A couple of weeks ago Da Hustler showed how ‘pushing it’ can lead to success. Well, just as important as the push is another component, feeling it.

It’s okay to forge ahead and achieve despite the obstacles involved, but it’s much easier to do this when you have a feeling deep in your gut that gives reason behind the push. A push with no feeling is just going through the motions. Sure, you may be accomplishing something or doing the required minimum versus doing absolutely nothing, but people can tell when you aren’t really into whatever it is you are doing. Ever go to a fast food restaurant and get attitude from the workers when they take an order or give you your food? They don’t really want to be there, and it shows. I’d rather go somewhere else where the people actually like what they are doing, because the service will reflect that.

Passion is a feeling, and the more you have, the better job you are going to do. The more effort you will exert in your tasks, and the more you don’t mind going out of your way for people. Ever go to a restaurant and the waiter or waitress always has a glowing smile on their face, and they are so attentive to every customer? Those people are usually around for a while (if it is a good establishment) because the management has heard several positive remarks about their performance and they want to keep those customers coming back. It’s harder to keep a customer than it is to get a new one, and a good attentive waitstaff makes that job a heck of a lot easier. This is why it’s so important for employers to make your employees feel valued and appreciated, because it will definitely affect your bottom line.

Hustling is the same way really. The more passion you have for it, the easier it will be to get new customers and be successful in your negotiations with vendors. Because so much of hustling is selling yourself, you have to have that drive, that excitement, that feeling, because if you don’t, then no one else will either. None of the hustles on this site will be as effective if you don’t have that feeling, accompanied by the drive or push to ensure it will be successful. An easy way to develop the feeling within is to recite positive affirmations every morning when you awaken, no matter if it is rainy or sunny outside, blizzard or tornado, peace or wartime. Affirmations such as “I can do it,” or “I WILL make X dollars this week/month/year” may seem silly at first, but words have power, and continuously speaking these into existence will change your demeanor over time, creating that feeling that you need to truly be successful. If you’re into spiritual affirmations, I recommend listening to Pastor Joel Osteen of the Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, the undisputed king of the positive affirmation. (Even moreso than Tony Robbins, because he doesn’t charge for it!)

Once you feel it, and follow-up with the push, the hustle is official! Get Ya Hustle On!

Pushing it separates the hobbyists from those who want a real career. There’s almost no place where this is more apparent than online and the world of blogging. If you choose to have a blog — excuse me, a successful blog — of course you know by now that content is king, followed by good levels of traffic and anything else that those Top 10 lists tell you is important for your future career. However, realize that so many of these lists exist, and so many people read them everyday, so you are going to have to stand out from the pack in order to have something that is truly different, and that is where pushing it comes in. No one advertises the push simply because it is not glamorous or sexy, but rather a “necessary evil” that involves hard work, dedication and drive. These are traits that often can’t be taught in school, but you can see it in examples of people and how they have built their lives: Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey and J.K. Rowling are often examples of people with drive because of how they first started out and overcame their various obstacles to obtain greatness. Of course, in the blogging world you have Steve Pavlina, John Chow, ShoeMoney and ProBlogger as examples of how a few keystrokes can turn into a few thousand dollars per month.

Keystrokes to…er, not that kind of cash

Ok, let’s try this again.

Yeah, THAT’S sexy!

Of course, even Da Hustler is attracted to writing a few good posts and waking up to a Google AdSense account full of riches, but without pushing it, all I’m attracted to is a dream. And as we all know, dreams are great places to be — until you wake up. So allow this to be your wake up call and continue your push to greatness. Remember, everyone had to start somewhere. Brand new hustles will be appearing this week so stay tuned!

Three female rap emcees emerged during a time when the industry was dominated by men.
They didn’t succumb to pressure, instead they pushed through it!

Hopefully this advice will hit home to a lot of people getting into blogging because they want to get rich quick. Unless you have a plan that uses catchy headlines, a LOT of social bookmarking and networking, and several linkbait stories (such as the dude who tatooed ShoeMoney’s logo and website on his arm), then it’s not gonna happen captain. You’re gonna have to put your time in and earn your way to the top, so stop expecting to find a shortcut along the way. Even if you read all the sites out there and utilize all the advice that you can absorb, you still have to be yourself and be different.

Have an angle. Be an authority on a subject that isn’t common. Heck, even a good parody such as JohnCow.com is something ‘original’ and different. You don’t have to go to drastic measures to get attention, because as long as you offer something unique and valuable, you will naturally grow. I used to feel the same way about My New Hustle, wanting desperately to garner the attention of anyone willing to listen, but I realized that what I had to offer was indeed unique and different from the mainstream ‘make money online’ site, and thus I watched my readership and visits continue to grow since its birth. The same thing can happen to you, you just have to believe it is possible, then set out a plan to impact the world in your own unique way.

So stop comparing yourself to A-List Bloggers. They exist for a reason: to serve as an inspiration, not competition. They will continue to kick your ass until you have learned enough and given enough to climb your way to the top naturally. Any other way to the top will be short-lived, well, unless you’re this guy:

What’s creepier…the fact that he did it, or the way the guy looks?