check Google Reader. You read other blogs and get some ideas for your own blog. This is exciting stuff!
Oh, crap. It is late. Time for work, life, sleep.
Next day, perhaps you feel like tweaking your blog. So, you spend a few hours on it, messing around with code. You research PHP stuff. You go through a ton of trial and error with your Wordpress theme. After many hours, your blog might look a little different. But, traffic hasn’t changed. You haven’t even written anything yet
Reboot Your Blogger Brain [Webinar Recording]
On May 26th, I held my second insider-only training webinar for members of my Inner Circle.
Reboot Your Blogger Brain
In this 1 hour webinar, I put the blogging topics aside and talk about issues of mindset, goals, time management, and detecting and dominating the barriers that are keeping you from attaining your goals, both online and offline. This workshop goes through several exercises that are designed to get you thinking forward as well as to “brain dump” all the clutter keeping you from getting there.
This workshop is designed to help handle what is often the biggest stumbling block to an online business owner – the business owner himself.
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A Story Of One Of My Failures
I want to tell you a story.
Back before I had any form of public reputation as a blogger, I made some money by doing programming work. In fact, even as I was running PCMech, I was doing client web development on the side to earn more money. PHP/MySQL development was my thing.
As things evolved with PCMech, I saw the need for some kind of content management system. See, I began PCMech in the days where we were manually creating HTML files and linking them together. I’d use Microsoft Frontpage to manage things as a site and hopefully keep everything working. I eventually evolved to using server side includes to make certain things common and make site changes not such a pain in the butt. But, I needed a real CMS.
So, I began making one myself. I put all kinds of work into the thing and was using it to power my own site. Then, it dawned on me that I could probably make some money with it. So, I called it Miraserver and began to sell licenses.
Inner Circle Workshop: Reboot Your Blogger Brain
Before success in anything manifests in the real world, you’ve got to get a grip on what’s going on inside.
In this webinar workshop, David will discuss some exercises to help reboot your blogger brain. We’re going to ditch the clutter, get freed from overwhelm, and look forward with a new focus. In fact, we’re going into the realm of personal development a little bit here. 
Click here for details on Wednesday night’s Inner Circle workshop.
I'm David Risley. I've been making my living as a blogger for over a decade. Blogging is my business and how I support my family. With this blog, I'm just gettin' REAL and telling you how this business works. 
