I attended an introductory webinar (‘web seminar’) for the Australis Media Masterminds Group. I was really impressed by the Adobe Connect Pro system that formed the basis of the session – something I would liken, I suppose, to a Stickam session or a BlogTV chat.
I am really looking forward to sinking my teeth into the group and associated wiki. I am really excited to be communicating with other people who are hoping to achieve things online. I look forward to being able to share information and experiences.
One thing I suppose I didn’t really understand about the masterminds group before joining was the focus on pre-existing small businesses. It might surprise (horrify?) some of thing you to realise at the moment I don’t do anything at all. I spent four years at my previous job before deciding one day that it wasn’t what I wanted to do in this world. I knew I could take some time off and this was something I was looking forward to doing because by that stage I was creatively burn out, physically exhausted and really not enjoying life or work. But – if I’m really being honest – at no point did I think, “This is what I’m going to do instead.” There was no master plan. Just a general hope that there might be something out there which was more personally fulfilling and of value to others. But more than anything I felt that the web was now my playground and that there were (probably) opportunities to be had here.
I still tend to believe that. Infact I’ve come to know so many people who do different things here, so much so that I’ve seen it demonstrated – I’ve seen people making a living on the internet. But it doesn’t particularly change anything. I don’t do anything at the moment. I don’t have a service or a good I can sell people. I don’t have sufficient followings to make any real money out of advertising around videos and blog entries. The volume of traffic just doesn’t exist there. Which is fine, that really isn’t the goal.
An exciting opportunity exists here. But first I need to decide what I want to do. I think if I am being completely honest the idea of committing to one thing scares me. Which isn’t particularly novel. I mean, a lot of things scare me. But now is the time to ‘feel the fear and do it anyway.’ I have so much to offer the world. I just need to do that now.
Watch this space.
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John,
Really appreciate your honesty, mate.
Yes, you’re right, the group does focus on people with an existing small business and the requisite/assumed focus on some clear business model/plan.
That said, I hope you find that being around some of those people really stimulates your own entrepreneurial creativity. If you’re like me, it won’t all come together overnight. I’m the kind of person who falls into at least as many things as I “strategize” my way into. I don’t think that’s abnormal for most people.
You’re actually in a really awesome place, if you want to look at it that way! You’re more skilled than most in this online stuff… and you have the freedom to make some plans and set sail in a given direction
And you’re not the only one in the Mastermind group in exactly that place… more on that when I see you online!
Great having you in the group.
-Alister