Most of the people that have been involved in affiliate marketing, or the self-development industry for at least awhile, have heard of the so-called gurus and super affiliates. Most of us wonder why only a small percentage of people become super affiliates and "real gurus" in their field. The answers are there, we just have to open our eyes.

There is a predominant belief that it's hard to succeed in affiliate marketing. Sometimes it seems like the only people that believe in the idea of making it big online are newbies. And they, of course, don't last too long. First failure, first roadblock, and most of them are gone. This belief, unfortunately, is present in every aspect of life, not just affiliate marketing.

The ugly truth that most are unable to understand is that all of the gurus and online marketers that we call super affiliates, all of them share a certain quality. A distinct quality that sets them apart from everyone else. What all of them have in common is the "winner" mindset. It makes the world of difference, placing this small group of people on the top.

This mindset contains a very important ingredient for success, and that is vision. They have a vision of their life, and what that life should be. Their thoughts are focused on becoming successful, and because of it their thinking is productive. Action is taken as a product of their vision, results always follow.

Another aspect of that mindset is the intention-attention balance. It means that they hold an intention to succeed, to make money, to build lists, to get traffic, and they feed that intention with focusing and giving attention only to those things that can make their intention a reality. In a nutshell, they do not waste time by thinking "what if'", "I can't" and "won't work". Life is much more simpler for them, as their thought processes are a one-way street to success.

Naturally, most of us do not share these qualities, or at least we were not born with them. But, this can be fixed. Creating a super affiliate mindset may not be easy, but it's easier than most people think. All it takes is a choice.

You must choose to live differently, you must create your vision, and choose to let that vision guide you. I know, I know, many tried and many failed. But does that mean that you must fail as well?

Those with vision mostly think of what they want, unlike others who mostly think of things that they don't want, things that are going bad, etc. Without finding your own vision, your own mission or purpose, without it you can hardly expect to make it.

Henry David Thoreau wrote that "if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours". I think it's one of the most beautiful things that I have ever read. And it's completely true!

To become a super affiliate, a successful person in general, you must find and identify your vision. It will guide you, it will take over your thinking, give you the persistence that you need and make you grow with each step that you take. And to become a super affiliate, you really must grow.