Ramblings - Bryn Youngblut

Great Read – Anything You Want

Bryn Youngblut — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 16:09:37 +0000

I just finished reading this short book today and it was a real eye opener and a great read for anyone in business, especially entrepreneurs.

It’s only an hour read and you will be hooked from the start to finish.

Heres the book:

Anything You Want

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Holy crap it’s been another year

Bryn Youngblut — Tue, 02 Sep 2014 13:37:20 +0000

since my last post!

And I still don’t know what to write about.

For those wondering, yes I am still in the affiliate marketing game and business is good.

I plan on going to ASW in January like usual.

So what is up peeps? Let me hear from you!

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WordPress Fix: Admin bar appearing blank in theme

Bryn Youngblut — Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:29:38 +0000

Just had this issue from a recent site I purchased so thought I would share the fix for others.

Place this code in your footer:

Voila!

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How Golf is like Affiliate Marketing

Bryn Youngblut — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 23:22:08 +0000

I know a lot of you who have me on facebook probably notice I golf a lot.

Golf is one of my favorite things too do. I get to enjoy the outdoors and relax.

Mainly I stick to golfing during the weekdays because it tends too be less busy and anyone who has golfed before knows that waiting 15 minutes at the next tee block and having another group on your ass is really annoying.

I feel blessed that I can play anytime I feel like it and try to take advantage of it as much as possible.

How is golf like affiliate marketing?

I guess you can compare parts of this to lots of other sports or things but this is what I think about when I play.

Golf is hard. Affiliate Marketing is hard.

I run into people all the time who say they suck at golf and there is no way they could ever get good. This type of mentality irritates me, about any sport or subject really.

If you REALLY WANT TO DO SOMETHING you can do it.

The other day a friend said, “I suck at chipping, I’ll never be good at it, how do you do it?”

I replied quiet simply, “Well…I used practice in my backyard for hours on end multiple times a week.”

You have to WANT to be good at whatever it is. Excuses and complaining just hold you back and you will never make any progress.

OK so back to how I think Golf is similar too affiliate marketing.

Affiliate marketing is hard and what I have seen it’s much harder these days then it ever was.

Just like golf you need to PRACTICE OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER until you figure out what works.

Tiger woods didn’t just walk on a golf course and shoot well, he worked his ass off since he was a kid.

No successful affiliate marketer uploaded an ad and started making millions on their first campaign, it just doesn’t happen.

Too the point

I guess what it all boils down too is if you aren’t in this 200% then you are wasting yours and likely others time.

With anything in life you have to WANT it for what it is. Don’t look at the money others make and assume it’s easy and won’t take A LOT of work.

If that was the case I would start a grocery chain tomorrow and hope walmart doesn’t destroy me. Probably not the best example but you get the point..

Many people I talk too including myself fell into this industry some random way or another and have embraced it ever since. We are so lucky to be in this awesome industry.

Iʹm a firm believer that in the theory that people only do their best at things they truly enjoy. It is difficult to excel at something you donʹt enjoy.
Jack Nicklaus

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Reflecting On The Last Few Years

Bryn Youngblut — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 14:06:41 +0000

Wow, it has been an incredible ride over the last few years and I really don’t see it ending any time soon as long as my passion is still there.

I still can’t believe everything that has happened but I really do love this industry and the opportunities it has given me.

We live in a time where millionaires are made over night and where people can make more money in a single day then the average person makes in a month.

When I look back a few years ago and money was starting to really come in my mindset was all wrong. I thought you had to show off wealth to prove your worth. Not only do I laugh at this now but if you saw me anywhere you would see the most average looking person. I wear blank $5 t-shirts, flip flops and a John Deere camouflage hat.

I think one of the worst things I used to do was judge people at conferences based on their appearance or how they handled themselves. People who I thought weren’t worth talking to, have now sold their businesses for millions.

Do whatever it is that makes you happy but just remember to always be true to yourself.

Help others when you can without expecting anything back in return.

Here’s to the next few years!

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Are Entrepreneurs Born?

Bryn Youngblut — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:56:08 +0000

I watched a video clip yesterday that got me thinking about my own past and how I was growing up.

From as early as I can remember I have always done my own thing. When I was a kid I had garage sales every weekend trying to sell my parents junk. I could go on and on with examples over the years.

I have never enjoyed school or being told what to do. I never was an ‘A’ student but I did just enough to get by and get it over with.

It’s funny when I look back at high school because I pretty much scraped by on most courses until my very last semester. I had somehow worked it out that I only had four classes to complete that semester and graduate and every single one was a business course, all with the same teacher. I gotta say I still slacked off in those courses but I managed to get straight A’s in all of them without much work. I think the reason for that is they were classes I was actually interested in.

Growing up were told the next step is to go to college or university. When I graduated high school I went straight to college for a degree in Business Administration. I didn’t attend many of my classes and partied pretty much daily while also working on building websites. Long story short I dropped out 2 years later with a certificate in “college exploration”, I am not joking that’s what it said. My parents were not pleased.

I was still figuring out online marketing and trying to make my own income. At this point I had been building websites for years without monetizing them because at the time it was more of a hobby. I wasn’t sure where I was heading or what my plan was but I have known since I was a child that I always wanted to work for myself. So with little money left to my name I got a job at a small steel distributor. It was literally just the manager and I was the only employee. It was a crappy job but the guy I worked with made it enjoyable and is now one of my good friends. After about a year in at this job it really dawned on me that I did not want to do this for the rest of my life. It fired me up to really start making some good money and that’s when my online business took off. I ended up staying with the company for probably 6 months longer than I wanted to purely because if I had left earlier they would be really screwed.

I believe anyone could be an entrepreneur but it really takes that drive and ambition. Most people are fine with being an employee and that is perfectly okay, if there weren’t employees who would we hire?

Do you believe entrepreneurs are born and if so do you feel you were?

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Challenge Completed

Bryn Youngblut — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:55:40 +0000

I successfully quit drinking for an entire month and I gotta say after the first week or so it was very easy. I realized quickly how unnecessary alcohol really is.

Don’t get me wrong I am still going to drink but I don’t feel that urge to need a drink whenever I am stressed out about something.

I lost almost 10 pounds, and I’m not even close to overweight. I started running every other day or so and started eating healthier.

I really enjoyed doing this little challenge, I’ll have to think of a new one to do soon. Maybe I’ll do another not drinking month in January.

Maybe if others want to join me we can start a group on Facebook or something.

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Quit Drinking For a Month – Week 3 Update

Bryn Youngblut — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 15:06:57 +0000

This is just another quick update to my quit drinking for a month challenge.

Can’t believe I’m almost done the month already.

I remember the first week all I could think about was how awesome it would be to finish the month and have a drink again, but now I don’t even care.

I’m not gonna lie I am definitely going to have a celebration drink on December 1st, but I don’t see myself going back to my old ways.

I think the stress that comes with being your own boss can be overwhelming at times and by what I’ve seen in our industry it seems like a lot of people take to having some drinks to ease the stress. I wouldn’t call it an addiction or abnormal to have a couple drinks after a day of work. We used to drink stupid amounts every day in college, for no reason whatsoever but because we could.

I think everyone has their own way of unwinding, it’s making sure you don’t cross that line from casual to dependent.

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Quit Drinking For a Month – Week 2 Update

Bryn Youngblut — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 16:29:04 +0000

This is just another quick update to my quit drinking for a month challenge.

Still going strong and half way done!

I realized the always needing something to drink (non alcoholic) thing was to do with the dryness of my house right now as I am waiting for my new humidifier to be installed. It takes a commercial size steam humidifier to work in a 6,000 sq ft house.

On to the next week!

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Quit Drinking For a Month – Week 1 Update

Bryn Youngblut — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:41:34 +0000

At the start of this month I started a challenge to not have a single drink for a month.

Today is day 7 and everything is going great.

Some observations I have noticed:

My energy level is up a bit, however I find myself getting tired faster at night which usually leads to me having a coffee
I seem to always need to have some sort of a drink, whether it be water, coffee, ginger-ale or cranberry juice (maybe I should get checked out for diabetes)
The first few days it felt very annoying not having a glass of red wine with my dinner, however I don’t really think about it anymore
My stomach feels much better, some days it would hurt or feel gassy

That’s pretty much it for now.

Happy making monies!

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