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The Greed Factor And The Grasshopper
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The Greed Factor And The Grasshopper by Don Sabelhaus

For the purposes of this article, greed is defined as the desire for inordinate amounts of wealth far beyond the basic needs for survival and comfort. The grasshopper metaphor is used to convey youth, and jumping.

The word greed is usually associated with negativity and more often than not defined as a bad quality; it is also one of the seven deadly sins, so we can assume the consensus is greed is bad. Consider this line from the 1987 film Wall Street staring Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen: "greed, for lack of a better word, is good"

It is said we all have a greed factor, that point where all values and beliefs are cast aside when offered the amount that pushes the button causing us to act. It is easy to say oh I would never do this or that for money, easily said if never confronted with the actuality.

Many new to internet marketing are like the grasshopper, hopping from one product to another never actually putting the time or effort towards promoting the product properly and giving up and moving on to the next product that promises’ to make them rich, if it pushes the greed factor button.

This is why hype works so well, especially with the grasshopper, the greed factor is strong in them, they have not learned either the easy way, learning from the experience of others, or the hard way, their own experience.

If they do not become completely disillusioned and quit the business all together, they may just make it when they discover that to succeed they must constantly promote the product they have chosen and they must never give up, it is just that simple.

Has it sunk in, or are you a grasshopper?

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stephen knudsen   344 day(s) ago
Great Blog! Grasshoppers always get ran over.
 
Jason Yost   345 day(s) ago
Don, you've written a really good blog here. I love your analogies and examples. I've been confronted, because of my "qualifications", by a lot of people who think their product would "compliment" what I am doing now, if I'd only sale it with my current business. If I did that, I couldn't focus on what I was doing now and provide the level of service my customers expect.
 
adam woods   345 day(s) ago
THANKS great blog
 
Sigurd Skeie   345 day(s) ago
Keep up the Good Work Don, well written Blog for all to read Sig - TeamSig
 
Rob Cenname   345 day(s) ago
Great post Don! Thanks for sharing it, tweet for you!
 
ralf dooley   345 day(s) ago
Nice blogpost.Thanks for sharing
 
Shekhar Bhardwaj   345 day(s) ago
Thank you so much for sharing it with us..
 
Fafa Catena   345 day(s) ago
liked and shared for you Don , have a great night
 
Bruce Ashman   345 day(s) ago
Hi Don, great article as usual. Loved the grass hopper metaphor. A must read for people who are looking for the "secrets" of success. TB&L
 
Rick Hema   345 day(s) ago
Hi Don, get with a good company thats got a good track record,great tools and you believe in the products and have the passion...then you wont be a grasshopper lol.,thanks for sharing my friend.
 
Sylvia Buetow   345 day(s) ago
Don, you did put it together - the grasshopper and greed. Like the ant, we need to keep working steadily.
 
John E Brown   345 day(s) ago
we must be diligent like the ant and not frivolous as a Grass-hopper. Aesop's fables were real life lessons that serve us well to this day. Wisdom is eternal
 
Dennis Thorgesen    346 day(s) ago
We have found there are times when one product would work better than another. This is rare though. It is always about the amount of effort, where and how you are promoting. It is also about passion. If you are not passionate about a product it is better not to have it.
 
Don Fodor   346 day(s) ago
Thanks Don. I enjoy reading your blogs because they make you think.. No, I am definitely not a grasshopper more like a salamander both offline and online...water and land...and waiting for my ship to come in!
 
James Mierop   346 day(s) ago
Don thank you for your insight. Shared.
 
Carol Brotherson   346 day(s) ago
Food for thought Don, speaks volumes!!
 
Nena Patton   346 day(s) ago
Thank you for posting Don. Agree with all of the comments also. We should all fight the tendency. Please keep sharing your wonderful posts.
 
Patricia Anderson    346 day(s) ago
Great blog post Don, thanks for sharing...
 
Bill Bateman    346 day(s) ago
Starting a 10 step program for recovering grasshoppers would be a more productive activity than being a grasshopper. Been there done that - still fight the tendency. Thanks Don
 
Don Merrill   346 day(s) ago
Great blog post, Don....I am an ex-Grasshopper! Sharing this wonderful post on my 7,000+ follower Twitter account.
 
Jesse Smith   346 day(s) ago
Thanks Don. Some of us are grasshoppers and we must answer the question.
 
Carolyn Coleman-Grady   346 day(s) ago
Excellent blog Don. Thanks for sharing. Have a great weekend.
 
Russell Morris   346 day(s) ago
Great blog Don. Thanks for sharing
 
Steve/Vicky Bruce   346 day(s) ago
Don, we look forward to you blogs everyday, and this one, like all the rest was great. Have a great day and GO IBO
 
Enrique Hartung   346 day(s) ago
great blog Don. once again..
 
Deborah (Debi) Becker   346 day(s) ago
Great information, Don. You need to find a business that you have a passion for. Jumping from program to program will hurt you. Find your passion and stick to it.
 
Pete Balasch Jr   346 day(s) ago
Great Stuff Don Keep up the Good Work
 
Pauline Burke   346 day(s) ago
Great blog Don, people must have faith in what ever they are doing stick to it, most time, when they gave up that is the time for the break through, it was just around the corner.
 
Barbara Blevins    346 day(s) ago
Don - you constantly amaze me with your posts. I read the heading and wondered what this could possibly mean, but of course it all makes so much sense ! Definitely not a grasshopper .
 
Bob Judd   346 day(s) ago
Loved the article Don, Very true. So many people jump from program to program and don't have the belief level that is needed. It takes just sticking with it and never giving up like you said. The belief in ones self has to also be there to be successful. Once you believe in the product or services you receive and not listen to the You Will Get Rich, a person will stick to one or two, or whatever they can handle, but one step at a time. Well done Don, Loved the blog!
 
Lonnie E. Shipe, M.A.    346 day(s) ago
In many ways we need to be "hungry" for success. If hungry is translated into greedy then so be it.
 
Ludwina Van Hyfte   346 day(s) ago
Great article Don, People often are grassshopers, moving on before they have explored and missing all the great opportunities. Thanks for another great blog post
 
Darryl Jones   346 day(s) ago
Excellent article as always Don!
 
Lisa Smith    346 day(s) ago
Great article, again! Trying not to put all of my eggs in one basket, I may have become a grasshopper... time to take another look at what I've started, Thanks Don!
 


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