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  1. NMdad

    LOL, look at this BS (Money doesn't solve problems)

    MINDSET 
    It's a false dichotomy--poor vs. wealthy but miserable.
  2. NMdad

    The "Second Renaissance"

    In some areas, yes, platforms have been / are being consolidated--like video content (Netflix, Youtube, etc.), ecommerce (Amazon). But in other areas--3D printing, AI/ML, robotics/automation--the barriers are still high, so they haven't exploded yet. While any shmo can slap together something &...
  3. NMdad

    The "Second Renaissance"

    Reminds me of the themes in the book Abundance by Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler. Have you read it? (@biophase & I voted for it for the book discussion, but alas, it didn't make the final cut).
  4. NMdad

    Houses or mountains?!

    INTRO 
    As a home stager, you might consider working with realtors and people who want to sell their homes. By staging their homes, they can sell often the house faster and for a higher price. You could also market your services to the people who've sold their house (so you can design their new home)...
  5. NMdad

    Lawyer by day, content creator by night

    INTRO 
    I'd consider focusing on small/mid-sized firms (e.g., firms with 10-50 attorneys) whose managing partners are 35-50 years old, since they still have 15+ years before retirement, and know they need to grow their firm. There are thousands of these firms. As an attorney who's done what they want to...
  6. NMdad

    New Here

    INTRO 
    Welcome to the tribe! How can we help you?
  7. NMdad

    Patterns of Existence & Your Pattern

    MINDSET 
    Exactly. Realizing you have a self-imposed, unconscious ceiling is powerful, because that realization means you've opened the door to new possibilities. The new possibilities can lead to new questions & new answers that take you out of your habits/loops. I reminded myself about the "ceiling"...
  8. NMdad

    c.dream journey

    EXECUTION 
    There's nothing wrong with getting a job if you need to pay bills; a job will also create structure in your life, and it sounds like you might benefit from that--too much unstructured time can be a bad thing. Don't blame yourself for others' choices. We each are responsible for our own behavior...
  9. NMdad

    Lawyer by day, content creator by night

    INTRO 
    Welcome, fellow former lurker! Glad you came out of the shadows! 30-40 hours per week is "relatively little time"? Relative to 60-80 hours per week trying to make partner at a BigLaw law firm? 30-40 hours/week is still a full-time gig. In any case, I've worked with ~200 small/mid-sized law...
  10. NMdad

    Multiple sources of income

    OK, so let's break it down: $250k/year = $20,833/month What problems could you solve where you could be paid: ~$1,042/month from 20 clients $100/transaction from 208 customers $50/transaction from 416 customers You get the idea. There are tons of ways to generate income that meet the CENTS...
  11. NMdad

    I wasted over $100,000 last year.

    Indeed. I actually like the envelope system for budgeting & managing spending--it's super concrete & tangible, and simple. Plus, you end up feeling abundance with the actual cash money in the envelopes, even though you're budgeting (which can often create feelings of deprivation). It's like...
  12. NMdad

    Hello World from Greece!

    INTRO 
    I forgot to say: Tι κανείς? (My dad was from Salonika). :) OK, so what's the next action that will move you forward? You might want to look at @Andy Black"s thread: Who have you helped?
  13. NMdad

    Agree? You can't build a top tier physical product without Money

    HOT! 
    I think by definition keychains & fridge magnets--and most mass-market souvenirs--aren't something where people care about high quality. They just want a simple trinket.
  14. NMdad

    Hello World from Greece!

    INTRO 
    Welcome to the tribe! How can we help you?
  15. NMdad

    Stuck in a unique situation..

    MINDSET 
    You might consider--if you haven't already done so--creating an email list. That way, you're not reliant on Facebook ad spend and Facebook in general. And, you can test/validate new products/services for your market. An email list can keep you top-of-mind for when you have a new product to...
  16. NMdad

    c.dream journey

    EXECUTION 
    Working with family can often--usually--be a nest of problems, since you end up magnifying any family problems by working with them. My hunch is that depression from your father's death affects not just you but your mom. When my father died (I was 21), his death brought out a TON of issues in...
  17. NMdad

    Potential customers interested in idea but won't even sign up

    IDEA 
    This is the price of tuition. You won't forget that pain, so you're unlikely to make the same mistake again.
  18. NMdad

    Potential customers interested in idea but won't even sign up

    IDEA 
    The market is telling you what it wants. Listen to it.
  19. NMdad

    Starting again and again...will it be different this time?

    EXECUTION 
    You might want to (re)read the chapters on the commandments of entry and control. Easy entry signals a stampede of competitors. And relying on a single point of failure creates an existential risk to your business.
  20. NMdad

    First attempts at clawing my way out of the slow lane

    EXECUTION 
    Totally agree. The coding skills you're acquiring to develop the app might be useful, but how much time & energy do you want to pour in without having any validation for your app idea? So, how can you validate the app--or more precisely, the benefit that the app will provide--while you're...

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