One of the main problems I hear which paralyzes people from moving forward is overwhelm. There are so many techniques and trick and ideas. A newbie doesn't know where to beging.

And in addition, often the rags to riches story that the great gurus tell, makes the whole process seem quick and relatively painless. I'm thinking of a PPC guru who talks about how he had to work for 6 whole months until he finally cracked the code and had his first success.

In reality, the road is much longer and we should tell newbies to expect (not accept but expect) failures, mistakes and do-overs. With a more reasonable expectation, taking the first step may not be quite as scary. A newbie won't feel like if they make a mistake, their whole biz is over.

Thank you very much for posting this. It is always useful to realize how much control we have over our success-just do it!

Julia