The invisible force surrounded him, squeezing tightly around his chest. His eyes became wide and bewildered.

Suddenly his mind raced with dark thoughts, his stomach churned, and he became engulfed with a sense of hopelessness.

This man had just come face to face with FEAR. Now he had a life altering choice to make, one that we all must face: Fight it off, or let it destroy his dreams.

My friend had not had a bath in over three days, there where pizza boxes littered across his apartment, and a funky odor filled the room.

As I walked into his apartment, I quickly became disorientated and started to feel myself losing consciousness. I felt my eyes starting to roll back into my head, and staggered to the window to get a breath of fresh air.

You are in the business of selling, regardless of what your product or service is. Perhaps you sell widgets and ship them to customers; offer ebooks for automatic online download or provide consulting services.

Whatever your business, as an internet marketer, you come face to face with potential fraud on a daily basis. One of the mainstays of online business is credit cards - in effect, they are the lifeline of our online business ventures.

If you want to become a successful entrepreneur, you will find out sooner or later, that you must ask yourself this ironic question:

Am I afraid of success?

A very famous fortune 500 executive once said that "Some people are great at coming up with ideas, but they don't have the guts to try. It's like, they're walking on eggs, carefully, hoping to make it safely into death".

I want you to stand up, spin in a circle for a full minute, then try to sit back down and type out your full name.

Can't do it? I'm insane you say?

The sad fact is, many new marketers start out going in circles, which makes it impossible to focus on even the most routine of tasks.

To become successful online you must use the "focus factor".

Working online is the ultimate catch 22. You no longer have a boss to tell you what to do, and keep your "nose to the grindstone".

However, therein lies the problem - you must now learn how to not only motivate yourself to work on your own, but manage your time more efficiently.

Even the most seasoned of all Internet marketers has problems with procrastination, and will surf the Web, watch television, or even go out shopping, instead of doing their daily tasks.

Does the thought of marketing online intimidate you and make you cringe?

If so, rest assured you're not alone in the hysteria. I've met many business people who are well-educated and extremely experienced in marketing who second guess their ability to effectively market their business on the Internet. Honestly, Internet marketing is a whole new ballgame.

In today's technical world, computers are not only widely utilized, they are depended upon. They are relied upon for several reasons. Some use them for recreational purposes and others strictly use them for work. This especially holds true for those who work in the field of Internet marketing.

Internet marketers rely on their computers for every aspect of their business.

A majority of Internet marketers are lazy...

But what if I told you this was a good thing?

Why? Because you can use that to your advantage.

If I told you that thirty seconds of your time could potentially bring you a new customer for your business, would you be interested?

Let me take that a step further: Would you be willing to trade those thirty seconds to gain a new customer? Hopefully your answer is an emphatic "Yes!.

As I felt my face turn red, I knew I had to do something to save myself from further embarrassment.

The source of this embarrassment was my great aunt.

She was chaperoning my eighth grade class on a field trip to the zoo. Then she did it...

As we finished eating our lunch, my aunt wrapped up a half eaten hotdog in a napkin, and promptly stashed it in her purse.