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Recent content by Goldfels

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    Moving forward with ADHD - Tips for myself and others

    MINDSET 
    I know a lot of people on this forum probably don't have ADHD, but if this helps just ONE person who does, then this post is a success in my eyes. Since my last post in late August I have had a lot going on in my life. Lots of self discovery, moments of clarity, moments of sadness, and hope. I...
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    Feeling the Fear and Doing it Anyway: Beginning Entrepreneurship with Web Design

    EXECUTION 
    I partially forgot about this whole forum because of several life events, work and eventually grad school. I did 5 cold emails/calls roughly a day to local/state businesses that could need a website from about the end of June to mid-August as my job permitted. It may have been my sleep...
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    Feeling the Fear and Doing it Anyway: Beginning Entrepreneurship with Web Design

    EXECUTION 
    No more weekly updates. I'm not progressing as much thanks to the stupid job and my poor scheduling, so there's no point in providing for quantity over quality. I will still post, just only for important stuff (first paying client, new revelations, etc.)
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    Feeling the Fear and Doing it Anyway: Beginning Entrepreneurship with Web Design

    EXECUTION 
    Week 10 Summary: Work Started that summer job that pays well (16/hr). That will keep my mother off my back. Hard work and long hours left me sore and tired the first few days. Was able to finish the all but one module (advanced sales) for the course, so I think I'm ready. Will start FreeCodeCamp...
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    Ideas for Startups

    IDEA 
    Look for a genuine need and read TMF or UNSCRIPTED. A lot of what you need to know would be in there. You can't build a company if you don't get sales, and you don't get sales of your product isn't needed.
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    Make Enough Working 6 Days a Month to Support Yourself: Clinical Trials

    SIDE HUSTLE 
    I would only do this if I had the time to analyze the biochemistry of the drug I am taking and I can determine it is safe based on how it is introduced and then metabolized. Not that hard, would take maybe a week of on and off work. If you seriously intend on doing this long term, make the...
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    Feeling the Fear and Doing it Anyway: Beginning Entrepreneurship with Web Design

    EXECUTION 
    I can deal with it. And competition can be maneuvered around with a good value skew and high revenue customers. You combat competition with value differentiation showing you have a drastically better service to offer than the "guys from India" in your example. I will admit it's a grind, but the...
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    Feeling the Fear and Doing it Anyway: Beginning Entrepreneurship with Web Design

    EXECUTION 
    Week 9 Summary: Another Zero Sum Week (But it's looking up) Didn't have a lot of time this week to complete the course (8 weeks in and you still haven't finished it? Come on man!) I know I said I'd get it done last week but life just keeps getting in the way! My mom said if she saw me "working...
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    Feeling the Fear and Doing it Anyway: Beginning Entrepreneurship with Web Design

    EXECUTION 
    Week 8 Summary: Onwards and... Sideways? Had some up this week. Finished SPIN Selling and got started with more coding resources to build more types of websites (Currently on JS course from freecodecamp for reactive website content). Got a promising response from the restaurant client's...
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    Feeling the Fear and Doing it Anyway: Beginning Entrepreneurship with Web Design

    EXECUTION 
    Monday Update: It begins! Rubber meets the road! I'm finally graduated and almost moved out of my apartment (got a few things left to do tomorrow). Now it's time for the wheels to spin and get up to speed. I didn't mention my reasoning for doing freelance web design, so I'll state now that the...
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    Feeling the Fear and Doing it Anyway: Beginning Entrepreneurship with Web Design

    EXECUTION 
    Week 7 Summary: Finals and Graduation As expected, I have had little time for progress this week outside of nighttime reading and markings of SPIN Selling, but THANK GOD I'm graduating tomorrow. Next Week's Plan: Everything. Finish the course. Finish SPIN Selling. Start 2/4 free client...
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    Feeling the Fear and Doing it Anyway: Beginning Entrepreneurship with Web Design

    EXECUTION 
    Week 6 Summary: Two more to go; Applications of sales. Got through the sales section of the course and almost finished with SPIN Selling (maybe a day left). I was surprised how much I was learning in both the course and the book can be applied outside of a corporate or business setting. I...
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    Feeling the Fear and Doing it Anyway: Beginning Entrepreneurship with Web Design

    EXECUTION 
    Gotcha. Thanks for the support. I guess for me I'm still in the prospecting stage. I have four clients (friends and family) that I am able to do some (mostly free) work for after graduation, and they are understanding that I'm only going to be able to work on these projects full time after...
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    Feeling the Fear and Doing it Anyway: Beginning Entrepreneurship with Web Design

    EXECUTION 
    Week 5 Summary: Another module completed. Lots learned. Persistence is key. I took whatever time I could this last week and tried to make it through the prospecting portion of the course, as well as cross-referencing it with other resources and practicing networking. Working on getting into a...
  15. Goldfels

    I've Read The Millionaire Fastlane!

    GOLD! HOT! 
    Read it!
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