There are a variety of reasons why we’re making this move to focus on mining stocks — gold mining stocks in particular. Here are just a few of the reasons:

• Bullish on Commodities. Commodities are going to soar over the next 3-5 decades. Even if the US is replaced in the world market, China, India and the rest of the world are going to need more iron, gold, silver, coal and pretty much every other commodity that is mined. That means it’s a market we should focus on.

• Mining Stocks Are Real. I’m a huge fan of mining stocks over most other ways to invest in commodities, because you actually own part of a company. Less paper shuffling, more likely to get a nice dividend, etc. It’s just more tangible, “more real” and a better deal than a lot of other commodities investing strategies.

• Comprehensive Marketing. Since most of the network is investing and financial oriented, it only makes sense for us to leverage the network so that most of the sites have a fairly consistent message. By having each site write about the same topic, we’re allowing the sites to provide more comprehensive analysis than if just one site covered the content.

• Lists Are Easy. Mining stocks pages almost always include lists of stocks and mining companies. That’s easy content to write, for the most part, and anyone with patience and access to Google can write the content. That makes it easier on our staff while still providing a valuable service to readers by giving free content out.

• Lot’s of Traffic. It’s in demand. People want to know what the best mining stocks are, which ones they should buy, which ones they should sell — people want to learn more about mining stocks. That’s evidenced by the fact that htere are millions of searches every month for mining news and information on Google and Yahoo.

We’ll be keeping this up in the future with other topics as well. I’ll make sure I keep any network observations and commentary on this site. If you want to keep up with decisions I’m making on the Stand Strong Media network, just remember to check back here at the corporate site.

-Shaun

Over the next few months or years, you’re going to have a lot of doubts. You’re going to have a lot of second thoughts. You might even accidentally look back. You’re going to have people to tell you to cave in, put your hands up, and go back to their way of doing things. You’re probably going to backslide a few times. You might come close to giving up. For these situations, you’re going to need a defense mechanism.

Copy and paste this post and put it in a word document. Don’t worry about remembering where it came from — that”ll just serve as a distraction. Just get the text and keep a copy of it. Whenever you’re coming close to giving up or caving in or going back — read the following.

Suck it up. You’re bigger than this. The entire concept of human ambition rests in the philosophy of never caving in when you know you’re in the right. Don’t want to give up? Then don’t. Don’t want to fail? Then don’t accept defeat. Wish you were stronger? Then just be stronger; emotional strength is a choice.

So you think you want to start a business? Then don’t you dare give up, even if you have to fail and go bankrupt a few times. You want to run your own life? Then giving up isn’t even a question of money anymore. Going back to getting used to a regular job and boss isn’t just about cash — it’s a question of life and walking death. If you give up now that you’ve tried to start out on your own, you’ll never see yourself the same. You’ll never shake that doubting feeling. You’ll never be able to look yourself in the eyes even if you could.

So people are telling you you’re nuts? Well they’re the crazy ones, living a life that’s innefficient and incoherent. They’re running themselves to the bone, and they’re not getting crap in return. A secure income? That’s a joke, and most of them are going to get fired at some point. There’s no such thing as a secure income; there’s risk everywhere, and if you don’t like it you might as well just get over it, because reality isn’t changing anytime soon.

So you’re feeling a little lonely? Good. You can focus on your work and dreams with less distractions. Hollywood tells us that success isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Well, Hollywood isn’t all it’s cracked up to be either. There’s nothing that can compare to the feeling you’re going to get when you can look at what you’ve done, know that you never caved, and stand there resting in the certainty of your own integrity.

I’m talking about always knowing that you can do whatever you want with your life.

I’m talking about figuring out what you want and just going for it.

I’m talking about the American dream.

If you want it, get it, and don’t you DARE let anybody stop you, because the only person that can stop you now is you. Do you have the guts to succeed? Then get back to work.

“The creator—denied, opposed, persecuted, exploited—went on, moved forward and carried all humanity along on his energy. The second-hander contributed nothing to the process except the impediments. The contest has another name: the individual against the collective.”
-Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead

Their pastors guilt them, their wive undermine them, their children condemn them, society blames them and the whole world ridicules them; yet they can’t abandon their creation by their very definition. They are the creators; they are the pillars of civilization.

Stand Strong Media is dedicated to the producers, creators and rational business leaders — the greatest men on earth.