Comments on: 7 Common Fears of Making Money Online

By: Reiki symbols

Reiki symbols — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:14:08 +0000

I’m looking for ways to make money online without spending any money therefore I do not have any money to spend.

By: sanjay sharma

sanjay sharma — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:17:03 +0000

thanks Paul. it is very nice article. i really like it. it is full of wisdom.

sanjay sharma, india

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By: 7 Killer Sales Fears Part 1 | Increase Sales Coach

7 Killer Sales Fears Part 1 | Increase Sales Coach — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 06:22:18 +0000

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By: Paul Piotrowski

Paul Piotrowski — Sat, 30 May 2009 16:31:49 +0000

@IncreaseSalesCoach: You are absolutely right. All of these fears are present in everything we do. I just applied them to Making Money Online, but they are universal to everything.

The “Fear” you’re talking — the fear of “inaction” — is usually present in people as the “Fear of Being Left Behind”, but it usually only kicks in if EVERYONE around you has moved ahead and you’re still behind. So, for example, if EVERYONE had an online business and was making $5000/m making money online, and you were making $0, that fear would definitely kick in. Because you would be different from “Status Quo”. It’s kind of like if every one of your friends gets a car, and you don’t have one, you start to get off your butt to do what it takes to get a car. Or if all your friends start getting married, all of a sudden you want to get married.

Now, if all of your friends work at dead-end jobs and you want to be an Entrepreneur and make money online, that fear probably won’t be kicking in anytime soon. You gotta be the FIRST one who makes the money, and then the rest of your friends will start to feel like they are being “Left Behind” so maybe they’ll be inspired to get off their asses and do something.

By: IncreaseSalesCoach

IncreaseSalesCoach — Sat, 30 May 2009 03:18:36 +0000

Hi Paul,
I really enjoyed reading your post. As I was reading it I couldn’t help thinking that although you specifically applied these 7 fears to making money online they apply just as well to starting a business, or selling, or anything that involves change and action.

Most people are more comfortable with how things are than with the thought of making a change any kind of change. Even when they have no doubt that making that change would be a big benefit. And when you think about why or how that could be true those 7 fears you just listed are the answer.

What you wrote also made me think of a fear we probably should have. We probably should have a fear of inaction because you can’t get what you want or avoid what you don’t want unless or until you DO SOMETHING. Something different than, other than, or an adaptation of what you’re doing now.