It is scary to go out on your own to start a business. Hear my story of turning two bad experiences into a great lifestyle change. Experience level: Beginner Target audience: Affiliates/Publishers, Merchants/Advertisers, Networks Niche/vertical: Entrepreneur Shawn Collins, Co-founder, Affiliate Summit (Twitter @affiliatetip)

1. Emancipate Yourself
from Mental Slavery
Shawn Collins
Co-Founder
Affiliate Summit

2. <Part 1>
You Can’t Leave

3. Ever Smell Fear?

4. I Have

5. Yeah, Just Stay Here for Now

6. Fight or Flight

7. The Road Home

8. 9/11 Memorial in My Town

9. A Few Weeks Later

10. </Part 1>
You Can’t Leave
You Can Leave

11. <Part 2>
Do It Tomorrow

12. Only Todays

13. Did Your Dad Love His Job?

14. Dream Job

15. Disappointing Reality

16. Some day… a Cadillac

17. … and a trip to Ireland

18. Game Over

19. The Final Tomorrow

20. </Part 2>
Do It Tomorrow
Do It Today

21. <Part 3>
Your Move

22. Catalyst Math
1 + 1 = New

23. The Next Chapter

24. Networking

25. Identify a Problem (April 2003)

26. Offer a Solution (November 2003)

27. More Networking

28. Do It Afraid
Diane Court: “Nobody thought we would do this. Nobody
really thinks it will work, do they?”
Lloyd Dobler: “No… you just described every great success
story.”

29. </Part 3>
Your Move
Make It!