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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 5905" data-quote="MTF" data-source="post: 968085" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=968085" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-968085">MTF said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> How do you not go crazy not doing anything for 6 months? If I take it easy I get stressed thinking I should be making more money or doing something productive. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>That is exactly the problem. You place to much pressure on yourself to perform, to do something new, different, produce, etc. This pressure is counter-productive. Your mind isn&#039;t free and you will not find what you&#039;re looking for until the mind is free. Hence, you create that vicious circle of wanting to do something productive which you cannot find because of the pressure you place on yourself. That was exactly my problem too. <br /> <br /> I don&#039;t know you and I don&#039;t know your finances. I only have some ideas that come up now about what you could do that makes you feel productive without pressure: volunteer work, find a job in an industry that interests you (even if you have enough finances), learn a new skill. Perhaps backpacking will work for you too?<br /> <br /> <blockquote data-attributes="member: 5905" data-quote="MTF" data-source="post: 968085" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=968085" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-968085">MTF said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> It might be burnout or it might be something else. I don&#039;t know. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>If it&#039;s a burnout you would probably know: extremely bad sleep, a racing mind before you get to sleep and the moment you wake up (early), extreme fatigue during the day and usually a very bad mood. But honestly to me it feels like you&#039;re on the edge now. At least I recognize some patterns that I had. If that&#039;s true, I really want you to avoid stepping over the edge. Because once you cross that line, recovery is going to take soooo much longer and the journey is not fun.</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 5905" data-quote="MTF" data-source="post: 968081" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=968081" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-968081">MTF said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> That&#039;s why I&#039;m a solopreneur. Can&#039;t relate at all to regular employees but I really appreciate working with freelancers and other solopreneurs. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Likewise. That’s why I deal with clients up to a certain size. Once they get over a certain size I’m no longer dealing with a business owner and I end up dealing with an employee. I stopped working as an employee in enterprise businesses for a reason. <br /> <br /> It’s also why I have freelancers but no employees.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">I have a friend that is looking for a website for her YouTube channel.<br /> <br /> Does anyone know of something like Podpage for instance that integrates with YouTube as the centerpiece of the site, but allows for other pages about the channel?<br /> <br /> Cheap and easy are key here or I would just suggest a custom Wordpress site.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 13097" data-quote="RoadTrip" data-source="post: 968089" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=968089" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-968089">RoadTrip said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> That is exactly the problem. You place to much pressure on yourself to perform, to do something new, different, produce, etc. This pressure is counter-productive. Your mind isn&#039;t free and you will not find what you&#039;re looking for until the mind is free. Hence, you create that vicious circle of wanting to do something productive which you cannot find because of the pressure you place on yourself. That was exactly my problem too. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> I think that the calmest I&#039;ve been in the last years was on Barbados where I lived for 5 months while the pandemic raged on. I was very angry at the situation but at the same time it was a very simple life without worries and much pressure. I&#039;m trying to recreate it now while traveling the Canary Islands but so far we&#039;ve had so many problems my cortisol levels are through the roof all the time.<br /> <br /> <blockquote data-attributes="member: 13097" data-quote="RoadTrip" data-source="post: 968089" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=968089" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-968089">RoadTrip said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> If it&#039;s a burnout you would probably know: extremely bad sleep, a racing mind before you get to sleep and the moment you wake up (early), extreme fatigue during the day and usually a very bad mood. But honestly to me it feels like you&#039;re on the edge now. At least I recognize some patterns that I had. If that&#039;s true, I really want you to avoid stepping over the edge. Because once you cross that line, recovery is going to take soooo much longer and the journey is not fun. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> I can mostly tell that I&#039;m on the edge because little things easily throw me out of balance. I can lose composure because of losing a few dozen bucks or because my expectations aren&#039;t met. My mind is constantly shifting from one problem to another and I never get a break. Not a great way to live but it&#039;s where I am now.<br /> <br /> <blockquote data-attributes="member: 23590" data-quote="Andy Black" data-source="post: 968107" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=968107" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-968107">Andy Black said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Likewise. That’s why I deal with clients up to a certain size. Once they get over a certain size I’m no longer dealing with a business owner and I end up dealing with an employee. I stopped working as an employee in enterprise businesses for a reason. <br /> <br /> It’s also why I have freelancers but no employees. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> For quite a long time I&#039;ve been tempted to write a book about solopreneurs. I think there are many of us but it&#039;s still not understood well. Every &quot;sane&quot; entrepreneur would tell you that you&#039;re leaving money on the table. But for us, it just makes sense not to do it (and many other things non-solo entrepreneurs would happily do).</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 5905" data-quote="MTF" data-source="post: 968121" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=968121" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-968121">MTF said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I think that the calmest I&#039;ve been in the last years was on Barbados where I lived for 5 months while the pandemic raged on. I was very angry at the situation but at the same time it was a very simple life without worries and much pressure. I&#039;m trying to recreate it now while traveling the Canary Islands but so far we&#039;ve had so many problems my cortisol levels are through the roof all the time.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> I can mostly tell that I&#039;m on the edge because little things easily throw me out of balance. I can lose composure because of losing a few dozen bucks or because my expectations aren&#039;t met. My mind is constantly shifting from one problem to another and I never get a break. Not a great way to live but it&#039;s where I am now.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> For quite a long time I&#039;ve been tempted to write a book about solopreneurs. I think there are many of us but it&#039;s still not understood well. Every &quot;sane&quot; entrepreneur would tell you that you&#039;re leaving money on the table. But for us, it just makes sense not to do it (and many other things non-solo entrepreneurs would happily do). </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/5905/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="5905" data-username="@MTF">@MTF</a> … I’m very protective of my head space. If someone or something annoys me or takes me off my even kilter then it’s gone. <br /> <br /> I’ve had periods where my mind has raced and I haven’t slept. For me I think it was (and maybe still is) a natural part of grief. I still don’t do enough exercise and still don’t go to bed early enough. I know those two will help me.<br /> <br /> A couple of people said a few comments over the years that stopped me in my tracks. I believe they stopped me from crashing and burning (literally).<br /> <br /> I talked about those comments in this little vlog I did a few years ago. Maybe they might help you.<br /> <br /> <div class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--unfurl is-pending is-recrawl js-unfurl fauxBlockLink" data-unfurl="true" data-result-id="247693" data-url="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/threads/you-can-go-slower-than-you-think.67618/" data-host="www.thefastlaneforum.com" data-pending="true"> <div class="contentRow"> <div class="contentRow-figure contentRow-figure--fixedSmall js-unfurl-figure"> <img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/assets/logo/fastlane_discussion_og.png" loading="lazy" alt="www.thefastlaneforum.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-image" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </div> <div class="contentRow-main"> <h3 class="contentRow-header js-unfurl-title"> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/threads/you-can-go-slower-than-you-think.67618/" class="link link--internal fauxBlockLink-blockLink" target="" rel="" data-proxy-href=""> MINDSET - You can go slower than you think </a> </h3> <div class="contentRow-snippet js-unfurl-desc">#AndyTalks 028 - You can go slower than you think A ramble along my favourite canal again... I talk about: Vlogging and legacy (@Mike Kavanagh really got me thinking in his thread ... thanks Mike). Riding motor bikes too fast. How changing my goal to &quot;being smooth&quot; helped. How someone advised...</div> <div class="contentRow-minor contentRow-minor--hideLinks"> <span class="js-unfurl-favicon"> <img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/assets/logo/Fastlane32.png" loading="lazy" alt="www.thefastlaneforum.com" class="bbCodeBlockUnfurl-icon" data-onerror="hide-parent"/> </span> www.thefastlaneforum.com </div> </div> </div> </div></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 85205" data-quote="thechosen1" data-source="post: 968077" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=968077" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-968077">thechosen1 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Random rant about &quot;entrepreneur culture&quot; online.<br /> <br /> Everybody hates on being an employee. I get it. But employment is necessary for 99%+ of people, and usually even the business owner is &quot;employed&quot; by their business.<br /> <br /> As a leader, if you are successful, you might end up with hundreds of employees.<br /> <br /> The last thing you should do is tell them they are all losers for not being entrepreneurs - they won&#039;t work for you! </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> I employ a lot of people and feel grateful they exist and work with me. Employees are my leverage for the business (and capital). As <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/4862/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="4862" data-username="@Kak">@Kak</a> put it, you can&#039;t create a 1,000 hour work week without employees. <br /> <br /> Those people who &quot;hate on&quot; employees in any way, are usually not entrepreneurs. What I mean is that people I hear calling other people &quot;losers&quot; are simply reflecting their own insecurities with this judgement. Pacify their own negative feelings. <br /> <br /> Business is hard, it&#039;s even harder when you don&#039;t get the simple truth: 99% of value walks out of the door end of the day, every day - yes, people! <br /> <br /> Lastly, I was an employee for a long time to learn, earn and carve out the path to where I am today. I don&#039;t hate any part of that. It made me who I am today. <br /> <br /> Thanks <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/85205/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="85205" data-username="@thechosen1">@thechosen1</a> for this post. I&#039;ve seen this sentiment a few times on this forum. Glad to hear from a young person who gets it. <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-smile2.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /></div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 85205" data-quote="thechosen1" data-source="post: 968073" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=968073" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-968073">thechosen1 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Does anyone here watch Kevin Paffrath or Graham Stephan on Youtube?<br /> <br /> I&#039;ve always loved their content, but I can&#039;t get over the fact that their Youtube earnings are so massive compared to everything else they teach about (particularly real estate).<br /> <br /> I mean, they&#039;re earning like, low six figures from real estate, which they teach about, but their Youtube Videos make them $5-6 million per year.<br /> <br /> Are they not the real deal after all? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Meh. If they’re making money and deals that make sense, it is still a teachable topic for them. Wouldn’t you teach about that house you flipped recently if people would pay you 5 million to hear about it?<br /> <br /> As long as they are not lying, the content is still valuable to some.<br /> <br /> I am always blown away by the total hours my listeners spend on my show per week. I couldn’t talk one-on-one with that many individuals in a year if it was all I did.<br /> <br /> One has an order of magnitude and the other is just a real estate transaction. If a million people are inspired by a house flip video, and 10k of them decide to do something about their inspiration, that’s a lot more value from the video than just the flip he was talking about.</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 55234" data-quote="Antifragile" data-source="post: 968133" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=968133" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-968133">Antifragile said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I employ a lot of people and feel grateful they exist and work with me. Employees are my leverage for the business (and capital). As <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/4862/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="4862" data-username="@Kak">@Kak</a> put it, you can&#039;t create a 1,000 hour work week without employees.<br /> <br /> Those people who &quot;hate on&quot; employees in any way, are usually not entrepreneurs. What I mean is that people I hear calling other people &quot;losers&quot; are simply reflecting their own insecurities with this judgement. Pacify their own negative feelings.<br /> <br /> Business is hard, it&#039;s even harder when you don&#039;t get the simple truth: 99% of value walks out of the door end of the day, every day - yes, people!<br /> <br /> Lastly, I was an employee for a long time to learn, earn and carve out the path to where I am today. I don&#039;t hate any part of that. It made me who I am today.<br /> <br /> Thanks <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/85205/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="85205" data-username="@thechosen1">@thechosen1</a> for this post. I&#039;ve seen this sentiment a few times on this forum. Glad to hear from a young person who gets it. <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-smile2.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Exactly.<br /> <br /> Building a business, but pigeonholing yourself into some artificial, made up, mental block that “eMplOyeeS arE hArD wOrK, sO i DonT wAnT anY” doesn’t do an entrepreneur any favors. Yeah, employees are sometimes hard work, but they also DO hard work that you wouldn’t otherwise be able or want to do. In the long run, which is what everyone should consider, employees actually make your life a hell of a lot easier, rather than harder.<br /> <br /> Jeff Bezos can’t pack every order. He can’t maintain such a website. He can’t drive every truck. He can’t be in a million places at once. He certainly can’t handle every customer concern. Or can he…<br /> <br /> Employees are an extension of the entrepreneur. Bezos couldn’t even lay eyes on every facility owned by Amazon in one day. Is the work that is being preformed 2000 miles away from Bezos somehow taxing to him? Or is it just working for him? I know which.<br /> <br /> What is the FIRST thing that every Undercover Billionaire does when they get to the new town? They meet people. They build a network and the network becomes their team.</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 4862" data-quote="Kak" data-source="post: 968137" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=968137" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-968137">Kak said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Building a business, but pigeonholing yourself into some artificial, made up, mental block that “eMplOyeeS arE hArD wOrK, sO i DonT wAnT anY” doesn’t do an entrepreneur any favors. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> It&#039;s not an artificial, made up, mental block. Some people simply don&#039;t want it, in the same way as some are better equipped to run an offline business and some an online one. The Fastlane is about freedom, and that should include the freedom of choice of how you want to run your business.<br /> <br /> There are many examples of one-person million dollar businesses. Profit-wise, they may actually make way more than those who aren&#039;t &quot;pigeonholing&quot; themselves. Employees are necessary for some industries but they aren&#039;t necessary for everyone.<br /> <br /> Play to your strengths. If you&#039;re a loner, you&#039;re probably better off pursuing ideas that leverage your introverted nature than forcing yourself to manage people.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 5905" data-quote="MTF" data-source="post: 968140" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=968140" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-968140">MTF said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> It&#039;s not an artificial, made up, mental block. Some people simply don&#039;t want it, in the same way as some are better equipped to run an offline business and some an online one. The Fastlane is about freedom, and that should include the freedom of choice of how you want to run your business.<br /> <br /> There are many examples of one-person million dollar businesses. Profit-wise, they may actually make way more than those who aren&#039;t &quot;pigeonholing&quot; themselves. Employees are necessary for some industries but they aren&#039;t necessary for everyone.<br /> <br /> Play to your strengths. If you&#039;re a loner, you&#039;re probably better off pursuing ideas that leverage your introverted nature than forcing yourself to manage people. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Yeah, it depends what you want.<br /> <br /> This goes back to the fundamentals here of enterprise vs. lifestyle business... It&#039;s as old as the debate between federalists and anti-federalists. But here, you&#039;re free to do you! <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-smile2.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /><br /> <br /> Personally, if I knew I could build a million-dollar one-person business and have it run as smoothly as possible, I&#039;d do it.<br /> <br /> But I feel that I need more of that enterprise to reach my goals.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 5905" data-quote="MTF" data-source="post: 968140" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=968140" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-968140">MTF said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> It&#039;s not an artificial, made up, mental block. Some people simply don&#039;t want it, in the same way as some are better equipped to run an offline business and some an online one. The Fastlane is about freedom, and that should include the freedom of choice of how you want to run your business.<br /> <br /> There are many examples of one-person million dollar businesses. Profit-wise, they may actually make way more than those who aren&#039;t &quot;pigeonholing&quot; themselves. Employees are necessary for some industries but they aren&#039;t necessary for everyone.<br /> <br /> Play to your strengths. If you&#039;re a loner, you&#039;re probably better off pursuing ideas that leverage your introverted nature than forcing yourself to manage people. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Yes, there is more than one way to make a million dollars. That is indisputable. But a million dollars is basically middle class.<br /> <br /> The “fastlane” has grown, only in the minds of forum members, to encompass a lot of things that aren’t actually entrepreneurship. The definition of fastlane is CENTS.<br /> <br /> Control, entry, need, <b>time</b> and <b>scale</b>.<br /> <br /> Time and scale are both most often accomplished by multiplying your efforts. Sticking only to automation and web based scale onepreneurship will only get someone so far. It is undeniable fact that more production equals more value. You accomplish that with leverage of resources outside of yourself.<br /> <br /> If you don’t want a big business, you don’t want a big business. That’s normal. Some people want jobs. Some people want to go to school forever. Some people want to be homeless.<br /> <br /> In terms of every available life choice, I see your point… In terms of building a business… Yes, it is a pigenhole and a belief that limits your success. A belief that no one NEEDS. Including you.<br /> <br /> This to me is like MJs discussion on the “follow your passion” concept. That’s you deciding what the business gets instead of giving the business what it might need.<br /> <br /> Introversion is common among great leaders. You don’t have to use it as an excuse. There is no strength in being a loner, that’s why you shouldn’t be one even if it’s something you naturally flow to.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 4862" data-quote="Kak" data-source="post: 968144" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=968144" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-968144">Kak said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> There is no strength in being a loner, that’s why you shouldn’t be one even if it’s something you naturally flow to. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Here&#039;s where we differ in opinion a lot <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-smile2.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-shortname=":)" /><br /> <br /> I strongly prefer working with lone wolfs over working with &quot;leaders.&quot; I recently had some experiences that have only proven to me how much I enjoy working with and supporting loners vs those who grow their businesses &quot;by the book.&quot;</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 13831" data-quote="Lex DeVille" data-source="post: 968142" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=968142" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-968142">Lex DeVille said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> I think there is an in-between place where you operate as a nimble individual, work with freelancers and AI, and grow a hundred-million-dollar+ business...and I plan to prove it. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>This is true too, but I would still consider this an <b>enterprise.</b><br /> <br /> If you remodel houses using nothing but freelancers / independent contractors, are you the same as a digital nomad writing articles online?<br /> <br /> No way! You don&#039;t have any &quot;full time&quot; employees, but you&#039;re still hiring dozens of workers.<br /> <br /> So yeah, to me that qualifies as enterprise-level.<br /> <br /> And Elaine Poledft (however you spell her name) even said most of those one-person businesses actually end up doing this.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 85205" data-quote="thechosen1" data-source="post: 968146" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=968146" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-968146">thechosen1 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> This is true too, but I would still consider this an <b>enterprise.</b><br /> <br /> If you remodel houses using nothing but freelancers / independent contractors, are you the same as a digital nomad writing articles online?<br /> <br /> No way! You don&#039;t have any &quot;full time&quot; employees, but you&#039;re still hiring dozens of workers.<br /> <br /> So yeah, to me that qualifies as enterprise-level.<br /> <br /> And Elaine Poledft (however you spell her name) even said most of those one-person businesses actually end up doing this. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Am I an enterprise if I work with an editor (sometimes a few), a graphic designer, an ebook formatter, etc.? All work on a per project basis. I&#039;m not responsible for managing them. I give them a task and they deliver it when it&#039;s done. I don&#039;t think it&#039;s the same as hiring regular employees.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 5905" data-quote="MTF" data-source="post: 968147" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=968147" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-968147">MTF said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Am I an enterprise if I work with an editor (sometimes a few), a graphic designer, an ebook formatter, etc.? All work on a per project basis. I&#039;m not responsible for managing them. I give them a task and they deliver it when it&#039;s done. I don&#039;t think it&#039;s the same as hiring regular employees. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>It&#039;s not the same, and it is more of a sliding scale than an on/off switch.<br /> <br /> 3 people you work with once during the project? Nah not really</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 5905" data-quote="MTF" data-source="post: 968147" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=968147" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-968147">MTF said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Am I an enterprise if I work with an editor (sometimes a few), a graphic designer, an ebook formatter, etc.? All work on a per project basis. I&#039;m not responsible for managing them. I give them a task and they deliver it when it&#039;s done. I don&#039;t think it&#039;s the same as hiring regular employees. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> That was the point I was getting at. I&#039;m not sure I need employees to grow a supermassive business. But I do think freelancers who can pop in and handle specific tasks are essential at a minimum. Definitely can&#039;t do it by myself.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 13831" data-quote="Lex DeVille" data-source="post: 968149" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=968149" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-968149">Lex DeVille said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Definitely can&#039;t do it by myself. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Bingo</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">There is a big - Grand Canyon Big - difference between hating on employees AND not wanting to be one.<br /> <br /> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you think that someone who&#039;s an employee is &quot;an idiot working for the man&quot; - you are short sited. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you think &quot;I don&#039;t like working for others&quot; - you are likely on a forum like this one and doing something about it! </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you think &quot;To grow an empire, I need capital and employees&quot; you are doing this <b>not</b> just for the money but to build something <b>bigger</b>.</li> </ul><br /> Yes, <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/5905/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="5905" data-username="@MTF">@MTF</a> can make more money with a team, by not being a solopreneur. But from what I read, that&#039;s not his desire or priority. Why do something that doesn&#039;t fit with your priorities? Don&#039;t.<br /> <br /> My priority is my family. When choices come between my business and family - you know what I&#039;ll do. And my family is what drives me to grow my business. Unlike some fathers who are always away, I am different, we go for walks, we play together, I am around a lot. As Covey said &quot;its the <b>quantity</b> of time with family and <b>quality</b> of time with business&quot;. <br /> <br /> Business is my servant. It is there to: earn me money when I sleep, give me time to spend with my family. Employees and capital help me with that goal. But that&#039;s not the only way of doing it. Technology helped create other avenues to earn money without having to do 9-5.<br /> <br /> I can&#039;t imagine being &quot;retired&quot; as it means nothing to me. What am I going to do? Golf? I can do that now and I don&#039;t. I think I will <b>want</b> to run an enterprise, too see if I am good enough to build an empire. It will be more than just money at that time. With that as my goal, I am making small steps today in that direction, making mistakes and learning. I don&#039;t believe you can build an empire without employees, even with AI <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/13831/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="13831" data-username="@Lex DeVille">@Lex DeVille</a> You can build a business that&#039;s highly profitable, but not what <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/4862/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="4862" data-username="@Kak">@Kak</a> described in his last episode on Jimmy Pattison. That guy has an empire. He&#039;s a billionaire for a reason.<br /> <br /> In short,<b> to each their own</b>, but don&#039;t look down on employees (or any people). When you do, it&#039;s not them - it&#039;s you. It&#039;s your insecurity speaking and it&#039;ll hold you back. <br /> <br /> There is something deeply attractive about a supremely calm and confident person, someone who doesn&#039;t need to judge you to feel good about himself. Someone who derives more pleasure in getting to know you, no matter your background or employment status. Such people have a &quot;<b>presence</b>&quot; when they walk in a room. They make great leaders.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 55234" data-quote="Antifragile" data-source="post: 968158" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=968158" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-968158">Antifragile said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> As Covey said &quot;its the <b>quantity</b> of time with family and <b>quality</b> of time with business&quot;. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>What a fabulous line.<br /> <br /> Last weekend a friend said the best piece of advice his dad gave him when he’d become a father was to spend time with his kids. Time. That’s all they want from us.<br /> <br /> I’ve always said I refuse to spend less time with my kids now to spend more time with them later.<br /> <br /> I remember watching an Irish dance by the kids in primary school and our then 6 yo coming out shyly with his head down while scanning the crowd. He spotted me watching him and smiled excitedly with his face still hidden.<br /> <br /> He immediately stood up straighter and danced through all the routines they’d been practicing for weeks, occasionally throwing me glances and smiling as he caught my eye.<br /> <br /> I absolutely dread to think how upset he’d have been if he’d peeked out and couldn’t find me.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 55234" data-quote="Antifragile" data-source="post: 968158" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=968158" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-968158">Antifragile said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> There is a big - Grand Canyon Big - difference between hating on employees AND not wanting to be one.<br /> <br /> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you think that someone who&#039;s an employee is &quot;an idiot working for the man&quot; - you are short sited.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you think &quot;I don&#039;t like working for others&quot; - you are likely on a forum like this one and doing something about it!</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you think &quot;To grow an empire, I need capital and employees&quot; you are doing this <b>not</b> just for the money but to build something <b>bigger</b>.</li> </ul><br /> Yes, @MTF can make more money with a team, by not being a solopreneur. But from what I read, that&#039;s not his desire or priority. Why do something that doesn&#039;t fit with your priorities? Don&#039;t. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> 100%.<br /> <br /> Also, I think that people who have never had &quot;real&quot; jobs might struggle to relate to regular employees. NOT because they hate them but because they&#039;ve never been one.<br /> <br /> Apart from some gigs for a few days when I was a teenager, I&#039;ve never had any real job so I will never understand what it&#039;s like to be a traditional employee. I don&#039;t understand company culture, office politics, everyday things all regular employees do. I also don&#039;t do well in groups and steer away from any, including subcultures.<br /> <br /> This also means that I&#039;ll probably never be a great boss, in the same way as a general can&#039;t be great if he&#039;s never been a regular soldier.</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 5905" data-quote="MTF" data-source="post: 968175" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=968175" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-968175">MTF said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> This also means that I&#039;ll probably never be a great boss, in the same way as a general can&#039;t be great if he&#039;s never been a regular soldier. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>This seems like a bit of limiting belief to me. Have there ever been great generals who weren&#039;t regular soldiers first? <br /> <br /> You don&#039;t NEED to have been an employee to be a great boss. I bet there&#039;s plenty of great bosses who never had a job in their life.<br /> <br /> IMO, empathy goes a long way, and most important is a genuine curiosity about people and a desire to help/serve them. But you probably also don&#039;t NEED these to be a great boss.<br /> <br /> Not saying you should or shouldn&#039;t build a team of employees or freelancers. Just pointing out a possible limiting belief.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="" data-quote="" data-source="" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> LVMH as a whole improved revenues 11% for the first nine months of 2021 as compared to the same period of 2019.<br /> <br /> The real winner, however, is LVMH&#039;s largest group - Fashion &amp; Leather Goods.<br /> <br /> Specifically, the first nine months of 2021 showed 38% revenue growth over 2019 (57% over 2020), which is consistent over the year. Growth in Q1, Q2, and Q3, respectively was up 37%, 40%, and 38%, as compared to the same quarters of 2019. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> <br /> Reading the first part I thought maybe the increase would be due to increased alcohol consumption, surprised it&#039;s from the fashion side of the business</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 85205" data-quote="thechosen1" data-source="post: 968073" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=968073" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-968073">thechosen1 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Does anyone here watch Kevin Paffrath or Graham Stephan on Youtube?<br /> <br /> I&#039;ve always loved their content, but I can&#039;t get over the fact that their Youtube earnings are so massive compared to everything else they teach about (particularly real estate).<br /> <br /> I mean, they&#039;re earning like, low six figures from real estate, which they teach about, but their Youtube Videos make them $5-6 million per year.<br /> <br /> Are they not the real deal after all? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Here&#039;s how I look at it:<br /> <br /> Let&#039;s say I limit myself to personally serving 10 consulting clients. There&#039;s an obvious revenue ceiling with that model.<br /> <br /> I could scale to more clients by building an agency and hiring employees/freelancers to do the consulting work.<br /> <br /> Say instead I create a YouTube channel showing people how to do the consulting work for their own business, and that YouTube channel (and accompanying courses?) ends up bringing more revenue than my consulting business.<br /> <br /> Does the content suddenly become less valuable if my &quot;training&quot; revenue ends up bigger than my &quot;consulting&quot; revenue?<br /> <br /> <br /> Some other observations:<br /> <br /> 1) We have the saying about teaching a man to fish being better than giving him a fish, yet many mock those who teach a man to fish. (Not saying you&#039;re doing that <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/members/85205/" class="username" data-xf-init="member-tooltip" data-user-id="85205" data-username="@thechosen1">@thechosen1</a> ... it&#039;s just a general observation.)<br /> <br /> 2) People trot out &quot;Those who can do, and those who can&#039;t teach.&quot; WTF is that about? Have those people ever tried teaching? Teaching can be HARD. Some people are gifted at teaching, and some have a calling.<br /> <br /> Giving Maths grinds drains me. Every year I say I&#039;ll never do it again because of how tiring it is. But I&#039;m starting with a new student tonight. The difference it can make in her life is worth that 45 minutes a week from me. I don&#039;t even charge for it... the satisfaction is seeing someone go from &quot;I can&#039;t do Maths&quot; to &quot;Oh, I can actually do this&quot;. Done right this changes their confidence in everything they do going forward.</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper">&#039;We&#039;ve been told a misleading story, we live our lives according to the wrong script and rather than question the script we think there must be something wrong with us biologically&#039;.<br /> <br /> <div class="bbMediaWrapper" data-media-site-id="youtube" data-media-key="JNiPxNkr_Lk"> <div class="bbMediaWrapper-inner"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JNiPxNkr_Lk?wmode=opaque" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> </div> </div><br /> Interestingly in the study Johann Hari talks about, when people focus on &#039;trying to make themselves happier&#039; in countries they were unsuccessful in cultures where people focused on themselves e.g. buying things, trying to get a promotion, etc. whilst countries that focus on others to make themselves happier such as helping friends, family or their community <b>were</b> able to make themselves happier.<br /> <br /> Joe Rogan took the layman&#039;s approach that it&#039;s very strange to focus on making other&#039;s happy to make yourself happy, but I think that&#039;s probably a common result of our selfish society&#039;s script. He argues that people want success in order to be happy, but of course those of us here know that in order to have success you *have* to provide value to others - focus on other&#039;s happiness/fulfilment.</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 47734" data-quote="Black_Dragon43" data-source="post: 968189" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=968189" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-968189">Black_Dragon43 said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> Well, neither does the opposite advice do an entrepreneur any favors. It&#039;s context dependent. Sometimes you&#039;ll make more in specific industries/niches as a solopreneur than having employees when it comes to bottom line profit.<br /> <br /> I am contemplating the move myself, closing down 2 companies, keeping one to run any left over work, and another for myself. This year all my costs went up by 19% due to a tax increase. My profit margin halved. Is it worth continuing to run an agency for my clients, or is it better that I get them to hire reliable people (whom I already know) while I am simply their highly paid profit engineer?<br /> <br /> To illustrate... would you rather make $500,000 revenue and $100,000 profit, or $150,000 revenue and $120,000 profit with a whole lot less work to boot AND less risk? As an agency owner, I always get paid last. This year, for example, I already have $19,000 that has not been paid to me, that I must go to court for. And guess what, this $19,000 is the juiciest bit, it&#039;s pure profit. Everyone but me involved already got paid, since I can&#039;t let my people down... I pay them out of my pocket if I must. Sure by the time I recover this $19,000, it will probably be double or triple that due to delay penalties that the court will give, BUT it&#039;s a hassle, and it will take awhile.<br /> <br /> That&#039;s why this is context dependent. Some industries/businesses may not have the margins required to sustain employees very well. Why do some people still run businesses in those industries? Because they don&#039;t have any other skills. If you have a hair saloon, and that hair saloon takes all your time but makes you 100K/year profit, then you&#039;re not likely to give it away if there&#039;s no other, easier way for you to earn $100K. A lot of business owners don&#039;t really have great skills, and would struggle to do anything but run the business they&#039;re running.<br /> <br /> It&#039;s the same thing for myself. If I was a bozo and all I could do was manage the guys in my agency, but could do nothing myself, then I&#039;d have no choice in the matter even with half the profits.<br /> <br /> So yeah, sure, I agree with your take that to build a billion dollar business you&#039;ll need employees. But apart from employees you&#039;ll also need the right business model where your margins are fat enough to easily afford it without a significant dent in your profit.<br /> <br /> Edit: I also have the opposite example. I know some guys who buy the only authorized medical device of its kind in the EU and their gross margin is 36x COGS. 36x!! Can you imagine? With that kind of profit margin, they can hire 100 people to do nothing all day long and still turn a profit <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /><br /> <br /> <br /> I&#039;ve never had a job either. But I&#039;ve managed people both in person, and remote teams successfully. Don&#039;t let that hold you back. To get to the point of &quot;company culture&quot; and so on, you need significant capital. If you can obtain a $1M contract from the government for example, it&#039;s not hard to build a team, because you have excess capital. If you have anything less than 10 remote employees or 3-4 physical employees, it&#039;s unlikely to matter very much. This stuff is mostly for big business. </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>My point wasn’t, to clarify, having employees for the sake of having employees. That’s as stupid as not having them for the sake of not having them.<br /> <br /> The point was having the mindset that “employees are hard so I never want any” is a restrictive and damaging mindset to carry into entrepreneurship and it is a more commonly accepted viewpoint than it should be.<br /> <br /> We all have 24 hours in a day. Some people will take this to the extreme and find themselves labeling boxes, bookkeeping, paying bills, running social media, advertising, inventory planning, shipping, processing… Wearing all of these hats and not giving a single moment to being the CEO. Why do I know this? Because I’ve been there.<br /> <br /> Today, I could move hundreds of train cars a month worth of chemicals and to me, it is just numbers on a purchase order. I couldn’t physically manufacture, load, deliver, or coordinate an order like this without scale beyond just me and my efforts. <br /> <br /> Give the business what it needs, not what you want to give it rooted in a pile of limiting beliefs.<br /> <br /> Now it sounds like your business could benefit from downsizing… It may help in the short run, but revenue is valuable beyond just the profits that come out the other side. Revenue is a great measure of influence over your market. A lot of times you can grow into the higher revenue model and make changes that FAR more easily expand your profits. Just something to consider.<br /> <br /> The fact remains, leverage and scale are achieved through making your business bigger than just you. Wanting to put an artificial barrier there where your business can’t grow operationally beyond a certain level is not a helpful thing. It makes me sad to see entrepreneurs relegating themselves to a small business when they should be open to anything that’s possible.<br /> <br /> More value, more scale, faster growth, more production, more sales, ultimately mean more wealth for you. How do you transcend your 24 hour day and your mental and physical capacities? You make it about more than just you and your effort.</div>
 
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<div class="bbWrapper"><a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/screen-shot-2021-10-13-at-9-40-23-am-webp.40344/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/data/attachments/36/36972-f3cd7222cec5d1316677e581ecf6d35f.jpg?hash=npJq1nzMAO" class="bbImage " style="" alt="Screen Shot 2021-10-13 at 9.40.23 AM.webp" title="Screen Shot 2021-10-13 at 9.40.23 AM.webp" width="341" height="200" loading="lazy" /></a><br /> <br /> Gran Fondo (122km): RBC GranFondo Whistler - 2022<br /> <br /> Next race - signed up!!!<br /> <br /> <br /> .<br /> .<br /> .<br /> .<br /> <br /> Now I am scared because I haven&#039;t raced since 2019. FML, why do I do this to myself?</div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 55234" data-quote="Antifragile" data-source="post: 968236" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=968236" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-968236">Antifragile said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/40344/" target="_blank">View attachment 40344</a><br /> <br /> Gran Fondo (122km): RBC GranFondo Whistler - 2022<br /> <br /> Next race - signed up!!!<br /> <br /> <br /> .<br /> .<br /> .<br /> .<br /> <br /> Now I am scared because I haven&#039;t raced since 2019. FML, why do I do this to myself? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote>Dude I heard about this thing that really helps bike racers… I think it’s called blood doping or something along those lines. Maybe it’s something to look into. <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-rofl.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="ROFL :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /></div>
 
<div class="bbWrapper"><blockquote data-attributes="member: 55234" data-quote="Antifragile" data-source="post: 968236" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-title"> <a href="/community/goto/post?id=968236" class="bbCodeBlock-sourceJump" rel="nofollow" data-xf-click="attribution" data-content-selector="#post-968236">Antifragile said:</a> </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-content"> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandContent js-expandContent "> <a href="https://www.thefastlaneforum.com/community/attachments/40344/" target="_blank">View attachment 40344</a><br /> <br /> Gran Fondo (122km): RBC GranFondo Whistler - 2022<br /> <br /> Next race - signed up!!!<br /> <br /> <br /> .<br /> .<br /> .<br /> .<br /> <br /> Now I am scared because I haven&#039;t raced since 2019. FML, why do I do this to myself? </div> <div class="bbCodeBlock-expandLink js-expandLink"><a role="button" tabindex="0">Click to expand...</a></div> </div> </blockquote><br /> Nice! I&#039;m listening to a podcast with &quot;The World&#039;s Best Ultrarunner: Courtney Dauwalter&quot; because I registered for The San Francisco Marathon 2022 yesterday. I&#039;m mentally preparing myself for the big day! I was about to ask if anyone else is signed up for an upcoming marathon on the forum because I only told two of my closest friends and would&#039;ve preferred to keep it a secret from everyone in my social circle.<br /> <br /> After this marathon, I plan not to run much because I want to do lower impact activities like cycling. Maybe I&#039;ll sign up for a cycling race like you!<br /> <br /> Why do we do things like this? That&#039;s a great question. Let me think about it. <img src="/community/imgs/emoticons/em-wink.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" data-shortname=";)" /><br /> <br /> <div class="bbMediaWrapper" data-media-site-id="youtube" data-media-key="WOtSvYSnzNk"> <div class="bbMediaWrapper-inner"> <iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/WOtSvYSnzNk?wmode=opaque" loading="lazy" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe> </div> </div><i><span style="font-size: 10px"><a href="https://youtu.be/WOtSvYSnzNk" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="noopener">View: https://youtu.be/WOtSvYSnzNk</a></span></i><br /></div>
 

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