The $30,000 Failure

I was recently reading some comments on a blog where a guy posted that he had spent over $30,000 on training and IM products over 3 years with nothing to show for it.

Now perhaps some of this 30k was spent on a high-end "mentoring" course but still, that is a huge amount of money. I’ve purchased some training costing $2000 and up but over the last 10 years or so I’m not sure if even I have hit 30k spent on products and training…of course, I actually see a return on my investment so that money is well spent (most of the time).

Now I can almost guarantee that this guy really likes information but lacks implementation. In other words, he’s probably quick out of the gate to buy the latest and greatest then uses it or "trys" it for a few weeks and then is on to the next greatest thing. He never takes the time to really come up with unique ideas or leverage what he has but rather hopes that a "product" will make him rich. That’s not going to happen.

The strength in IM products is how they can enhance your business- and that means you need to get one going on your own. No one (unless they are a complete fool) is going to give you their niches and mailing lists and back-end sales and business structure. They CAN however teach you what they’ve learned so you can then apply it to your business and cut out the learning curve.

Now, here’s where it gets funny.

Mr. $30,000 then goes on to say that he’s challenged all the "gurus" to give him their products for free and he will split the profits with them. He then supposes that their reluctance to take him up on this offer shows their "true colors".

No sir.

First off, real business people don’t expect something for nothing. If I sold restaurant franchises for $50,000 do you think I should give you one for free just so you can prove to ME that it works? Nope. Especially not when I have people lining up to pay full price and get to work with it. Secondly, this shows your entitlement mindset Mr. 30k. You believe it’s the world’s job to "prove" its worth to you because you think just because you "tried" you are now owed something. Let me give you a wake up call…

"Trying" something does not equate to success. Furthermore just because you’ve dropped $30k and 3 years and have nothing to show for it does not mean you deserve success more than the next guy. In fact, I’ll go ahead and argue you deserve it LESS because after all that you are still looking to blame OTHERS for your failure. If you want guaranteed income for putting in time and effort I suggest you head to your local Walmart- I’m sure they’re hiring.

I’ve been in this business of online sales for nearly 10 years now. I made good money initially but when the dot com bust happened I suffered for a long while. Mainly because I was STUPID. I did not deserve any income then because I was not working smart- I was just absorbing information and making feeble attempts. I didn’t start making real cash again until I took responsibility for my own success or failure.

So in closing Mr. $30,000…I have empathy for you…but not sympathy. It’s apparent you are like a lamb to the slaughter that cannot keep his credit card inside his wallet even though you have failed to benefit from your previous purchases. Maybe they truly were trash, but if that were the case then why buy more? If they were not trash then you only have yourself to blame for not implementing what you’ve learned.

If you’re like Mr. 30k I suggest you reexamine your life. Quit ranting against the "gurus" even if they are pathetic. If you want to rant against real injustice I suggest you investigate your home legal system or poverty in Africa and I promise you your time will be better spent and your life will be more fulfilled trying to rectify those injustices. As for the crap in the IM field- just quit buying it if you’re not happy with it.

I think most of the crap a lot of the "gurus" are selling is pathetic too…but I won’t base my personal success or failure on someone else.

Don’t be like Mr. 30k. Failure sucks, but then you learn and then you win.

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