Impatient!!!

I'm getting really impatient with the challenge. I wish it was August 1st already and we were into this and making things happen. I want to start learning now and get ahead of the rest.

So since I've been having patience problems I've been looking around for other sources of information. I've read a couple of ebooks from here and there and I keep seeing the same sort of information and ideas on what to do. So I will be interested to see how different the content of the challenge is from these ebooks.

I have taken a few steps this week to put a couple of things in place for the future. Nothing stupendously involved and I won't bore you with the details, but I'd really like to be on my way now. I could always look to get a blog going, trying to do the things from the books I've read and then using the TDC content to really push it harder and faster than before.

I could always do with a little more patience...

Team for the TDC

I've been spending the last few days or so just trolling around the TDC website and forums. The forum looks like a good resource with people sharing bits and pieces that they pick up along the way.

Unfortunately finding team members to join us on this journey has proven difficult so far. Not one person has shown any interest, and I think it's because we are both newbies to the challenge. There seems to be a view that you need someone experienced on the team - or perhaps it's more to do with perception of what they feel is important.

I'm not phased. In fact it makes me more determined to succeed and make that $10 in the first thirty days. Show the doubters that newbies can make it with hard work and perseverance. However if you want to join us on the quest, join the challenge and lets work together. Drop a comment here if you are interested.

And if that isn't you, that's ok. You'll just have to watch out for us as we work doubly hard to make the most of this great oppourtunity.

So, just who is Nick?

Hi! I'm Nicholas, or Nick to most people. I'm not real picky about it. I'm sure if you've read this blog so far that you're aware that I'm taking part in this year's Thirty Day Challenge. Natalie has taken the lead so it is now my turn to tell you a bit about myself and what I hope to achieve through the challenge.

About the man

I'm a twenty-something married man from Brisbane, Australia. I tend to be a bit geeky but work in finance within the public sector. It's certainly not where I had seen myself heading ten years ago, as since I was a wee little boy I was always into computers and thought that would be the natural progression. So how did I get to where I am today? I've basically fallen into one job after another. I've liked them, but they aren't a passion. I like my jobs but I've never loved them.

Outside of my career I have a few interests. One love is music and singing, neither of wish I take the time to enjoy as much as I should. I enjoy programming all kinds of things and tinkering with the internals of computer software and hardware. The one major goal I have for myself is to become a pilot, which I figure will take me a few more years yet. However I will get there in time.

Why the challenge?

There are plenty of other things I could be doing with my time instead of taking on the Thirty Day Challenge. So why am I even attempting this?

• The idea of having passive income, that is income where I don't have to physically work day in day out, a dream I've had for a long time now.
• The possiblities available to all of us on the internet are infinite. To learn some tools and techniques to harness this power is valuable for both right now and the future.
• The fact that someone is willing to offer training in internet marketing for free is very appealing, to be honest.
• If I can make this happen, I can make anything happen.

It could be that the Thirty Day Challenge doesn't work out for me, but if you don't try something you always fail at it. So it will be interesting to see how it all pans out.

Where to from here

So the next steps are to take part in the preseason. Only one and a half months until the challenge starts so between now and then it's important to bed down the tools to be used. Over the next week I'll bring you more insights from preseason 2008 and hopefully you'll join in the challenge too if you already haven't.

Until next time,
Nick