Are You Becoming an Internet Addict?

Written by Jae Taylor


Withrepparttar present economic climate being as it is, many start-up entrepreneurs have been attracted online withrepparttar 118781 lure of easy money. The chance to make their fortune onrepparttar 118782 Internet.

Many of these people are desperate to start making money from home and break free fromrepparttar 118783 "rat race". Ironically this desperation has given rise to a new compulsion:

Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD)

If you think you might be suffering from Internet addiction there are some warning signs you should look out for:

A preoccupation withrepparttar 118784 Internet while offline. A constant anticipation ofrepparttar 118785 next online session Lying aboutrepparttar 118786 extent of use to others. Usingrepparttar 118787 Internet to escape problems or relieve a bad mood Keep using after spending too much money on online fees

Generally those who get trapped in this syndrome get caught up inrepparttar 118788 biz ops game and end up inrepparttar 118789 situation where they jump from one opportunity to another in an endless quest for something easier, faster, or potentially more rewarding.

For compulsive users, their whole life becomesrepparttar 118790 Internet.

In fact this one has many ofrepparttar 118791 symptoms of other more "normal" addictions! So much so that Alcoholics Anonymous has considered setting up a separate division of their organization to work with people addicted to browsingrepparttar 118792 Internet.

Internet addiction disorder, as a diagnosis, is still in its infancy, however, there are, ironically, a few online resources available to help sufferers wean themselves fromrepparttar 118793 Internet. Here are some:

The Center for On-Line Addiction (COLA), which offers counselling, consulting and training. They have set up a website where there are resources that include online counselling, articles, FAQs, and self-help tests.

How Information Overload And Internet Gurus Can Sabotage Your Online Success

Written by Jae Taylor


If you're new or relatively new torepparttar Internet, or if you've never owned and operated your own small business before, don't makerepparttar 118780 mistake so commonly made by many would be online business owners -

Information overload!

Information overload can be a major stumbling block for lots of people who are struggling to make money online with their internet business.

The trap is a subtle one. There's so much information rampant onrepparttar 118781 internet, that you can become overwhelmed by it all inrepparttar 118782 mistaken belief that you have to learn to do everything yourself to succeed. You don't!

A prime example from history is Henry Ford. He freely admitted he didn't have allrepparttar 118783 answers but he assembledrepparttar 118784 experts who did.

You too can follow his example and use other experts who can help you out!

To find these people you will need to do research. But, this is where you can become a victim of information overload.

It usually comes inrepparttar 118785 form ofrepparttar 118786 "Internet Guru".

The internet guru can be very plausible in getting you to believe that he hasrepparttar 118787 "secret" formula for Online Business Success. But first you have to buy his 300-page report to be on your way to Internet profits.

After you’ve paidrepparttar 118788 fee readrepparttar 118789 report and tried to implement it, what do you find? Exactly! Nothing has changed. So, you square your shoulders and tread forward to takerepparttar 118790 advice of another "Guru". And another, and another....you getrepparttar 118791 picture!

Meanwhile, you’ve filled your head with a lot of conflicting and contradictory advice and formulae. The more stuff you read and try to stay current with,repparttar 118792 more likely you are to fall victim to this self-defeating syndrome.

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