{"id":3865,"date":"2010-10-19T00:00:21","date_gmt":"2010-10-19T07:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/?p=3865"},"modified":"2010-10-19T00:00:21","modified_gmt":"2010-10-19T07:00:21","slug":"signs-youre-in-the-wrong-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bensettle.com\/blog\/signs-youre-in-the-wrong-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Signs You&#8217;re In The Wrong Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Usually I write about how to take care of business.<\/p>\n<p>Today, let&#8217;s do something else.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s talk about whether you should even <strong>BE<\/strong> in business or not (or, at least in the business you&#8217;re currently doing).  Hey, I&#8217;m a pro at this part because I spent so much time (TOO much time) doing the wrong business, for all the wrong reasons, with the wrong intentions and attitude.<\/p>\n<p>A true sad sack, if ever there was one.<\/p>\n<p><strong>So learn ye from my foolhardiness!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Anyway, below are signs you&#8217;re in the wrong gig.<\/p>\n<p>If ANY fit what you&#8217;re doing now&#8230; I highly suggest re-evaluating what you&#8217;re doing and, if you can swing it (if your income is not dependent on it) sally forthing over to something else.<\/p>\n<p>Trust me, you&#8217;ll <em>sleep<\/em> better at night.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll also probably be more <em>prosperous<\/em>, too.<\/p>\n<p>Alright, enough banter, here are the flashing red warning signs you may be in the wrong business&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You <strong>DREAD<\/strong> doing it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You <strong>SUCK<\/strong> at doing it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You do it just for the <strong>MONEY<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You do it to <strong>PLEASE<\/strong> other people<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You feel <strong>DIRTY<\/strong> (ethically or morally) doing it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You are <strong>EMBARRASSED<\/strong> of it <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>You always <strong>PROCRASTINATE<\/strong> doing it<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>OK, there are more than this.<\/p>\n<p>But those are the big ones.<\/p>\n<p>And let&#8217;s face it&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Life&#8217;s too short to waste on <em>nonsense<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Settle<\/p>\n<p><strong>P.S.<\/strong> No matter what business you&#8217;re in, chances are you can profit handsomely from doing simple joint ventures.  In the November <strong><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.cryptomarketing.com\" rel=\"noopener\">Crypto Marketing Newsletter<\/a><\/strong> I&#8217;m going to take you behind the scenes of my own business and show you some simple (but not necessarily widely known) ways to set up multiple profitable JV&#8217;s almost whenever you want.<\/p>\n<p>JV&#8217;s are probably the most <em>efficient<\/em> way to make money.<\/p>\n<p>They don&#8217;t cost anything.<\/p>\n<p>Can produce results FAST (yes, even overnight).<\/p>\n<p>And they let you leverage OTHER peoples&#8217; time, energy and resources to put more of the green stuff in ye olde pocketses, Gollum.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s where to subscribe:<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.CryptoMarketing.com\" rel=\"noopener\">www.CryptoMarketing.com<\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Usually I write about how to take care of business. 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