Achieving Greatness
I was browsing around the web and stumbled upon an excellent article on Yahoo Finance. The article is titled "What It Takes To Be Great" and it discusses the idea that greatness is the result of hard work and deliberate practice rather than a natural born gift.
One example author Geoffrey Colvin uses is Tiger Woods. Woods is the greatest golfer of all time, and most people believe he was lucky enough to be born with a natural talent for golfing that ensured his success.
But Colvin points out that Woods' father introduced him to golf at 18 months of age, and instilled in him a strong work ethic and a determination to improve, qualities that remain with him today. And it is these qualities that have made Woods the great player he is, not a god-given talent for swinging a golf club.
This lesson can be applied to all aspects of life including sports and business, and it fits internet marketing like a glove.
How many would be marketers think they can just throw a crappy website up with a bunch of affiliate links on it and wait for the money to come flooding in?
Sadly, it doesn't work like that. Internet marketing is a business and it takes drive, determination, and motivation to succeed. If you work hard (and smartly) there is a lot of money to be made. But don't expect to get rich without breaking a sweat.
As the author of the article points out, If great performance were easy, it wouldn't be rare.
You can read the full article at the link below:
What It Takes To Be Great
One example author Geoffrey Colvin uses is Tiger Woods. Woods is the greatest golfer of all time, and most people believe he was lucky enough to be born with a natural talent for golfing that ensured his success.
But Colvin points out that Woods' father introduced him to golf at 18 months of age, and instilled in him a strong work ethic and a determination to improve, qualities that remain with him today. And it is these qualities that have made Woods the great player he is, not a god-given talent for swinging a golf club.
This lesson can be applied to all aspects of life including sports and business, and it fits internet marketing like a glove.
How many would be marketers think they can just throw a crappy website up with a bunch of affiliate links on it and wait for the money to come flooding in?
Sadly, it doesn't work like that. Internet marketing is a business and it takes drive, determination, and motivation to succeed. If you work hard (and smartly) there is a lot of money to be made. But don't expect to get rich without breaking a sweat.
As the author of the article points out, If great performance were easy, it wouldn't be rare.
You can read the full article at the link below:
What It Takes To Be Great
posted by Mike Collins at 12:29 PM
1 Comments:
Nice article. Very inspirational. Thanks for sharing.
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