I’m a firm believer that “success” basically boils down to…
How willing are you to look stupid?
How willing are you to be embarrassed?
How willing are you to fail?
That’s really what it’s about.
Case in point…
When I was 20, I tried to make money as a poker affiliate.
This was when online poker was booming…
And all the big poker sites would pay you $100-$200 if you sent them a new player.
So I dove in as an affiliate…
I was putting in 4-5 hours a day building my website…
I was scouring forums learning about SEO…
I was reading every blog post I could find to get an edge…
But despite all the effort I was putting in…
I wasn’t making any money.
On a good month, I’d make like $100 or $200.
So I was working a lot, for very little money.
None of the people around me could understand it.
My mom said I was wasting my time…
My friends constantly made fun of me…
Hell, I remember one of my buddies introducing me to a girl at a party saying “if you want a guy who is glued to his laptop all day and makes $2 an hour, this is your guy”
That was a rough one.
But despite all the teasing…
And all the failure I had to go through…
I simply kept going.
To me this is the crux of what it takes to be successful.
You have to be OK with failing…
You have to be OK with people ridiculing you…
You have to be OK with being embarrassed…
Cause all that stuff is gonna happen…
And you can’t avoid it.
So instead of doing nothing in life…
You simply have to accept the fact that you’re going to fail…
You’re going to be criticized…
And you’ll probably be embarrassed…
But you still have to keep pushing forward.
That’s the key.
Most people aren’t willing to do that…
But if you are willing to do it…
Then you have a good chance at being successful.
So keep that in mind…
– Justin
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