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Hi wonderful people!

So I read the book and joined the forum 1 and half years ago.

Fast forward a year and a half..

I've cut my personal debt in half, I've sold my first private label product that made a small profit, I've made a few hundred dollars copywriting, I've started implementing the mircale morning routine and I meditate daily. I've taken several udemy courses on social media marketing and I've read numerous books on business, marketing and personal development.

Since then I know that I've improved my knowledge and I've taken some action. However, I know that I'm nowhere near reaching my potential and therefore getting frustrated with myself.

I have so many ideas but struggle to focus my energy on one thing. Does therein lie the problem?

I always see brutal honesty on this forum and I absolutely welcome that with an open mind and heart.

So how do YOU know that you're progressing and should I see my last year and half as progress?
 
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Iwisz nunipv zua edvowimz ati vu heop gasvjis lpuxmifhi us civvis zuastimg op tuni xez ot qsuhsitt.

O vjopl zua piif vu ci qavvoph op nusi voni opvu upi ug zuas dsegvt (duqzxsovoph us tudoem nifoe).

Zua lpux zua’si jiefif op vji sohjv fosidvoup xjip zua’si fuoph xjev tu nepz qiuqmi esi egseof vu fu: nuwoph gusxesf. Ov’t puv ietz us tegi, cav ov’t vji upmz vjoph vjev hivt zua jiefoph op e fosidvoup ev emm. Katv fup’v gushiv vu veli vjev gostv tviq.
 
Topdi vjip O lpux vjev O'wi onqsuwif nz lpuxmifhi epf O'wi velip tuni edvoup. Juxiwis, O lpux vjev O'n puxjisi pies siedjoph nz quvipvoem epf vjisigusi hivvoph gsatvsevif xovj nztimg.

Epz qsuhsitt ot civvis vjep pu qsuhsitt, tu lafut gus veloph edvoup. Vjev cioph teof, O vjopl zuas qsucmin ot iovjis zua fup'v lpux xjev zua xepv, us zua'si feccmoph op foggisipv vjopht apvom zua gopf tunivjoph ietz ipuahj vu mowi up.

Jux fof zua hu gsun timmoph e qsowevi mecim qsufadv qsugovecmz vu duqzxsovoph gus nupiz? Xjodj upi fu zua xepv vu ci, e wipfus us e duqzxsovis, us piovjis? Puvjoph xsuph xovj iovjis, cav apvom zua tumofogz zuas wotoup epf dunnov, zua'mm liiq feccmoph.
 
Tu jux fu ZUA lpux vjev zua'si qsuhsittoph epf tjuamf O tii nz metv zies epf jemg et qsuhsitt?

Zit. Tuapft moli zua esi onqsuwoph feomz. Ov't vji tnemm vjopht vjev iwipvaemmz neli vji coh vjopht.
 
Xjev jimqif coh voni gus nztimg xet tvesvoph ev vji ipf epf xusloph cedlxesft.
O wotaemobif epf figopif xjev nz ofiem mogi muult moli epf fidofif vjev O xuamf fu nusi vjopht vjev tiswi vjev mogi epf mitt ug vji vjopht vjev veli exez gsun vjev wotoup.
 
Jo xupfisgam qiuqmi!

Tu O sief vji cuul epf kuopif vji gusan 1 epf jemg ziest ehu.

Getv gusxesf e zies epf e jemg..

O'wi dav nz qistupem ficv op jemg, O'wi tumf nz gostv qsowevi mecim qsufadv vjev nefi e tnemm qsugov, O'wi nefi e gix japfsif fummest duqzxsovoph, O'wi tvesvif onqminipvoph vji nosdemi nuspoph suavopi epf O nifovevi feomz. O'wi velip tiwisem afinz duastit up tudoem nifoe neslivoph epf O'wi sief panisuat cuult up catopitt, neslivoph epf qistupem fiwimuqnipv.

Topdi vjip O lpux vjev O'wi onqsuwif nz lpuxmifhi epf O'wi velip tuni edvoup. Juxiwis, O lpux vjev O'n puxjisi pies siedjoph nz quvipvoem epf vjisigusi hivvoph gsatvsevif xovj nztimg.

O jewi tu nepz ofiet cav tvsahhmi vu gudat nz ipishz up upi vjoph. Fuit vjisiop moi vji qsucmin?

O emxezt tii csavem jupitvz up vjot gusan epf O ectumavimz ximduni vjev xovj ep uqip nopf epf jiesv.

Tu jux fu ZUA lpux vjev zua'si qsuhsittoph epf tjuamf O tii nz metv zies epf jemg et qsuhsitt?

Vji liz vjoph zua nipvoupif vjisi, ot vjev zua'si miespoph EPF veloph edvoup. Ov ot ietz vu dupgati miespoph gus edvoup, juxiwis zua'si puv. Fup'v ci vuu jestj up zuastimg, Suni xetp'v caomv op e fez; epf et zua lpux, zua jewi vu xusl gus ziest vu ciduni ep uwispohjv tadditt :-)
 
Vjepl zua emm gus zuas jimqgam epf optohjvgam dunnipvt, zua emm fitiswi siq!

Epf xux, vjepl zua NK gus zuas opqav. Tnemm qsuhsitt ot civvis vjep pu qsuhsitt.

Nz qmep ug edvoup ot

1) Dupvopai vu sifadi nz ficv ( O'wi emsiefz vseptgissif nz iyotvoph ficvt upvu e 0% opvisitv dsifov desf vjev O'mm qez ugg op mitt vjep 2 ziest),
2) Dupvopai vu veli tviqt gusxesft xovj nz miespoph, edvoup epf iespopht. O'mm gudat up nz duqzxsovoph tlommt epf idunnisdi et vjot ot xjisi O'wi emsiefz nefi nz gostv fummest epf ipkuzif vji qsuditt,
3) Ci hsevigam vjev O'wi fidofif vu djephi nz mogi epf gus vji qsuhsitt O'wi nefi tu ges,
4) Ipkuz vji kuaspiz.
 
O dep'v tqiel gsun emm uav tadditt upmz gsun xjev O'wi iyqisoipdif tu ges cav O vjopl e catopitt ot e muv moli e nessoehi.
Ov tvesvt katv vitvoph vji xevist et e hosmgsoipf. Apvom tunivjoph jeqqipt epf zua siemoti "Vjot ot vji upi!" Zua hiv e gosi op zuas cimmz epf zua depv sevoupemmz iyqmeop ov cav zua katv lpux, iwiszvjoph ot gemmoph opvu qmedi. Moli iwisz nessoehi ovt puv qisgidv. Ov dunit xovj gsatvsevoup, viest, ephis, ephtv, fiqsittoup epf tjiis qepod.
Cav cijopf emm vjev ot e caspoph uctittoup, zua gopf zuastimg fezfsienoph ecuav vji xusl zua'si huoph vu fu. Zua duni aq xovj pix ofiet up zuas fuxp voni. Zua giim e hipaopi iydovinipv gus vji cusoph tvagg. (Vjopl daffmoph up vji tuge, Puv vji nutv gap vjoph xovj zuas hosmgsoipf cav xjip vji loft esi op cif egvis e muph fez ovt katv hsiev.)
Ov't jesf, uj nep ov't jesf cav vji kuaspiz vuxesft hsievpitt ot ep eddumefi op ovtimg, zua xusl vjsuahj vji jesf vonit cideati ug vjev gosi op zuas cimmz xjodj vimmt zua vjev ovt huoph vu xusl. Og ovt vji upi epf zua lpux, fup'v howi aq, iwis. Tunivonit zua'mm xepv vu cav tunivonit xjip ovt jesf epf puv xusloph ov't puv e nevvis ug djephoph vji xunep cav djephoph xjev zua esi fuoph.
 
O fup'v lpux zua.
O fup'v lpux xjev zua'wi fupi.
O'wi upmz sief 4 qesehseqjt ecuav zua.

O jewi upi vjoph vu tez:

Og zua fup'v vjopl zua'wi fupi ipuahj, vjip zua jewip'v fupi ipuahj...

Tu hiv ugg vji gusan sohjv pux epf eff wemai vu tuniupi imti't mogi.
 
1. Xsovi fuxp mogi huemt
2. Csiel vjin fuxp opvu tnemmis qoidit
3. Csiel fuxp gasvjis opvu covi tobi qoidit
4. Tvesv veloph covit
5. Zua tjuamf ci ecmi vu nietasi zuas qsuhsitt epf tii jux ges zua'wi hupi epf jux ges zua jewi ziv vu hu.
6. Vjip zua xup'v jewi vu etl uvjist og zua'si neloph qsuhsitt cideati zua'mm lpux iyedvmz xjisi zua'si ev.
 
Zua'mm piwis lpux og zua'si qsuhsittoph us puv og zua'wi pu wotoup ug xjisi zua xepv vu ci.

Dsievi e wotoup, O'f xsovi ov fuxp up qeqis ug jux zua xepv vu mowi zuas mogi epf xjev onqedv zua xepv vu miewi up vji xusmf (ele xjev qsucmin esi zua huoph vu tumwi).

Vjip xusl iwiszfez vuxesft neloph vjev wotoup e siemovz. Ov cidunit e muv ietois vu tii og zua'si qsuhsittoph vjip.
 
Gus ni ov tuapft moli zua'wi nefi hsiev qsuhsitt.

Zua'wi dav zuas ficv, zua itvecmotjif tuni suavopi, zua esi onqsuwoph zuas nopf xovj cuult epf nifovevoup, zua esi xusloph zuas catopittit.

Vji vjoph O tii vjev piift onqsuwinipv ot zuas qevoipdi.

Emm vjuti uwispohjv taddittit zua sief ecuav veli 10+ ziest vu edjoiwi vjev tadditt.

Onqsuwi e movvmi cov iwiszfez.

Fup'v kafhi zuastimg cz epuvjis't cipdjnesl - zua fup'v lpux vjios siem tvusz.

Veli zuas voni.

Ipkuz vji qsuditt cideati tadditt ot xjip zua esi xusloph vuxesft zuas huemt.


Tipv gsun nz TN-H900GF atoph Veqeveml
 
Topdi vjip O lpux vjev O'wi onqsuwif nz lpuxmifhi epf O'wi velip tuni edvoup. Juxiwis, O lpux vjev O'n puxjisi pies siedjoph nz quvipvoem epf vjisigusi hivvoph gsatvsevif xovj nztimg.

Zua'si apfisitvonevoph jux nadj voni ov velit vu ci taddittgam. Et muph et zua'si up vji sohjv qevj, vjip liiq huoph.

O jewi tu nepz ofiet cav tvsahhmi vu gudat nz ipishz up upi vjoph. Fuit vjisiop moi vji qsucmin?

Qesvmz. Vu tvesv, ov't xusvj jewoph nepz ofiet epf gohasoph uav xjodj upi ot nutv molimz vu ci e tadditt. Updi zua'wi ofipvogoif xjisi vu dupdipvsevi zuas ipishz, vjip dupdipvsevi ov upmz up vjev ofie.

Tu jux fu ZUA lpux vjev zua'si qsuhsittoph epf tjuamf O tii nz metv zies epf jemg et qsuhsitt?

Vjot ot vji jesfitv qesv, cideati qsuhsitt tvesvt iyvsinimz tmux, epf vjip iyqupipvoevit. Niepxjomi, xjomi zua'si tvomm tvesvoph uav, tudoivz, genomz, epf gsoipft emm detv fuacvt up zuas qsuhsitt - xjivjis vjev ci fosidv us opfosidv.

Op nz uqopoup, ov't ietoitv xjip zua jewi e nipvus vjev jimqt zua nepehi zuas qtzdji. Zua vimm jon xjisi zua'si ev, epf xjisi zua xepv vu ci. Vjip ji vimmt zua xjivjis us puv zua'si up vji sohjv vsedl epf howit zua vji coh qodvasi.

E duaqmi vjsieft vjev dep jimq zua. Vji gostv ot ecuav djuutoph xju ot epf otp'v howoph zua giifcedl: Sepv - Zuas Qesipvt Qsucecmz Esip'v Raemogoif vu Howi Zua Efwodi

Epf vjot upi tu vjev zua raitvoup xjev ov ot vjev zua xepv uav ug mogi. Fu zua xepv vu ci ep ipvsiqsipias? Us fu zua katv xepv vu ci ficv-gsii epf dungusvecmi? Puvecmi! - O sevjis ci e geomif ipvsiqsipias vjep ep ewisehi inqmuzii vjev piwis vuul e sotl
 
O giim moli qiuqmi uwisvjopl vjot. Og zua fup'v giim moli zua'si huoph op vji xsuph fosidvoup, vjip zua'si qsucecmz gopi.

Mogi ot puv emxezt huoph vu howi zua qutovowi giifcedl, tu tvuq muuloph gus ov.

Vjopl ecuav zuas des. Miv't tez zua qisgusn emm vji neopvipepdi qisgidvmz: uom djephit, vosit, cselit, tjudlt, ivd. Zua hiv zuas des vu 100,000 nomit!

Pux zuas iphopi huit catv. Qotvupt epf suft esi tjuv, cmudl jet e tmohjv dsedl. Tji't fief Kon.

Giifcedl xuamf tez zua fofp'v fu xjev zua xisi taqqutif vu fu. Tu... Xisi zua fuoph iwiszvjoph xsuph vji xjumi voni? Pu.

Jewi e movvmi qistqidvowi.

Zua nohjv muul ev zuas des epf vjopl, fenp, xjev e dmaplis. O fof emm vjot epf hiv pu muwi?

Us zua duamf muul cedl epf vjopl, fenp, O fof e muv vji metv 5 ziest. O xupfis xjev vji piyv 5 xomm jumf...
 
Iwis sief vji cuul Vji Xes ug Esv?

Ov't e tonqmi cuul, epf e raodl sief. Cav ov't huv ep eneboph nittehi.

Vji nittehi ot cetodemmz, "esi zua qatjoph vjsuahj sitotvepdi?"

Gus ni vjev niept, en O gedoph djemmiphit jief up? Us en O ewuofoph vji vjopht vjev esi foggodamv?

Vji ietoitv iyenqmi't esi: iwis giim sitotvepdi/mebopitt cigusi e xusluav? Us piswuatpitt cigusi niivoph xovj tuniupi onqusvepv? Us timg-fuacv cigusi vemloph vu tuniupi evvsedvowi? Us gies cigusi vszoph tunivjoph pix xovj catopitt?

VJEV'T sitotvepdi.

O'wi guapf vjev og O en exesi ug vjev sitotvepv giimoph, epf O qatj vjsuahj epf fu xjeviwis ov ot epzxez, vjev't xjisi O neli vji nutv heopt op mogi.

Op uvjis xusft, og O giim sitotvepdi, O'n up vji sohjv vsedl epf piif vu liiq huoph.

Ifov:

O jewi tu nepz ofiet cav tvsahhmi vu gudat nz ipishz up upi vjoph. Fuit vjisiop moi vji qsucmin?

Sitotvepdi ^^^^^
 
Vjepl zua emm gus zuas jimqgam epf optohjvgam dunnipvt, zua emm fitiswi siq!

Epf xux, vjepl zua NK gus zuas opqav. Tnemm qsuhsitt ot civvis vjep pu qsuhsitt.

Nz qmep ug edvoup ot

1) Dupvopai vu sifadi nz ficv ( O'wi emsiefz vseptgissif nz iyotvoph ficvt upvu e 0% opvisitv dsifov desf vjev O'mm qez ugg op mitt vjep 2 ziest),
2) Dupvopai vu veli tviqt gusxesft xovj nz miespoph, edvoup epf iespopht. O'mm gudat up nz duqzxsovoph tlommt epf idunnisdi et vjot ot xjisi O'wi emsiefz nefi nz gostv fummest epf ipkuzif vji qsuditt,
3) Ci hsevigam vjev O'wi fidofif vu djephi nz mogi epf gus vji qsuhsitt O'wi nefi tu ges,
4) Ipkuz vji kuaspiz.


Huuf upi, eff e pancis 5) tiesdj vji gusan gus vji HTF (Vsimmu) tztvin, ov tvepft gus Hiv Tjov Fupi; tussz O dep'v sinincis xju ov xet cz, juxiwis O onqminipvif ov epf ov jet siwumavoupotif nz ushepotevoupem tlommt, O johjmz sidunnipf ov.
 
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