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[BrandonAg]

<div class="bbWrapper">Before I even introduce myself I want to say thank you to all the members who motivate, inspire and get people thinking on the right track on these forums. <br /> <br /> So I guess it is time to say a little about me: My name is Brandon and I am a 23 year old from Northern California (Modesto/Stockton area). I attended a university for 2 years and then decided it wasn&#039;t for me. I work a 9-5 (or should I say 3-11am since those are my hours!) and am a wedding photographer on the weekends. I have been a lurker here on and off for a little over a year and couldn&#039;t go another day without signing up. I think I got to these forums through the L4P forums or 6Speed - I can&#039;t remember! <br /> <br /> The information you guys provide here is unlike any other forum. Since about the age of 17 I have read about successful business men and women who were doing incredible things in life and never understood how exactly they made it - all I knew is that I couldn&#039;t imagine my life working 9-5 I would watch TV shows and couldn&#039;t stand when they showed another football player. I wanted to hear the back stories about the &#039;<i>Lifestyles of The Rich and Not So Famous</i>&#039; (Heavy Hitters slogan) <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /> To this day I will see a beautiful home or car and will wonder about the back story, the business, the man/woman behind it all. <br /> <br /> Reading for years I have understood little bits and pieces of how people get where they are, but the whole picture never came together for me until I found this resource. Within the last week I have been training myself to see the opportunities in everything and it is amazing. The more I focus on it the more it seems to become second nature. That in itself is a liberating feeling and it is because of MJ and the members on this forum. <br /> <br /> My setback, which is sometimes hard for me to admit, is that I read too much - and that is in anything I do. I will read for hours and days on end and then never implement. I will find an opportunity and research for what seems like forever about it but I am never satisfied enough to get started. I always think that the next hour of research might uncover that it has been done or that it actually won&#039;t work. It is a flaw I am trying to overcome by just deciding to DO. <br /> <br /> One key thing that you guys have taught me is that trading your time for money will never get me where I want to go. In the photography industry it is just that unless I want to have 10 other photographers shooting weddings under me. I have built a business around myself and my style so that is very unlikely. My job pays the bills and my photography is going to be funding my opportunities. <br /> <br /> I am ready. Thank you guys for slowly opening my eyes over the past year. It seems like it has taken me a few years to get to the last week&#039;s &#039;aha&#039; moment, but I am here and ready.</div>

 

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[AJ.]

<div class="bbWrapper">Awesome!<br /> Welcome Brandon! <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-smile2.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></div>

 

[Runum]

<div class="bbWrapper">Welcome to the fastlane Brandon. Awesome intro. No more parking for you.:eusa_clap:</div>

 

[kwerner]

<div class="bbWrapper">Great intro Brandon!<br /> <br /> Practice the &quot;doing&quot;, daily. <br /> And when you&#039;re ready to start your next biz venture, keep in mind that starting with the right business model makes all the difference. <br /> Best wishes!</div>

 

[BrandonAg]

<div class="bbWrapper">You are so right. I have been doing photography since I was about 17 and always made side money from it and love it - it&#039;s a passion of mine. What I have learned is that it is just that, a passion. I can&#039;t scale wedding photography to get me where I want to go. The moment I stop shooting is the moment I don&#039;t make anymore money from it. <br /> <br /> <blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="kwerner" data-source="post: 143463" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=143463" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-143463">kwerner said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Great intro Brandon!<br /> <br /> Practice the &quot;doing&quot;, daily. <br /> And when you&#039;re ready to start your next biz venture, keep in mind that starting with the right business model makes all the difference. <br /> Best wishes! </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote></div>

 

[MJ DeMarco]

<div class="bbWrapper">Awesome intro, thanks plus speed! Please keep us posted on your progress.</div>

 

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[Kung Fu Steve]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="BrandonAg" data-source="post: 143464" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=143464" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-143464">BrandonAg said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I can&#039;t scale wedding photography to get me where I want to go. The moment I stop shooting is the moment I don&#039;t make anymore money from it. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> But the bride&#039;s maids are a nice bonus... Welcome to the forum!</div>

 

[BrandonAg]

<div class="bbWrapper">thanks for the welcome guys. Excited to let you all know that the day after I posted this I found an amazing opportunity which there has been no quick and convenient solution for and people seem to be looking for one. People throw out suggestions of using a couple different random products to get by, but there is no niche specific product which solves this problem. Even better is that it is so incredibly simple that I can produce them right from home in the beginning. I will be putting up a progress thread soon and at some point reveal the idea. Shooting high, but keeping expectations low (read that in one of MJ&#039;s posts I think). <br /> <br /> Steve - I am sure bride&#039;s maids are nice for my second shooters, but I am married so that ended long ago LOL<br /> <br /> Time to run around town and get some materials together!</div>

 

[Anon3587x]

<div class="bbWrapper">Welcome to the forum, I&#039;m going to spam my advertisements all over town soon.</div>

 

[BrandonAg]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="bateati" data-source="post: 144896" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=144896" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-144896">bateati said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I was wondering when somebody who lives near me would pop up.<br /> <br /> Welcome to the forum, I&#039;m going to spam my advertisements all over town soon.<br /> <br /> It all started here, on this forum. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote> <br /> Bateati - where exactly are you from?</div>

 

[Anon3587x]

<div class="bbWrapper">Somewhere, nowhere.</div>

 

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[BrandonAg]

<div class="bbWrapper">Awesome man! We should meet up sometime! You are about 10 minutes from me.</div>

 

[Anon3587x]

<div class="bbWrapper">Yeah sounds good.<br /> I can show you what I&#039;m working on and get an opinion.</div>

 

[GlobalWealth]

<div class="bbWrapper">Brandon,<br /> Great intro. The fear to begin is tough to overcome for some. Take baby steps. Draft your plan and take small steps. As they say, &#039;the only way to eat an elepant is one bite at a time&#039;.</div>

 

[BrandonAg]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="GlobalWealth" data-source="post: 144992" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=144992" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-144992">GlobalWealth said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Brandon,<br /> Great intro. The fear to begin is tough to overcome for some. Take baby steps. Draft your plan and take small steps. As they say, &#039;the only way to eat an elepant is one bite at a time&#039;. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote> <br /> Thanks for the encouragement Global. It is amazing the transformation that has been taking place since being on these forums. I will try to put up a quick progress thread tonight or tomorrow for you guys, but most of all for keeping myself accountable. Reading some of your threads and MJ&#039;s videos is kicking me into gear and it feels good!</div>

 

[FDJustin]

<div class="bbWrapper">Got this from Jaykim today on the.. Uhh. IRC like chatbox, seems to be just what you need. <a href="http://www.startupfreedom.com/how-to-find-test-a-business-idea/" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">Matt Mickiewicz shares how to find and test business ideas</a><br /> <br /> If you can get it into your mind that doing -is- researching, (And it is!) then hey... Two stones with one bird.</div>

 

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[Darkside]

<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="BrandonAg" data-source="post: 143451" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=143451" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-143451">BrandonAg said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> My setback, which is sometimes hard for me to admit, is that I read too much - and that is in anything I do. I will read for hours and days on end and then never implement. I will find an opportunity and research for what seems like forever about it but I am never satisfied enough to get started. I always think that the next hour of research might uncover that it has been done or that it actually won&#039;t work. It is a flaw I am trying to overcome by just deciding to DO. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote> <br /> <br /> I actually had this issue as well and still do to a certain extent. I have to fight back against this belief that I don&#039;t know enough to get started and that one more book or one more conversation with somebody will make me prepared. I think at some point it stops being about learning and just becomes a delay tactic. <br /> <br /> You try to put as many obstacles in your path to getting started so that you never do get started. You might wonder why anyone would sabotage themselves like that but it&#039;s actually to protect ourselves from getting hurt by failure. If we never get started then we can say that we never failed at something. <br /> <br /> So, next time this happens to you just remember that you&#039;re as ready as you&#039;ll ever be and that time is of the essence since the longer you delay, the more likely it is that someone else will execute that idea and you&#039;ll be left with a lot of regrets. Fight the fear of failure!</div>

 

[BrandonAg]

<div class="bbWrapper">Justin - a wealth of information there! Thank you for that!! <br /> <br /> Darkside - It&#039;s true. There is no perfect time and now is better than never. <br /> <br /> speed for both of you. This is why I love this place..</div>

 

[FDJustin]

<div class="bbWrapper">Thanks, but JayKim&#039;s the one that deserves it. I was just passing on the link.<br /> <br /> Hmm. Looks like I didn&#039;t even welcome ya yet! So, welcome to the forums. <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-smile2.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></div>

 

[JayKim]

<div class="bbWrapper"><a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/general-business-discussion/3056-do-you-have-successful-entrepreneurial-premise.html" class="link link--internal">https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/ge...-have-successful-entrepreneurial-premise.html</a><br /> <br /> Legendary thread</div>

 

[BrandonAg]

<div class="bbWrapper">Jaykim..great link. I have had that bookmarked and go back to read it weekly! Thanks for the link above as well that you shared with Justin and he shared with me!</div>

 

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