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    Working From Home (Help my sanity)

    QUESTION 
    Our library has small rooms you can book, so you can make calls. Could be worth asking? I liked coworking spaces. I did that for company when I was first self-employed. They can be distracting but depends on how busy they are, desk proximity, etc. Cafes never worked for me. Generally too noisy...
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    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

    HOT! CHAT 
    (Was browsing on my phone and thought I was at the end of the thread but somehow there was still loads afterwards. Apologies for this random reply after the conversation had moved on ) Couldn’t agree more with this. Processed food industry poisons us all for profit. Pharma treats us all for...
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    First ideas - am I making any sense?

    IDEA FEEDBACK 
    Ah yes! I read the webdev thread soon after joining - it’s great his son has done this. And the story is so reminiscent of my experience in 2016 when I started my web business, right down to the pita clients lol
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    First ideas - am I making any sense?

    IDEA FEEDBACK 
    Thank you… for understanding me. I will do the best I can to turn this around. Link is to his profile - is there a thread link?
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    Year End Thought Exercise: 10 Questions to Ask about This Year

    MINDSET 
    I love these kind of questions. What was your biggest triumph? Was there several, or none? Why? Escaping the worst man I have ever known. What was your biggest struggle? Did you overcome it? If not, how can you change it? Feeling like a worthwhile human being again. Finally. What new habits...
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    First ideas - am I making any sense?

    IDEA FEEDBACK 
    I genuinely appreciate every point of view and consider every piece of feedback. I do not want to sound like I am shooting anyone down.
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    First ideas - am I making any sense?

    IDEA FEEDBACK 
    Crikey. You’re right. I suppose I’m trying to constantly condense and explain a massive amount of thought and consideration that I have done in just a few sentences. (I nearly said but haha). I will see if I can catch myself doing that in future.
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    First ideas - am I making any sense?

    IDEA FEEDBACK 
    I am in the UK. So £30 for a canvas (similar), and the rest on paints, brushes, and cleaner. I could spend £60 and get plenty of raw materials for candles. I can then almost certainly sell them reasonably quickly and make back up to 50% on each. Or, I can spend £60 and a lot of time to make one...
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    First ideas - am I making any sense?

    IDEA FEEDBACK 
    @Ing yes - I can knock up an e-commerce website pretty quickly and cheaply and make it look pretty for selling this stuff. Saves on shopify/amazon/etsy fees. @Sean P thank you - I think I'm gonna start with this. It seems a viable option to reinforce my broken confidence and get me up and...
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    First ideas - am I making any sense?

    IDEA FEEDBACK 
    Ok cool, I've looked into this a bit more. I have zero in the way of materials. Canvas I can get, I would also have to buy paints, brushes, and cleaning materials. Art supplies are not cheap. If I spent £60 on a canvas and paints could I get a sale-worthy picture with one canvas? I am not...
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    Hello!

    INTRO 
    Welcome! The feeling of urgency is good as it will drive you forward. At 23 you are in a great place. Old enough for a bit of wisdom, young enough to have the drive and energy to work hard for the next few years on your dreams. I am starting at 50 - it’s (almost) never too late. Find one...
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    Is this a good fastlane idea?

    IDEA 
    Stats-wise I know that something like 65% of YouTube videos get less than 100 views. Something to aim for.
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    Is this a good fastlane idea?

    IDEA 
    I have a little bit of knowledge on YouTube. Have you tried searching for videos on topics you would cover? You want to see videos with 100k+ views in the last few months on those topics. If they exist, the demand is there. YouTube is a difficult platform to break into, but can be done if you...
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    First ideas - am I making any sense?

    IDEA FEEDBACK 
    I've made a spreadsheet of candle makers in my county, their recorded profits, outlets, and their social media following. Loving the ones that have given up (there's actually one in my little village!). It looks easy to get into, but from the industry videos I've watched, it's not as easy as...
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    First ideas - am I making any sense?

    IDEA FEEDBACK 
    I’ve been stalking company accounts and the revenue ceiling is a potential problem, you are right about that. Laughed at the idea of you bagging up epsom salt crystals! Definitely a big artisan market demand in the part of the country I live, which is great for home-started crafts. Wondering...
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    First ideas - am I making any sense?

    IDEA FEEDBACK 
    Also... anything I do has to be funded by selling something I already own, as I am on the world's tightest budget just to meet living costs and feed my kids. I have some jewellery that would give me back a tiny bit of cash. Quite a few books I could sell, but they won't generate a lot. I should...
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    First ideas - am I making any sense?

    IDEA FEEDBACK 
    They are all selling a service. Been there and done that and have no real interest in doing it for someone else again. What a customer wants and what they actually need are often not in sync. Also, I can’t scale myself. Those skills are better put to use building my own business in the early...
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    First ideas - am I making any sense?

    IDEA FEEDBACK 
    Isn't the whole premise of the Fastlane starting new sh*t by/for yourself? I don't want to help build someone else's dream. Going back to employment from being self-employed a few years back was a mistake and killed several years I didn't have to waste. I know from long-earned experience that...
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    First ideas - am I making any sense?

    IDEA FEEDBACK 
    What if I wanted to supply candle-making materials rather than make the candles myself, i.e. move back one stage? Is getting into wholesale expensive/difficult?
  20. minimalrosie

    First ideas - am I making any sense?

    IDEA FEEDBACK 
    I've been thinking almost non-stop about what I could possibly begin to do. So here is my initial thought process. Tell me if I am way off course: 1. Started off thinking about writing (fiction). I've got enough talent there (have won comps in long distant past). It's a great time investment in...

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