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Was it Confucius that said that a wise man learns from the
mistakes of others, whilst a fool learns from his own mistakes?
Believe me, we humans sometimes take the difficult and long learning path!!!
We are in too much of a hurry.
History repeats itself and we just have to LEARN from it.
We've come a long way in a very short period of time, or is it a short way in a long period of time?
Our forefathers, whilst living in caves, discovered the SECRET of making fire, but they still believed that the Gods sent weather at their pleasure or displeasure (and were very secretive about it!). Today we can actually foresee when the rain is coming, where the hurricane is forming, where it's going and we can even get out of the way of a volcano that is on the verge of erupting!! SO WE LEARNED.
Columbus, just the other day, discovered that the earth is round. Today we can pinpoint ourselves, via manmade heavenly bodies, exactly where we are. We can even follow our stolen vehicle whilst traveling towards its new owner!! SO WE DEVELOPED.
When the Internet was launched, some of us saw a great business opportunity and jumped in, venture capital and all.
What was the surprise, when after just a few short years; the 'playing fields' were leveled? It was actually a battlefield, not between the competitors, but between the pioneers, those Netpreneurs, on the one hand and the reality of Cyberspace - those unknown variables. I am talking about the dotcom bust!! Now this is nothing new in the history of mankind. If you do not dare, you are not going to get THERE or ANYWHERE. It is part of our nature and should be encouraged. AS LONG AS WE LEARN FROM IT!!!!
Well, the next wave of Netpreneurs is out in full force. There
are the experts, the Gurus, the Advisors, the Consultants and everybody that will give you FREE advice, FREE systems, Free ....well FREE just about anything. We are made to believe that it is SOOOOOO easy to reach our dreams, our financial independence and to EMPOWER ourselves. Well, we have to LEARN something from the lessons of those PIONEERS, before we go any further!!!
I think it is now the time to take a break and asses. We have a number of variables that have crystallized during this initial period upon which we can make a well-informed decision as to how to reach our destinations.
Now, the first question I would like to ask is: Do we understand the NEW environment, the environment that gave birth to the Internet, through which we are now trying to reach our dreams. You see, the Internet is but a product of the environment that has become known as the New Economy. Or is the New Economy the product of Information Technology???
So, as soon as you understand the underlying principles of the New Economy, you will have your OWN reference system!!! Only then will you be EMPOWERED with the understanding of this New World.
Before you can build a business, you have to re-orientate your intrinsic belief system, your reference library. You cannot use the existing one that was created FOR you by YOUR old environment. That is outdated. You need to adopt a new set of business tools in order to increase your chances of success on the Internet. You have to realize that YOUR system is superseded by the advent of the New Economy. It will then be easy to evaluate all those new
opportunities on offer!!!
We at Cybermart believe that it is only with that knowledge that you will become a successful NETPRENEUR.
Good luck!!!
Clive Scholtz is a business analyst who made an in-depth study of the principles of the New Economy and the Internet as a Business Tool. He concluded that the Internet is just an awesome Marketing Tool. He can be contacted at clis@adept.co.za. Or get YOUR FREE course on how to conduct your business in the New Economy from http://www.cybermart.co.za.
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