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Are You Willing To Learn?

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

Here is something you should ask yourself if you are considering being self-employed or starting an online business.

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Are You Willing To Learn?

You may think twice about this: Are you ready to learn new skills?
I run into people all the time who answer yes to that. They very enthusiastically say YES, they are ready to learn new skills, and they are ready to do what it takes.

They think that working on the Internet is just like pushing a few buttons, or maybe as easy as sending an email.

The reality is that it is really not easy, and there are skill sets which need to be learned.  And these are perhaps things which you can not even imagine right now, and you certainly don’t know how to do things yet.

So, think about how you have approached new things your whole life. Were you a quick study in school? Are you still a quick study? Or did it take you a lot of effort to learn, or maybe you have something which holds you back, like a form of dyslexia.

If this question is something you have not considered before, perhaps you will benefit from knowing about the other twenty-two questions I have answered in a special report you can get by signing in here.

I have worked with people of all aptitudes, and what it takes is for them to have the drive and discipline to do what it takes for them to learn these new skills.

So, be prepared to learn. Consider if you are really ready and willing to learn new skills. Are you willing to go back to school? How did you think about it when you were in school? Couldn’t wait to get out? Or were you excited to learn the next thing?

You need to have an openness to learning when you do business online, because things change quite quickly. Often there are skills you will learn, and then a short time later you will need to learn to modify what you have learned, to adapt to new conditions.

Things change constantly on the Internet. It’s really a wild and wonderful place. So be prepared to learn things. And if you’re not prepared to learn, or if you have always hated to learn things,  just save yourself and your sponsor a headache and don’t do it, okay?

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A Suit For Every Occasion?

Monday, July 27th, 2009
Jimmy Gets A Haircut From His Son Bruce Wood

Jimmy Gets A Haircut From His Son Bruce Wood

Over the weekend I bought seven new suits, including a seersucker from Brooks Brothers.  My Dad, James (Jimmy) Wood was amused by the haul, since he hardly ever sees me dressed up.

This morning he asked me to give him a haircut (one of the many skills I learned to save money during college), so we played “Barber Shop.”   I surprised him by wearing the seersucker, and he played along, pretending he was in a barber chair. We had a good time, but he didn’t give me a tip!

Afterward, he was ready for a movie, so I popped The Great Escape into his VCR and gave him his usual “setup” of Gatorade and chocolate candy.

Now I’m in my normal business suit (T-shirt, shorts & flip-flops) and tapping out this blog from his dining-room table, which has become my “office” while I take care of him.

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