There's an extremely virulent disease spreading around this world. It's not AIDS or Ebola, in fact, it's not even a virus. It's not Anthrax or Small Pox or any microbe of any kind.

No, this disease is behavioral.

Because we live in a media blitz world, everything worth talking about, and many things not worth talking about, is blasted out publicly for everyone to see.

In that, there have been stories done on an extremely limited group of individuals that have made fortunes with very little effort. Sure it's happened. Sometimes people get lucky.

However, it has launched the spread of an especially destructive disease. Many people, after seeing these lucky people, have developed the attitude that they are ENTITLED to have the same happen to them.

"I deserve riches," they think. "I deserve luxuries. I deserve the best in life, and I want it NOW! These other people are no better than me so why shouldn't I get the same as they have? Therefore, I will engage in scams, schemes, and fraudulent behavior so I can get rich quick. Or, if I don't engage in these activities I will instead maintain the rotten attitude that I have been screwed out of everything I deserve, and I will continually blame anybody and everybody for everything that I perceive to be wrong with my life.

"I will take on no real responsibility. I will NOT try to better myself. I will cause trouble. I will NOT be a productive member of society. Instead I will blame society for all my woes and continue to proclaim as my heroes those fortunate enough to have struck it rich without regard to morals, work ethic, rules, or the consideration of others.

"Also, I will allow any one with enough money to get away with anything. Why? Because supporting the law does not pay as well as supporting the rich man does.

"I will refuse to work to better myself. Instead I will blame others who do work for not doing things for me. I will not try to learn. Instead, I will hate those who dare to know more than me and refuse to accept their help.

"I will not do as I should. Instead, I will live in rage because I was not given the free ride to riches that others have had. That is what I want to happen to me, and unless I get it everybody can just go to hell!"

This disease apparently affects areas of the brain related to having common sense, a

Now why someone would rather spend their entire life griping and whining about what is wrong instead of doing something about the problem, I don't know.

The truth of the matter is this. If you want something, you HAVE to WORK for it. Sure, you may win the lottery. Buy a few tickets every week if you want, but don't just sit around waiting on that!

Your odds of 'get rich quick' are extremely low. Your odds of working for your success may not be as good as you want either. However, I guarantee they are better. I also guarantee them to improve as your attitude does.

Whatever you want out of life you have to go get it. That's what everybody else is doing, which means they don't have time to hand it to you!

Effort is 95% of the resolution to any problem. If you do need help from others, fine. People will help you -- IF you are trying to help yourself.

There is no one that can have a greater impact on your life than you.

I'm tired of people who sit around whining about what they want instead of working on a way to get it. I'm also tired of people who would rather take it from others or expect others to give it to them instead of earning it themselves.

As a group of people working our own Internet businesses or at least looking at the possibility of working our own business, I'm sure few of us fit this category. However, I'm also tired of those who don't understand our industry lumping us into the same category as the get rich quick scam artists.

I for one plan to work to improve the public image of Internet marketing by NEVER engaging in or subjecting to anything that resembles the attitudes mentioned above.

I DON'T want to get rich in 5 minutes for doing nothing. I DON'T want to win the lottery. I want to make it big by providing something of legitimate VALUE to others and by making my readers and customers happy.

I want to EARN my fortune. I want to help others EARN theirs.

From here out, I plan on making a difference in MY industry. I will NOT submit to the symptoms of the disease, and I call on each of you to do the same.

Joe Bingham, Editor of the NetPlay Newsletters Subscribe to One 3 Quality NetPlay Ezines, See which one fits you at: http://www.netplaynewsletters.com