These two misconceptions will keep you from making money

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The essence of successful revenue growth is the creation of value. If you want to make money, you have to offer something that others will be willing to pay for. This act of providing value can be direct, such as selling a useful product or service ； It may also be indirect, such as providing a free service and turning it into currency through other means. But no matter what, the core is to create and deliver value to others. Revenue comes from the exchange of value. It's a simple concept, but it's surprising how many people still don't understand it. Here are some examples of misconceptions about sources of income that confuse many people:: Mistake #1: Thinking Hard Can Make Money Every week I get letters like the following: “I really don't understand. Every day I think about it, write down my goals, visualize what I want, and focus on making it compelling enough. But I still couldn’t make ends meet. In fact, my debt is getting more and more every month. I write it in my journal. I pray. I read. But nothing works. I'm at the end of my rope. What did I do wrong? ” Working hard to break through your inner barriers is commendable. I'm not saying this effort isn't important. But inner effort is not in itself an income-generating action. How can those actions bring value to others and be willing to pay for them? Journaling and reflection may bring huge value to yourself, and I highly recommend your practice, but understand that they will actually be of no use to anyone else. Don’t expect thinking to bring a pay check. You may have a lot of energy to keep your house clean, but if you want to make money, that energy must be channeled into some form that creates and delivers value. Without value, there is no money. It's as if you were faced with a fire (the fire being your financial problem) and you were running around cleaning fire hoses, polishing the nozzles, and setting up a reverse osmosis filter for the water supply. At the same time, the fire continues to spread, and your advanced fire suppression system seems to be useless. Damn it, hurry up and boil the water! Stop cleaning, setting up, or maintaining your image and put all your energy into the reality around you. If you do it right, your hands will move—a lot! You'll take a lot of action. You are a part of this world, and it's time to see that your hands are your primary equipment for making big money. This is a major hurdle that you are definitely still struggling with. Like it or not, if you want to see results like money in the bank, you have to use your physical equipment, such as your voice or your hands, to get the job done. Of course, I know that compared to the rules in World of Warcraft, the rise and fall of these real worlds are extremely boring. Ultimately, your material contributions will be reflected in material abundance. It's hard to contribute to the real world if you're doing yoga at home all day. If so, you'll go bankrupt. Strictly speaking, there are many different "expressions" here. For example, some factors that produce incredible synchronic effects often have long-term effects in the real world in subtle ways. You may feel their presence long before you see how they work. However, in this material universe, the fastest and most direct way of expression is the simple and ancient physical practice. I encourage you to continue to explore other ways under the law of gravity, but if you refuse to accept physical implementation of this method (which is the most dominant and dominant expression in the material world), then it will take you a long time to get what you want. Taking action is not the only means available to you, just as a car is not necessarily the only means of transportation available to you. However, in countless situations, taking action is the quickest and most direct way to get what you want, just as driving is often the quickest and most direct way to get to your destination. Practice doesn’t have to be the only tool in your bag, but sadly, it’s an extremely important one anyway. It's like a hammer and a nail. Sobriety is obviously beneficial, but unfortunately, it doesn't pay you. Mistake #2: Just think about making money, rather than providing value. There is also a type of mail. Although the form is different, the central meaning is the same.: A person only thinks about making more money, but he hardly considers others. Here is an example of this type of email I often receive from other bloggers: “I have tried so hard to make money online, but I always failed. I have posted hundreds of articles on my blog and continue to add content every week. I used a catchy title, added a lot of good keywords, made a top 10 list, etc. I have tried Adsense ads, text link ads, memberships, and other ways to make money. My traffic started to grow at first, but then it stagnated. I did work hard to develop it, but I barely made any money. What went wrong? ” your problem is: Who the hell cares? It may not seem so at first glance, but this problem is essentially the same as the first error. You're too focused on your own little world: Me, me, me. Where is the value? Articles, content, advertising, and membership are not values. Development offline is not valuable either. These are just the methods - the shell - used to provide value. These shells are usually empty, filled with platitudes or clichés that can be found anywhere. Nothing new, no risk. Thousands of people are already doing a better job at the service you want to provide. Your service is useless in comparison. No one needs it. You're just copying someone else's form, rather than using that form to provide real content. You know, if someone else builds something that you've created, you would never fund them. You don't care more about the service you provide than your potential visitors. When you focus on making money, you miss the point. The focus is on providing value to others. This means serving others in a way that others have not yet developed, sharing the value that only you can create in a way that is consistent with your unique creative self-expression, and expressing what only you can express in a way that is only available to you. Even if your leather bag company is successful for a while, it won't last long. If you happen to discover a way to make money that provides little or no value, you can be sure that your market will soon be engulfed by countless imitators. The cake will be broken into countless tiny pieces, and your mind will scream "Stop" because no matter how much money you make, this kind of thing will violate your character. On some level, you already feel that this approach will destroy you. In the long run, just making money is a business model from hell. Ironically, it is better to fail than to succeed, at least it will make you healthier both physically and mentally. Try to review your own needs and recognize the interesting aspects of the world around you. Through your actions, you can influence it for good or bad. Think about how you can provide others with the services they want and need that they never had before—services that can make a positive difference. Then act on it. Of course, there are many more misconceptions than these, but these two are the most common questions I’ve received in emails lately. Their solution is to break free from confusion and focus on creating something valuable for others. With a value-driven mindset, you're likely to focus on exactly the kind of ideas and actions that will generate ongoing revenue.