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Buck Inspire said:

Hey Timothy,

 

You're welcome.  Sounds exciting, to be a finance keynote speaker at a big event.  Are you taking steps to get there?  Good luck to you!

I'm not full steam ahead as the platform on which I build my viability as such a speaker will be the Wealth Artisan, so I'm working on the website for now. I've always been very comfortable in public speaking and I've spoken in front of a few hundred people a couple of times, so I think I've got the speaking part down.

Right now, it's all about thinking out my financial philosophies, building content, and presenting it in the best most interesting way possible. I think the rest will follow suit after that. Great questions though, thanks!

Post edited 12:26 pm – June 19, 2011 by Buck Inspire

Hey Crystal,

Back to my singer example, becoming meetable at conferences is similar to having autograph seekers and groupies.  I guess you did make it on many fronts.  That's so cool!

i think it depends on your goals….

if the goal is to quit a job that pays you X amount, then you have made it when you are making X or a percent of X that you are most comfortable with

if the goal is to build passive income streams, then you have made it when the stream is sustainable on a residual basis

there are countless scenarios, and as FS mentioned, you just know when you get there

I think that when you've made it you're likely too busy to even realize it. It takes so much effort and time to grow a blog that you never really take the time to appreciate what you've built. At least this is true for me. I always feel like I'm behind. When I feel like I've made it, I look at your blogs that are growing so rapidly or I look at a few superstars (Adam Baker, Pat Flynn) and realize that there's a long way to go.

OneCentAtATime,

I'm more like you.  Haha.  Swimming with some big fish in these parts.  Good luck with your goals! 

Post edited 8:58 pm – June 20, 2011 by Buck Inspire

Hey Sunil,

I agree.  It depends on each person's goal.  I'm just thinking back to my singer analogy.  I'm sure tons of them are in it for the love of music.  Just to get their song heard, kind of like many of us.  One day, who knows, you blow up like Justin Bieber.  Not sure if he had laid out goals, but I'm sure if you were to ask him, he'll say he made it. 

Hey md,

Good point.  Here's to all of us getting busy and not realizing it! 

LifeAndMyFinances said:

This question can be answered differently by everyone, depending on what they're trying to get out of their online presense. If they simply want an extra $100 a month, this would be their "arriving point". If, however, the goal is over $10,000 per month, then the arrival would be equivalent to $10,000. For me, I think I'm leaning more toward the $10,000/mo. rate. While I know that I'm nowhere near this level, I think it's entirely possible – I just have to be willing to put in the time. When I reach $10,000 a month, I will let you all know that I have made it! :)

Derek, where do you invision the $10k coming from? How many and what kinds of revenue streams?

Buck Inspire said:

OneCentAtATime,

 

I'm more like you.  Haha.  Swimming with some big fish in these parts.  Good luck with your goals! 

Yeah, always have this fear of being eaten down, I am a tiny little fish