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    What inconvenienced you today?

    HOT! MINDSET 
    Laptop just needed a new hard drive. Could have been a lot worse.
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    What inconvenienced you today?

    HOT! MINDSET 
    My laptop broke down on me. Not the best time for that to happen.
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    Cold-calling - any tips?

    #1- don't think of it as cold-calling. You are making calls to see who qualifies for your service. Yes, those are basically the same thing, but if you are in your head about it and get nervous before making calls, that little mindset shift should help. #2- you will be dealing with gatekeepers...
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    Dealing with rejection

    SIDE HUSTLE WEB DESIGN 
    Good job on approaching people in person, especially since you describe yourself as introverted. It's likely you #1) didn't even talk to the relevant people at these businesses #2) didn't control the conversation regardless of what you are pitching, in sales and prospecting those two points...
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    Rules before marriage

    Some decisions really need to be made by you, and you alone...
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    Can an entrepreneur ever own a dog?

    HOT! 
    thought this thread was a parody
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    Doing business with people you loathe?

    PEOPLE 
    haven't been presented with such a scenario, but barring any striking attributes, I'd think it wouldnt bother me. I'm in business for the bottom line, and if they can get that done, then I'm all ears.
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    How Turning Down Business Can Lead To More Business

    GOLD! HOT! EXECUTION 
    Thought of this thread today. My business involves matching buyers and sellers in a niche-market. For a few months now I was trying to get a particular deal done by "forcing" myself into the deal. By that I meant I tried hedging myself in-between the talks of the product, and pricing...
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    Don't Question Life Wisdom

    HOT! MINDSET 
    Consider yourself lucky... As someone who assumed PayPal would be ideal for business transactions, I can suggest you seek other alternatives. They are very problematic in my experience. Since I deal with international and domestic I currently just rely on wire transfer. Yeah the fees can be...
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    "Frequently answered topics"

    A directory or index does make sense. Break it down into two categories. Starting and Scaling The former would address the commonly asked questions: how to approach prospects for the first time and how to get the first sale. The latter would address the other commonly asked questions: is it...
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    The big recession. What a waste

    REAL ESTATE 
    and here I go feeling guilty about playing a few hands wrong at the poker table costing me a couple Benjamins.
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    Male mental health question: TW for attempted suicide

    HOT! HEALTH 
    I believe both of the following can be true: - an individual can succumb to mental illness through factors out of their control (genetics, lack of adequate resources, incompetent medical diagnoses, just to name a few) - an individual can force themselves down the rabbit-hole into a point of...
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    Male mental health question: TW for attempted suicide

    HOT! HEALTH 
    Had a close friend who I had to terminate a friendship with for similar reasons. It started out with drug abuse, then deteriorated into suicide attempts, and finally he became psychologically abusive. Easier for me to cut him off since we were just (really good) friends, but in your case you...
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    Random Chat, Thoughts, Posts, and/or Rants Thread

    HOT! CHAT 
    Just saw the new Matrix trailer. Neo with a beard :vomit: :puke::vomit: :puke::vomit: :puke:
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    Inspiration VS desperation

    MINDSET 
    All very good questions! Alas, I have no clear answer. In fact my first few months of being active on the forum coincided with me committing to building a business. And this early thread of mine basically details everything we're talking about...
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    Inspiration VS desperation

    MINDSET 
    My m.o. in basically everything I've ever done is that until the going gets tough, nothing of significance was ever accomplished. I kinda expected that to be the case when starting out, but some people are just wired differently. Case in point, I had about a year of runway before survival mode...
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    Inspiration VS desperation

    MINDSET 
    Started out of inspiration Kept at it due to desperation
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    What would you ask a mentor?

    How do you meet influential people? Apart from trade shows or networking events. Are there any interesting places powerful people can be found?
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    Who do you follow for marketing advice?

    HOT! MARKETING 
    Alex Berman But I'm not someone who has implemented any real marketing tactics yet, and it clearly shows at times. -__-
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