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  1. jerryB

    Barriers of entry

    IDEA 
    Perhaps. Or perhaps not. I'm just observing the reality.
  2. jerryB

    Barriers of entry

    IDEA 
    Interesting point of view. I agree. I'm have a small firm that operates in a niche market, where social media presence is indeed required, but I don't necessarily need to get crazy about attention-grabbing thumbnails or giving my videos titles such as: "I spent 100 hours naked inside an active...
  3. jerryB

    Barriers of entry

    IDEA 
    Hi. Don't you think that the number of barriers to enter literally any business has increased tremendously within the last 5 years? I mean, literally most of the branches of industry have been monopolised by big corporations (for example food). Opening a small grocery store would be literally...
  4. jerryB

    What skills should one learn to start a business in 2023?

    IDEA QUESTION 
    1. Choose an industry that you're interested in. If you are interested in none, then get interested. Running a business in an industry you are not interested in will just make you miserable. 2. Number one skill is to learn consistency. Choose one thing and stick to it. Practice daily. "“If...
  5. jerryB

    Favourite piano brand?

    OFF-TOPIC 
    When it comes to grandpianos I'm a Steinway guy, however when I went to music school as a kid I played mostly Yamaha. Steinway has a very soft, inspiring sound that just makes you want to play it. Love it.
  6. jerryB

    How long does coding take to learn and where to start?

    IDEA 
    YouTube is a good place to start. Find a tutorial that takes you from A to Z step by step. I wouldn't bother with books at this point, since they're usually to advanced and focus on details too much. The best way to learn programming is creating small projects. YouTube and StackOverflow are your...
  7. jerryB

    Friends

    MINDSET 
    It's not about it. I don't care what they do, but with their attitude I feel like I'm being dragged down. My enthusiasm always goes down while I'm with them. I'm beginning to feel that might be true. Maybe I should just let them go and find like-minded people or at least people who are more...
  8. jerryB

    Friends

    MINDSET 
    @jun thanks for your response. Being an entrepreneur is great. It's very rewarding, gives a lot of independence, but on the other hand it can get kind of lonely when you can't find like-minded people around.
  9. jerryB

    Friends

    MINDSET 
    I've worked hard to become entrepreneur. Not only to get money, but also to gain independence, freedom, to be able to decide what and when I want to do stuff, to be able help my family, travel, etc. The problem is, I feel kind of alone in this Most of my friends are 9-5ers. Ain't nothing wrong...
  10. jerryB

    The Great Rat-Race Escape by MJ DeMarco, Now Available (All formats!)

    HOT! 
    I've read all of the MJ's previous books and they were really mind opening and inspiring. Especially a few lines really changed my attitude towards running a business. I'm looking forward to reading the new one too.
  11. jerryB

    Stressing about things I can't control

    HEALTH 
    Thanks for the answers, fellas. I guess my biggest problem is worrying too much about the future - worrying about this and that and the other.. Worrying about not getting enough clients, about messing up something with taxes, and about many things I have none control over - I tend to worry...
  12. jerryB

    Stressing about things I can't control

    HEALTH 
    My biggest problem in life and as an entrepreneur: stressing about things I cannot control. I stress constantly about everything. About getting new clients, about taxes, about my website.. like literally mind my is being constantly occupied by these things I have none control over. I'm a...
  13. jerryB

    What would you tell your 18 or 25 year old self?

    GOLD! MINDSET 
    I'm 26 year old, so what I would say to my 18 or 25 old self would be: ✅Read more - read biographies, business/marketing/motivational books ✅Learn a valuable skill that you can sell ✅Learn how the finance system works ✅Learn the tax law ✅There are no shortcuts - you just have to put the hard...
  14. jerryB

    Holy shit is this real life?!

    HOT! 
    So you have awaken For 90-95% of the people life looks like you've described. Do they like it? Most of them no, but are not able to even imagine that there's more to life than participating in the rat race because that's what schools have taught them, because that's what governments and...
  15. jerryB

    Should I feel bad about 50% discount?

    MARKETING 
    Hi, I'm a beginning entrepreneur. I'm running an online store and I have a question. Should I feel bad having discounted a certain product, let's say by 50%, whereas other people had already bought the product before the discount was initiated? I mean, I know these things are normal - all kinds...
  16. jerryB

    Is your day job supposed to have a purpose?

    MINDSET 
    I've worked for 5 companies and each time it gave me depression. I've worked as an engineer, teacher..for me it's not really about job I'm doing - it's about being in control. When I work for somebody else I feel so powerless and out of control, I feel 'stuck' and I'm missing the purpose...
  17. jerryB

    University is making me sick

    HOT! MINDSET 
    I'm back after a few months. I decided to tell about what I decided. So..I decided to quit the university. I've got my bachelor's degree. I quit in the middle of my 2-year master studies. Parents were angry at first, now they are sad because "I was so close to graduating" whereas I couldn't...
  18. jerryB

    What's your financial plan for 2020?

    INVESTING 
    My plan is quite simple: become financially independent from my parents, work entirely remotely(employment or my own hustle or combination of two) and earn a certain amount of money by the end of June.
  19. jerryB

    University is making me sick

    HOT! MINDSET 
    What can I say.. parents. They are crazy about this. I keep hearing things "If you don't finish it, you're done, nobody will help you" or they keep saying that I'm a disgrace to the family, etc. Hearing these things is well.. heart-breaking. This is really hard, guys. I know I shouldn't be...
  20. jerryB

    University is making me sick

    HOT! MINDSET 
    When it comes to my hustle, I’m working on something foreign language-related which includes programming. But here I don’t mind it, because programming is what it takes to finish my product. I think I’ll give the university one last try this semester even tho I’m emotionally done with it and...
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