Monday, March 24, 2008

The Shortest Distance Between Two Points Can Be Hard To Find

The First Law of Simpleology is the Law of Straight Lines, or more commonly recognized as "the shortest distance between two points is a straight line"

Mark Joyner says that if you "find the fastest and most direct route" to your desired goal, then you can have it in no time.

Except for the fact that finding that route is like finding a needle in a haystack anymore.

According to Joyner, "you're bombarded with so many distractions every day that the straight line is no longer obvious."

Ain't it the truth?!

I see this every day I spend any time in the Internet Marketing forums online. There's always some guru launching the next "must have" product to sit on your shelves and collect dust.

Believe me, I have my fair share of them, too. Stuff I thought I HAD to buy because it was a "limited time offer" and once it was gone, I couldn't get it anymore.

Then I realized how much nonsense that was. Simpleology 101 has helped me understand that immensely. Now, if I see a new product I'm interested in, I check my schedule and see if it's something I can reasonably implement. If not, I don't buy it. I don't care HOW good it is, it's worthless to me if it just sits there.

Moreover, it's COSTING me money if I never use it after I bought it. So why buy it? It's the equivalent of being materialistic in a marketing sense.

And the guru's bank on your greed to cash in your paycheck.

So if you bought a program you know will work for you. Create a plan - the shortest distance from where you are now to where you want to be, and then stick to it. Don't let the next "big thing" come between you and your goal. Let nothing distract you.

That's the surest way to get from point A to point B. Put on some blinders and get to work!

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