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Here’s another twist to my endeavors.  I’m starting to feel like I will never complete this job.  In fact, I’m starting to think that I will remain being a talker.  There is no excuse for not having completed this job.  But Septembers is not over and I’m trying to scrape as much dignity and hope as I can before I really make a fool of myself.  So My new deadline will be September 30th.  The Shaklee site will not be complete, but it will be launched with all the product essays that I will write.

I am so sorry to myself for not having fulfilled this goal.  When people start discovering this blog, they’ll see that there’s a human being behind the smile.  It is important to be honest in this area, even if it is totally embarrassing.   Except that I’m not embarrassing just myself.  I’m the head of my family.  Ouch!

So I have eight days including today.  I am scared of failing again.

There have been a few obstacles that have led me to decide to postpone my deadline to next Thursday - Sept 20(midnight.) This goal to build a Shaklee business is one of my most daunting so far. I’m not looking at this as a “part-time” way to get some extra money for a car payment or a few extra things. I am looking at Shaklee to build a whole organization of people who are my friends and those who really benefit from the products and the business. In this light, I feel very overwhelmed by the vision or the aspirations I’m creating. Sometimes I feel afraid that I don’t have a realistic plan. But I’m at the point that I’ve learned too much to believe that I’m wrong in my beliefs. See these videos if you are ready to see some legitimate truths that could really open your eyes:

or I am part of the 80% to 90% of people who have to pay the taxes and runs in the rat race. I’m sure a large percentage of my fellow bloggers are in the same position even if they don’t believe it themselves. The truth is we are all under a system of great possibilities and great obstacles. Most give in and the rest give up. And a few keep fighting and going against the flow. This is like the poem by Robert Frost. As a Christian I know that this life is not about surviving. It’s about taking over.

Summary:

I’ve had a fraudulent charge on my checking account, money is short, bills aren’t getting paid, etc…For this I will postpone the deadline I set for my business to launch. I’m sorry that it is not going as perfectly as planned, but this is a still a good documentation of what a person might go through in the beginning stages.

I haven’t completed much of my website or Action Blog, yet the deadline still stands. I woke up and knew that this is it for me. See, I’ve been making claims that the web could really make me money. I’ve said this to many friends and closed relatives with statements such us “They don’t know what they’re doing, that’s why they’re not getting the traffic to really make money!” Well, when will I put the money in my mouth? This is not the first time I speak passionately about something and then simply do nothing to prove my statements. It’s like saying “that looks easy, I could do it!” and then never really doing anything. How does that work for credibility?
Tuesday Morning, I grabbed my journal and wrote all the reasons why I need to fulfill this deadline. It’s about stopping being a charlattan, it’s about giving others evidence that I’m not just all words, it’s about giving my wife and children inspiration and belief. It may sound sentimental to some, but I know this is true. How many people have parents that have made promises or spoken about accoplishing a goal and done nothing? Tell me if this makes you sorry for your dad and if this inspires you to pursue the same goal? Although we all must make our decisions, we all do carry the memories of those who ispired us or those who made us lose hope.
I’m 27 years old, I have no degree and no retirement plan. When I’m 40 things could be exactly the same but I wouldn’t be so alarmed at my status, I would feel that this is just “the way it is.” So, I’m writing to say that I will fufill this goal. I’m not sure how, because I have to come up with about 24 essays containing keywords and strategic content. Also, I have to organize my site in the form or a health resource website. I can a build a whole website in less than four hours, so there is a good chance that I could do it with FOCUSS.
As many self help gurus suggest, “begin with the end min mind”. So I already visualize my website being a great source of information and products. Visitors feel that they get just what they need in plain English with practical application to daily health decisions. Because we all like to buy what we feel is good for us. My website is honest, useful, reliable, informative, and it just feels good to visit it!
I wonder if by September 13th, midnight I will accomplish this. Actually I don’t wonder about it, I know it will be done. I better get more work done instead of talking about it.