My Boss Said, "You're Fired" . . . and I Laughed
Hey, I love the title. It's not quite true. It was a calculated gamble and I knew what I was doing - even though I probably wouldn't do it that way again.
Yesterday, my wife and I celebrated. What was a ridiculously overdue life-long dream finally became a reality.
We became proud owners of our first home.
So, I'm hoping you're wondering what the connection is here. I'm trying to be a clever copywriter; that's my new goal.
Two years ago we had about $1200 in the bank; we had a nine-month-old baby; we had $650 per month of dependable income when the boss said to "Get out!"
Of that $650, about $300 of it came from promoting affiliate products using Overture pay-per-click advertising. I hadn't even ventured into Adwords then. Soon I did, and the rest of the story brings us up to date.
I'm torn on "bragging" about what I make or what I own. Who cares, really? I know there will always be a bigger fish waiting to swallow me whole; and I know to somebody, somewhere, I'll always be the envy of their eye.
That's true for all but 2 of us. :-)
Things can change quickly; very quickly. And while my two-year "rags to riches" Internet marketing story sounds good - I like the four-and-a-half-month "rags to riches" story even better.
That's how long ago, already, it's been since we woke up with our kitchen fully ablaze. 20-minutes after that, 90% of everything we owned was gone. What was left was permanently infused with the nauseating smell of smoke.
And no, we didn't have insurance.
Friends and family rallied around us; and, we rallied ourselves. It was beyond anything having to do with "positive thinking". It was a matter of survival, a belief in something undeniably greater than our mortal selves and "releasing".
No matter where you are today, your life can totally morph into anything you want - overnight. And the Internet can play a role in that, beyond what you might feel possible in this moment.
Keep searching - keep dreaming big dreams - keep believing you can.
You can.
Best wishes, John
Yesterday, my wife and I celebrated. What was a ridiculously overdue life-long dream finally became a reality.
We became proud owners of our first home.
So, I'm hoping you're wondering what the connection is here. I'm trying to be a clever copywriter; that's my new goal.
Two years ago we had about $1200 in the bank; we had a nine-month-old baby; we had $650 per month of dependable income when the boss said to "Get out!"
Of that $650, about $300 of it came from promoting affiliate products using Overture pay-per-click advertising. I hadn't even ventured into Adwords then. Soon I did, and the rest of the story brings us up to date.
I'm torn on "bragging" about what I make or what I own. Who cares, really? I know there will always be a bigger fish waiting to swallow me whole; and I know to somebody, somewhere, I'll always be the envy of their eye.
That's true for all but 2 of us. :-)
Things can change quickly; very quickly. And while my two-year "rags to riches" Internet marketing story sounds good - I like the four-and-a-half-month "rags to riches" story even better.
That's how long ago, already, it's been since we woke up with our kitchen fully ablaze. 20-minutes after that, 90% of everything we owned was gone. What was left was permanently infused with the nauseating smell of smoke.
And no, we didn't have insurance.
Friends and family rallied around us; and, we rallied ourselves. It was beyond anything having to do with "positive thinking". It was a matter of survival, a belief in something undeniably greater than our mortal selves and "releasing".
No matter where you are today, your life can totally morph into anything you want - overnight. And the Internet can play a role in that, beyond what you might feel possible in this moment.
Keep searching - keep dreaming big dreams - keep believing you can.
You can.
Best wishes, John
1 Comments:
A couple of great stories mixed in with a terrible one. I think your
writing skills are right on track!
Congrats on the newfound sucess and sorry about the misfortune of your home burning down.
Take care,
JB
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JB, at 11:22 PM
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