{"id":363,"date":"2013-06-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/jeremusic\/finding-the-courage-you-need-to-keep-going\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T18:52:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T18:52:05","slug":"finding-the-courage-you-need-to-keep-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/jeremusic\/finding-the-courage-you-need-to-keep-going\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding the courage you need to keep going"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello. I wanted to share with you an idea that came to me as I was looking for something valuable<\/strong> to write on my blog for the day.<\/p>\n

Since I began blogging<\/a> I\u2019ve realised that my blog is more than just a great way to share my ideas and provide an avenue<\/span> for aspiring marketers to find a foot-hold in their ascent to greater heights. The metaphor of the mountain trail is quite good actually. We set our sights on the top of the mountain and we decide, come what may, that we\u2019re going to conquer it.<\/p>\n

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Pure untarnished phonic emotions conveyed in pristine condition directly to your inner soul through your ears.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

It was a bit like that when I launched into internet marketing myself. I\u2019m a composer and an artist, but trying to sell art or music on the internet you find that great art or music just isn\u2019t enough. You have to learn how to market<\/em>, or you\u2019ll never make it. You might have the most awesome music or the most original art, but until you learn how to market<\/em>, promote and sell, you\u2019ll be simply hoping for your fortune.<\/p>\n

Looking back on my life since I moved to France 12 years ago, I can truthfully say we\u2019ve been through some tough times. When we moved I didn\u2019t speak French, so getting a job was very difficult. For some time my wife\u2019s job supported us, and I\u2019d get manual labour types on and off. I was willing to do whatever it took, to keep the roof over our heads and food on the table. I\u2019m not proud to say it, but we even had to pass through the charity food hand-outs one year\u2026. I felt like shit. So low<\/em> in my own esteem.<\/p>\n

But I knew one thing that was for \u00a0certain. I was not going to stay there.<\/p>\n

I had to learn French and I had to get out of manual labor jobs before<\/em> it killed me.<\/p>\n

Finding the courage that you didn\u2019t know you had.<\/h2>\n

When you hit bottom you only have yourself to turn to for the energy and to find the reason to get going again. My wife was very supportive and understanding but I had to get my shit together and find the pitbull in me to get out of the handout line<\/em> and start my road up. My reason was my family of course, as it almost always is.<\/p>\n

On my way back up the mountain, always focused on the top, I did<\/strong> <\/em>learn French, at least well enough to speak and read and get myself understood. (I\u2019m no expert in grammar but I can get my ideas across.) I had to leave the last manual job in a concrete panel factory due to back problems (lifting 150 pound slabs between two is a killer!)<\/p>\n

So, there I was, out of work and wearing a back support at the age of 43. I tried anything I could get and reached the end of my\u201d rights to welfare\u201d. Nothing. I had nothing to show after two years trying. That was the lowest point in my life. I felt like a failure,<\/em> and trying to put on a brave face for my 3 sons. I determined to find a job that I could do that didn\u2019t involve being a grunt worker, I had to use my head.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I decided to use what I knew<\/strong> of computers and the internet that I\u2019d learned in France having had to get myself an email, and applying what I already knew I rapidly acquired new competences. I learned about e-mail and servers and HTML and hosting accounts and on and on, for months, all self taught, in french with a dog-eared dictionary ) spending practically all day at the \u201ccyber caf\u00e9\u201d while searching for jobs online. In fact I became so good<\/em> at using the jobcenter search engine (which was crap by the way) I\u2019d teach other less savvy people how to use it. Frankly it was a nightmare of badly done programming. It\u2019s a wonder anyone found a job in France with it.<\/p>\n

I did finally get a break, and got a job in the local council as a computer technician and began working up<\/span> from there. I used the knowledge I\u2019d gained helping my sons become computer literate ( they overtook me easily!) and applied for a computer technician job.<\/p>\n

I turned up for the interview and I was like a pitbull after a bone. I wanted<\/em> that job and nothing was going to stop me. I completed the test assignments ( no other candidate did) and despite<\/em> my language handicap. I persisted in\u00a0calling every day<\/strong>\u00a0to find out if I\u2019d been accepted. Eventually (the process is slow in these places) I was told \u2018yes\u2019 and to begin the following Monday.<\/p>\n

Looking back I found that I\u2019d made several major decisions<\/strong> along the way that came into reality by being persistent<\/strong> and believing in myself<\/strong> even when the odds were stacked against me.<\/p>\n

I knew I wouldn\u2019t stay<\/em> down and out.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I knew that I was worth more<\/em> .<\/strong><\/p>\n

I knew that I have what it takes<\/em> to change the situations in my life and turn them around.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was focussed on my future success<\/em>,<\/strong> even though at that moment I had NO IDEA how<\/em> I was going to make it up. I just determined that I was going to do so<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Failure was not an option.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That\u2019s how I eventually got into marketing on the internet. I knew that my day job wouldn\u2019t take me where I wanted to go and I knew that I was smart enough<\/strong> to learn what I needed to know in order to create an additional on-line income.<\/p>\n

Truth be said, it\u2019s not for everyone. You have to be persistent and you have to be willing to try and fail and to try again. But, factually, there are<\/strong> many people who have made the internet marketing business their second and eventually even primary business, and I\u2019ve determined to be one of them!<\/p>\n

I\u2019m building my online business and growing a little more each day, and I don\u2019t need to \u201cbe Rockafeller to help a fella\u201d and I\u2019ll help anyone who wants to get started with their own online business.\u00a0So with all this in place then we could finally move out of the apartment and (as we were also fostering) we got a house on mortgage and redecorated as we go.<\/p>\n

Using the courage that got you started to keep you going when it gets tough.<\/h3>\n

I\u2019m lucky enough to have found a great team<\/strong> that helps keep me focused, showing me the best places to market and how to build a list and increase my income. They\u2019re the reason I can still be here building, so I\u2019m very greatful for them. There are bonuses to be had with my team here, independence, live hangout coaching, no-BS straight talking, and direct methods to get the results I want.<\/p>\n

If that sound like a team you want to be part of, contact me.<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/facebook.com\/jeremusic1<\/p>\n

Thanks for listening!<\/p>\n

And as I always say, (and for good reason!)<\/p>\n

Flourish and Prosper!\u00a0(that\u2019s an order!)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jeremusic AKA Jeremy Feldmesser<\/p>\n

What the mind can\u00a0conceive\u00a0, the mind can achieve<\/a>.
\nNapoleon Hill \u2013 Think and Grow rich<\/p>\n\n

How can personal development be profitable?<\/a><\/p>\n

I\u2019m writing this blog on my Empower Network<\/a> blogging platform\u00a0because it ranks fast!\u00a0<\/strong>I decided to join the Empower Network in the first instance to\u00a0market and promote my music.\u00a0I rapidly got the\u00a0blogger-bug<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0and finding that\u00a0I could also be an affiliate<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0help others<\/strong>\u00a0promote their music, web-site or business too, I expanded my field of activity to\u00a0include exactly that.<\/p>\n

Being part of the Empower Network enables you to join a rapidly expanding community of like-minded people from all walks of life, AND you get to to rub shoulders with some awesome top producers so you can \u2018osmose\u2019 some of their greatness for yourself. (FACT: you are a\u00a0great deal more powerful<\/strong>\u00a0than anyone ever permitted you to believe\u201d)<\/p>\n

You see,\u00a0learning to market correctly<\/strong>\u00a0on the internet and\u00a0help others to create an income<\/em>\u00a0while doing what they love to do\u00a0and<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0having a life frees you up to\u00a0do what you want to do\u00a0with\u00a0your<\/strong>\u00a0life. (Like\u00a0developing as an individual\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0)<\/p>\n

How cool is that?!<\/strong><\/p>\n

So go on,\u00a0live your own success\u00a0and have a life\u00a0while<\/em>\u00a0creating an income.<\/p>\n

Click the\u00a0big yellow button<\/strong>\u00a0below and\u00a0get your own<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0top ranking blogging- platform\u00a0to share with others what you\u2019re passionate about and let\u2019s work together and make this world a better place. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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Learn the secrets\u2026<\/p>\n

\u00a0Truly, Learn the secrets\u2026\u00a0JOIN here and learn.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n

FEEL FREE TO COMMENT AND SHARE<\/h3>\n

Links to discover a little more of who I am\u2026<\/p>\n

\u00a0my official personal website of my music (and the\u00a0reason<\/em>\u00a0I got involved in this whole internet marketing activity in the first place! )<\/p>\n

more on personal development\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Can you dream?<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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