Can someone who has taken a few too many blows to the head actually hold the key to Internet marketing success?

I'm of course talking about "The Italian Stallion", Rocky Balboa. Now before you think I also took a few too many hits to the head, let me explain how the Rock can help you become a better marketer.

Every successful online marketer that I know of shares one common personality trait - self -confidence. It is well known that in order to succeed at anything in life, you must believe in yourself. When you believe in your self, you won't hesitate to make the critical decisions necessary for your online business.

However, very few people are born with this kind of inner trust. Many people are filled with self-doubt and fear. In many cases it takes years to develop this kind of mindset. I know from personal experience that when I decided to let go of my own fears and to believe in myself, my life changed for the better.

This revelation has become the basis of my success over the last ten years, and it has never failed me to this day. The trust I have in myself has never waivered. There were times I made bad decisions, but I always used those failures as a learning experience.

This is why I have always maintained that the biggest secret to Internet marketing is your mindset. If you believe you are destined to fail, you undoubtedly will.

One of my favorite quotes about achieving success and believing in yourself was given by our friend The Rock:

"The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't about how hard ya hit. It's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much you can take and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done! But until you start believing in yourself, ya ain't gonna have a life."

Marketing online takes resolve and it takes guts. Most of all, it forces you to put aside your fears and learn from your failures in order to keep moving forward. That is the only way to be successful in this business.

If you can't trust yourself to make decisions, then who else can you trust? There will always be someone out there who doubts you and your ideas. Never let that person be you.

Believe in yourself and success will surely follow.