Take me for instance. Most mornings I get up at five or six o'clock, because I can't wait to get started. And most nights, I don't get offline until around 10 or 11:00.

Now by my calculations, those are 17 or 18 hour work days. But it doesn't seem like work to me at all, because I'm doing what I love. And that's whole point! I'm not putting in those hours because I have to, I'm doing it because I want to.

Why? Because I live by a certain philosophy which is:

"Any success you achieve will be in direct proportion to your desire and determination. The more desire and determination you have, greater will be your success."

The above philosophy (which I coined, by way) keeps me focused and hungry. Oh sure, I could work an hour or two on my computer every day and goof off rest of time. And do you know what would happen to my earnings? They would plummet--as would earnings of most of my collegues, if they started playing more than working.

Don't get me wrong. I still enjoy life. I take exotic vacations twice a year. I drive a gorgeous Park Avenue. I have a beautiful home.

But I did not get those things by being lazy. And majority of successful people did not get to top by being lazy either.

So, with all due respect to Joe Karbo, yes, you can get rich- -but you do have to work hard at it!

Dean Phillips is an Internet marketing expert, writer, publisher and entrepreneur. Questions? Comments? Dean can be reached at mailto: dean@lets-make-money.net

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