Comments on: How to Find a Pair of Balls http://www.sugarrae.com/find-pair-balls/ Never Mess With a Woman Who Can Pull Rank Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:10:47 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Mike Dammann http://www.sugarrae.com/find-pair-balls/#comment-81475 Mike Dammann Mon, 24 Aug 2009 11:27:05 +0000 http://www.sugarrae.com/?p=876#comment-81475 It really takes too much energy to listen to people who try to figure out why they cannot do something or "shouldn't be able to" rather than putting on a helmet and pumping into a few walls on the way to where they want to be. Great post, Rae! Just rediscovered your blog and want to say "what's up!". Mike It really takes too much energy to listen to people who try to figure out why they cannot do something or “shouldn’t be able to” rather than putting on a helmet and pumping into a few walls on the way to where they want to be.

Great post, Rae! Just rediscovered your blog and want to say “what’s up!”.

Mike

]]> By: rumblepup http://www.sugarrae.com/find-pair-balls/#comment-78571 rumblepup Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:03:25 +0000 http://www.sugarrae.com/?p=876#comment-78571 Wow, you're actually getting me to come out of my lurker shell. This post rocks for a couple of reasons. 1. When I started my online career, I was a nasaying retard who wondered why all those other sites had so much traffic. Then I started to actually work at it. Forum posts, connecting and networking, blogging, learning, writing and doing. Then it dawned on me. THAT's how "those other" sites where getting the traffic. They worked hard for it. 2. Straight to the point, there is NO replacing of the actual WORK you have to do in order to succeed. If you had a gazillion dollars, then go ahead and buy the New York Times, then it's a little easier. But if you're starting out, that's what you're doing, STARTING OUT. If success where a gift, I'd freely give it out, because I remember my first day looking at my newly published website, and wondering if somebody could help me. Opinions and critiques I got a plenty, but nobody did the work for me, and that's the best advice I can give, and the best thing about this post. Get to work! Success is there for those who work of it, and work smart for it. Wow, you’re actually getting me to come out of my lurker shell. This post rocks for a couple of reasons.
1. When I started my online career, I was a nasaying retard who wondered why all those other sites had so much traffic. Then I started to actually work at it. Forum posts, connecting and networking, blogging, learning, writing and doing. Then it dawned on me. THAT’s how “those other” sites where getting the traffic. They worked hard for it.
2. Straight to the point, there is NO replacing of the actual WORK you have to do in order to succeed. If you had a gazillion dollars, then go ahead and buy the New York Times, then it’s a little easier. But if you’re starting out, that’s what you’re doing, STARTING OUT.

If success where a gift, I’d freely give it out, because I remember my first day looking at my newly published website, and wondering if somebody could help me. Opinions and critiques I got a plenty, but nobody did the work for me, and that’s the best advice I can give, and the best thing about this post. Get to work! Success is there for those who work of it, and work smart for it.

]]> By: DaveMurr http://www.sugarrae.com/find-pair-balls/#comment-78566 DaveMurr Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:58:58 +0000 http://www.sugarrae.com/?p=876#comment-78566 So this is where I left my balls!! Awesome!! Thanks for holding on to them for me - I see you kept them at room temperature - nice! This is the kick in the ass that I needed - printed (do people still print things) and posted on my wall. Which I call my 3-d blog... actually I dont have a name for it... its just a wall. Seriously thanks! Sometimes we just need the roundhouse kick from social media ninjas like yourselves to get us pointed in the right direction. Lately I have been doubting and feeling the sorries... Some tricky times have come my way. Though you speak of not feeling sorry for yourself I would add as someone who deals with depression, it can be difficult to get up and dust yourself off. No excuses but it really can be hard. Today you helped so I thank you for your advice and cut throat advice. Glad I came across your blog! So this is where I left my balls!! Awesome!! Thanks for holding on to them for me – I see you kept them at room temperature – nice!

This is the kick in the ass that I needed – printed (do people still print things) and posted on my wall. Which I call my 3-d blog… actually I dont have a name for it… its just a wall.

Seriously thanks!

Sometimes we just need the roundhouse kick from social media ninjas like yourselves to get us pointed in the right direction.

Lately I have been doubting and feeling the sorries… Some tricky times have come my way. Though you speak of not feeling sorry for yourself I would add as someone who deals with depression, it can be difficult to get up and dust yourself off.

No excuses but it really can be hard.

Today you helped so I thank you for your advice and cut throat advice. Glad I came across your blog!

]]> By: Rae Hoffman http://www.sugarrae.com/find-pair-balls/#comment-78565 Rae Hoffman Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:45:29 +0000 http://www.sugarrae.com/?p=876#comment-78565 @ukgimp - The dip is actually one of my favorite books - it rocks. If people haven't read it, they should. @ukgimp – The dip is actually one of my favorite books – it rocks. If people haven’t read it, they should.

]]> By: ukgimp http://www.sugarrae.com/find-pair-balls/#comment-78564 ukgimp Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:40:56 +0000 http://www.sugarrae.com/?p=876#comment-78564 Nice post Rae. I have and probably still do waste a ridiculous amount of time faffing about, to help with that I suggest a quick read of Seth Godin's - The Dip. Cheers Rich Nice post Rae.

I have and probably still do waste a ridiculous amount of time faffing about, to help with that I suggest a quick read of Seth Godin’s – The Dip.

Cheers

Rich

]]> By: WillieCrawford http://www.sugarrae.com/find-pair-balls/#comment-78553 WillieCrawford Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:19:34 +0000 http://www.sugarrae.com/?p=876#comment-78553 Excellent Post! While some of us have achieved more than others, often the biggest difference IS just a willingness to get started. Some of us start doing, so a few years from now, we have moved forward, while others seem to prefer being able to say that we somehow were luck... five years from now :-) Willie Excellent Post! While some of us have achieved more than others, often the biggest difference IS just a willingness to get started.

Some of us start doing, so a few years from now, we have moved forward, while others seem to prefer being able to say that we somehow were luck… five years from now :-)

Willie

]]> By: Gratefullab http://www.sugarrae.com/find-pair-balls/#comment-78547 Gratefullab Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:24:09 +0000 http://www.sugarrae.com/?p=876#comment-78547 I love this. Thanks for being unabashed in your commentary! It makes it so much more enjoyable. Now, if I could just use the same technique and get the right delivery. My bitchiness level is like a PH. It's not the right balance. Strong enough for a man, made for a woman. I love this. Thanks for being unabashed in your commentary! It makes it so much more enjoyable.

Now, if I could just use the same technique and get the right delivery. My bitchiness level is like a PH. It’s not the right balance. Strong enough for a man, made for a woman.

]]> By: Cameron http://www.sugarrae.com/find-pair-balls/#comment-78546 Cameron Mon, 15 Sep 2008 18:12:40 +0000 http://www.sugarrae.com/?p=876#comment-78546 Good post Rae! I like how you pointed out that audience wasn't handed to you and that you had to build it up that same as anyone else. I have a lot of friends that notice the success I've been having on the Internet the last couple years and they want me to teach them how they can do the same. The problem is, they're expecting instant success and they're not willing to put in the years of hard work that it takes. They don't realize I spent YEARS broke as a joke, working my ass off for little to nothing to get where I am. I guess they chose to ignore that part and now only see the success. People can make excuses all they want on why they're not successful or why it's too hard for them to become successful. You can make excuses or you can make money, but you can't make both. It may be a cliche to say but if I can do it anyone can. I have a family with two kids and for years we had absolutely nothing, barely getting by and barely having enough to eat. It was a huge sacrifice that is now paying off... but if I never made that sacrifice I'd still be working a deadend job. Good post Rae! I like how you pointed out that audience wasn’t handed to you and that you had to build it up that same as anyone else. I have a lot of friends that notice the success I’ve been having on the Internet the last couple years and they want me to teach them how they can do the same. The problem is, they’re expecting instant success and they’re not willing to put in the years of hard work that it takes. They don’t realize I spent YEARS broke as a joke, working my ass off for little to nothing to get where I am. I guess they chose to ignore that part and now only see the success.

People can make excuses all they want on why they’re not successful or why it’s too hard for them to become successful. You can make excuses or you can make money, but you can’t make both. It may be a cliche to say but if I can do it anyone can. I have a family with two kids and for years we had absolutely nothing, barely getting by and barely having enough to eat. It was a huge sacrifice that is now paying off… but if I never made that sacrifice I’d still be working a deadend job.

]]> By: Sparkie http://www.sugarrae.com/find-pair-balls/#comment-78545 Sparkie Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:19:37 +0000 http://www.sugarrae.com/?p=876#comment-78545 It's amazing the things we read that inspire us to write great posts. Without you, Mike, Rae wouldn't have been able to write something we all need to hear every now and then! TINSTAAFL. It’s amazing the things we read that inspire us to write great posts. Without you, Mike, Rae wouldn’t have been able to write something we all need to hear every now and then!

TINSTAAFL.

]]> By: Rae Hoffman http://www.sugarrae.com/find-pair-balls/#comment-78544 Rae Hoffman Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:14:44 +0000 http://www.sugarrae.com/?p=876#comment-78544 No worries Mike - as I mentioned in the post both at copyblogger and here... I didn't think you did mean it in a negative tone... but hearing it just set me off on hearing that comment a lot and spurred the post. ;-) No worries Mike – as I mentioned in the post both at copyblogger and here… I didn’t think you did mean it in a negative tone… but hearing it just set me off on hearing that comment a lot and spurred the post. ;-)

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