What's stopping you?

[E-Sharp]

I suffered from the same thing too. Try thinking what value can you offer a MARKET. Look at a specific market and create a product or service around that market. For example, look at the survival "niche" (it's a huge niche). I can think of dozens of things a particular survival person might want. When I started thinking about markets instead of products my mindset shifted.


Then, just get out there and start testing your ideas in the REAL market. Stop asking friends and family what they think because THEY DON'T KNOW. Only the market has your answers.

Jason, thanks so much for this feedback, this is very helpful! Very cool thread.

 

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[MTF]

No, I don't think thats true in terms of effort. Making a million bucks is hard, much harder than making $10k. However, making that $1m is much easier when you do find a NEED that's can scale without you. Then it's usually a matter of time and hard work to scale from $10k to $1m. It still isn't easy.


I would pick option B, every time. I, personally, would never go into a business that tops out at $15k a month. You're limiting yourself right off the bat. What I would do, if I was in a business like business A, is work on automating that to a point, get someone else to run it, and then work on a NEW business while using the income of the old business.

Thank you for your valuable reply, @JasonR. I appreciate it a lot. Rep transferred. I will follow your advice. Automating will be difficult (it's a business model that can't scale without me), but I can create a system so that it won't take a lot of time to maintain and will let me use the income for the new business until it becomes much more profitable than the old one.

 

[smarty]

Thanks for the links, I'm familiar with Dane and his idea extraction techniques, but the more I can learn, the better my attempts will be. My main issue is the negative mindset.

You need one partner or friend or create a team and work together. This is the best & quickest way I know that wil enable you to overcome personal limits. Last year I got to know one other guy who was so hungry to build software products but he was not a programmer, he was a hustler. I am a programmer so we got together and we are just about to finish our first product/startup and so far from out market feedback, will have high demand. We have to see this though.
Sometimes I can go days dragging things when I work on my own, but when we get working together in a table, we usually make significant progress., such as yesterday - and will continue over this weekend.

The other way to overcome bad mindset and your personal perceived limits, will be to go out and hustle, change your habits etc, but you will need connections anyways so the sooner you team up with someone,the better. Make sure they are highly motivated and won't let you down though.

 

[JaxAttacks]

Wish I could say something other than "me." I don't know what my problem is. I feel like I'm making progress, just slower than molasses. I have a lot of mindset issues to figure out but I can't find most of the "leaks" on my own. Two of the main things are lack of confidence and laziness. Ugh, I hate myself sometimes.

 

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[BaraQueenbee]

The replies are AMAZING, touching and make you think. Great thread.

@LateStarter , good writing about the fear, I can relate to several things the writer wrote, thank you for sharing some thoughts on that.

@JasonR Following following, so much insight. Thanks!

 

[GuestUser156]

Not enough referrals and repeat business, yet.

But we're only 7 months in, so I'm not worried.

We close new clients almost every week and most of them buy enough for 12 months.

Looking forward to receive reorders in 2016 .

 

[domi99]

Thanks @JasonR for this thread. People like you are the reason I bought the INSIDERS subscription.

For me it's the lack of self-confidence. Ever since I've been a small child I was told how important it is to get a "proper job". Well, that's exactly what I did. My current job makes me around $100k a year, however I really F*cking hate it.

For some reason it seems that I can't get rid of what I have been taught, i.e. on a subconscious level. Whenever I think about businesses that little voice in my head is keep telling me to stick to my job.

Who knows, I might just have to stop being a pussy....

 

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[Atticus24]

I'm in the same boat as you @domi99, over 100k a year, in a good position, I'm literally sitting in the control tower barking orders at people haha but, I F*cking hate it. Something inside me is burning to get out but I do not know exactly how to execute it.

I have a patent pending on a safety enhancing item I dreamt up to apply to the industry I work in and many others, but I literally just started aiming at a patent yesterday, so no word back yet clearly as its a weekend.

My main goal is my own business, whether e commerce of a product I am the creator of, or of other goods, something passive so I can drain the ideas out of my head as they come and pursue many different angles of helping others and industries lacking in different areas.

Always dreaming
Always thinking.

Just need to find a way to put a tap on those ideas and dreams and pour them into jars to distribute to the masses and solve many current day issues including my own.

Keep up the insightful work on the forum guys and gals, not a day goes by that I don't check in and read posts now that I've read TMF and signed up here.

Cheers [emoji5]


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[Bouncing Soul]

Opportunity cost. I quit my job but am being pulled back to a previous competitor with an offer of good money. Having a hard time saying no...Just started a thread about it on the inside.

 

[twdavis]

WELL...where to begin..

Summer of 2013 I was fed up with my fast food manager job and began looking online for "quick ways to get rich".....LOL

SO I stumbled upon The Millionaire Fastlane . Read it and was, at first, shocked that my conventional upbringing and ways of thinking were being challenged, but at the same time it excited and invigorated me.

It told me "Slow down, look around, there is another way".

Started a drop-shipping site focused on selling area rugs, and tried to drive all the sales with Google Product Listing and ads. Yeah...sooo not profitable lol. So then I decided to be stupid and start a new site focused on modern-styled furniture and decor after doing some research. I actually did quite well with that site at first, I did around $9000 in sales during my first 2 months, then $1500, then $750, and so on....eventually had to shut that site down.

I should've known that when Hayneedle and AllModern/WayFair were my biggest competitors, I had no chance to compete.

Nice part of it was that I had no debt.

This was early 2014.

So, I really began looking on this forum in earnest around June of last year, and kept jumping around from idea to idea, eventually decided I would get started flipping Craigslist---->eBay to get funds together to move to Arizona and start a direct to consumer business. Well, the eBay thing went ok for a while, except I had quit my job quite early on, then the eBay thing slowed down (I live in an area with not a lot of products to source on CL). I ran out of money, became very broke (this was fall of 2014), became very deeply depressed throughout much of the winter because I couldn't find a solid locked-down reliable source of income or job anywhere ( I did do light insurance sales for a few months, cold calling, so I have experience there), basically my family told me I was lazy and worthless for not going to college, and to quit playing games with "that stupid dream you have".


Funny thing about my family telling me this is they've all been working at factories in the same old town for their entire lives, and yet they try to purport to me that they know what the road to success is.

Whatever.

My mother is not a "fastlane mindset" type of person, even remotely, and she doesn't think they way we do because she was raised in that old era.



Sooooo, February of this year, I find a new decently paying job (decent for Western PA at least) taking care of the mentally ill. I enjoyed the work and it allowed me to get caught up on my bills (I basically almost lost my car when unemployed).


So NOW, I'm free of debt and ready to try something new, but my environment is depressing and not positive or forward thinking at all.

I realize that probably sounds like an excuse, but western PA is cold, depressing, where I live is completely in the middle of nowhere. I live about 45 minutes north of Pittsburgh and while I could go there just about any time I need to, and I love the Burgh, it's not where I ultimately want to be. I want to be out west in Arizona or California. I'm much more motivated being around other successful people and in better weather.


I also find myself constantly stressing myself out because I feel like I should've achieved a ton and be driving a Lambo and flashing my Amex Centurion at nightclubs. I have always pushed myself, but I feel now more than ever that I should be going full-blast to achieve as fast as possible to enjoy my money while I'm still young. Argh.



As we speak, I am looking at opportunities in the direct-marketing space and I'm also toying with the idea at making a serious run at affiliate marketing (however I want to build something which I can eventually sell).

I'm also currently saving funds and I plan to make a trip to Scottsdale around January to check out the scene, but I can't decide if I want to go ahead and come for a visit and then make a return trip for the Fastlane Meetup, or what to do.

Ideally I would be moved in and settled by the time Fastlane Meetup rolls around, that way I'll already be living in town.




TLDR: Basically at 20 years old, I started a couple drop shipping sites in late 2013, they were not profitable at all (shocker), tried through 2014 to dabble in various things, became poor, depressed, and now had to spend most of 2015 paying off debt, getting caught up. A lot of action faking, not a lot of actual action. I'm basically a professional wantreprenuer. I have cold-calling experience and I'm not afraid to pick up the phone. Pretty good ecommerce experience. Ultimate goal would be to start a full startup. Looking to move to Arizona soon or at least make a trip to check it out/come to Fastlane Meetup.

 

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[phenom4hire]

Nothing. Its not a matter of if but when. I have already made 10 times the progress that I had before and I am becoming more confident in my idea and efforts. I will get sales. There is no if for me this time. It will happen and I will be responsible for it.

 

[Disobey]

Fear...ah the motivational driver that stops us from doing anything. Did you ever realize Fear is imaginary? It's all made up in your head. If you fail, what are 'they' going to do? Take your birthday away? Are you going to DIE? If someone thinks "oh that guy is just trying to make money" - why do YOU care? We are ALL trying to make money. And that's OK. Making money off the value you deliver (as MJ does off of this book and this forum) is a GOOD thing.


There is a safety net beneath your feet - you just can't see it. It's OK to fail. Believe in yourself, and take a leap of faith. Hell, I'd love to hear what business you started, or what product you attempted to sell, and failed. I can relate. Send me your failure stories!

First of all I'd like to thank you for spending a part of your valuable time to help us out. Much appreciated!

As for failure stories, well I don't have many of them to share and they're not really worth telling, I'm your average wantrepreneur. I tried my hand primarly at oldschool businesses (basic services) and it didn't turn out too well mostly because I was chasing money more than I was trying to bring value to people. Most of those were attempts at building myself a better job anyway. Looks like I wasn't desperate enough to lose that 22K/year job of mine though.

I love the e-commerce and importing model and would really like to own such businesses but it looks so overcrowded already. I don't want to join the "me-too" bandwagon importing the first shiny object they find on alibaba just to later compete on price. Thankfully, guys like Vigilante and Biophase have left enough breadcrumbs (or should i say gold nuggets?) behind them and it's really starting to build a clearer vision in my mind. The road is still long and foggy though but I'll get past the fears and the scarcity mindset.

My first reply to your intial post was going to be two pages long. It was a long list of the typical excuses that have been repeated countless times (no idea/money etc etc). After re-reading it a few times though I noticed it all boiled down to only one single word. Fear.
As you said, fear is imaginary. That doesn't mean it's going to disappear all of a sudden, but it's a good start.

Thank you.

 

[JasonR]

Wish I could say something other than "me." I don't know what my problem is. I feel like I'm making progress, just slower than molasses. I have a lot of mindset issues to figure out but I can't find most of the "leaks" on my own. Two of the main things are lack of confidence and laziness. Ugh, I hate myself sometimes.

If you have a desire to change yourself, I would suggest taking an intro to NLP course. I think it's NLP.com - they do them all around the country. I think it's like $99 or something, and it just might be completely life changing for you.

They will upsell you on some very high ticket courses, which you can just say no too.

Half of the aspiring entrepreneur problems are mindset issues. Your business wont' grow unless you grow as a person.

Not enough referrals and repeat business, yet.

But we're only 7 months in, so I'm not worried.

We close new clients almost every week and most of them buy enough for 12 months.

Looking forward to receive reorders in 2016

Seem like you got it figured out.

Have you tried asking your customers/clients for referrals or incentivizing them to do so?

Thanks @JasonR for this thread. People like you are the reason I bought the INSIDERS subscription.

For me it's the lack of self-confidence. Ever since I've been a small child I was told how important it is to get a "proper job". Well, that's exactly what I did. My current job makes me around $100k a year, however I really F*cking hate it.

For some reason it seems that I can't get rid of what I have been taught, i.e. on a subconscious level. Whenever I think about businesses that little voice in my head is keep telling me to stick to my job.

Who knows, I might just have to stop being a pussy....

Golden Handcuffs man. Now that I've traveled the world a little bit, I would rather make $35k a year and be free of an office/cubicle/corporate wheelhouse. I'd rather build my own business while eating peanuts then help someone build his.

That being said, doesn't mean you can't start while you're making a good income. Money is not an excuse for you.

Self-confidence is something that build through time, particularly with business. It's that ever "afraid of failure" sort of thing. And that's ok. Feel the fear, and do it anyways.

Proper jobs are bullshit.

So, I'm pretty careful who I surround myself with. A 24 year old kit hit me up, and told me he quit his job, moved from the UK to Bali to start his business (he happened to be love surfing). Now he's living in my Villa and we're both building businesses. Was he scared? Yah. He did it anyway. If he fails...so what? He'll try again, until he gets it right.

Also, stop calling yourself a pussy.

I'm in the same boat as you @domi99, over 100k a year, in a good position, I'm literally sitting in the control tower barking orders at people haha but, I F*cking hate it. Something inside me is burning to get out but I do not know exactly how to execute it.

I have a patent pending on a safety enhancing item I dreamt up to apply to the industry I work in and many others, but I literally just started aiming at a patent yesterday, so no word back yet clearly as its a weekend.

There you go. You hate it. Use that as fuel to launch your product and business. As humans, there are only things that motivate us, moving towards pleasure or moving away from pain. You're moving away from your job...what's your move towards?

Have you heard of a provisional patent? Read Stephen Key's One Simple Idea. You can get one in probably 1-3 months and get your product in the open market pretty quick. It's the way to go IMHO

Opportunity cost. I quit my job but am being pulled back to a previous competitor with an offer of good money. Having a hard time saying no...Just started a thread about it on the inside.

If a competitor wants you that badly, wouldn't you think they may have reason to be scared of you?

I realize that probably sounds like an excuse, but western PA is cold, depressing, where I live is completely in the middle of nowhere. I live about 45 minutes north of Pittsburgh and while I could go there just about any time I need to, and I love the Burgh, it's not where I ultimately want to be. I want to be out west in Arizona or California. I'm much more motivated being around other successful people and in better weather.


I also find myself constantly stressing myself out because I feel like I should've achieved a ton and be driving a Lambo and flashing my Amex Centurion at nightclubs. I have always pushed myself, but I feel now more than ever that I should be going full-blast to achieve as fast as possible to enjoy my money while I'm still young. Argh.

As we speak, I am looking at opportunities in the direct-marketing space and I'm also toying with the idea at making a serious run at affiliate marketing (however I want to build something which I can eventually sell).

Dude! Get out. If you're unhappy where you live, them move. Who cares what everyone else says?

Don't beat yourself up man. You've TRIED a lot of things, and been successful with a few, albeit small things. This is where success starts. With trial and error. Don't beat yourself up.

Did you ever think you were putting too much pressure on yourself? As humans, we're wired to think of things as EVENT. Like..getting rich is an EVENT. It's not, it's a process. For most, it takes 5, 10, 15 YEARS of hard work and constant trial and error. Stop putting so much pressure on yourself. Start delighting in the things you've accomplished

The great thing about the internet - that's changed EVERYTHING -is that you can build business AND have freedom at the same time.

This forum tends to shit on Affiliate marketers, but I know a handful of VERY successful people who started with AM. It's a great gateway drug to online business. It's F*cking hard though, so be prepared.

Whatever you choose to do, focus on ONE thing.

It will happen and I will be responsible for it.

This...so much this. This is a winning attitude.

Fear.
As you said, fear is imaginary.

Fear is only as real as you make it.

The funny thing is, the more times you attempt the thing that you fear, the less scary it becomes.

 

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[MJ DeMarco]

Marked Notable... potential GOLD. Wasn't sure anyone would admit their shortcomings, but they are!

 

[wrighj03]

Coding. Every time I dig a little deeper I find more to learn which is good and frustrating at the same time. Started with a book about HTML CSS and then JavaScript. But the PHP is a little more difficult to grasp. I'm having trouble getting the server and MySql working on my computer.
I have tons of ideas though from past frustrations in my life.

 

[The-J]

You're right.

I know I could scale it but it would require (1) a lot of time and (2) continuous future time commitments. I'd be working a job for a while, and I know I'd be unable to get proper funding for what amounts to a niche service business. Do I really want to work 12 hours a day, 6-7 days a week, for several years just to earn $20k/month? I'd rather do $20k/year working much less.

I'll work it for as long as I need to, then get the F*ck out. I've learned enough in this business (which is more of a job than anything)Thanks for the advice. Rep+

 

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[Eos]

What is stopping you, right now, from starting your business?

Lack of capital, I have some cash - around £700 and a £1000 line of credit but I am basically freelancing so my income may dissapear and I am debt to family.
+ lack of other Ideas.
I am considering whether to use the spare time to acquire more clients and start a marketing services company, this is not so scalable or passive but with my current financial position and spare capacity seems like a good option.

What is stopping you from making your first sale?

Questioning whether the agency model is the best. IMO it really isn't but I don't see how I can start something else in the next 6 months this aside and I am desperate to make progress.

What is stopping you from making the leap?

The above uncertainties. Do not want to commit to acquiring clients only to have second thoughts and drop them.
I also don't want to create additional tie downs as I dream of having the systemised, passive business and going to asia for a while like you.

If you've already started your business, what's stopping you from quitting your job?

N/A

What is stopping from doubling your revenues and profits?

N/A

I want to know the answers. We can help you. Go.[/QUOTE]

 

[Eos]

You're right.

I know I could scale it but it would require (1) a lot of time and (2) continuous future time commitments. I'd be working a job for a while, and I know I'd be unable to get proper funding for what amounts to a niche service business. Do I really want to work 12 hours a day, 6-7 days a week, for several years just to earn $20k/month? I'd rather do $20k/year working much less.

I'll work it for as long as I need to, then get the F*ck out. I've learned enough in this business (which is more of a job than anything)Thanks for the advice. Rep+

Seems like we are in a similar position...

 

[The Autobahn]

Lack of Marketing.. getting sales !!!
If you have enough traffic you could even sell crap products( Which isnt the goal). But for reference some kickstarter products were crap, but they were sucessfully funded.

 

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[Choate]

23, living at home, only bill is student loans which is $900 per month co-signed with my grandmother, only have $3k signed up. Parents are highly against me quitting job to work on business full time, or even start anything. They both work for themselves and don't have "benefits" like I do working at my job - namely, health insurance. I don't feel like I can work part time on a business the same time as my job. I cold call for car/home insurance right now and I am pretty successful at it, #3 in my company but it is draining. I want to give it my all on my own business but feel held back from working at my job. I have no customers/sales/anything yet, not even a validated concept. Feel like I could go 0-60 though pretty quickly if I could dedicate 100% of my time to it. Just feel stuck; can't leave the job due to student loan/benefits, and as a result, not making any progress in my entrepreneurial pursuits. First time in a pretty comfy office environment but its very negative, most coworkers always complain about management bearing down on us, negatively restructuring bonus, customers are very negative and cuss us out a lot, and managers constantly breathing down your neck on staying on the phone. Then the coaching calls about how to do our jobs better (I'm all about improving but I feel like it doesn't help). Need to leave the cube.

 

[GuestUser156]

Seem like you got it figured out.

Have you tried asking your customers/clients for referrals or incentivizing them to do so?

Thank you. We need to get better at this.

I'll call up a few clients tomorrow and ask them, if they know anyone who would be interested in our products.

 

[JaxAttacks]

Rep ++ Thanks for your reply and all the value/wisdom you bring to the forum.

 

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[blackbrich]

Myself shooting down possible ideas before I even test them.
If it involves something I don't particularly care to do I'll rationalize why it could never work and I'd be wasting time... Then I proceed to waste time with random F*ckery.

Tapatalk を使用して私の SPH-L720 から送信

 

[Rachel Akito]

Money and time are the things that are stopping me to keep going. I cannot afford to borrow money and at the same time, my time is so precious because I am dedicating it entirely to my husband and son.

But I want to have my own identity and start a business. I am just afraid to try because i might lose the privilieges of being a good mother once I try pursuing my dream.

 

[JasonR]

Coding. Every time I dig a little deeper I find more to learn which is good and frustrating at the same time. Started with a book about HTML CSS and then JavaScript. But the PHP is a little more difficult to grasp. I'm having trouble getting the server and MySql working on my computer.
I have tons of ideas though from past frustrations in my life.

What are learning to code for?

Questioning whether the agency model is the best. IMO it really isn't but I don't see how I can start something else in the next 6 months this aside and I am desperate to make progress.

I'm not exactly sure what you mean by "agency" model - but if it's based on your time it probably isn't the best model. You want a business that can scale and grow without you.

Lack of Marketing.. getting sales !!!
If you have enough traffic you could even sell crap products( Which isnt the goal). But for reference some kickstarter products were crap, but they were sucessfully funded.

This isn't necessarily true. Sure, you can sell a crap product with slick marketing, but those sorts of businesses don't last. That being said, I believe marketing as the number one thing you should learn and focus on as a new Entrepreneur. I met a very successful Entreprenur, who's mentor is Jay Abraham. I asked him if he could do it all over again and give his 20-year old self one piece of advise, what would it be? He said: learn and master marketing.

Parents are highly against me quitting job to work on business full time, or even start anything. They both work for themselves and don't have "benefits" like I do working at my job - namely, health insurance. I don't feel like I can work part time on a business the same time as my job. I cold call for car/home insurance right now and I am pretty successful at it, #3 in my company but it is draining.

From the outside looking in, it looks like your situation is very toxic. If you stay in the same situation, I would be you won't make much progress for several years. I would consider moving to a different city, and at the very least surrounding yourself with completely new, entrepreneurial people.

Myself shooting down possible ideas before I even test them.
If it involves something I don't particularly care to do I'll rationalize why it could never work and I'd be wasting time... Then I proceed to waste time with random F*ckery.

I had the same problem. What worked for me, is seeing what sort of things people were selling that I'd never buy. Once you realize consumer behavior is usually very different than your own behavior, is when you can push yourself to actually test things in the market. Try and stop dismissing every idea you have.

I initially dismissed what I thought was a simple idea, because of my own self limiting beliefs, yet it made me a very significant amount of money. Lesson learned!

Money and time are the things that are stopping me to keep going. I cannot afford to borrow money and at the same time, my time is so precious because I am dedicating it entirely to my husband and son.

But I want to have my own identity and start a business. I am just afraid to try because i might lose the privilieges of being a good mother once I try pursuing my dream.

Money may be easier to get than you imagine. However, if you don't dedicate the TIME - the money won't do you any good.

I had a hard time starting a business and keeping a girlfriend. But...I just got back from a business conference where several couples managed to start successful businesses AND travel at the same time. It's very possible, but something will have to be sacrificed. Perhaps your hobbies, your free time, etc. Maybe your husband will need keep your son entertained while you work, and when your husband is working you'll have to take care of your son.

Have you thought about getting your husband involved in starting a business WITH you?

 

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[Deceiver]

This isn't necessarily true. Sure, you can sell a crap product with slick marketing, but those sorts of businesses don't last. That being said, I believe marketing as the number one thing you should learn and focus on as a new Entrepreneur. I met a very successful Entreprenur, who's mentor is Jay Abraham. I asked him if he could do it all over again and give his 20-year old self one piece of advise, what would it be? He said: learn and master marketing.

Hi Jason, Thank you for the time and the wisdom you're putting into this thread.
What ways/methods/books/sites/resources would you "use" to learn and master marketing in the most rapid and efficient way?
I'm currently reading the books of the Gary Halbert Copywriting Challenge, do you think this one is OK or there is a better way to learn it?

 

[safff]

I feel like my problem with my latest venture is getting out there. First hurdle syndrome.. Web sales are new to me, so I'm trying to overcome how best to market, trying new things, strategy and general reach however am confident when I over come that things will pick up with a big amount of opportunity moving forwards. Feedback hasn't been bad but has been very limited and therein lies the main problem so far.

The other problem is due to lack of experience in this area, knowing how long to persist.

 

[sQri]

Thanks @JasonR for putting time and effort in this thread.

For me, there are a few stopping points.

First, I don't have the right business idea to execute.
I've beginning to write two books, but never published or even finished them.
Than, I was thinking about renting out magic cards (https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/threads/rent-your-mtg-cards.59823/) which I've never started, because the idea was not feasible after I've talked to some guys in the german Magic community.

Right now, I've started buying (and not yet) selling Magic cards to earn some starting money for future enterprises.

Second, I'm kinda uncomfortable about the business topic with my girlfriend. She is a typical Slowlaner, thinking working in a job is the right way. We have never talked about this fastlane stuff and the mindset.

Third, and I think most important, I'm a litte bit lazy and get distracted easily, esp. in watching TV, I always find something to watch.

Right now, I'm unemployed and earning unemployment benefit, so I'm in the situation, that I have a lot of free time. That's obviously something I want to change, but this means, I don't have the pressure, that I have to do something to pay my bills.

 

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[Joe Middleton]

I did found a management profiler on monday. My biggest challenge has been making sure the day to day running of my business has been in line with our strategic planning.

There's a tendency to focus on small menial tasks and ignore key priorities, answering emails instead of creating something that drives client growth.

 

[twdavis]

Dude! Get out. If you're unhappy where you live, them move. Who cares what everyone else says?

Don't beat yourself up man. You've TRIED a lot of things, and been successful with a few, albeit small things. This is where success starts. With trial and error. Don't beat yourself up.

Did you ever think you were putting too much pressure on yourself? As humans, we're wired to think of things as EVENT. Like..getting rich is an EVENT. It's not, it's a process. For most, it takes 5, 10, 15 YEARS of hard work and constant trial and error. Stop putting so much pressure on yourself. Start delighting in the things you've accomplished

The great thing about the internet - that's changed EVERYTHING -is that you can build business AND have freedom at the same time.

This forum tends to shit on Affiliate marketers, but I know a handful of VERY successful people who started with AM. It's a great gateway drug to online business. It's F*cking hard though, so be prepared.

Whatever you choose to do, focus on ONE thing.

Oh I absolutely plan to get out, dude. I sat a few weeks ago and said to myself "I am literally miserable. If I don't do what I need to do very soon to get the hell out of here, I will end up looking back in 30+ years and being miserable til my grave".

It was with that, that I decided I would save every possible penny between now and the end of January, take my W2 refund, and move across the country.


What's the worst that could happen? I get there and end up living in my car/couchsurfing for a week or 2? I can deal with that.


I think you may recall me asking you through PM a few diff times last year if you could side-license me on your ecommerce solution lol.

Also, as for putting too much pressure on myself, yes I absolutely do, but I can't stop. It's because I've never really been treated well by my family because I'm mixed black/white, made all kinds of comments, etc and I didn't have good high school years. Its as if I'm pressuring myself to be rich as soon as possible to enjoy my money young, but also to prove things to people in my life and have a sense of self-worth/accomplishment that they will likely never have.

The former is the wrong way to look at it, the latter is probably not as bad.