What Ricky Nelson Taught Me About Home Internet Business Success

By Stephen Beck

When it comes down to taking action, I do not spend a lot of time meditating on it. I go out there, do what I have to do and worry about the consequences later. This would be perfect if I did not care about criticism, however, the fact is I do care.

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.

As the owner of a home internet business, you can expect to receive a ton of unsolicited emails from people trying to help you correct your "mistakes". They have no problems with telling you what they do not like and they assume that what they do not like others do not like it either. In fact, they will even believe that you have some type of "hidden agenda" with anything that you do.

It is amazing where people find the time to type up a 2-3-page email telling you why you are doing certain things in your business. They must be real online business prophets. It is too bad I do not possess their insight!

This is exactly what I learned from Ricky Nelson about online business opportunities. As the son of Ozzie and Harriet, Ricky wrote a song that I liked as a kid. His style was more of the malt shop songs from the 50's until suddenly he had a change in style. It was made very clear how much of a shift he made at a concert he did in New York at Madison Square Garden. Everything was different, his music, his hairstyle and his clothes.

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.

Rickys personal anthem was as follows, "you can't please everyone, so you gotta please yourself." I would also add, you "gotta please the Lord."

Always remember in the words of Jean Sibelius "there has never been a statue built for critics." If your critics had a real home internet business they would not have time to criticize you anyway! Do not let them get you down.

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