About 3 years ago, I got the bright idea about making money on the internet. Many years ago my friend tried to get me involved but I couldn't see myself getting involved in any type of business. It's funny, he is now out of the business and I tried to pitch my business to him. I was not trained to think like a businessman or see the advantages of being in a business. I was taught about working by the hour, from my working class Puerto Rican family.
I'm a natural born teacher. Worked in community organizations as a teenager and later for the Department of Education of NYC for 26 years. I also love to train and teach martial arts, 30 years. So I'm a teacher by nature and trade not a salesman or a businessman. I had a negative attitude towards business people and salesman. So i figured if I could just affiliate myself with a product, it would sell itself (sure). I joined clickbank and started on my affiliate adventure. Of course I didn't know a thing about affiliate marketing. Soon enough all the affiliate marketers came after me selling their soft wares and hard wares.
I fell into the trap of buying all these tools, books and seminars that would have turned me into an affiliate marketer. About a year later, after spending thousands without making a dime, I got feed up and got out. I learned that the only people making money in affiliate marketing were the affiliate marketers.
Next, I went into mortgage note brokering. I had some extra money, good credit and invested in some notes. I made some good decisions and a lot of bad ones. Maxed out my credit cards and spent tens of thousands on notes that foreclosed. I learned that you have to be shrewd and really do your due diligence.
I'm a physical education and martial arts teacher, so I figured I try a vitamin mlm company. The product was good but I could only promote it to my family and soon stopped.
Now, I'm at a point in my life where I know I can capitalize on my teaching abilities. I know that I can become independently wealthy if I use my teaching skills and martial arts discipline. I know how to motivate people and myself to focus and direct my mental and physical energies towards a specific goal. I will retire soon from teaching and collect a pension. I will dedicate myself towards my business with a different attitude than I had before.
I learned from Michael Doulhy in "Mentoring for free" a different philosophy and attitude towards approaching my business. Business is not about selling but about developing relationship, fulfilling a need and finding people who are interested in the same things I am. I remember, when I wasn't interested in business no one could sell me on the idea that getting into a business was a good idea. No matter what that person said or did I was just not having it. I know a lot of people like that.
It has taken me over three years of trial and error to learn what not to do. Like Thomas Edison whose 10,000 failed experiments where not failures but a learning experience. I have learned so much and I’m ready to share my experiences and help people fulfill their dreams.
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