You Can Find Diamonds In The Rough

22nd October 2010
"You can find diamonds in the rough. They're out there. Just don't give up looking and keep digging." That was the main message I got from  Jeff Mills last night when I watched his short video interview, taken by Shaun Stenning during the break at the Global Internet Summit in Germany. 

Jeff Mills, Internet Marketing's renowned "outsourcing king" was referring to tapping into the right resources to find the ideal VA (virtual assistant)to work for you, and to make you plenty of money, so you have less to do. According to Jeff, the ideal VA is out there and does exist, all you need to do is to keep looking. 
Reed Floren speaking at Jeff Mills' Outsourcing Workshop - you mean all Jeff does is Outsource (and doesn't have to show up at his own workshop)?


Outsourcing...the key to a 4-hour work week!



But I guess Jeff's words of wisdom are not limited to Outsourcing alone. It also extends to our journey in Internet Marketing, as well as other aspects of life. In any new misadventure venture, the road will be filled with bumps, glitches and potholes before we reach that pot of Gold. We must Focus on our Goals, make as many mistakes as possible, learn from them fast and keep going!

This advice couldn't have come at a better time for me. Recently, I have been accepted into Shaun Stenning and Vince Tan's  Mastermind Group, and excited as I am to be part of this elite group and learning from possibly two of the world's best Internet Marketers, I must admit the journey thus far has been interesting but can sometimes be a little overwhelming.

Search Engine Optimization. Backlinking. Niche Research. Buying Domains. Selling Domains. Building Websites. Creating Traffic. Driving Traffic. Converting Traffic Into Money. Ranking. Indexing. Sandboxing. Listbuilding. Opt In Pages. Squeeze Pages. Marketing. Outsourcing... the list is endless! Where does one start to do what? And how does one go about doing it? Understanding the basics of Internet Marketing is one thing, implementing it (successfully) is another story altogether.

All the hours slogging in front of the computer - learning, fumbling, struggling, tripping, falling. The lack of sleep. The many social invitations turned down. The blood, sweat, tears. They will be well worth it, one day. 

Like Shaun and Vince say, failure is NOT an option. As long as I keep going and never give up, I believe Success will be mine. It is just a matter of time.

After all, isn't that exactly the stuff Champions are made of?

"I've failed over and over and over again in my life. That is why, I succeed."
- Michael Jordan

As a parting thought, I would like to share two inspirational Michael Jordan videos with my fellow Internet Marketing buddies and all my friends. 
Michael Jordan "Failure" (Nike commercial)


Michael Jordan "Tell Me" (Nike commercial)

Next Wave Event - New Wealth Strategies. Simply Mind Blowing!

During the weekend, two Gen-Y Internet Marketing geniuses passionately gave their ALL in a no holds barred, 3-day Internet Marketing event called The Next Wave - New Age Instant Wealth Strategies. Shaun Stenning and Vince Tan unselfishly shared their skills, experience, expertise, tools, secrets and wealth building strategies with a room filled with people from all generations. Baby Boomers. Generation-X. Gen-Y. Even people from the Ice Age (kidding) were there ;-) The young. And the young-at-hearts. They were all there, hanging on to Shaun and Vince's every word like gold. Simply because, they are priceless.
 

Shaun Stenning, my fun, supportive and caring mentor

With over 7 years' experience as an Internet Marketer, 25-year old Shaun has built and sold a stack of multi-million dollar internet businesses. Shaun's mission is now to help everyday people tap into the vast resources available online and to make money through the internet. Over the last two years, Shaun has coached thousands of budding internet marketers in Australia, Malaysia, the UK and New Zealand create wealth online. Shaun strongly believes the internet helps you create the lifestyle you want, gives you the power of choice and lastly, the money.

Me and Shaun

It is a real privilege to have Shaun Stenning as my coach. This guy's awesome. 

Baby-faced Vince is the fastest rising superstar internet marketer. Vince was introduced to Internet Marketing at the World Internet Summit in 2006. Since then, he has achieved extraordinary success within a short time. Some of his income records include earning $25K in 24 hours, $69K in 7 days and $170K in 10 days. In 2008, Vince broke his personal record and earned over $100K in 3 days with his BiggestFiresale.com project with no money down!

Vince Tan, the guy who went from 0 to 6 figures in 30 days!

I am proud to call Vince my mentor and look forward to learning exciting strategies from him.

Me and Vince

My buddy Cherine with Vince. Joey's behind :)

It's time to put what Shaun and Vince taught us into action, so as to achieve extraordinary results! Let us all inspire and encourage one another, as we take on this brand new journey and venture into the exciting world of Internet Marketing. 

To all my buddies at Next Wave, see you all at the top!