After writing my 30 Days of Life Change post yesterday about Alex Shalman’s Life Design Experiement, I got to thinking about another experiment I’m going to add. That’s right…gonna double down! I’d love it if you joined me in this one too.
I’m going to take a 30 day guru break. This will actually be very simple and my goal is to do one thing: stop the information overload. Before I tell you how I’m going to approach this, let me give you a quick little snippet of my reasoning.
As I’ve mentioned several times, I’m a big dreamer with a pretty short attention span. I get distracted very easily (I mask this by calling it multi-tasking) which consequently makes me a terrible manager of my information flow. I tend to sign up for everything that comes through, including all of the offers for free crap from all of our favorite (and not so favorite) Internet Marketing/Make Money Online gurus.
The problem is, I’m constantly bombarded with offers, free tools, daily discounts, etc. Every time I sit down at my computer, I have a new method, tool or web site I MUST consume ASAP that will make me millions. About 6 months ago I officially hit information/methodology overload and haven’t been able to break out of it. I keep worrying that I’m going to miss THE method that is the breakthrough for me and it has me at a point of inaction.
There are some Internet Marketing techniques I’d really like to learn more about, but I have too many ways of doing things now, and I can’t bring myself to even start because it seems overwhelming.
So……
What I propose is a 30 day, rip the bandaid off, complete cutoff approach to our guru break. For me, email is the biggest culprit, so I’m going to delete all guru emails for 30 days. That’s right, not read a one. I’m going to skip all of the free must have tools, reports, web sites, etc. for an entire month. Instead I’m going to focus on actually trying some Affiliate Marketing techniques I’ve tried in the past, but I need to perfect.
For you, your 30 day guru break might look a little different, although based on my experience, you’re probably in the same boat I am. If you can’t bring yourself to not read the emails, stuff them in a folder to read after our 30 day guru break.
Whatever the specifics, the goal is simple: don’t consume any new information, but instead try out what you already know. This doesn’t mean you’re going to stop learning for 30 days, it just means you’re not going to feed on any of the new methods, promises and general garbage the Internet Marketers are trying to sell you. Instead you’re going to spend your time actually trying things. Just do some testing of what you’ve already learned. It will give you real world experience and I bet you’ll be surprised at what you end up learning on your own.
So…who’s with me?! Leave a comment if you’re going to join me. If we have to, we’ll start our own Information Overload Anonymous group and support each other!
April 25th, 2009 at 10:21 am
To take rest is not only physical requirement but also recommended strongly for mind too.
April 25th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
This is a fantastic idea. Worth emulating. I hope that you will be posting daily progress reports on the withdrawl symptoms!
April 25th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
Everyone starting out with Internet marketing should read this post. I mean, all the newbies want to try everything instead of just focusing on one thing, right?
-Josh
April 26th, 2009 at 2:58 am
Yes, I am bombarded by the 'gurus' emails too. My inbox seems to grow bigger each time I refresh it, but you must admit this is valuable information. If you just delete every one without looking, you will not know what they are promoting or how they are promoting it. I am purposely signed up to all the 'gurus' opt in lists so that I can see this information. They do what works and as a result make money from it. It is a brilliant way to copy their success.
April 27th, 2009 at 4:43 am
We all need some break from the work. so, i would say absolutely true post.
April 27th, 2009 at 4:44 am
I too need a BREAK!
April 27th, 2009 at 4:46 am
Hmmm…….. Don't you think 30 days will be too long for a break?
April 27th, 2009 at 5:47 am
I too get tired of this. I too going for some refreshment, actually we need some time for mental settledown.
April 27th, 2009 at 5:49 am
But some time I don't get time to rest because i have work continuously for resulting desired result.
April 28th, 2009 at 12:53 am
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April 28th, 2009 at 5:59 am
Yaah you are right about it, we always seen that there are so many email from any kind of internet marketing site. People get hared with them. We are probably in the same boat. We must take a break form that.
April 29th, 2009 at 12:16 pm
I learn many things about internet marketing from your blog, thank you and good luck
May 2nd, 2009 at 7:29 am
There is no end of Internet Marketing everyday there is new and latest technology. You had also good ideas about it. Keep it on sharing
May 4th, 2009 at 5:45 am
There are so many technology in today internet world. Every one want a break form all these spam mails. Who starting out with internet marketing should visit this post.
May 23rd, 2009 at 12:04 am
I going to do that next week going on vaction in vietnam for a month
I'll be out in the country away for the big city so I won't be using the internet much
It is way to slow and frustrating to use out there
I am going to just check my email once a week
May 24th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
30 days, Do not you think it is too big a break?
May 27th, 2009 at 1:04 pm
i want to break now!!!
July 20th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
what you mean 30 days is too long lol