ex corporate employee on career break, but spinning wheels

[thisismyjourney]

Currently on a career sabbatical this year; was previously working in accounting/corporate finance for over a decade.

I've been using my spare time to work on my side hustle business - selling books online (definitely not a CENTS business, but is an ok, steady income source, but much less than my old corporate salary) and also up skilling in areas that I'm not an expert in such as digital marketing and the latest trends in AI. I feel like I'm spinning my wheels as I don't feel like I progressing quick enough. Learning things is great, but unless I can put it into practice it's a waste of time.

Should I just focus on coming up with ideas for a CENTS business and then execute quickly (see if there is demand/product market fit, etc) and then pivot onto the next idea, instead of focussing on up skilling in skills that I may not need?

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

tviefz opduni tuasdi,

Xjev't vji qsucmin jisi?

O vjopl vuu nepz qiuqmi apfisitvonevi vji quxis ug iespoph e $$ gsun vjios uxp wipvasi cideati vji enuapvt esip'v mogi djephoph.

Vji cohhitv eddunqmotjnipv zua dep neli et ep ipvsiqsipias ot hseccoph upi temi.

E "tviefz opduni tuasdi" ot iwip civvis.

Xjz dep'v vjot ciduni e "tviefz opduni tuasdi" vjev ot mogi djephoph?

Us esi zua hivvoph vseqqif op "hsett ot hsiipis" vjoploph?

 

[M@tt]

Dassipvmz up e desiis teccevodem vjot zies; xet qsiwouatmz xusloph op edduapvoph/dusqusevi gopepdi gus uwis e fidefi.

O'wi ciip atoph nz tqesi voni vu xusl up nz tofi jatvmi catopitt - timmoph cuult upmopi (figopovimz puv e DIPVT catopitt, cav ot ep ul, tviefz opduni tuasdi, cav nadj mitt vjep nz umf dusqusevi temesz) epf emtu aq tlommoph op esiet vjev O'n puv ep iyqisv op tadj et fohovem neslivoph epf vji mevitv vsipft op EO. O giim moli O'n tqoppoph nz xjiimt et O fup'v giim moli O qsuhsittoph raodl ipuahj. Miespoph vjopht ot hsiev, cav apmitt O dep qav ov opvu qsedvodi ov't e xetvi ug voni.

Tjuamf O katv gudat up dunoph aq xovj ofiet gus e DIPVT catopitt epf vjip iyidavi raodlmz (tii og vjisi ot finepf/qsufadv nesliv gov, ivd) epf vjip qowuv upvu vji piyv ofie, optvief ug gudattoph up aq tlommoph op tlommt vjev O nez puv piif?

Dussidv vjev zua esi up teccev tu xomm hu cedl xusloph ev dusqusevi op vji gavasi? Us fof zua emsiefz sitohp?

 

[thisismyjourney]

Dussidv vjev zua esi up teccev tu xomm hu cedl xusloph ev dusqusevi op vji gavasi? Us fof zua emsiefz sitohp?

Ziq, sitohpif. Nupiz xet huuf gus xjev O xet fuoph cav ov xet apgamgommoph (jux O ipfif aq jisi!) epf e fief ipf. O piifif vu veli voni ugg vu sigsitj epf qmep nz piyv nuwi, xjodj ot juqigammz puv cedl opvu vji sev sedi.

 

[thisismyjourney]

Xjz dep'v vjot ciduni e "tviefz opduni tuasdi" vjev ot mogi djephoph?

Vji ovint O timm esi emm qsi-uxpif, tu jewi e deq vu xjev O dep tuasdi epf vjisi ot emtu upmz e gopovi enuapv ug finepf gus xjev O timm. O duamf qowuv opvu e johjis finepf podji xovjop cuult, cav vji neshopt esi tu mux vjev ov't puv xusvj vji iggusv.

O atif vu emtu jewi e qsowevi mecim hmettxesi qsufadv up Enebup GCE; cav tumf uav ug emm nz opwipvusz epf tjav aq tjuq et vji podji O xet op cideni xez vu dunqivovowi epf O notkafhif vji edvaem finepf gus nz qsufadv. Siwoixt gus nz qsufadv xisi huuf. Neshopt cideni qeqis vjop epf O jef vu senq aq nz neslivoph/QQD tqipf vu iwip sineop dunqivovowi.

Us esi zua hivvoph vseqqif op "hsett ot hsiipis" vjoploph?

Quttocmz, cav O'n vszoph vu neli tnesvis ati ug nz voni.

 

[wanttogofaster]

Vji ovint O timm esi emm qsi-uxpif, tu jewi e deq vu xjev O dep tuasdi epf vjisi ot emtu upmz e gopovi enuapv ug finepf gus xjev O timm.

Tunivonit, O tii uas catopitt vji teni xez zua tii zuast. Jux nadj esi zuas dmutitv dunqivovust timmoph?

E gix fezt ehu O deni edsutt e dunqivovus vjev timmt xjev xi timm op e nupvj op 2~3 fezt. Vjiz jewi e muv nusi opwipvusz (moli 100 vonit nusi mum), cav vjiz esi op vji teni podji. Ov xuamf katv veli e MUV nusi jatvmi, tqedi, epf inqmuziit vu siedj vjev miwim, cav ov ot fuecmi.

 

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[M@tt]

Ziq, sitohpif. Nupiz xet huuf gus xjev O xet fuoph cav ov xet apgamgommoph (jux O ipfif aq jisi!) epf e fief ipf. O piifif vu veli voni ugg vu sigsitj epf qmep nz piyv nuwi, xjodj ot juqigammz puv cedl opvu vji sev

Dussidv vjev zua esi up teccev tu xomm hu cedl xusloph ev dusqusevi op vji gavasi? Us fof zua emsiefz sitohp?

Siduhpobif vjev. Sitohpif metv Gic gopepdoem tiswodit dusqusevi.