With my wife making the last Ask Karen Anything post in this blog, I figured this would be a good topic for the Monday Motivational Message. Often times I am as guilty as anyone else when it comes to working mad hours and constantly having to check emails.

The one thing I have learned over the years however is that NOTHING is more important to me in life than my wife and children. You could take away my career and every dollar in my bank account, and as long as I still have my 3 girls I would be happy. Many people get addicted to the big money and opportunity in the affiliate or internet marketing industry. I was one of these people when I first started.

Everything seemed to good to be true when checks were showing up every month, or in those days when I had a Neteller debit card that I could pull cash off of whenever I needed to. I wanted to work 24/7 because I knew the more I worked, the more I would earn.

Many successful online poker players also experience these same issues of working to much and sacrificing their family time. I realize I am only 31 years old, however this does make me older than about 80% of the other poker affiliates I know, so listen up! If there is any piece of advice I can give the guys still in their 20’s, it is the following. Work hard, make a ton of money, but don’t ever forget why you want to achieve so much success. When you’re on your death bed someday, nobody is going to give a shit about your affiliate business or how much money you have in the bank.

What is important is the type of person you evolve into once you gain success. Money truly isn’t everything and can actually make some people arrogant assholes (we all know a few rich people like this). Personally, I value being a great husband to my wife as well as the best Dad to my children more than anything in business. If I can accomplish these two things in life before I check out, I will feel like I conquered the world.

So this week during your busy work schedules, set a few minutes aside and have a good think about why you want to make so much money, or what your goal in life is. Although I love making money in the affiliate business, I can tell you nothing will make you happier than having your priorities aligned and having purpose for what you do. I also believe that what goes around comes around. If you are a good person in life and in this world, good things will come your way.

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