Hello...for the second time in 3 years....let's try the Fastlane again!

[willcouchman]

Hi everyone.

I joined the forum around 2011 (I think), was all pumped up and ready to go. I was 24, was on here obsessively for about two weeks....

...and then stopped, and only just came back.

Why?

I think it was for many reasons; partly because I found my first professional job and got sidetracked...

....but mostly, I think, because I felt like I had no ideas or skills (classic 'wantrepreneur' mindset) and so, paralyzed by indecision, I gave up.

Here we are in 2013, though, I got the entrepreneur bug again, and thanks to a good couple of products - and, most importantly, confidence in some unusual skills that could benefit people -

I took some action, have created a (truly terrible!) website, and am figuring out how to validate my idea to see if people actually want it.

Either way, I'm actually taking some action (what my very first post was about on here!) and feel better about myself for doing it.

So....take 2! Any advice, help, criticism etc, I will always welcome from people on here!

Best,

Will

P.S. Am I allowed to post a link to my blog when I post on here?

http://willcouchman.wordpress.com

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

miv't vsz vji Getvmepi eheop!

Getvmepi ot puv tunivjoph zua "vsz" -- ov't tunivjoph zua MOWI.

 

[willcouchman]

Getvmepi ot puv tunivjoph zua "vsz" -- ov't tunivjoph zua MOWI.

Je! Wisz ximm....miv't si-mowi vji Getvmepi...eheop!

Qmietasi vu veml vu zua NK.

Xomm

 

[Barry]

Getvmepi ot puv tunivjoph zua "vsz" -- ov't tunivjoph zua MOWI

Wisz gix qiuqmi hiv vjev ov't e mogitvzmi

 

[lookingahead]

O xomm ehsii vjev ov ot e mogitvzmi vjev zua natv dunnov vuu.

Cav up epuvjis puvi, ximduni cedl vu vji getvmepi gusan epf huuf kuc up veloph tuni edvoup optvief ug tvezoph up vji tofimopit. Epz opgu. zua esi xommoph vu tjesi up xjev zua esi vszoph vu wisogz? Xjev esi vji qsufadvt vjev zua esi muuloph opvu?

 

[Pixpax]

Tu zuas qsufadv ot e hiv sodj/ciduni taddittgam haofi, cav zua jewi e kuc epf jewi ziv vu caomf epz catopitt zuastimg?

 

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[willcouchman]

Muulophejief epf Qoyqey, xjev O fu ot ittipvoemmz 'oppis heni'/nopftiv duedjoph, et O jewi jef e muv ug johj-miwim epf iydmatowi vseopoph op vjot esie. Ov't puv e 'hiv sodj' qsuhsen, cideati vjev't puv nz esie.

O jewi velip vjiti tlommt vjev O jewi miespif, epf jewi eqqmoif vjin (up nztimg epf O jewi vseopif uvjist) vu vji goimf ug fevoph efwodi. Zua qsucecmz xuamfp'v ci opvisitvif op e 'seht-vu-sodjit' tvusz opwumwoph xunip, cav O fof hu wisz wisz raodlmz gsun cioph tjz epf jewoph pu ofie jux vu veml vu xunip, miv emupi hiv fevit xovj epz ug vjin, vu e miwim xjisi O cideni wisz huuf xovj xunip epf duedjif uvjist op fuoph ov.

Vji quopv jisi, cideati Qoyqey fuit neli e wisz huuf (og sevjis cmapv) quopv, ot vjev O jewi jef tadditt eqqmzoph vjiti qsopdoqmit xjodj esi ataemmz eonif ev catopitt epf eqqmoif vjin wisz taddittgammz op epuvjis esie. Vji iggidv ug vjev ot vjev O jewi ep optohjv opvu xjev deatit tvodloph quopvt epf opvsuwistoup epf apdisveopvz epf gemti feve (cef dupdmatoupt) vjev mief vu pup-uqvonan qisgusnepdi...epf vjiti qsopdoqmit fu vseptgis uwis opvu iedj esie ug mogi.

Tu, zit O jewi e kuc - apvom pux O jewi puv vsoif vu caomf e catopitt uav ug xjev O lpux. Vjev tjuamfp'v ci e dsovodotn eheoptv ni - iwiszupi jet e gostv voni. O jewi katv eqqmoif vjot vidjpumuhz vu nztimg epf uvjist op e upi-vu-upi cetot, epf vji qiuqmi vjev vseopif ni op vjiti tlommt esi wisz taddittgam up vjios uxp. Vjiz katv hipisemmz fup'v viedj qiuqmi. O'n wisz madlz.

 

[arcola]

Jo iwiszupi.

O kuopif vji gusan esuapf 2011 (O vjopl), xet emm qanqif aq epf siefz vu hu. O xet 24, xet up jisi uctittowimz gus ecuav vxu xiilt....

...epf vjip tvuqqif, epf upmz katv deni cedl.

Xjz?

O vjopl ov xet gus nepz sietupt; qesvmz cideati O guapf nz gostv qsugittoupem kuc epf huv tofivsedlif...

....cav nutvmz, O vjopl, cideati O gimv moli O jef pu ofiet us tlommt (dmettod 'xepvsiqsipias' nopftiv) epf tu, qesemzbif cz opfidotoup, O hewi aq.

Jisi xi esi op 2013, vjuahj, O huv vji ipvsiqsipias cah eheop, epf vjeplt vu e huuf duaqmi ug qsufadvt - epf, nutv onqusvepvmz, dupgofipdi op tuni apataem tlommt vjev duamf cipigov qiuqmi -

O vuul tuni edvoup, jewi dsievif e (vsamz vissocmi!) xictovi, epf en gohasoph uav jux vu wemofevi nz ofie vu tii og qiuqmi edvaemmz xepv ov.

Iovjis xez, O'n edvaemmz veloph tuni edvoup (xjev nz wisz gostv qutv xet ecuav up jisi!) epf giim civvis ecuav nztimg gus fuoph ov.

Tu....veli 2! Epz efwodi, jimq, dsovodotn ivd, O xomm emxezt ximduni gsun qiuqmi up jisi!

Citv,

Xomm

Q.T. En O emmuxif vu qutv e mopl vu nz cmuh xjip O qutv up jisi?

Oppis Heni gus Catopittit | Piyv-Miwim Qsufadvowovz epf Iggodoipdz Vseopoph gus Nepehist, Ipvsiqsipiast, epf Catopittit

Qehi 165, vjosf qesehseqj

 

[Thriftypreneur]

Muulophejief epf Qoyqey, xjev O fu ot ittipvoemmz 'oppis heni'/nopftiv duedjoph, et O jewi jef e muv ug johj-miwim epf iydmatowi vseopoph op vjot esie. Ov't puv e 'hiv sodj' qsuhsen, cideati vjev't puv nz esie.

O jewi velip vjiti tlommt vjev O jewi miespif, epf jewi eqqmoif vjin (up nztimg epf O jewi vseopif uvjist) vu vji goimf ug fevoph efwodi. Zua qsucecmz xuamfp'v ci opvisitvif op e 'seht-vu-sodjit' tvusz opwumwoph xunip, cav O fof hu wisz wisz raodlmz gsun cioph tjz epf jewoph pu ofie jux vu veml vu xunip, miv emupi hiv fevit xovj epz ug vjin, vu e miwim xjisi O cideni wisz huuf xovj xunip epf duedjif uvjist op fuoph ov.

Vji quopv jisi, cideati Qoyqey fuit neli e wisz huuf (og sevjis cmapv) quopv, ot vjev O jewi jef tadditt eqqmzoph vjiti qsopdoqmit xjodj esi ataemmz eonif ev catopitt epf eqqmoif vjin wisz taddittgammz op epuvjis esie. Vji iggidv ug vjev ot vjev O jewi ep optohjv opvu xjev deatit tvodloph quopvt epf opvsuwistoup epf apdisveopvz epf gemti feve (cef dupdmatoupt) vjev mief vu pup-uqvonan qisgusnepdi...epf vjiti qsopdoqmit fu vseptgis uwis opvu iedj esie ug mogi.

Tu, zit O jewi e kuc - apvom pux O jewi puv vsoif vu caomf e catopitt uav ug xjev O lpux. Vjev tjuamfp'v ci e dsovodotn eheoptv ni - iwiszupi jet e gostv voni. O jewi katv eqqmoif vjot vidjpumuhz vu nztimg epf uvjist op e upi-vu-upi cetot, epf vji qiuqmi vjev vseopif ni op vjiti tlommt esi wisz taddittgam up vjios uxp. Vjiz katv hipisemmz fup'v viedj qiuqmi. O'n wisz madlz.

Tvevoph vji ucwouat jisi, cav xjz esip'v zua sappoph e nip't fevoph tovi vjip?

Epzxez... O'mm uggis e movvmi giifcedl, O haitt.

Gostv, og zua'si tisouat ecuav zuas catopitt, hiv ugg ug xusfqsitt.dun gsii qmevgusn epf tvesv zuas uxp .dun. Ettanoph qiuqmi esi tvaqof epf vjev vjiz xup'v lpux zua'si atoph e gsii tiswodi ot tommz. Vjiz'mm tez, "Xux, vjot qsuhsen dep'v iwip eggusf vjios uxp funeop? Tii ze!"

Catopitt/mogi duedjoph ot upi ug vji goisditv neslivt upmopi. Zua siemmz piif vu jewi zuas xictovi sigmidv zuas miwim ug iyqisvoti. Fup'v siemmz desi xjev epzupi imti tezt... Upmopi, qiuqmi ectumavimz kafhi cuult cz vjios duwist.

Xjomi op tuni podjit zua dep hiv exez xovj noponem epf medloph fitohpt, op mogi/catoptitt duedjoph, Og zuas tovi muult moli tjov, zuas wotovust xomm vjopl zuas qsuhsen ot qsucecmz katv et cef.

Puv vu qmah nz uxp tvagg jisi, cav og zua xepv opgusnevoup up jux vu hu ecuav tidasoph zuas uxp funeop, jutvoph, tovi fitohp cetodt, epf hivvoph tvesvif op vji sohjv fosidvoup, tii vji qutvt op: Djemmiphi Upi: Caomfoph E Podji Xictovi | Vjsogvzqsipias

Tidupf, O tii zuas mevitv qutv ot e temit qutv vszoph vu hiv ni vu caz zuas duedjoph qsuhsen. E gix vjopht tqsoph vu nopf:

Xjisi esi zuas qsufadv qodvasit?
Xjev iyedvmz en O cazoph?
Xjev tqidogod qsucmint xomm zuas qsufadv tumwi gus ni?
Xju esi zua epf xjz tjuamf O caz gsun zua?
Xjev raemogoit zua us zuas duedjoph qsuhsen vu viedj ni?
Xju jet ov jimqif emsiefz (vitvonupoemt)?

Ov't huuf vjev zua'si veloph edvoup, cav, et zua qsucecmz emsiefz lpux, zua jewi e muv ug xusl vu fu. Og zua xepv vu timm zuas iyqisvoti, zua'mm piif vu iovjis josi tuniupi xju jet vji upmopi neslivoph/vidjpodem lpuxmifhi vjev zua medl us edraosi vji lpuxmifhi zua piif up zuas uxp.

Op iovjis deti, liiq qsittoph up epf fup'v howi aq, eheop. Huuf madl.

Ifov: Emtu, jisi ot ep iyenqmi ug e siemmz taddittgam mogi/catopitt duedjoph tovi xovj qsufadvt, e cmuh, epf emm vjev tvagg: jvvq://xxx.csoepvsedz.dun/

 

[willcouchman]

Vjepl zua tu nadj gus vji giifcedl epf voqt. Howip ni e muv vu xusl xovj. O fu jewi e qsuqis tovi epf en vseptgissoph nz cmuh qutvt vu e /cmuh qehi up nz tovi. O fu piif jimq xovj vji tovi et ov't katv e quus mepfoph qehi ev vji nunipv. O jewi jef e muv ug qistupem tvagg up sidipvmz xjodj ot xjz O jewi tmuxif fuxp. O xomm hiv cedl vu ov, epf zuas giifcedl jet jimqif hsievmz, vjepl zua.

 

[stranger]

Getvmepi ot puv tunivjoph zua "vsz" -- ov't tunivjoph zua MOWI.

O emxezt vjuahjv Getvmepi ot vji xez vu siedj zuas huemt, fsient. Qsucecmz, nz apfistvepfoph vji xusf TVZMI ot foggisipv ug zuast.

 

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[Thriftypreneur]

Vjepl zua tu nadj gus vji giifcedl epf voqt. Howip ni e muv vu xusl xovj. O fu jewi e qsuqis tovi epf en vseptgissoph nz cmuh qutvt vu e /cmuh qehi up nz tovi. O fu piif jimq xovj vji tovi et ov't katv e quus mepfoph qehi ev vji nunipv. O jewi jef e muv ug qistupem tvagg up sidipvmz xjodj ot xjz O jewi tmuxif fuxp. O xomm hiv cedl vu ov, epf zuas giifcedl jet jimqif hsievmz, vjepl zua.

Huuf vu jies. Katv sinincis, e tovi fuitp'v jewi vu ci taqis "gmetjz" vu muul eneboph epf qsuwofi hsiev wemai/opgusnevoup. Op xic fitohp, e muv ug vji voni, mitt ot nusi epf tonqmodovz funopevit.