Wry Vita - Marion Ryan's personal blog - blog designer, business coach, lawyer of attraction and good-enough mum

Internet Overload

Maybe it's the time of year but a lot of us seem to be feeling overwhelmed and stressed out by our inboxes.  On the Money Gym forum, people are wondering how to deal with the amount of emails they're receiving and in particular the vast array of essential reading that is coming their way.  One internet marketer is giving away 117 e-books and is talking about adding 20,000 new subscribers to your list.  At least I think he is.  You reach the point where you stop listening because you've heard it all before.

Now I'm not for one moment saying it doesn't work or that he's lying.  It's just that some of us are so seduced by the magic words (subscribers / unlimited wealth etc) that we rush blindly in, mad for the quick fix, never stopping to consider what the offer is really all about. 

Internet marketing and chocolate have much in common.  They never go away, never give up.  They won't take no for an answer.  When you cave in you are bathed in good feelings and all is well with the world. 

AND TOO MUCH CAN SERIOUSLY DAMAGE YOUR HEALTH / WEALTH.

Because after the good feelings, there is often a bad one.  Why did I eat that third Crunchie?  And did I really need that 17th once-in-a-lifetime get-rich-now offer?

Women Talk Money

What a blast we had on Friday when the Money Gym took up residence in the Globe for the first "Women Talk Money" conference, dreamt up by Judith in the shower one morning some weeks back. 

A beautiful venue is always a good start and plates of exquisitely nutty almond croissants do no harm either, unless one hasn't yet mastered the art of keeping the dusting of sugar off your black trousers and in this instance I can only suggest you've got to keep practising and accept that it could take an age to master.

Our view was across the Thames to St Pauls but inspiring as this was, there was more than enough to inspire within the room itself.  The event had attracted a great group of women, many of whom were already sitting on enough property equity and business and internet marketing plans to make a poor playwright's eyes water.

Rock the Boat, Baby!

A client's oldest friend called her at home and the phone was answered by her daughter who said, "Sorry, mum's not here at the moment, she's out with her property adviser".

"Property adviser, what do you mean?" asked the friend, somewhat confused.

"Well, mum's buying an apartment in Bulgaria and a house in Manchester, erm no, actually a couple of houses in Manchester I think".

Later, during our coaching session, my client said "you know, when I spoke to my friend later, she seemed a bit cool with me - but maybe I was imagining it".

I wonder... was it her imagination or had she just encountered one of the emotional obstacles we have to deal with when we decide to take control of our lives and start making changes?

I distinctly remember at the Wealth Creation conference in November 2005...