I am not the type of guy that thinks before I act. I follow the "shoot first and ask questions later" philosophy. This is great if you take criticism and rejection well. Unfortunately I am not that type of person.
I am also not the type of person who likes to get in other peoples business. If they want to know what I think about something, I will let them know. If they need my advice on something, I will tell them but I do not give it unsolicited.
In the home internet business world you will encounter a lot of people who are more than willing to share their opinion with you. They will tell you everything you are doing wrong in your internet marketing business. Many times it will seem like they criticize your every move.
There are plenty of critics for you as an owner of a home internet business to point out your flaws. They know every mistake you make practically as soon as you make it and are quick to tell you about it. Some of them even make accusations against you based upon what they perceive to be your hidden motive behind the business decisions you make.
It is hilarious to read an email that is 2-3 pages long from a stranger as to why I am doing what I am doing. The type of insight that these people must have is truly amazing that they can read my mind. I wish I could read minds like that!
It all reminds me of a song that I enjoyed when I was a kid by Ricky Nelson. Ricky was the son of Ozzie and Harriet. For most of his career he wrote a lot of malt shop 50's type songs, but in the 70's he made a shift in his music. One time in October of 71, he performed at a Rock n Roll concert that was held at Madison Square Garden. He had a completely different hairstyle, different clothes and his music was different as well.
In the middle of the show he got booed by the audience. Surprised and discouraged, Ricky left the stage. Later on he shared his thoughts:
"I went to a Garden Party, to reminisce with my old friends, a chance to share some memories, and play our songs again.
When I got to the Garden Party, they all knew my name, but no one heard the music- I didn't look the same.
But it's all right now. I learned my lesson well. You see you can't please everyone so you gotta please yourself."
This became the song "Garden Party" and it made Ricky a fortune, going gold and selling over a million copies. The album cover features Ricky in a black and white tux, holding a guitar in defiance and confidence.
Ricky correctly pointed out "you can't please everyone, so you gotta please yourself." I also believe you should add to this "you gotta please the Lord."
The key lesson that I learned from Ricky Nelson is to be true to yourself. After all, if the critics knew what they were talking about, they would be building their own home internet business instead of criticizing yours!
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Copyright Stephen Beck, 2009
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