Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

[Guest-5ty5s4]

From my understanding it's not very highly regarded in professional circles, but at the same time you may find some of the questions / descriptions personally insightful.

Personally I've never been a fan of defining personality types into little boxes. I think "knowing yourself" and knowing your strengths and weaknesses is extremely good, but I've always found that the types of people who love these personality tests tend to lean on them as excuses or crutches a little too often. For example - they'll cancel on a social event and blame their "introverted" type, or they use being a "judging" type as a license to be an a**hole.

Makes sense to me. I agree with you. I found a few insights from this one, mostly that I"m in the middle on a few of them (50/50 I/E, 50/50 T/F, heavy on the N and heavy on the J) but overall it's not really that useful. I think the Big Five is more useful. It showed me what I needed to work on.

 

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[piano]

Hey Piano, what happened to the window washing gig? Wasn't working out so far?

Imo you have waaaaaay more leverage and potential upside with that physical service business. I have a buddy who started as a power washer when he dropped put of highschool, switched into painting and now runs a multi-million construction company with 40+ employees. You sure you want to trap yourself in one of the most saturated market slices known to man?

I'm a bit of a hypocrite since I do WD but it's something I can do around my job- even then it's been hellish doing outreach and fighting for sales and I'm doing cold calls which less than 0.5% of people are willing to do. Either way best of luck.

Thank you for your message!
I believe that my ability for this kind of side hustle is kind of bad. I can't drive a car to carry around my equipment with me and get my own a$$ around. I have to resort to trains/foot.
Something that also *really* bugs me is the quality of the work that I can do.
I don't have a ladder and only can use a telescopic pole, which is troubling for the quality because I can't really check from down there and also really just can't reach everything (properly).
Store fronts are ok, but residential is seriously hard to do a good job with.

The only way I could imagine this to work is the following:
-Work a$$ off for long time in limited jobs and hire people
-get an adult teammate

But even then, I feel like it's just not worth it going this path.

And me seeing at-first-inexpierenced people who've been doing digital marketing for 1-3 months and already earn 2-5k makes me think "Wow, if they can do that, I sure can as well! Even if it's just half of that, 2.5k sounds awesome!"

I'm a bit conflicted myself on this, but perhaps it's the right decision.

 

[BizyDad]

Thank you for your message!
I believe that my ability for this kind of side hustle is kind of bad. I can't drive a car to carry around my equipment with me and get my own a$$ around. I have to resort to trains/foot.
Something that also *really* bugs me is the quality of the work that I can do.
I don't have a ladder and only can use a telescopic pole, which is troubling for the quality because I can't really check from down there and also really just can't reach everything (properly).
Store fronts are ok, but residential is seriously hard to do a good job with.

The only way I could imagine this to work is the following:
-Work a$$ off for long time in limited jobs and hire people
-get an adult teammate

But even then, I feel like it's just not worth it going this path.

And me seeing at-first-inexpierenced people who've been doing digital marketing for 1-3 months and already earn 2-5k makes me think "Wow, if they can do that, I sure can as well! Even if it's just half of that, 2.5k sounds awesome!"

I'm a bit conflicted myself on this, but perhaps it's the right decision.

Ah yes, the old... I see that guy doing better than me so I'm going to do that thing instead.

Be careful with this kind of thinking. You might just end up chasing everybody else's ideas and never develop any expertise of your own.

 

[ZF Lee]

Thank you for your message!
I believe that my ability for this kind of side hustle is kind of bad. I can't drive a car to carry around my equipment with me and get my own a$$ around. I have to resort to trains/foot.
Something that also *really* bugs me is the quality of the work that I can do.
I don't have a ladder and only can use a telescopic pole, which is troubling for the quality because I can't really check from down there and also really just can't reach everything (properly).
Store fronts are ok, but residential is seriously hard to do a good job with.

The only way I could imagine this to work is the following:
-Work a$$ off for long time in limited jobs and hire people
-get an adult teammate

But even then, I feel like it's just not worth it going this path.

And me seeing at-first-inexpierenced people who've been doing digital marketing for 1-3 months and already earn 2-5k makes me think "Wow, if they can do that, I sure can as well! Even if it's just half of that, 2.5k sounds awesome!"

I'm a bit conflicted myself on this, but perhaps it's the right decision.

Ah yes, the old... I see that guy doing better than me so I'm going to do that thing instead.

Be careful with this kind of thinking. You might just end up chasing everybody else's ideas and never develop any expertise of your own.

What the digital marketing folks don't tell you about-- are the midnight-hours they have to spend both looking over the marketing data and firefighting with clients or other departments.

(True story from my side)

So the folks can start out inexperienced. But the more time spent in the trenches, the more confidence that can be gained.

I feel though that my work in digital marketing could be made smoother if I took a job in it earlier. Learnt more of the proper ropes first, from someone who's been there, done that. If I were to take on physical work like window-washing...yes, I would be willing to work for someone first in that area to learn how things are done, so I might be able to make them better.

Keyword here is domain experience.

 

[MitchC]

Thank you for your message!
I believe that my ability for this kind of side hustle is kind of bad. I can't drive a car to carry around my equipment with me and get my own a$$ around. I have to resort to trains/foot.
Something that also *really* bugs me is the quality of the work that I can do.
I don't have a ladder and only can use a telescopic pole, which is troubling for the quality because I can't really check from down there and also really just can't reach everything (properly).
Store fronts are ok, but residential is seriously hard to do a good job with.

The only way I could imagine this to work is the following:
-Work a$$ off for long time in limited jobs and hire people
-get an adult teammate

But even then, I feel like it's just not worth it going this path.

And me seeing at-first-inexpierenced people who've been doing digital marketing for 1-3 months and already earn 2-5k makes me think "Wow, if they can do that, I sure can as well! Even if it's just half of that, 2.5k sounds awesome!"

I'm a bit conflicted myself on this, but perhaps it's the right decision.

So you won’t wash windows because you won’t be able to do it perfectly but you’ll happily blow through someone’s ad budget and run all their marketing with no experience?

Please do not be another money chaser deciding to do smma. There’s enough of these guys F*cking over companies and giving the industry a bad name already.

If you’re young, why not just get a job at one and learn?

 

[Walter Hay]

The furniture isn't the status symbol. The price is.

This is absolutely true. In my EXPLOIT book I provide a description of how AN OBSCENELY EXPENSIVE perfume was launched in 1930. at the height of the Great Depression. Even though it was marketed as “The World’s Most Expensive Perfume” it was a huge hit, with the price equalling the cost of 700 loaves of bread.

There's lots of definitions of marketing.

This thread provides my detailed definition of marketing, including aspects that are generally forgotten.

MARKETING IS NOT JUST ADVERTISING​

Walter

HOW TO MAKE YOUR AMAZON LISTING INTERESTING.​

This is another thread dealing with important aspects of marketing includes details of the way I shocked my direct mail recipients, resulting in a staggeringly high response with orders.

Walter

 

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[Parks]

All these train derailments remind me so much of Atlas Shrugged

 

[piano]

I woke up at 4:20am today so I could practise piano before school so that I have enough time after school.
Now it's 6:43 am and I finished practising like 30 minutes ago.
All I've been doing since then was listening to videos of bird sounds (I could just open my windows to hear them irl but it's cold outside)

 

[Xeon]

Productocracy.

'Hacker Hoodie' Blinds Surveillance Cameras with Infrared Light

Perfect for your clandestine needs.

petapixel.com

 

[monnffffiiiiiii]

This is absolutely true. In my EXPLOIT book I provide a description of how AN OBSCENELY EXPENSIVE perfume was launched in 1930. at the height of the Great Depression. Even though it was marketed as “The World’s Most Expensive Perfume” it was a huge hit, with the price equalling the cost of 700 loaves of bread.

This thread provides my detailed definition of marketing, including aspects that are generally forgotten.

MARKETING IS NOT JUST ADVERTISING​

Walter

HOW TO MAKE YOUR AMAZON LISTING INTERESTING.​

This is another thread dealing with important aspects of marketing includes details of the way I shocked my direct mail recipients, resulting in a staggeringly high response with orders.

Walter

Do you have a Gumroad page or website with your books?

 

[Lex DeVille]

Today's Fastlane Idea:

Can you all send money for me?

Please set up PayPal account for me and compensate fees when you deposit.

I await your response.

 

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[Kevin88660]

View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dmlv2IbLKPw

 

[jdm667]

Today's Fastlane Idea:

Can you all send money for me?

Please set up PayPal account for me and compensate fees when you deposit.

I await your response.

Please sir, what is your social security so I can send promised funds with all haste.

 

[Skroob]

First time back on the forum after a couple weeks away (vacation, then the upheaval of moving my fiancee into my house) and the first thread I clicked on is the "You'll never be rich, so don't try, just want less" one. Fired me up to get back to work. F*ck that guy, I'll never be satisfied with a mediocre life.

 

[Walter Hay]

Do you have a Gumroad page or website with your books?

Yes, you can find my books on my website www.WalterHaysBusinessBooks.com or by clicking on the Marketplace link in my signature below.

Regards,
Walter

 

[MJ DeMarco]

If you gave 10 people a roadmap to buried treasure, 9 of them would expect you to drive them to the location. And then after you nicely drove them, they then would ask you to grab a shovel and dig.

Pretty much sums up the world of self-development and success these days.

 

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[xShepherdx]

If you gave 10 people a roadmap to buried treasure, 9 of them would expect you to drive them to the location. And then after you nicely drove them, they then would ask you to grab a shovel and dig.

Pretty much sums up the world of self-development and success these days.

It's not just self-development - it's everywhere. Laziness and entitlement seem to have been made virtues in our culture.

Nobody wants to take responsibility for their lives. It's someone else's fault. Everyone wants someone else to do the work for them. Everyone wants to do the absolute minimum just to get by.

It's maddening, but also an advantage for those of us who are willing to put in the work, reevaluate ourselves, and ultimately take responsibility for our lives.

 

[Skroob]

Everyone wants someone else to do the work for them. Everyone wants to do the absolute minimum just to get by.

Let me just ask ChatGPT to reply to this...

 

[loop101]

Short-bed pickup-trucks have a very limited selection of truck-campers available. If I were to get a truck-camper, I would get one of these "Moonlander" toppers. It's light-weight, bear-proof, super-strong, and requires no setup. They made it a little wide, so a bed can go side-to-side. Builder.

 

[loop101]

It's called BIONIC READING, and it helps you read faster. I do this with important words, apparently it works better with leading letters. Now it has a name.

Will this “bionic” font help you read faster?

Focusing on a screen, whether it’s your work screen or your post-work FUN SCREEN(!), can feel like it’s draining the life force right out of you and making it impossible to focus on any…

lithub.com

 

[WillHurtDontCare]

Are there websites that track how many Americans use those Walmart scooters? I want to know how quickly we're approaching Wall-E dystopia.

I also wonder if there are scooters with built in iPads yet.

 

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[Walter Hay]

It's called BIONIC READING, and it helps you read faster. I do this with important words, apparently it works better with leading letters. Now it has a name.

Will this “bionic” font help you read faster?

Focusing on a screen, whether it’s your work screen or your post-work FUN SCREEN(!), can feel like it’s draining the life force right out of you and making it impossible to focus on any…

lithub.com

I went to the website and found it strange that the advertising copy on the site was not written in "Bionic Reading".

It certainly would not help me read faster, because I have been a speed reader since childhood. I was an avid reader from an early age. I spent a large part of my childhood up to 11 years of age in hospital without visitors for most of the time, and read every volume of the Encyclopedia Britannica at such a rate that the nurses were surprised every time I asked for the next volume.

My assimilation of the subjects that I was reading did not suffer. After I completed that reading stint, a kindly nurse brought me an unabridged copy of the Oxford English dictionary, and that kept me going for a while. It led to me becoming a logophile.

I would find reading more than a very small passage of Bionic Reading very frustrating.

Walter

 

[PureA]

If you gave 10 people a roadmap to buried treasure, 9 of them would expect you to drive them to the location. And then after you nicely drove them, they then would ask you to grab a shovel and dig.

Pretty much sums up the world of self-development and success these days.

Good analogy for your books.

 

[loop101]

I went to the website and found it strange that the advertising copy on the site was not written in "Bionic Reading".

It certainly would not help me read faster, because I have been a speed reader since childhood. I was an avid reader from an early age. I spent a large part of my childhood up to 11 years of age in hospital without visitors for most of the time, and read every volume of the Encyclopedia Britannica at such a rate that the nurses were surprised every time I asked for the next volume.

My assimilation of the subjects that I was reading did not suffer. After I completed that reading stint, a kindly nurse brought me an unabridged copy of the Oxford English dictionary, and that kept me going for a while. It led to me becoming a logophile.

I would find reading more than a very small passage of Bionic Reading very frustrating.

Walter

Walter, you sound like you need a hug.

 

[Isaac Odongo]

Guys I am worried.
Anyways
Hi

I weighed today and I frightening light, about 58kgs.

I believe I need to add more weight.

I think of gym and food.

But I have no experience in these things.

I resolved to get gym time and eat in some way.

Any suggestions.

 

[MitchC]

If you’re on a sales call

“I don’t see why not”

Does not mean I know what I’m doing and it will work

It means I’ll try but if it doesn’t work I won’t have a clue why it didn’t work or how to make it work

 

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[SDE]

This was a good listen. A reminder to focus on the process everyday, no matter how small it is.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQMbvJNRpLE

 

[heavy_industry]

@MTF We miss you.

How's your adventure in Australia going?

 

[N.S.]

First time back on the forum after a couple weeks away (vacation, then the upheaval of moving my fiancee into my house) and the first thread I clicked on is the "You'll never be rich, so don't try, just want less" one. Fired me up to get back to work. F*ck that guy, I'll never be satisfied with a mediocre life.

I had ignored that one initially (why the f*k would I want to read something like that?) but then curiosity of seeing it got the better of me. Glad I read it. Similar reaction to you.

F*ck mediocrity and lowering expectations.

I love the options that having money gives me (we're putting a niece through private school right now and soon will be doing the same for her sister, and I can't tell you how good to be able to do that feels). I want more for me, my family and anyone or anything we care about.

 

[Bohemi]

If you gave 10 people a roadmap to buried treasure, 9 of them would expect you to drive them to the location. And then after you nicely drove them, they then would ask you to grab a shovel and dig.

Pretty much sums up the world of self-development and success these days.

Pretty much sums up the world in general

I might be a bit biased in my way of seeing the world, but it seems like anything is build on shortcuts.
- If you want to be a pro-athlete; here is some products to help you get stronger, faster, better (without the training?)
- If you want to be smarter; here’s some books but you only need to read the summaries (skip the boring parts?)
- if you want to learn a new skill; here’s an app that helps you and reminds you to do the work (so we don’t have to motivate ourselves)
- If you want to be a business person; here is a guide for you (so you can do exactly as i did instead of try and fail yourself)
- if you want to loose weight; here is some medicine (so you dont have to work out or eat healthy)

Im hoping that being a part of the unscripted revolution we can make more people see that taking the steps ourselves often leads to much happier lives not only for ourselves but the ones around us… Im grateful for the fact that i was shown that there is a better way to live my life than just surviving