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  1. Nicoknowsbest

    How often do YOU take breaks or vacations?

    FTE 
    Do you have a job? Or can you invest all your time into your project? I learned this the hard way, but "You can't break tackles at marathon pace". I am somebody who sprints as fast as he can until his batteries are completely empty and the body takes what he needs. Turns out if I stop before...
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    Time is money?

    Time is the most valuable asset you have. I'd even go so far and say time is life. Be careful who and what you invest your time in. Money can be made back. Wasted time is lost forever. Food for thought: If it takes you 10 hours per week to clean your house and you earn $ 100/hour as a...
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    Using LinkedIn to get Clients

    HOT! MARKETING 
    Same here. Currently trying to get it right. My experience so far: You work for a big, known company in an important position? You can send out requests to almost anybody and expect a positive outcome. You seem like a small business owner? Suddenly your requests come across needy.
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    Fear and Action-Faking in Entrepreneurship-- a 19 year old's guide to askholing.

    NOTABLE! 
    First step of that plan? Decide. Focus. Do one thing. Do only this one thing. Focus, take action and watch the magic happen.
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    Hello, Ben from London here.

    INTRO 
    Know thyself and act accordingly. It depends on the situation... Right now, you just want to move and make that first sale.
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    Profit First (by Michalowicz) - Does it work?

    HOT! 
    Definitely makes sense, thanks for clarifying. I totally agree. Even the toughest discipline mindset gets cracks sometimes. I literally locked myself out of some accounts. Would you suggest to have these accounts within one bank, or spread out over several banks? While I agree, I also...
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    Hello, Ben from London here.

    INTRO 
    @Benl5555, great intro - I like your writing. Welcome to the forum :-) You realized that it will be everything else but easy. You are humble. You didn't announce making 1 million your first year. I think you are ready. From what I read between the lines, you are very detail-orientated...
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    [Progress] Graphic Designer Going Freelance & Fastlane

    EXECUTION 
    Total number of downloads of my assets: - 2,53% Sum of paid downloads: + 194,44% Royalties earned: + 38% Interesting fact: I didn't touch anything - neither did I add assets, nor did I drive traffic whatsoever. Oh, and despite the total number of downloads decreasing, my paid downloads nearly...
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    Profit First (by Michalowicz) - Does it work?

    HOT! 
    This is awesome, thanks for sharing @Scot! I actually started doing something similar recently. Despite the extra cost of having multiple accounts, I currently have several and it really helps. I'll look into structuring my business accounts in a similar fashion like you mentioned - maybe...
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    Can you help give advice for a selfish guy like me ?

    HOT! MINDSET 
    Go volunteer. Do some social work. Go to a hospital and make people laugh. Realize how lucky you are. Smile more. Let yourself get infected by the magic. Realize that if you don't give a f@ck about others, nobody will give a f@ck about you.
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    [Progress] Graphic Designer Going Freelance & Fastlane

    EXECUTION 
    Small breakthrough this week: I decided to outsource my book-keeping and my accounting. Moving towards becoming a better operator, instead of learning another technical skill. Despite the relatively high cost at this point, it's well worth the time I can now invest in growing my brand.
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    Kids, time management and business

    HOT! MINDSET 
    True. But you are moving. And most importantly, into the right direction. You are ahead of many of your peers. While it is not "fastlane" freedom Y.E.T., your are well on your way. This is a taste of the freedom the "fastlane" can bring.
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    Kids, time management and business

    HOT! MINDSET 
    And most probably it will stay with HIM forever. Reading this gave me goosebumps. How many parents had to take a day off to be there? How many parents couldn't come because their parents' bosses said no? This is fastlane power, this is fastlane freedom.
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    AndyTalks with a mastermind of budding business owners

    Interesting chat, thank you for sharing! My take-aways, thoughts and advice: Stop Building Stuff - (Stop "Building" Stuff) When someone was talking about the process of developing a product/service for a year or longer and needing heavy seed money, my alarm bells went off. First off, I don't...
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    AndyTalks with @Nicoknowsbest about Goal-Setting and moving from Freelancer through Agency

    @Andy Black helped me shift focus from number based goals to system/process based progress. It took me a while to get used to it, since numeric goals seemed to be the ultimate truth for success in my universe, although I could never really make them work for myself. The biggest lesson in all...
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    You can go slower than you think

    MINDSET 
    This came at the right moment, thanks for posting this @Andy Black. Funnily enough, I met a fellow entrepreneur from Canada via a Facebook group and we had a chat on Skype this weekend. After some intro stories and some chit-chat, he asked me what my big vision was. So there I was, at a loss...
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    Clearing your mind and gaining clarity - What do you do?

    MINDSET 
    What helps me most changes from time to time. While everything mentioned works for me, especially physical activity and talking a walk, I found something to be especially effective at the moment. Driving my car. I think it's being encapsulated while the landscape is passing by? When...
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    Just got my first freelancing gig!

    MARKETING 
    Thanks @JAJT! Yep, subtle difference. Saying and doing, sometimes worlds apart - curious how long it will take for the money to arrive. 100% agreed. As long as he sees you as a peer, he'll care. If he sees you as a "hired gun", he won't care, because hired guns complain all the time. The...
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    [Progress] Graphic Designer Going Freelance & Fastlane

    EXECUTION 
    Not only good, but essential I'd even say. Making good judgement calls in situations like this can lift you a level higher. Or not, if you miss them. All day, every day. Don't take it personally and move on as quickly as you can.
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    Money can't be in two places at once

    Obvious, but not always clear: Don't spend money you don't have. The promised money cannot be in your client's account and at the same time in your new office chair.

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