May 19th, 2009 
If you look up in the dictionary the word content, you’ll find that the definition reads… satisfied with what one is or has; not wanting more or anything else.
Now this is a very awesome word! How many times do we go throughout life never feeling that we have accomplished all we have, or we look back in regret at mistakes we’ve made, or continue to try to crazy things just so we feel content. So feeling content must be an awesome feeling. Being completely happy and satisfied with what you got not wanting anything more…
Now this is also a very bad word! While we just said that contentment is a good thing, it can also be a very bad thing. You see, while it’s great to feel content with what you make and what your business brings in, it’s very easy to allow that to make you stop working as hard on your business as you did when you were first getting started. The problem with this is that you’ll very quickly start seeing your income drop! While you can create an online business that runs semi auto pilot, the bottom line is that just like any other business, you must continue to work on your stuff and keep it going!
Also, while you may think to yourself that you’re happy making 3,000 dollars a month from affiliate marketing, there is no reason to stop there. If you can get up to 3,000 dollars a month, then you can just as easily get up to 10,000 dollars a month in this business. There is tons of opportunities out there to do so!
I think the problem is that society puts in people’s heads that if they continue to strive to earn more and more money that you aren’t content. However, I don’t believe this in the least bit! I believe the problem comes when you start to put money over more important things in your life, like your health (a lot of us internet people do that!), family, friends, etc…
I believe that when you start to put money and your business in front of these things, then you are bordering on the line of greed, and if you do it long enough…you’re definitely jumping head first over the line smack dab in the middle of greed!
So, contentment can be your best friend, your worst enemy, a life fulfiller, a business killer, a motivator, or it can turn into greed…what is it for you?
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Good post. Makes me want to find my old “To-do” list and get back to the grind.
Good post!
I made a post the other day about, “How you can do better” and it is along the same lines as this post.
Good stuff.
Hey Jonathan, I just read it, great post and you’re right, it’s right around the same lines!
Right on. Contentment leads to complacency and when you become complacent you are as good as dead.
Most of us do tend to look at contentment as a good thing. You are right that for entrepreneurs, contentment is something to avoid. You never want to be truly accepting of your level of success. You need to keep driving for more. A few years ago when I first launched my websites I started making enough money to be self employed. I was too content with that level of income and my productivity dropped. Eventually income dropped and I had to re-join the cubicle nation. Now I am back working from home. This time around I have no intention of slowing down once I reach a comfortable level.