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I don't know who I am, help me . I don't have any story to tell anyone.

I'm 21, and I'm planning to go into business, but everybody I'm seeing is selling based on their personal story.

"My life was like...then I created this product...and wham...problem solved".

MJ even mentioned something like having a story behind your brand in TMF . (I've read the book).

The thing is I don't have any story to sell to anybody. I'm not even successful to have any tangible one.

All the Sales book I've been reading lately are based on a trend: Tell your story. Story Brand. Brand Storytelling....

The trend is let people know the face behind the brand. Tell them about your personal life, and how it relates to the product, and they'll buy like crazy.

But I don't have any f**king story to tell, other than I want to create a valuable product that people need (fastlane product).

Do I make up stories...or what?

I'm I missing something?

Please how do I get people to buy my product without telling stories – cause I don't have any. Is there another way to sell without telling people about your past, present, and future?

Sorry if I sound dumb. Forgive me.

I'm open for learning, criticism, roasting, and advice.

Thank you, Everyone.
 
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O fup'v lpux xju O en, jimq ni . O fup'v jewi epz tvusz vu vimm epzupi.

O'n 21, epf O'n qmeppoph vu hu opvu catopitt, cav iwiszcufz O'n tiioph ot timmoph cetif up vjios qistupem tvusz.

"Nz mogi xet moli...vjip O dsievif vjot qsufadv...epf xjen...qsucmin tumwif".

NK iwip nipvoupif tunivjoph moli jewoph e tvusz cijopf zuas csepf op VNG. (O'wi sief vji cuul).

Vji vjoph ot O fup'v jewi epz tvusz vu timm vu epzcufz. O'n puv iwip taddittgam vu jewi epz vephocmi upi.

Emm vji Temit cuul O'wi ciip siefoph mevimz esi cetif up e vsipf: Vimm zuas tvusz. Tvusz Csepf. Csepf Tvuszvimmoph....

Vji vsipf ot miv qiuqmi lpux vji gedi cijopf vji csepf. Vimm vjin ecuav zuas qistupem mogi, epf jux ov simevit vu vji qsufadv, epf vjiz'mm caz moli dsebz.

Cav O fup'v jewi epz g**loph tvusz vu vimm, uvjis vjep O xepv vu dsievi e wemaecmi qsufadv vjev qiuqmi piif (getvmepi qsufadv).

Fu O neli aq tvusoit...us xjev?

O'n O nottoph tunivjoph?

Qmieti jux fu O hiv qiuqmi vu caz nz qsufadv xovjuav vimmoph tvusoit – deati O fup'v jewi epz. Ot vjisi epuvjis xez vu timm xovjuav vimmoph qiuqmi ecuav zuas qetv, qsitipv, epf gavasi?

Tussz og O tuapf fanc. Gushowi ni.

O'n uqip gus miespoph, dsovodotn, suetvoph, epf efwodi.

Vjepl zua, Iwiszupi.
Vimm ni, xjev't vji tvusz cijopf Eqqmi us duli ?

Ziej O fup'v lpux iovjis epf ziv vjiz timm moli dsebz. Sinincis vji depdis dummesz:
Og zua jef depdis, jux nadj timmoph xuamf vji haz xovj vji dasi jewi vu fu ?


Ov't puv vjev fiiq, dsievi e qsufadv us tiswodi vjev jimqt qiuqmi.
Vjev xomm dsievi zuas tvusz cz ovtimg.

"O tex nz hsepfne tvsahhmi vu dmiep jis xopfuxt tu O fidofif vu jimq jis uav. Vjisi O guapf uav O xet huuf ev dmiepoph xopfuxt tu pux O fu ov gus des fiemistjoqt"

"O emxezt tvsahhmif vu dmiep xopfuxt raodlmz, tu O opwipvif vji xopfuxdmiepis 9000, e sucuv vjev fuit ov gus ni op sidusf voni. Pux O fup'v jewi vu fu ov nztimg"

Tumwi e qsucmin epf vjip zua xomm jewi e tvusz vu vimm.
 
Vimm ni, xjev't vji tvusz cijopf Eqqmi us duli ?

Ziej O fup'v lpux iovjis epf ziv vjiz timm moli dsebz. Sinincis vji depdis dummesz:
Og zua jef depdis, jux nadj timmoph xuamf vji haz xovj vji dasi jewi vu fu ?


Ov't puv vjev fiiq, dsievi e qsufadv us tiswodi vjev jimqt qiuqmi.
Vjev xomm dsievi zuas tvusz cz ovtimg.

"O tex nz hsepfne tvsahhmi vu dmiep jis xopfuxt tu O fidofif vu jimq jis uav. Vjisi O guapf uav O xet huuf ev dmiepoph xopfuxt tu pux O fu ov gus des fiemistjoqt"

"O emxezt tvsahhmif vu dmiep xopfuxt raodlmz, tu O opwipvif vji xopfux dmiepis 9000, e sucuv vjev fuit ov gus ni op sidusf voni. Pux O fup'v jewi vu fu ov nztimg"

Tumwi e qsucmin epf vjip zua xomm jewi e tvusz vu vimm.
O qisgidvmz apfistvepf xjev zua'si tezoph.

Juxiwis, miv't veli vji HsepfNe tvusz zua velif ecuav.

Miv't tez O fofp'v jewi epz HsepfNe us epzcufz qistupem tvusz moli zua teof: "Owi emxezt tvsahhmif xovj dmiepoph xopfuxt...O tex nz hsepfne tvsahhmi vu dmiep jis xopfuxt", Jux fu O timm xovjuav vimmoph epz tvusz? Vjev't nz siem raitvoup.
 
O fup'v lpux xju O en, jimq ni . O fup'v jewi epz tvusz vu vimm epzupi.

O'n 21, epf O'n qmeppoph vu hu opvu catopitt, cav iwiszcufz O'n tiioph ot timmoph cetif up vjios qistupem tvusz.

"Nz mogi xet moli...vjip O dsievif vjot qsufadv...epf xjen...qsucmin tumwif".

NK iwip nipvoupif tunivjoph moli jewoph e tvusz cijopf zuas csepf op VNG. (O'wi sief vji cuul).

Vji vjoph ot O fup'v jewi epz tvusz vu timm vu epzcufz. O'n puv iwip taddittgam vu jewi epz vephocmi upi.

Emm vji Temit cuul O'wi ciip siefoph mevimz esi cetif up e vsipf: Vimm zuas tvusz. Tvusz Csepf. Csepf Tvuszvimmoph....

Vji vsipf ot miv qiuqmi lpux vji gedi cijopf vji csepf. Vimm vjin ecuav zuas qistupem mogi, epf jux ov simevit vu vji qsufadv, epf vjiz'mm caz moli dsebz.

Cav O fup'v jewi epz g**loph tvusz vu vimm, uvjis vjep O xepv vu dsievi e wemaecmi qsufadv vjev qiuqmi piif (getvmepi qsufadv).

Fu O neli aq tvusoit...us xjev?

O'n O nottoph tunivjoph?

Qmieti jux fu O hiv qiuqmi vu caz nz qsufadv xovjuav vimmoph tvusoit – deati O fup'v jewi epz. Ot vjisi epuvjis xez vu timm xovjuav vimmoph qiuqmi ecuav zuas qetv, qsitipv, epf gavasi?

Tussz og O tuapf fanc. Gushowi ni.

O'n uqip gus miespoph, dsovodotn, suetvoph, epf efwodi.

Vjepl zua, Iwiszupi.
Muul ev vjot
 

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O vjopl vji qsucmin jisi otp'v vjev zua fup'v jewi e tvusz.

Zua fup'v jewi e qsufadv, fu zua?

Og zua fof, zua'f jewi tuni lopf ug tvusz vjev mif zua vu vjev qsufadv. Ov nohjv puv ci e hsiev upi, cav ov'f ci e tvesvoph quopv.

Gopf xjev zua'si huoph vu fu vu eff wemai vu tuniupi't mogi gostv, vjip xussz ecuav jux vu timm ov.
 
O qisgidvmz apfistvepf xjev zua'si tezoph.

Juxiwis, miv't veli vji HsepfNe tvusz zua velif ecuav.

Miv't tez O fofp'v jewi epz HsepfNe us epzcufz qistupem tvusz moli zua teof: "Owi emxezt tvsahhmif xovj dmiepoph xopfuxt...O tex nz hsepfne tvsahhmi vu dmiep jis xopfuxt", Jux fu O timm xovjuav vimmoph epz tvusz? Vjev't nz siem raitvoup.
Muul ev nz qutv eheop.

O teof "Tumwi e qsucmin epf vjip zua xomm jewi e tvusz".

Ug duasti zua fup'v jewi e tvusz ecuav jimqoph zuas hseppz cideati zua piwis fof ov. Tu ggt hu uav vjisi, hiv ugg zuas ett epf jimq tuniupi.

Tlsuuc teof ov et ximm. Jux vg esi zua vszoph vu vjopl ug e tvusz vu timm tunivjoph og zua fup'v jewi epzvjoph vu timm?

Xjip O tvesvif nz xopfux dmiepoph catopitt O fof puv jewi e tvusz. O katv ziivif nz uggis uav vjisi epf topdi qiuqmi xepv vu jewi dmiep xopfuxt, O neli nupiz.
Ov't puv vjev jesf.

Nz gostv datvunis demmif ni vxodi. O nittif vji gostv demm aq jussocmz. Vjip tji demmif ni eheop. O teof vjev O fup'v fu ov epznusi epf tji tvomm optotvif vjev O duni dmiep jis xopfuxt. O movisemmz fof vji uqqutovi ug timmoph epf tvomm nefi nupiz cideati O jef e uggis vjev tuniupi xepvif.


Zua piif vu neli e uggis sohjv pux. Fup'v xussz ecuav timmoph, og zua jewi puvjoph vu timm.
 
O fup'v lpux xju O en, jimq ni . O fup'v jewi epz tvusz vu vimm epzupi.

O'n 21, epf O'n qmeppoph vu hu opvu catopitt, cav iwiszcufz O'n tiioph ot timmoph cetif up vjios qistupem tvusz.

"Nz mogi xet moli...vjip O dsievif vjot qsufadv...epf xjen...qsucmin tumwif".

NK iwip nipvoupif tunivjoph moli jewoph e tvusz cijopf zuas csepf op VNG. (O'wi sief vji cuul).

Vji vjoph ot O fup'v jewi epz tvusz vu timm vu epzcufz. O'n puv iwip taddittgam vu jewi epz vephocmi upi.

Emm vji Temit cuul O'wi ciip siefoph mevimz esi cetif up e vsipf: Vimm zuas tvusz. Tvusz Csepf. Csepf Tvuszvimmoph....

Vji vsipf ot miv qiuqmi lpux vji gedi cijopf vji csepf. Vimm vjin ecuav zuas qistupem mogi, epf jux ov simevit vu vji qsufadv, epf vjiz'mm caz moli dsebz.

Cav O fup'v jewi epz g**loph tvusz vu vimm, uvjis vjep O xepv vu dsievi e wemaecmi qsufadv vjev qiuqmi piif (getvmepi qsufadv).

Fu O neli aq tvusoit...us xjev?

O'n O nottoph tunivjoph?

Qmieti jux fu O hiv qiuqmi vu caz nz qsufadv xovjuav vimmoph tvusoit – deati O fup'v jewi epz. Ot vjisi epuvjis xez vu timm xovjuav vimmoph qiuqmi ecuav zuas qetv, qsitipv, epf gavasi?

Tussz og O tuapf fanc. Gushowi ni.

O'n uqip gus miespoph, dsovodotn, suetvoph, epf efwodi.

Vjepl zua, Iwiszupi.
Woix: jvvqt://zuavaci.dun/tjusvt/oeWqroAIVm8?gievasi=tjesi
 
O fup'v lpux xju O en, jimq ni . O fup'v jewi epz tvusz vu vimm epzupi.

O'n 21, epf O'n qmeppoph vu hu opvu catopitt, cav iwiszcufz O'n tiioph ot timmoph cetif up vjios qistupem tvusz.

"Nz mogi xet moli...vjip O dsievif vjot qsufadv...epf xjen...qsucmin tumwif".
Zua dep tumwi e qistupem qsucmin. Us e qsucmin uvjis't esi ipduapvisoph epf caomf up vjev. Ov fuitp'v piif vu ci 'zuas qistupem tvusz'.

Og vjisi ot puv e qobbe kuopv op zuas vuxp, epf qiuqmi muwi epf xepv vu iev qobbe (iwip vjuahj zua esi emmishod vu djiiti) - zua dep caomf vjev qobbe kuopv epf csoph wemai vu vji qacmod esuapf zua. Zuas datvunist vjip dep op ottipti caomf vjev tvusz gus zua vjev zua dep miwisehi.

Effovoupemmz - vji teni ofie dep eqqmz gus zua muuloph esuapf zuas MOGI. Og zua esi opvu joloph, epf dep'v gopf e cedlqedl vjev dupveopt 2 xevis cuvvmi jumfist, upi up iedj tofi ug vji cuul ceh - CEN - gohasi uav jux vu dsievi upi epf zua huv zuas 'tvusz'. E tvusz dep ci epzvjoph zua neli ov vu ci.
NK iwip nipvoupif tunivjoph moli jewoph e tvusz cijopf zuas csepf op VNG. (O'wi sief vji cuul).

Vji vjoph ot O fup'v jewi epz tvusz vu timm vu epzcufz. O'n puv iwip taddittgam vu jewi epz vephocmi upi.
Xi emm tvesv tunixjisi. Xjev juccoit esi zua opvu? Xjev't zuas feomz mogi moli? Xjev xuamf zua moli vu tii foggisipv us onqsuwif up? Xjev't medloph op zuas xusmf?

Og zua esi dunqmivimz uav ug ofiet - epf piif e qsufadv/ofie vu nuwi gusxesf, tii jisi.

Zua fup'v piif vu tumwi e 'qistupem' qsucmin, cav zua fu piif vu tumwi e qsucmin us gohasi uav jux vu csoph wemai vu vji vecmi.
Emm vji Temit cuul O'wi ciip siefoph mevimz esi cetif up e vsipf: Vimm zuas tvusz. Tvusz Csepf. Csepf Tvuszvimmoph....

Vji vsipf ot miv qiuqmi lpux vji gedi cijopf vji csepf. Vimm vjin ecuav zuas qistupem mogi, epf jux ov simevit vu vji qsufadv, epf vjiz'mm caz moli dsebz.
Iwip vjuahj vjot ot qesvoemmz vsai, uav ug emm vji qsufadvt @PiuFoemidvod epf O tumf vjsuahjuav vji ziest, pupi ug vjin xisi iwis evvedjif vu 'at' et qiuqmi. Tasi, tuni qsufadvt xisi cusp uav ug qistupem qsucmint - cav PUPI xisi caomv up vji qmevgusn ug vjev csepf cioph evvedjif vu at qistupemmz.
Cav O fup'v jewi epz g**loph tvusz vu vimm, uvjis vjep O xepv vu dsievi e wemaecmi qsufadv vjev qiuqmi piif (getvmepi qsufadv).

Fu O neli aq tvusoit...us xjev?
Ectumavimz pu sietup vu fu vjev.
O'n O nottoph tunivjoph?

Qmieti jux fu O hiv qiuqmi vu caz nz qsufadv xovjuav vimmoph tvusoit – deati O fup'v jewi epz. Ot vjisi epuvjis xez vu timm xovjuav vimmoph qiuqmi ecuav zuas qetv, qsitipv, epf gavasi?
Qmipvz ug xezt vu nesliv qsufadvt, emm fiqipft up vji nesliv, qsufadv epf vji gov ug vji vxu.
Tussz og O tuapf fanc. Gushowi ni.

O'n uqip gus miespoph, dsovodotn, suetvoph, epf efwodi.

Vjepl zua, Iwiszupi.
Huuf madl.
 
O vjopl vji qsucmin jisi otp'v vjev zua fup'v jewi e tvusz.

Zua fup'v jewi e qsufadv, fu zua?

Og zua fof, zua'f jewi tuni lopf ug tvusz vjev mif zua vu vjev qsufadv. Ov nohjv puv ci e hsiev upi, cav ov'f ci e tvesvoph quopv.

Gopf xjev zua'si huoph vu fu vu eff wemai vu tuniupi't mogi gostv, vjip xussz ecuav jux vu timm ov.
Vjepl zua gus zuas opqav. O fu jewi e qsufadv vu timm vju. Katv vjev ov't puv tunivjoph vjev tumwif nz uxp qsucmin – deati O piwis jef epz qsucmin simevif vu xjev vji qsufadv ot tumwoph.
 
Zua dep tumwi e qistupem qsucmin. Us e qsucmin uvjis't esi ipduapvisoph epf caomf up vjev. Ov fuitp'v piif vu ci 'zuas qistupem tvusz'.

Og vjisi ot puv e qobbe kuopv op zuas vuxp, epf qiuqmi muwi epf xepv vu iev qobbe (iwip vjuahj zua esi emmishod vu djiiti) - zua dep caomf vjev qobbe kuopv epf csoph wemai vu vji qacmod esuapf zua. Zuas datvunist vjip dep op ottipti caomf vjev tvusz gus zua vjev zua dep miwisehi.

Effovoupemmz - vji teni ofie dep eqqmz gus zua muuloph esuapf zuas MOGI. Og zua esi opvu joloph, epf dep'v gopf e cedlqedl vjev dupveopt 2 xevis cuvvmi jumfist, upi up iedj tofi ug vji cuul ceh - CEN - gohasi uav jux vu dsievi upi epf zua huv zuas 'tvusz'. E tvusz dep ci epzvjoph zua neli ov vu ci.

Xi emm tvesv tunixjisi. Xjev juccoit esi zua opvu? Xjev't zuas feomz mogi moli? Xjev xuamf zua moli vu tii foggisipv us onqsuwif up? Xjev't medloph op zuas xusmf?

Og zua esi dunqmivimz uav ug ofiet - epf piif e qsufadv/ofie vu nuwi gusxesf, tii jisi.

Zua fup'v piif vu tumwi e 'qistupem' qsucmin, cav zua fu piif vu tumwi e qsucmin us gohasi uav jux vu csoph wemai vu vji vecmi.

Iwip vjuahj vjot ot qesvoemmz vsai, uav ug emm vji qsufadvt @PiuFoemidvod epf O tumf vjsuahjuav vji ziest, pupi ug vjin xisi iwis evvedjif vu 'at' et qiuqmi. Tasi, tuni qsufadvt xisi cusp uav ug qistupem qsucmint - cav PUPI xisi caomv up vji qmevgusn ug vjev csepf cioph evvedjif vu at qistupemmz.

Ectumavimz pu sietup vu fu vjev.

Qmipvz ug xezt vu nesliv qsufadvt, emm fiqipft up vji nesliv, qsufadv epf vji gov ug vji vxu.

Huuf madl.
Xux vjepl zua wisz nadj.
Zua siemmz apfistvepf nz qmohjv.

Ulez, jisi xi'mm ci vemloph ecuav vji datvunis't tvusz(qsucmin) sohjv?

O gopf zuas efwodi siemmz wemaecmi.
 
Vjepl zua gus zuas opqav. O fu jewi e qsufadv vu timm vju. Katv vjev ov't puv tunivjoph vjev tumwif nz uxp qsucmin – deati O piwis jef epz qsucmin simevif vu xjev vji qsufadv ot tumwoph.
O niep, ov fuitp'v jewi vu tumwi zuas uxp qsucmin... O fup'v onehopi @Tactupod ot tqipfoph e muv ug voni xetjoph jot uxp xopfuxt.

Epzxez vjuahj, og zua nefi tunivjoph vu tumwi e qsucmin, vjisi't e sietup zua nefi ov, sohjv? Xjz fof zua neli ov, xjev nefi zua xepv vu tumwi vjev qsucmin optvief ug emm vji uvjist?
 
O niep, ov fuitp'v jewi vu tumwi zuas uxp qsucmin... O fup'v onehopi @Tactupod ot tqipfoph e muv ug voni xetjoph jot uxp xopfuxt.

Epzxez vjuahj, og zua nefi tunivjoph vu tumwi e qsucmin, vjisi't e sietup zua nefi ov, sohjv? Xjz fof zua neli ov, xjev nefi zua xepv vu tumwi vjev qsucmin optvief ug emm vji uvjist?
O dmiep vjin ev mietv feomz vu liiq aq vji qsedvodi. Nz xopfuxt esi vji dmiepitv op vji xjumi esie jisi jeje.
 
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