<p>Just to clear something up, I&#8217;m not being a hypocrite here and &#8220;whining&#8221; about this issue. I want to share my thoughts with you regarding people who complain non-stop, and at the same time make some of you realize that excessive complaining about your bad experiences will not get you anywhere!</p>
<p>I have met some people online who were sending their complaints to me via MSN OR e-mail almost everyday about their unfortunate internet marketing experiences. Ladies and gentlemen, they did continually send me messages without fail &#8212; even though I wasn&#8217;t replying to them! I have no idea why they were doing that to me, it&#8217;s not like I&#8217;m their counselor or something.</p>
<p>The thing is, they don&#8217;t realize that what they&#8217;re doing is just hindering them from attaining success. Sure, they can complain all they want, they have the right &#8212; I give them that. Nevertheless, if they&#8217;re complaining that their online businesses are not improving, then I guess I would say that they MUST stop whining AND start working in order for them to get what they want!</p>
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<p><strong>Whiners Are Losers</strong></p>
<p>Why do internet marketers whine? It&#8217;s most probably because they fail(ed) at what they wanted to accomplish. To add some spice to this post, let me tell a story about a Thomas Alva Edison, a famous scientist that you should have heard of already.</p>
<p>Thomas Edison is credited for the invention of the light bulb. I reckon a lot of you know that he had failed more than 500 times in creating the light bulb, but did you know that he did not think of those as failures?</p>
<p>He once said, &#8220;I have not failed 700 times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.&#8221; [source]</p>
<p>Did he complain? No. Did he stop working on it? No. Instead, he continued on until he reached his goal, that is to create a light bulb! Now, he is known for what he did and humanity has thanked him for it. He is a winner.</p>
<p>Think about it this way: when you whine (instead of work), you are accomplishing nothing. Well, maybe you&#8217;re getting your thoughts heard, but then again that&#8217;s it. Nothing productive, just your feelings released to the public. What do we call people who use up a lot of their time doing something, and in the end not coming up with something good? Losers! I&#8217;m not saying that it&#8217;s bad to share your thoughts, or in some cases complaints, with others. I&#8217;m just saying that doing it excessively could result into unproductive use of your time.</p>
<p>If you&#8217;re still not convinced that whining makes you a loser, then here&#8217;s a little something I want to share with you.</p>
<p>&#8220;You only reduce your distance to success when you start working, not when you start whining.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8211; Me :razz:</p>
<p>I hope I inspired you today. Wait! This post is not over yet. I, too, tend to complain sometimes. I have a counteraction to defeat my &#8220;complaining side&#8221; though, and that is focus.</p>
<p><strong>Focus, Focus, Focus</strong></p>
<p>If I were to give a one-word tip to internet marketers, it would be &#8220;Focus, focus, focus.&#8221; But that&#8217;s three words, right? No, there&#8217;s only one word there: focus, with a multiplicity of 3. :) I probably can not stress on this more, but in order to finish whatever you&#8217;re doing, you have to concentrate on it and do all that you can to achieve your goals.</p>
<p>Instead of whining your heart out, why not (whine not? :mrgreen: sort of a good pun, huh?) put yourself in a state of total focus until you totally forget about complaining? Then, you WILL attain whatever success you desire.</p>
<p><strong>Summary</strong></p>
<p>Whining will not get you anywhere near success. Just think of Thomas Alva Edison whenever you&#8217;re about to whine because of your failures. He &#8220;failed&#8221; nearly a thousand times, but did he complain? No. He just worked on what he&#8217;s doing and eventually, he succeeded. Also, to further eliminate the thought of whining, try to focus heavily on your goal and what you&#8217;re currently doing. By doing so, the mere idea of uttering a complaint would soon diminish.</p>
<p>Have a great day everyone, I&#8217;m looking forward to your comments on this one. ;)</p>