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  • Shap
    Confirmed User
    • May 2001
    • 8313

    #1

    What's Your Biggest Challenge in 2010? Here's Mine...

    My biggest challenge in 2010 is a simple one word answer MOTIVATION.
    My second biggest would be FOCUS.

    I've talked to a few owners who have been around for the past 7 to 10 years. A lot of the guys I've talked to seem to be suffering from the same thing. I've made more money than I ever dreamed of. In the first few years I was in the business I set goals for myself. I worked my ass off (12 to 18 hours a day) and blew every single one of my goals out of the water. Now I'm having trouble finding goals that motivate me.

    I've known this for some time but it really hit me today. I was at a meeting with a mainstream start up that is looking to raise capital. It was two young guys that have built a really impressive product. They've already been approached by a number of big mainstream players to be acquired. It was really neat sitting there and looking at myself 10 years ago. The nervousness they had in their business setup, the confidence they had in their product, the confidence they had in their ability to continue to build the product into a market leader. These guys were fired up and they will be pulling all nighters for the next 6 months to make it big. And they will make it big. I left the meeting thinking 'how do i get myself fired up like I once was?'

    What's your biggest challenge? (besides TUBES and Free Porn)
  • Semi-Retired-Dave
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    • Apr 2004
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    #2
    Tubes and Free Porn.
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    • Phoenix
      BACON BACON BACON
      • Nov 2002
      • 35475

      #3
      breaking 80


      focus for sure and drive, we have a mainstream product we are putting the finishing touches on, and sometimes i find myself playing video games instead of working, or golfing etc...need to focus

      anyway, certainly renewed drive and focus would be great for business
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      • smutnut
        So Fucking Banned
        • Jul 2007
        • 5889

        #4
        I want to be able to take a shit without bleeding out of my asshole.

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        • Amputate Your Head
          There can be only one
          • Aug 2001
          • 39075

          #5
          Originally posted by Shap
          My biggest challenge in 2010 is a simple one word answer MOTIVATION.
          My second biggest would be FOCUS.

          I left the meeting thinking 'how do i get myself fired up like I once was?'

          What's your biggest challenge? (besides TUBES and Free Porn)
          Dude, I am in the exact same place right now. I know what I need to do, (because I'm a fucking freak and I have lists & whiteboards and outlines and spreadsheets and plans & & goals & projections and shit all over the place in here).... but I have no goddamned focus, and when I force myself to focus on one particular area, I find I have no fucking motivation either.

          Feels like I'm going nuts... I keep asking myself, wtf is wrong here? Still don't have the answer. If you get the answer, let me know.
          SIG TOO BIG

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          • leedsfan
            leedsfan
            • Jul 2002
            • 2564

            #6
            I golf on Fridays, which tends to drive the rest of my week toward the fun at the end. That way I stay motivated while keeping perspective on my work.

            Having already broken 80, my goal is to break 75 by the end of the year.
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            • Mutt
              Too lazy to set a custom title
              • Sep 2002
              • 34431

              #7
              if you don't have it inside your gut now you probably won't get it back unless you find something you want to do that compels you to go balls to the walls to see it become a reality. guys like Donald Trump are almost sick, obsessed, it's in their DNA. Lots of people once they have reached their financial goal lose their motivation, happens a lot to pro athletes who sign big contracts. It's being talked about today that Lebron James doesn't have the obsessive competitive drive of Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant, winning means something to him but with Jordan it meant everything.
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              • DatingGold
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                • Feb 2003
                • 13185

                #8
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                • halfpint
                  GFY's Halfpint
                  • Jun 2007
                  • 15223

                  #9
                  Out of all the sites I have.. I got yet another one up about 2 months ago and I did not expect it to become so popular so quickly. Because I am used to slogging it out to get traffic to my sites so I was kinda suprised to see the big jump in traffic on this new site so quickly,
                  And most of the traffic was from other well known sites who just linked my site up. This is not an affilliate site btw. It has purchased content on it, so now my goal/challange is to make it bigger and better in every way I dam well I can over th next year. I started this site just to try something out and never dreamed it would be where it is now 2 months down the line. So thats my challenge for this year and im dreading it cause I dont want to fuck it up

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                  • Elli
                    Reach for those stars!
                    • Apr 2003
                    • 17991

                    #10
                    Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
                    Dude, I am in the exact same place right now. I know what I need to do, (because I'm a fucking freak and I have lists & whiteboards and outlines and spreadsheets and plans & & goals & projections and shit all over the place in here).... but I have no goddamned focus, and when I force myself to focus on one particular area, I find I have no fucking motivation either.

                    Feels like I'm going nuts... I keep asking myself, wtf is wrong here? Still don't have the answer. If you get the answer, let me know.
                    No, that's MY office with all that shit everywhere.
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                    • CyberHustler
                      Masterbaiter
                      • Feb 2006
                      • 28739

                      #11
                      Originally posted by smutnut
                      I want to be able to take a shit without bleeding out of my asshole.
                      Are you fat?
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                      • fatfoo
                        ICQ:649699063
                        • Mar 2003
                        • 27763

                        #12
                        I have many physical and mental challenges I have to overcome. Within a fit healthy body is a strong mind.
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                        • Amputate Your Head
                          There can be only one
                          • Aug 2001
                          • 39075

                          #13
                          Originally posted by fatfoo
                          I have many physical and mental challenges I have to overcome. Within a fit healthy body is a strong mind.
                          Perhaps the mind is evil and is trying to kill the body.

                          Are you suggesting that mind & body are as one, grasshopper?
                          SIG TOO BIG

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                          • TheDoc
                            Too lazy to set a custom title
                            • Jul 2001
                            • 13827

                            #14
                            My solution was to look within myself to see what I truly wanted, liked, and enjoyed... not caring what anyone else would think or care. Then I started doing those things. Now I'm motivated because of this, I set goals to improve myself. Which created more drive to better myself at work, staff, management, life, etc..

                            Success is only a perception of self satisfaction. The only way to please the self, is to accept what the self truly desires.
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                            • WiredGuy
                              Pounding Googlebot
                              • Aug 2002
                              • 34512

                              #15
                              Same thing, motivation. If I was making the money I used to be, I'd be highly motivated, but its dropped quite a bit and similiarly, my motivation has too.
                              WG
                              I play with Google.

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                              • halfpint
                                GFY's Halfpint
                                • Jun 2007
                                • 15223

                                #16
                                Originally posted by TheDoc
                                My solution was to look within myself to see what I truly wanted, liked, and enjoyed... not caring what anyone else would think or care. Then I started doing those things. Now I'm motivated because of this, I set goals to improve myself. Which created more drive to better myself at work, staff, management, life, etc..

                                Success is only a perception of self satisfaction. The only way to please the self, is to accept what the self truly desires.
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                                • smutnut
                                  So Fucking Banned
                                  • Jul 2007
                                  • 5889

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by NanoBot
                                  Are you fat?
                                  Aren't we all? This usually happens after a long night off sucking down the booze and snorting and doing up some lines (in a moderately socializing way of course)

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                                  • BestXXXPorn
                                    Confirmed User
                                    • Jun 2009
                                    • 2277

                                    #18
                                    Motivation is a funny thing... If you're already banking, you'll naturally have less motivation. It's called complacency ;)

                                    My biggest challenge this year will be staying focused to deliver a network of sites I've been working on for over a year... 150d 6h 7m 15s till launch... must stay focused... :P
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                                    • TheSenator
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                                      • Feb 2003
                                      • 13340

                                      #19
                                      I am a pure adult affiliate marketer. I have two things going for me...
                                      1.) I don't stop until a figure out the problem.
                                      2.) I have incredible endurance and stamina to be in front of a computer.

                                      I love the buzz of my computers, I love my office, I love porn...


                                      My challenge is figuring out bigger problems and constantly hacking away.
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                                      • DeanCapture
                                        Haters & Trolls SUCK!
                                        • Dec 2002
                                        • 9275

                                        #20
                                        My biggest challenge in 2010 will be figuring out ways to diversify my business so that I'm not relying so much on the adult industry for income revenue. It's been a fun ride but sometimes I long for something more

                                        By the way....LOVE the positive energy that I've seen from you lately Shap
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                                        • fuzebox
                                          making it rain
                                          • Oct 2003
                                          • 22352

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by halfpint
                                          Do you live in the uk ? cause you are one guy I would actually like to meet ..not in a gay way btw ..just to chat
                                          TheDoc is hella elusive!

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                                          • fuzebox
                                            making it rain
                                            • Oct 2003
                                            • 22352

                                            #22
                                            I have no real creative drive, and it's hard for me to work on something without seeing almost instant results... I am stuck in a rut of just doing the same things over and over because I know they work.

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                                            • kristin
                                              GOO!
                                              • Sep 2002
                                              • 9768

                                              #23
                                              Procrastination. From 1980-2010. =)
                                              Vacares rules.

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                                              • mpahlca
                                                Confirmed User
                                                • Feb 2004
                                                • 1821

                                                #24
                                                Deciding on what path I want to take, it's always my hardest thing.
                                                I could give two shits wether you read this sig or not.

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                                                • jigga
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • May 2001
                                                  • 302

                                                  #25
                                                  Finding a way to make enough money from something I enjoy doing.

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                                                  • Headless
                                                    Registered User
                                                    • Jan 2001
                                                    • 26727

                                                    #26
                                                    Biggest problem... Starting over in a business I let die. Second biggest problem. Continued grow in another sector unrelated to adult.

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                                                    • LoveSandra
                                                      So Fucking Banned
                                                      • Aug 2008
                                                      • 10551

                                                      #27
                                                      i want to sleep.I pay for that

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                                                      • kada
                                                        Confirmed User
                                                        • Feb 2010
                                                        • 292

                                                        #28
                                                        lately it has being motivation & focus.. i am feeling burnt out but havent stopped.. so im guessing thats why.
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                                                        • TeenCat
                                                          Too lazy to set a koala
                                                          • Jan 2007
                                                          • 16139

                                                          #29
                                                          my challenge is to make money so i will not work with twistys

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                                                          • jimmy-3-way
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                                                            • Jun 2001
                                                            • 3861

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by jigga
                                                            Finding a way to make enough money from something I enjoy doing.
                                                            I know right?

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                                                            • AK
                                                              MadZuma
                                                              • Nov 2003
                                                              • 6436

                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by DatingGold
                                                              Ya I have that same problem.
                                                              you still work longer hours than most people (business owners) I know tho...
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                                                              • Adam_M
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                                                                • Mar 2006
                                                                • 3800

                                                                #32
                                                                Shap, come down to Australia with the family! Would love to brain storm with you on a few things and show you all around
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                                                                • NaughtyRob
                                                                  Two fresh affiliate progs
                                                                  • Nov 2004
                                                                  • 29602

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Paying my bills, feeding my kids, making sure my wife is comfortable, my son's college tuition. That's all the motivation that I need.
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                                                                  • NaughtyRob
                                                                    Two fresh affiliate progs
                                                                    • Nov 2004
                                                                    • 29602

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Yeah that too. I bought 4 Italian Ice push carts, launching that biz this summer. Gotta diversify if you are in adult now.

                                                                    Originally posted by DeanCapture
                                                                    My biggest challenge in 2010 will be figuring out ways to diversify my business so that I'm not relying so much on the adult industry for income revenue. It's been a fun ride but sometimes I long for something more

                                                                    By the way....LOVE the positive energy that I've seen from you lately Shap
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                                                                    • Amputate Your Head
                                                                      There can be only one
                                                                      • Aug 2001
                                                                      • 39075

                                                                      #35
                                                                      Originally posted by GetNaughty
                                                                      Paying my bills, feeding my kids, making sure my wife is comfortable, my son's college tuition. That's all the motivation that I need.
                                                                      Well sure, there's those things I suppose.
                                                                      SIG TOO BIG

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                                                                      • mpahlca
                                                                        Confirmed User
                                                                        • Feb 2004
                                                                        • 1821

                                                                        #36
                                                                        Originally posted by Adam_WildCash
                                                                        Shap, come down to Australia with the family! Would love to brain storm with you on a few things and show you all around
                                                                        I used to live in New Zealand and tell him how beautiful that side of the earth is all the time ;)
                                                                        I could give two shits wether you read this sig or not.

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                                                                        • epitome
                                                                          So Fucking Lame
                                                                          • Jun 2009
                                                                          • 12156

                                                                          #37
                                                                          This is a time in your life where having kids is a great thing.

                                                                          You now need to focus on your legacy.

                                                                          You have built something great for the here and now, but what are you going to do for your kids? Their kids?

                                                                          While you most likely already have college covered for them and they will probably inherit considerable cash, what else can you leave them to inherit?

                                                                          If that isn't enough motivation; or they're too young to think that far ahead about, then its time to think about what you told yourself you wanted to be when you were 10.

                                                                          If it was a police man and you're obviously not going to become one today, maybe do something for charity that benefits them.

                                                                          Another route is now that you've taken care of yourself, maybe now is the time to start thinking about others that need a break in life. Like Bill Gates and some of the other billionaires are doing.

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                                                                          • Sosa
                                                                            In Tushy Land
                                                                            • Oct 2002
                                                                            • 40149

                                                                            #38
                                                                            Originally posted by Phoenix
                                                                            breaking 80


                                                                            focus for sure and drive, we have a mainstream product we are putting the finishing touches on, and sometimes i find myself playing video games instead of working, or golfing etc...need to focus

                                                                            anyway, certainly renewed drive and focus would be great for business
                                                                            Golf is good for the business Relaxes your mind and afterwards you can sit back in front of the computer and work away. Works for me quite often. I feel I need to get back in front of the screen and work.

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                                                                            • epitome
                                                                              So Fucking Lame
                                                                              • Jun 2009
                                                                              • 12156

                                                                              #39
                                                                              Oh shit, there was a question...

                                                                              My biggest goal/challenge this year is to build a buffer so that when little income shocks come up I do not feel them. One problem I have now is that I have to take on a lot of gigs that pay one-time to make ends meet rather than being able to invest more time in myself for the long-term.

                                                                              The tide is slowly shifting but sometimes I take one step forward and then two steps back (cue Paula Abdul).

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                                                                              • XPays
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                                                                                #40
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                                                                                • 96ukssob
                                                                                  So Fucking Banananananas
                                                                                  • Mar 2003
                                                                                  • 12991

                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  trying to buy this house. everyone says its one of the biggest things you will do in your life, but with all that I have been and will go through with this process, it definitely is the biggest pain in the ass ever.

                                                                                  i will NEVER buy a house again unless its in cash
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                                                                                  • Shap
                                                                                    Confirmed User
                                                                                    • May 2001
                                                                                    • 8313

                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    Originally posted by bossku69
                                                                                    trying to buy this house. everyone says its one of the biggest things you will do in your life, but with all that I have been and will go through with this process, it definitely is the biggest pain in the ass ever.

                                                                                    i will NEVER buy a house again unless its in cash
                                                                                    LOL I've bought a few homes and never took a mortgage and it was just as much a pain in the ass lol.

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                                                                                    • Barefootsies
                                                                                      Choice is an Illusion
                                                                                      • Feb 2005
                                                                                      • 42635

                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      I feel you on that Shap.

                                                                                      That's why I have split off from main business and how do some of these other projects. Development deals, mentoring, building and testing sites and then selling them off. I need to keep moving. I simply can't fall into the 'grind' and do that day in and out like I used to for years.

                                                                                      I still do to some degree on my main business, sites, clip stores. However, I need other things that energize and excite me. So doing some of these other things I have been doing the past 2-3 years have provided that to some degree. Helping others, and building or developing shit, testing, and selling. It keeps things fresh.

                                                                                      Ultimately, I would like to get to just development. Where I work on new scripts, and tools for the online industry as a whole, and provide a one stop solution for a certain market sector. Then I can do what I am best at. Creating new ideas, and ways to make money. Delegating the rest.
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                                                                                      • GAMEFINEST
                                                                                        Make STACK$
                                                                                        • Nov 2006
                                                                                        • 14478

                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        i lack motivation sometimes
                                                                                        Compound interest.

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                                                                                        • PenisFace
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                                                                                          #45
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                                                                                          • Nathan
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                                                                                            • Jul 2003
                                                                                            • 3108

                                                                                            #46
                                                                                            Shap,

                                                                                            best time to sell your sites... hit me up, maybe we can get to a mutually beneficial agreement...

                                                                                            Cash-out and start something new and get the motivation and excitement back...

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                                                                                            • trafficflow
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                                                                                              • Oct 2009
                                                                                              • 21

                                                                                              #47
                                                                                              shap what twisties clip is your sigfrom ?

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                                                                                              • TheSenator
                                                                                                Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                • Feb 2003
                                                                                                • 13340

                                                                                                #48
                                                                                                Consistency.....


                                                                                                Very few people make it big but people who are consistent, well that a different story.
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                                                                                                • Shap
                                                                                                  Confirmed User
                                                                                                  • May 2001
                                                                                                  • 8313

                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                  Originally posted by Adam_WildCash
                                                                                                  Shap, come down to Australia with the family! Would love to brain storm with you on a few things and show you all around
                                                                                                  LOL Too funny just went to dinner with Beth (she had no idea about this thread) and she said we should look into living in Australia lol

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                                                                                                  • Shap
                                                                                                    Confirmed User
                                                                                                    • May 2001
                                                                                                    • 8313

                                                                                                    #50
                                                                                                    Originally posted by DeanCapture
                                                                                                    My biggest challenge in 2010 will be figuring out ways to diversify my business so that I'm not relying so much on the adult industry for income revenue. It's been a fun ride but sometimes I long for something more

                                                                                                    By the way....LOVE the positive energy that I've seen from you lately Shap
                                                                                                    Thanks Dean

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