Lots of people come to the internet with big ideas on turning a quick buck, some want to make it big, Really BIG!!. Is this realistic? There are some major differences between the people actually earning money and those losing money on the internet. This series of articles will focus on those differences and what you can do to swing the BIG TIME. First of all, you must realize, as with most competitive ventures you need everything PLUS luck. Dumb luck cannot be excluded from the mix. Luck is the one thing you cannot control but separates the mildly successful from "got it mades".
Let's start with vision. Vision is a mix of large amounts of imagination with large amounts of practical reality testing - and a little ability to predict the future.
Why? You must be able to anticipate important things that others cannot see or overlook. You need to be able to run these imagined success vehicles, as plans, through a series of realistic tests. These tests may need more than a mental test. You may have to plan a series of real world tests. Without these practical tests you can waste time and resources on untested and imaginary success.
When you imagine you should imagine many variations, brainstorming. But when you are planning tests you should consider running the least expensive but most crucial tests first. Each testing result should narrow the field of variations of your imagination.
About "seeing" the future. If you can see some future events or situations as nearly certain, then you should get some feedback from trusted and intelligent friends. Remember, they will have to find the problems in your ideas, not just encourage you. Ultimately, they may not even agree with your best, and possibly most successful, idea - after all it's your future you see. But comparing thoughts is usually helpful.
Parts 2,3 and 4 - "Goalsetting", "Work" and "Patience" will be discussed at Web Templates Blog
