It's taken me a long time to realize this...
 

You will NEVER get rich working for someone else. You really do have to work your ass off for YOURSELF. Hard work and dedication will pay off, so long as you have the skills and half a brain to pull it off.

Rags to riches stories can happen and do come true all of the time in this industry.

If you're thinking you can make it big... just work hard at it even when the times are tough. Keep PUSHING and working and you will do it. Just don't let yourself get lazy and don't let yourself get down. Just push out another gallery, make another sale, do whatever it takes to get your confidence back.

You CAN do it. :thumbsup

seems someone has been doing some inner self evaluations

its good to see that you realized this early:)

I have been.. a lot man

so we are going to see a new BradM shortly?
or no BradM at all?

think of all the shit we all would get done if this fuckin website wasent here. dont get me wrong, i would lose my fucking mind, but think about the wasted time that goes on daily right here.

A-men!!

Work two jobs if you have too!

The squeeky wheel gets the most oil

Good post. :thumbsup Best of luck to you.

BradM get back to work no useless posting for you!


and dont forget to pick up my grocery list

Grand Theft Auto is just a game!! It's not real!

Looks like someone got a few signups tonight and is really happy.

Just do it. Nike.

Back to work bitch.

Brandon: I completely agree on how much we could get done. But in all honesty without this place I wouldn't know anyone.

Not a new me... just a more motivated one. I've been discouraged that with everything I know, the people I know and my obvious skill set I am not making 10 times what some of these fucktards are making.

I figured it out... it's just desire and down right hard work.

It's time to grind... I'll have time to play later.

4 of Bill Gates' employees are worth over $400 mil... well, that's what I found out a few years ago. Might be worth more now.

Anyway, it's not always a "must work for yourself" thing, but it's certainly recommended.

Awake the inner pornographer!

thank you BRadM...such a nice thought to start my day...

:) No problemo man.

I'm always saying that exact thing.

Everyone is not cut out to work for themselves. That's how McDonalds has been able to serve over 8 billion hamburgers.

Thanks for the motivation.

Not everyone. But I think if you're at least on GFY you have the brain power to TRY it. :)

Like you need it. ;)

This doesn't sound like the BradM I know... :helpme

Champagne Wishes and Caviar Dreams

Brad... there is no question you will do well... regardless of what you do. Many nobody works it as hard as you do from as many different angles as you do. Something will stick. The law of avarages are way in your favor.

If things dont work out with the first plan then regroup and go a different direction or just retool.

Giving up is never an option.



You go Brad!

My father told me that from the day I was born..................and he was right

good for you bro...

sorry dude but i have to disagree

one of the richest and most influential men in our state is a guy who started off as a 14 year old kid washign windows for a supermarket

he stuck at that job and got promoted, promoted, promoted and kept sticking at that same workplace
now he is the general manager for woolworths and is so influential he even got Sunday shopping leglistation overturned.

he owns one of the biggest houses in the state, and has a garage full of kick ass cars

and all form starting at washign windows


but i MUST add that it's a rare case and in 90% of cases you are right but to say it NEVER happens - well, sometimes it does

:Graucho :thumbsup

you are very likely to fail by yourself though

its simply about risk taking

Good advice tony robins:thumbsup

I realized this after my first job. Thankfully I did something about during university and it's been working rather well ever since.

WG

roflma, nice pic

You are not the only one Brad, i am in the same boat you are in.

Good advice also, that confidence one is absolutely true.:thumbsup

Is that you brad if so you have lost alot of weight:)

Don't give in try different things one will work. Try and master a particular area and keep at it. Bollocks to working for someone they just drive ya nuts and promotion well it will be like winning the lottery and you'de have to work ya ass off.

:ak47: BOSS

Be you own

SOOOOOOOOOO true man, I agree 100% on that one. Very good addition to the thread. :)

Yeah that's be John. Thanks :)

It's all about hard work and focus man. Put in the long hours on one project and you'll see results.

Focus. Focus. Focus.

Working for someone sucks. I can't wait to go fulltime on my own. I'm sure it will be worth it in many ways.

90% of GFY aren't even webmasters. You're talking about the webmasters, right?

Yeah yeah sorry I mean't to narrow it down to at least that much.

"you're"

it's a contraction of you and are.

learn it. use it. love it.

But what if *I* offered to hire you, Brad? :)

Yep, I have 3 months before I have to go to a college, I hope that I'll be able to get a good page running and earning enough money to make me an easy living on the college.

Time will tell. AND I know that it's possible.

I agree

I didn't make it. a NY guido did. I know the difference. :)

:1orglaugh Well we would have to think about that now wouldn't we?