Comments on: Finding Inspiration For Business In an Inspirational Movie http://www.imrelations.com/finding-inspiration-for-business-in-an-inspirational-movie/ Relationship Marketing Strategies For Online Business Success Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:22:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joseph Doughty http://www.imrelations.com/finding-inspiration-for-business-in-an-inspirational-movie/#comment-49 Joseph Doughty Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:53:16 +0000 http://www.imrelations.com/?p=125#comment-49 LOL This is the story after my own heart as if about my own professional career as a chiropractor. On a daily basis for the last 12 years I have had to deal with peoples misinformed ideas about health. ie. "If I take a lot of drugs, I'll be healthy!" No, if you take a lot of drugs you'll be heavily medicated. Looking for the cause of the problem, whether in health or business, makes all the difference in the world. Attempting to fix a problem with a short term solution (ie. buy this get rich quick program) doesn't solve financial problems. It takes effort, focus, consistency and a keen sense of looking to the root of the business or even life problem(s) My professional career is on hold as my wife and I leave to travel abroad (West/East Europe, India/Malaysia/Thailand) for a year. We plan to support ourselves with freelance and client based web work we already have. This is our inspiration to work hard towards a specific goal. Got to have dreams and goals. : )) LOL This is the story after my own heart as if about my own professional career as a chiropractor. On a daily basis for the last 12 years I have had to deal with peoples misinformed ideas about health. ie. “If I take a lot of drugs, I’ll be healthy!” No, if you take a lot of drugs you’ll be heavily medicated. Looking for the cause of the problem, whether in health or business, makes all the difference in the world. Attempting to fix a problem with a short term solution (ie. buy this get rich quick program) doesn’t solve financial problems. It takes effort, focus, consistency and a keen sense of looking to the root of the business or even life problem(s)

My professional career is on hold as my wife and I leave to travel abroad (West/East Europe, India/Malaysia/Thailand) for a year. We plan to support ourselves with freelance and client based web work we already have. This is our inspiration to work hard towards a specific goal. Got to have dreams and goals. : ))

]]> By: James Pruitt http://www.imrelations.com/finding-inspiration-for-business-in-an-inspirational-movie/#comment-48 James Pruitt Thu, 17 Jun 2010 03:45:27 +0000 http://www.imrelations.com/?p=125#comment-48 i understand that Clayton. I started AB last June, and got laid off in september. I was seeing some results but not enough to replace my job. That was when I started freelancing. Now my ab sites are doing well, and i have built up some great relationships with people due to my freelancing. I am wanting to move back to TX myself. Thats my biggest motivation right now. as long as you keep your goals in mind, you can get there. i understand that Clayton.

I started AB last June, and got laid off in september. I was seeing some results but not enough to replace my job. That was when I started freelancing. Now my ab sites are doing well, and i have built up some great relationships with people due to my freelancing.

I am wanting to move back to TX myself. Thats my biggest motivation right now. as long as you keep your goals in mind, you can get there.

]]> By: Clayton http://www.imrelations.com/finding-inspiration-for-business-in-an-inspirational-movie/#comment-47 Clayton Wed, 16 Jun 2010 18:14:09 +0000 http://www.imrelations.com/?p=125#comment-47 I never saw Patch Adams, but maybe I'll have to pick that up this weekend... As far as what inspires me, well... I honestly have no choice but to make this IM stuff work. I graduated with a masters degree last year in a field that got completely pulverized by the recession (depression?). In fact the company I used to work for laid off over 50% of their staff and other firms have similar statistics. Due to my masters degree I'm too "over educated" to get any other kind of job. A few months ago, I saw the movie "The Pursuit of Happyness." I thought it was one of the most inspiring things I've seen in a long time. The fact that it's a true story is even more cool. It taught me a lot about persistence and not throwing in the towel even against impossible and unimaginable circumstances. I also like to weave a lot of subtle reminders into my IM shenanigans. For example, my girlfriend and I dream of moving to San Francisco someday. Each of my pen names is named after a street in San Francisco and I can't help but remember what I'm working for every time I submit a new article. (I wonder if it will be weird if I eventually live on a street that I used for a pen name?) I never saw Patch Adams, but maybe I’ll have to pick that up this weekend…

As far as what inspires me, well… I honestly have no choice but to make this IM stuff work. I graduated with a masters degree last year in a field that got completely pulverized by the recession (depression?). In fact the company I used to work for laid off over 50% of their staff and other firms have similar statistics. Due to my masters degree I’m too “over educated” to get any other kind of job.

A few months ago, I saw the movie “The Pursuit of Happyness.” I thought it was one of the most inspiring things I’ve seen in a long time. The fact that it’s a true story is even more cool. It taught me a lot about persistence and not throwing in the towel even against impossible and unimaginable circumstances.

I also like to weave a lot of subtle reminders into my IM shenanigans. For example, my girlfriend and I dream of moving to San Francisco someday. Each of my pen names is named after a street in San Francisco and I can’t help but remember what I’m working for every time I submit a new article.

(I wonder if it will be weird if I eventually live on a street that I used for a pen name?)

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