I hate painting of the household / wall / room variety. And because I dislike it so much, I have very little patience for painting projects, and having little patience doesn’t improve my skills.
For evidence, see photos on the right which clearly depict my inability to ‘color within the lines’.
So one must wonder whatever possessed me to recently try and paint my bathroom – with it’s 10 foot ceilings and multiple awkward corners, cubbies and crevices – when I have always hired professional painters in the past (well, at least since I’ve been able to afford to hire professional painters).
- Was I trying to challenge myself and prove myself capable?
- Was I trying to save a couple hundred bucks?
- Or, was I merely deluding myself?
I started the project feeling overwhelmed by the amount of work involved.
Moving the steam shower, removing the fixtures and all the bathing accroutements was bad enough. Then knowing that my bathroom would be out of commission for at least a couple of days made that feeling worse. The prospect of having to tape ALL the edges and manoeuver the ladder around the tight spaces didn’t make matters any better. Then the thought of dealing with the mess of cleanup just about sent me ’round the bend.
So, to ‘ease the stress and workload’, I decided to pass on the taping.
BIG mistake (see the evidence again), so I gave up.
Now, a week later, the room is only half painted, it looks a deplorable mess and I hate going in there.
To prove myself capable, my attitude would have to have been better to start. And as for saving a couple hundred bucks, well… it will probably cost me MORE to have the mess fixed up – not to mention that the bathroom will have to be taken out of commission again when the professional painters show up.
So, all in all, I think the results speak to #3 being the correct choice – I was deluding myself. I should have known my weaknesses and asked for the type help that I trusted right from the start. I would have saved time, money AND A considerable amount of frustration.
Are you asking for help when you need it with your Internet and affiliate marketing business?
If you’re NOT asking for help and you’ve read the The Aladdin Factor, you already know that the 5 possible reasons we don’t ask for help are ignorance (not knowing where to ask for help_, inaccurate beliefs, fear (of rejection), low self-esteem and pride.
If you ARE asking for help, are you getting the right kind of help, or;
- Do you find yourself overwhelmed by some or many of the tasks involved?
- Are you spending lots of money and making little in return?
- Do you really understand the process or are you cutting corners and finding yourself in a bigger mess later?
If any of the latter holds true, you need to know that one of the tricks to achieving success is knowing when and where to go for help when you need it.
Don’t let fear stand in your way. Seek the right guidance for your issue then keep asking questions until you get your questions answered fully or your problem is resolved.
And if you are an affiliate blogger or want to become one – Affiliate Blogger PRO is the RIGHT place to ask questions about building a profitable blog as an affiliate marketer.
I WILL answer your questions personally – except perhaps if they pertain to painting. 
Hi Ros,
I found you via Carl Ocab, and image my surpise to learn that yet another inspirational person making a living using the internet lives right here in BC. I hadn’t heard of you before, but I’ve been reading your stuff like crazy.
No surprisees here, I want to do what you do, and have been trying to get the hang of it off and on for a couple of years now, and well, still learning.
I hate painting too, been helping my mom paint her basement, yuck!
Hi Jonathan,
Thanks for stopping by and nice to meet you, fellow BCer! Hope your mom’s basement is finished now, so that you can get on with the Internet marketing work — SO much more fun!
Cheers,
Ros
It is a lot more fun and addictive, but I have a *lot* to learn.
I too have been trying to get the hang of working on the Internet , BUT am not one for MLM and all those other “get rich quick” schemes.
Seems like there are plenty of those around.
I also need help, and have been reading, reading, reading.
I’m below Canada, in the states……not too many that want to give me a hand around here.
HELPPPP!!
What type of help are you looking for?
Good analogy. Still, why do we continue to try and do so much ourselves? It’s probably to “save money”. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve tried to write my own ads – they never sell. So I finally broke down and hired professionals to handle my PPC and other ads – now we make money from our ads! (believe me, I’ve tried – I’m just not a good ad writer – no way)
The hardest thing for entrepreneurs to do is to outsource things that others can clearly do better for us. So true!
Excuse my French… ;0)
Oh mon Dieu !
Les cousins d’Amsterdam ont-ils rapporté les mémoires d’enfance à une étendue que vous avez pensée c’était une bonne idée de peindre la salle de bains ?
Bénir. ..as beaucoup comme je vous adore je dirais. ..lock ces brosses et nous montre loin comment nous pouvons faire du ching ching avec nos blogs plutôt !
Est-cela la peinture sur vos cheveux ?
Kazooli,
My French is nowhere near as good as yours, but no, I didn’t get the paint in my hair.
Cheers,
Ros
Hello Rosalind! i am not a affiliate yet.i did go on your site it seems interesting and great if it works ! my question to you is if i sign up for your program and recieve super affiliate handbook the e-version,do i also get the hard copy mailed?how do other affiliates get in touch with you,the link to contact does not work.to be sucessfull at being an affiliate how much time per day would i have to spend, i know time can vary from person to another.
this would give me time frame,as i do have a day job.thank you
dennis patel
It is so true if you don’t know you should ask. This is what the school teacher will tell you. Same thing with IM you should learn from somebody who are successful and already gone through what a newbie have experienced before.
Rosalind, i have a question for you. Can you advise on how to build backlinks to improve search ranking. Hope to hear from you soon.
Hi Rosalind,
I have a great interest in affiliate marketing and blogging.
I learn a lot of things by reading your blog and others.
I hear people always say all the time find a niche that you are passionate about and blog about this, then find products you can monetize around that niche.
What do you think about the affiliate/internet marketing niche?
It’s become an interest/passion of mine, should I start blogging about this and the findings I read about on other peoples sites and blogs?
I’ll still try to put up other blogs about other types of niches as well.
btw, the blue painters tape works wonders. I have probably done way too much painting that I care to do but learned that its all in the prep work. It took me longer to tape and prep the room than it did to actually paint! The room came out great because I spent the time doing the prep and foundation for getting it right.
Great post! Lot of things to learn . Thanks.