I was at Border's bookstore and I was reading Donald Trump's new book, "We Want You To Be Rich." And as I was reading it, Donald Trump's father told him a great story which gave him the persistence to become a multi-billionaire. And luckily, it also inspired me to write this article for you.

It was a great story and I think it will help you have the right mindset if you want to make a living with internet marketing. I don't have the book in front of me right now (I didn't buy it yet) but I'm going to tell it to you from memory. I don't know if this is a true story or not, but the underlying principle is there. Okay, here it goes.

About a century ago there was a man who loved soda. He drank that stuff like there was no tomorrow. He had it for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. When he was dying of thirst, he would choose soda over water.

Sodaman would hear of nothing else when it comes to drinking a beverage. So one day Sodaman thought to himself, "Wow I love this stuff so much, maybe I can make some money creating and selling a brand of my own."

He worked for three years saving up all his money and within this period he spent it only on food and soda so that he can survive. During those three years at his job, he had saved enough to make his dream come true.

He created his great tasting soda. And since his favorite number is four, he named his soda FOUR-UP. Unfortunately for Sodaman, the market didn't like his soda and he ended up being the only one drinking his soda.

But luckily for him, he had some cash stashed away under his pillow. So he fired his current marketing team, and hired a brand new one. The team suggested FIVE-UP as the new catchy name for his soda.

So they went to the streets and evangelized FIVE-UP as if it were some wonder tonic that will enlarge men's penises and improve a woman's hourglass figure. Unfortunately the market wasn't ready for that and the business failed miserably.

Sodaman threw in the towel...for a few years, only to return again because of his true passion for soda. This time, he truly gave all his effort pushing his new soda SIX-UP, working twelve hours a day and on weekends to make this damn thing work - even if it killed him! Unfortunately, the business flopped again. And this time Sodaman completely abandoned all hope and started working at his miserable job.

Interestingly, Sodaman's former business partner (which he fired from FIVE-UP) got a shot of inspiration to start the soda business again. This time he called it 7-UP and the rest we know is history!

You’ve all had obstacle that have temporarily prevented you from achieving your goals with internet marketing. Being human we will make mistakes. And I think what Donald Trump wanted to communicate is that even though you are set back temporarily by whatever factors you may have in your life; you need to persevere with your internet business because your success may just be around the corner!