GPWA Times Magazine - Issue 42 - October 2018

when you come into work all you have to do is a bit of management oversight and then work on the pieces you really want to. A handful of people may want to kick on and create more-bigger-better affiliate businesses, but personally I have no desire to do so, and you need to strive to get some work/life balance. IN SUMMARY IF you’ve made your fortune already — then working 10 hours a day/7 days a week on affiliate tasks is silly. Your motivational issues are sensible, and it’s probably time to scale back and outsource more (and just collect the money). IF you haven’t made your fortune yet — but are seeing the money start to come in — then knuckle down and get on with it. “ Reply With Quote #8 JoeHarris 31 May 2018, 2:39 a.m. Sponsor Affiliate Program Without a goal, you are like a ship without a rudder. You will move at times, but aimlessly. Set goals for each day. Do it physically with a pen and paper, if possible, and then tick them off as you complete them. This will release dopamine into your blood, making you feel good, and you will get loads more done! “ Reply With Quote #9 Azureus 6 June 2018, 10:39 a.m. Public Member Such a complex question! I think it’s not only about tools, techniques or weird useless apps; it’s also about philosophy and how well you understand yourself and the world. It is actually pretty difficult to motivate yourself to do something like affiliate marketing, or sales, or performance-based activities like trading. The alternatives are a regular job, or even a comfy government job, that’s just more secure, more predictable, maybe even your mum expects it from you . . . Being a gambling affiliate is difficult. You aren’t a doctor, teacher or social worker helping kids in the Third World. You are a guy playing with numbers, websites, finding some edges, and making profit in the meanwhile — profiting from people who kind of try to do the same with gambling, but fail. IMHO, money cannot be the primary motivation. Just look at the hierarchy of needs: On the pyramid, money is second- lowest need. First of all, it’s very relative. I think it makes sense just to enjoy the process — enjoy what you’re doing. Find something in the activity — you don’t have to save the world, just set your mission or vision to something larger and useful. It is funny that I’m writing this because actually it’s my big problem right now, to find some motivation and meaning. “ Reply With Quote #10 TheGooner 13 June 2018, 12:20 a.m. Private Member If you think you will find “meaning” in anything you’re going to be disappointed . . . it’s all random chance. But if you especially think that you’ll find meaning in online work — then you’re surely out of luck. In the absence of meaning, do work that pays well, which means you can afford good beer. “ Reply With Quote Originally Posted by azureus3 It is funny that I’m writing this because actually it’s my big problem right now, to find some motivation and meaning. 43 G P W A t i m e s . o r g