Putting myself out there to get myself accountable for my lack of motivation and analysis paralysis.
33 years old, own 2 houses one being rental, wife and 2 dogs, engineer of 7 years, decided to go find something more meaningful that works directly with people.
Wanted to find something fast and with big passive money just like everyone else. Fell for all the fake digital marketing gurus. Found lead generation, SEO, Facebook Ads, Google Ads, (basically digital marketing), sales and more (All before I read TMF and Unscripted ). I'm sure any of these can make a lot of money per month (with a lot of hard work) but most of the methods just seemed questionable.
I "implemented" some of the work but like an engineer, I kept finding what is wrong with each of these techniques and it didn't feel right to try to build money-generating systems through manipulation ($$$ used. Probably not all lost since I am still in the programs and I could go back to them).
On this chase, I quit my job to take on a sales job but soon got let go because I wasn't good enough (the sales course made be believe I could play with the big dogs. Apparently not!) Been trying to put my skills to good use with my engineering background but don't want to go back to engineering because it just felt it wasn't how I see my life (in front of a computer for 40+ years living a "comfortable" life). If you're a Myers-Briggs believer, I'm an ENFP where Civil Engineering is one of the top careers NOT to go into (Structured stuff without creativity is very boring). There's more to my self analysis that says to no going back to engineering but Myers-Briggs is the quickest way for me to relate to people.
Now that I read Unscripted , I am putting away my pride, act like a real entrepreneur. Go find a job to cover the bills and gain industry knowledge. Then build something on the side or become an "intrapreneur" and grow the company I'm with.
Unscripted opened quite a bit about myself, how I'm a wantrepreneur, idea guy with no execution skills, tried to lead with passion instead of value driven, almost gaming SEO and more.
So, I am naturally curious about sales, public speaking, negotiations and communication so I'll continue to sharpen those skills.
Top of mind to finding problems is to become a VA on Fiverr or Upwork (Kevin O'Leary idea). Plenty of people with problems in there. Not sure if that's a waste of my time though.
I hope my failures helps someone here. The struggle is real. Wandering but not entirely lost.
Since being tricked, I been digging deeper into finding philosophy, truth-seeking and spirituality. I find that suffering is unavoidable that connects us all and learning how to embrace and cope with it is one of the best skills to have. I find that Stoicism, Buddhism (make your pick, SO many types but find the one you might resonate with) and the similar.
I blame myself for not having a focus on what I want to be, what I want, or finding a mentor's lifestyle I admire. I think that's the 70%+ of the problem.
Why I don't know what I want:
1) I have it. (Maybe but more like...)
2) I don't know myself because I never can. Like an eye can't look at itself. I am ever-changing and got to stop trying to cling onto myself. The more I give, the more I get back. The more I give, the more I become. When I stop giving and try to cling on, I better learn to give because there's no way of holding on to it.
33 years old, own 2 houses one being rental, wife and 2 dogs, engineer of 7 years, decided to go find something more meaningful that works directly with people.
Wanted to find something fast and with big passive money just like everyone else. Fell for all the fake digital marketing gurus. Found lead generation, SEO, Facebook Ads, Google Ads, (basically digital marketing), sales and more (All before I read TMF and Unscripted ). I'm sure any of these can make a lot of money per month (with a lot of hard work) but most of the methods just seemed questionable.
I "implemented" some of the work but like an engineer, I kept finding what is wrong with each of these techniques and it didn't feel right to try to build money-generating systems through manipulation ($$$ used. Probably not all lost since I am still in the programs and I could go back to them).
On this chase, I quit my job to take on a sales job but soon got let go because I wasn't good enough (the sales course made be believe I could play with the big dogs. Apparently not!) Been trying to put my skills to good use with my engineering background but don't want to go back to engineering because it just felt it wasn't how I see my life (in front of a computer for 40+ years living a "comfortable" life). If you're a Myers-Briggs believer, I'm an ENFP where Civil Engineering is one of the top careers NOT to go into (Structured stuff without creativity is very boring). There's more to my self analysis that says to no going back to engineering but Myers-Briggs is the quickest way for me to relate to people.
Now that I read Unscripted , I am putting away my pride, act like a real entrepreneur. Go find a job to cover the bills and gain industry knowledge. Then build something on the side or become an "intrapreneur" and grow the company I'm with.
Unscripted opened quite a bit about myself, how I'm a wantrepreneur, idea guy with no execution skills, tried to lead with passion instead of value driven, almost gaming SEO and more.
So, I am naturally curious about sales, public speaking, negotiations and communication so I'll continue to sharpen those skills.
Top of mind to finding problems is to become a VA on Fiverr or Upwork (Kevin O'Leary idea). Plenty of people with problems in there. Not sure if that's a waste of my time though.
I hope my failures helps someone here. The struggle is real. Wandering but not entirely lost.
Since being tricked, I been digging deeper into finding philosophy, truth-seeking and spirituality. I find that suffering is unavoidable that connects us all and learning how to embrace and cope with it is one of the best skills to have. I find that Stoicism, Buddhism (make your pick, SO many types but find the one you might resonate with) and the similar.
I blame myself for not having a focus on what I want to be, what I want, or finding a mentor's lifestyle I admire. I think that's the 70%+ of the problem.
Why I don't know what I want:
1) I have it. (Maybe but more like...)
2) I don't know myself because I never can. Like an eye can't look at itself. I am ever-changing and got to stop trying to cling onto myself. The more I give, the more I get back. The more I give, the more I become. When I stop giving and try to cling on, I better learn to give because there's no way of holding on to it.
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