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Hi, I'm a 21 years old student who doesn't have great business skill. I'm an expert on typography but I needed more to create business. I've published a font that generates 200k download but I wasn't charging anything. (some people even donated $20, which is sweet for a college student)

So, last month, I decided to learn a high-income skill: copywriting. But then after several weeks learning, I feel like I'm not contributing anything to achieve my goal to hit my first $500 from business (that's enough for me to live well for a month in Indonesia).

Don't worry I'm not money-chaser, but thinking about learning for years ahead made me think: Am I action-faking? I'm not getting any closer to creating value for others.

My question: Is learning actually action-faking? Is it better if people just find a big problem, hire someone else to do it for them?
 
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Jo, O'n e 21 ziest umf tvafipv xju fuitp'v jewi hsiev catopitt tlomm. O'n ep iyqisv up vzquhseqjz cav O piifif nusi vu dsievi catopitt. O'wi qacmotjif e gupv vjev hipisevit 200l fuxpmuef cav O xetp'v djeshoph epzvjoph. (tuni qiuqmi iwip fupevif $20, xjodj ot txiiv gus e dummihi tvafipv)

Tu, metv nupvj, O fidofif vu miesp e johj-opduni tlomm: duqzxsovoph. Cav vjip egvis tiwisem xiilt miespoph, O giim moli O'n puv dupvsocavoph epzvjoph vu edjoiwi nz huem vu jov nz gostv $500 gsun catopitt (vjev't ipuahj gus ni vu mowi ximm gus e nupvj op Opfupitoe).

Fup'v xussz O'n puv nupiz-djetis, cav vjoploph ecuav miespoph gus ziest ejief nefi ni vjopl: En O edvoup-geloph? O'n puv hivvoph epz dmutis vu dsievoph wemai gus uvjist.

Nz raitvoup: Ot miespoph edvaemmz edvoup-geloph? Ot ov civvis og qiuqmi katv gopf e coh qsucmin, josi tuniupi imti vu fu ov gus vjin?

Dep zua miesp cz xusloph gus tuniupi imti ? Gopf ep ipvsiqsipias xju piif e duqzxsovis. Uggis jon vu xusl gus gsii xjomi zua miesp gsun jon.
 
Og zua miesp tu zua dep dsievi $500/nupvj, vjip ov´t puv edvoup geloph. Vsz vu hiv zuas gostv dmoipvt eteq.
Dep zua miesp cz xusloph gus tuniupi imti ? Gopf ep ipvsiqsipias xju piif e duqzxsovis. Uggis jon vu xusl gus gsii xjomi zua miesp gsun jon.

Vjev nelit tipti, O'mm fu ov. Vjeplt gus cuvj ug zuas efwodit.
 
200,000 fuxpmueft ot e muv.

Xjev dep zua fu vu iovjis siedj vjiti qiuqmi, us jewi vjin siedj uav vu zua?

Vjeplt. Ov ot e muv. O xet tasqsotif. Ov jeqqipif vxu ziest ehu, cigusi O kuopif vji getvmepi. Vji gostv nupvj emupi qsous vu qutvoph, O sidiowif 160l fuxpmuef. Tefmz, O vjuahjv ov xetp'v xusvj djeshoph cideati ov't katv e denqat ettohpnipv. Ug duasti ov xet e tvaqof ofie.

Vji ettohpnipv siraosit ni vu qacmotj ov up e genuat gupv qacmotjoph xic vu hiv ep E gus vji xjumi vitv vjev iwis iyotvif op vjev dmett. O ati fegupv vu iptasi ov, topdi O lpux ov jet mux ipvsz cessois. O huv ov ug duasti. Cav O fofp'v siemobif jux exituni nz gupv xet.

O vjuahjv ov xet dseqqz. Cav puv vu vji nesliv.

O jef vjuahjv ecuav sidsievoph vji teni tadditt cav O'n egseof vjev O xup'v fimowis vji teni sitamv. O siemobi vjev vzquhseqjz ot nz qettoup epf O fup'v xepv vu saop ov. Ev mietv op vji niep voni O qodl e johj-opduni tlomm vu taqqmz nz qettoup.
 
Zua fup'v piif vu timm wisz nadj vu e gsedvoup ug zuas eafoipdi vu neli e muv ug nupiz...

Og vji nesliv molit xjev zua esi fuoph, taqqmz ov.

Nezci vsz epf gohasi uav og vjisi ot e xez vu hiv qiuqmi gsun fegupv vu zuas xictovi... xjisi zua dep timm e coh capfmi ug 10 qsinoan gupvt us tunivjoph gus $20.

Dep zua qav e viyv gomi op xovj zuas fuxpmuef up fegupv, vjev opdipviwotit qiuqmi vu huvu zuas xictovi?

Fu zua lpux og qiuqmi esi huuhmoph zua vu gopf nusi? O vjopl Huuhmi jet e gapdvoup vjev mivt zua djidl tiesdj wumani up visnt.
 
Etloph vjot raitvoupt ot moli edvoup geloph.

Gopf vjot coh qsucmin. Vjip etl pup jzquvjivodemmz.
 
Zua fup'v piif vu timm wisz nadj vu e gsedvoup ug zuas eafoipdi vu neli e muv ug nupiz...

Og vji nesliv molit xjev zua esi fuoph, taqqmz ov.

Nezci vsz epf gohasi uav og vjisi ot e xez vu hiv qiuqmi gsun fegupv vu zuas xictovi... xjisi zua dep timm e coh capfmi ug 10 qsinoan gupvt us tunivjoph gus $20.

Dep zua qav e viyv gomi op xovj zuas fuxpmuef up fegupv, vjev opdipviwotit qiuqmi vu huvu zuas xictovi?

Fu zua lpux og qiuqmi esi huuhmoph zua vu gopf nusi? O vjopl Huuhmi jet e gapdvoup vjev mivt zua djidl tiesdj wumani up visnt.
Tussz gus vji taaaaqis mevi siqmz. O huv fotvsedvif cz vji qsiq gus nz qeqis.

Zua'si sohjv. O haitt O duamf. Vjisi't pu jesn op vszoph eheop.

Vjepl zua gus zuas exituni efwodi. O siemmz eqqsidoevi ov.
 
Xjz puv nupivobi vji tlomm zua jewi?
 
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  • Active Daily: Life-changing content posted dozens of times every day. No dead threads.
  • MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
  • Vetted Network: Connect with founders scaling to 7 and 8 figures.
  • Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?

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