The implementation temptation paradox

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When I went to my very first internet marketing seminar in April ’02, I came home with a scratch pad jam-packed with notes. It was a firehose of information. I spent the next several months feverishly implementing everything I’d learned.

I’d also spent some serious dinero on honing my writing skills. I’d bought a big box o’ copywriting stuff and I was busily going through that too.

September came along, and with it, another invitation to yet another marketing seminar.

I thought, “How does it make any sense at all to pile on MORE information when I’ve done less than half my notes from just 5 months ago?”

Phone call from my old boss who fired me

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It was Friday. I was about 10 minutes late arriving at work. Before I could put my lunch in the refrigerator, Wally & Fred called me into Wally’s office.

Something did not feel right.

“Perry, we’re going to have to let you go. Things just aren’t working out and it’s time to turn you loose.”