I have received quite a few emails of late where bloggers ask me about the quickest way to make money online. I have to say that this question is one that has the potential to do two things to me.

• It irates me
• It makes me really sad

Let me explain why; firstly, there is so much information already on the Internet regarding this subject. And yet, people seem too lazy to do a Google search on the topic to find answers. Or else they have read that there is no such way of making money fast legally but they choose to ignore this fact because they are either ignorant or so hungry for a fast dollar that they throw all caution and gut feeling into the wind.

So please, if you are new to the Internet and desperate to make money, understand that you will not become rich overnight. You need to practice self discipline and patience.

To do this you have to play the lottery and hope that you will be the lucky “one in a million” or whatever the stats are.

You need to become a master of self discipline and patience and yes, it does require practice. None of use is immune to the feeling of impatience, desperation, hopeless despair and being totally lost of what to do next. Believe me, it happens to all of us.

But the difference between those who stay and those who disappear is that the first lot manages their patience. They have come to learn that winning requires time and work and so that’s what they do.

Everyday!

Take one day at the time and do whatever you can for your dream, business, blog. You don’t need to compete for a medal with other bloggers. Concentrate on yourself and your aspirations.

Ask yourself the following questions:

1. What do I want to achieve?
2. What are my short term/medium term and long term goals?
3. What is the foremost important thing I must concentrate on to achieve my individual goals?
4. What can I do today to grow my business? What is my schedule?
5. Am I having fun?
6. Am I following my passion, or do I feel inclined to do this because…?
7. Did I do enough today to the best of my abilities, or can I improve tomorrow?
8. Which is the most important goal I need to achieve today/ this week/ this month?
9. Am I investing enough resources/ time into my business
10. Who could help me with my biggest issues?

See, I am not a very patient person myself. Actually I’m probably not even qualified to talk about patience here as I clearly don’t have much of it. At least when it comes to wanting things. - I always want them yesterday.

So naturally when I started online I had to retrain my patience and focus on one step at the time. I find that when I tend to look at the big picture it is often overwhelming so I always end up breaking it down into smaller segments.

I have to say that I’m learning. The one thing that keeps me going is that I have always understood that being successful in business takes time, money, effort, work and passion. I guess I do have an entrepreneurial mind set as nobody had to tell me this.

But then, there is always … patience.

Monika Mundell

Owner and Author of Blogging Web 2.0

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