Could I Be More Successful if I Chased Money?

Last year, I attended a conference in Sydney with my partner to see Gary Vaynerchuk speak live. We were both incredibly excited about the experience, but I left Sydney pondering some deeper questions that I wasn’t prepared to be asking myself.

Before Gary Vee came on stage, there were a series of other speakers. My favourite by far was Janine Allis, whose autobiography I own. My father bought it for me a couple of years ago, and I started reading it at the beginning of this year. Her story fascinated me, and her presentation was so Australian — down-to-earth, authentic and relatable.

Aside from her, there were a number of other speakers… or should I say salespeople. Everyone else who jumped up on stage was selling something — a program, a software, a community membership.

Everything they spoke about, I knew I could do if I set my mind to it. The biggest one was selling products on Amazon. Getting customised products from an offshore manufacturer and selling them for a significant mark-up — a somewhat passive income.

It’s totally doable. And everyone in the room was sitting up straight, paying attention, taking details, running over to the tables to buy a subscription to a learn-to-sell-on-Amazon program.