Actually, overconfident people. Because they believe that they are right, always. Higher education is supposed to teach you how to think, but it’s currently more likely to teach you what to think. And that is a problem because a person with an education is likely to be in a position of power, influence, or both. And that can lead to significant overconfidence. Honestly, it has little to with online business unless you follow a guru who is is full of their own importance. Which reminds me of an experience I had in my early days. I was on the email list of a person called Mr X. He had apparently made a lot of money for a T-Shirt company with his Google ads, and I wanted to learn how. I set up my first campaign, following his instructions, and had a disappointing result in the first week. So, I emailed him, told him that of the 200 keywords I had listed only 1 got any traffic. His response was to rip into me for only having 1 keyword. He hadn’t read my email, so he responded badly. I never emailed him again, and I unsubscribed from his email list. He qualifies as a supremely overconfident person in my book. No doubt you have either had or heard of people having similar experiences. That experience set my efforts back considerably as you can no doubt imagine. That’s why I will always respond to emails with kindness even if the question or statement doesn’t really deserve it. I’m not assuming that anyone reading this is overconfident, but there is one guaranteed way to ensure that you don’t fall foul of that unwelcome badge. Question the statements, look for opposing view points. Then decide for yourself. Remember lies do not become true with repetition. I want to hear your opinion on this. Regards, |
