I REALLY WANT to write a book–I just don’t know who to write it for (besides my amour and I)…and yes, it must make $.

Course, I’m not the mentor or coaching type, so I’d never ask for help that way, which may be one of those male pride things I have to deal with. Still, I’m lucky to make the bulk of my money offline, so that anything I may make online will be nice, fun money, not anything I’m dependent upon. But one day, that is kind of a dream, a long term dream when I feel as though I’m getting too old to travel like I am right now. When that day comes,… we’ll see.

But as you point out, great mentors (or coaches) don’t come cheap. But Joe’s investment in another course or book isn’t going to help him any … just knowing something doesn’t change our lives. It’s only what he’ll put into practice that will make a difference.

Bill Tenny-Brittian
Sr. Consultant
Easum, Bandy & Associates
Church Growth and Leadership

You were not too harsh, you were just being realistic. Some people need more hand-holding than others, and some just need to take the action they know they need to take.

I’m all for accountability partners and having a common mentor who can provide injections of wisdom and technical advice. You might also call this a mastermind group.

Having someone or a group of people to bounce ideas off of on a regular basis is a great benefit for most of us. The difficulty is finding one or more people who share your level of experience and knowledge but who can also complement one another. A great example of this is Ed Dale’s Thirty Day Challenge, which is one of the ways I got started with developing my internet marketing skills.

I’m fortunate in that I have found a couple people to work with in this way. Skype Rooms are a good way to facilitate communication between group members. Twitter may also prove to be a good resource as well.

Thanks for your post.

I too have been in pretty bad situations.

I developed medical problems and got to the point I was unemployable. After not paying bills for 5 months, my wife left me for supposedly greener pastures. She was not one to be a nursemaid.

With my house in foreclosure and more than 10,000 behind in bills, I had a choice of giving up or fighting for my self-respect and dignity.

Not being a fan of pride holding me back I made arrangements with the bank. Called all the utilities and worked out payment arrangements. All this without a job!

Being in ecommerce years ago I got back online and started my info marketing business. With the bank accounts gone and no credit cards it was not an easy task but I did what it took to make it happen.

I am not an internet guru and don’t claim to be. But you can’t sit on your laurels you have to do what it takes to get to your goals.

When I fly the glider I can’t stay in the air for over three hours without learning where the rising air is and using it’s lifting power to keep me aloft.

It’s the same way with making an income.

Kenneth E. Barrow
Millionaire Video Coach

I would have pointed him at free community mentoring resources, like SCORE (http://www.score.org/index.html) or suggested he spend his money on a business course at a community college or maybe even a personal finance course! I take ghostwriting and copywriting gigs that I don’t necessarily enjoy, but I like to have money.

The reason I suggested something like SCORE is because people need to learn to interact “live” before they can interact successfully via the internet. Being able to build a website doesn’t make you a whiz at building relationships and the myth of “build it and they will come” not coming true has popped many a person’s bubble, both in brick and mortar and e-commerce sites.

Any investor is going to want to see a business and marketing plan, as well as past successes, or a promise of success based on facts. So if he was looking for you to hand him money or dole out your services free based on an email and a sob story, no, you weren’t too harsh.