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  1. COSenior

    I'm 31 years old with $5 in my account

    RANT 
    It sounds to me like a systemic problem. From what I read of other comments (sorry, no time to read them all), you were probably spending too much, and maybe that was in aid of starting your side gigs - don't know, don't care. The advice to get another job is good. While you're at it, do any...
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    Is My Course Scam? Design Advice Needed

    Full disclosure: I didn't look at what you shared. Based on what feedback you have from others, I assume it is the marketing for your course. You've got plenty of feedback for that. What I want to know is whether you have the cart before the horse. Have you designed the course yet? Can you...
  3. COSenior

    Anyone else pissed?

    MINDSET 
    Hahahahahahahaha
  4. COSenior

    What habit changed your life?

    HOT! MINDSET 
    Planning strategically, with tactics for implementing. I've always had goals. I've pursued action plans to reach them. But when I put a few things together, more started happening. I use the principles of The Twelve Week Year to plan a few goals every quarter. A few, because too many...
  5. COSenior

    Feels Like I'm Doing Things Right But... One Year No Results

    MINDSET 
    I'd add one more thing. Once you know their pain, ask what they'd like instead. In other words, paint a picture of the relief of having their problem off their hands, and do it in their language/words. "How would it feel to not have the stress of getting collections calls all the time?" for...
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    Is writing a book fast lane?

    HOT! 
    That sounds like a good decision. You can always write for enjoyment while doing something else for money. Learning when to say no to an opportunity is as important as learning when to say yes. Best wishes!
  7. COSenior

    I Have Lost My Way

    MINDSET RANT 
    Many authors, including myself, have adapted the Save the Cat structure for novel-writing. Check out Worksheets for Writers | Jami Gold, Paranormal Author for several versions and more tools for planning.
  8. COSenior

    [PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks

    GOLD! 
    With no time to read the article, is it possible that these are averages? If so, it's likely to be because there are more authors self-publishing than ever before and diluting the average. Please correct me if I'm wrong. However, I've said all along that writing isn't fast lane. It's a lot of...
  9. COSenior

    Is writing a book fast lane?

    HOT! 
    I'd like to address just this one sentence from your long post. You mentioned 'books' of 10k-20k, which are actually short stories to novella-length. It is quite possible, with a bit of lead time, to publish even novel-length books of some genre categories once a month. However, you need to know...
  10. COSenior

    How can someone work every waking hour???

    HOT! 
    Good luck with that.
  11. COSenior

    I Have Lost My Way

    MINDSET RANT 
    I don't know whether to chuckle indulgently or cry for these kids in their 20s who feel they must conquer the world now or it's too late. My entrepreneurial gene didn't wake up until I was in my mid-30s. I was 50 before it dawned on me that multi-level marketing wasn't ever going to do it for...
  12. COSenior

    Do I Have To Sacrifice My Close Family Relationships?

    HOT! PEOPLE 
    I'd just like to point out that there is a difference between 'social life' and family relationships. No one who is your friend or a decent mentor would ask you to give up the latter, and I'm none too sure that giving up the former for 2-3 years is particularly healthy, either. You have 168...
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    How can someone work every waking hour???

    HOT! 
    Absolutely right! Sleeping fewer than 7 or 8 hours is a really good way to destroy your health. Your body repairs itself during sleep. Give it time to do so. I also use the Pomodoro technique, though I work better in 50-minute sprints. I believe you must determine your own pace, but taking a...
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    [PROGRESS THREAD] ChickenHawk's Self-Published Fiction EBooks

    GOLD! 
    I'm so sorry it feels like that to you. You deserve to feel excitement and joy every time you sit down to write. You've provided such value, here and elsewhere. Hope you find a solution soon.
  15. COSenior

    Announcing the launch of my business: Metaprosperity Institute. Life coaching for your...

    Announcing the launch of my business: Metaprosperity Institute. Life coaching for your entrepreneurial success.
  16. COSenior

    Depressed by wasted time with 0 accomplishment

    INTRO 
    Highly endorse this book.
  17. COSenior

    Progress thread - Badcourses.com

    EXECUTION 
    I have a different question. On what criteria are you going to determine whether the course is 'bad' or not? Because it's expensive? Because it's expensive and there's identical free information if one digs hard enough? Because people don't get the results they want? I can think of...
  18. COSenior

    Getting Blacklisted for Spam (Cold Email Lead Techniques)

    NOTABLE! MARKETING 
    This speaks to my two cents' worth. When I was a real estate agent and then broker, I got offers from appraisers ALL. THE. TIME. I was going to suggest what the OP needed was a USP. However, I see that he later did post what it was. Brilliant! And thanks for standing up for the poor, beleaguered...
  19. COSenior

    Elon Musk getting into a twitter fight with a Marxist (This literally made me so mad)

    OFF-TOPIC 
    Don't devalue self-education. The smartest person I've been introduced to, with the possible exception of MJ, is a man who quit school at 15 to create his first business, and then went back ten years later for an MBA - no degrees in between. In the meanwhile, he built a multi-million-dollar...
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    What book are you reading? Right now. Post up!

    NOTABLE! HOT! BOOKS CHAT 
    Just finishing up a review copy of Danny Iny's upcoming release Leveraged Learning. I'm developing a business around online courses and coaching, using one of Danny's courses to understand best practices for developing the online course part. Brilliant guy. I recommend the book to anyone who has...

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