17 Year Old Here

[ImDave]

Hi guys i am a 17 year old kid from St. Louis and i will be turning 18 tomorrow Yay 😀. Now since a kid i was always able to observe my surroundings and see people struggling and i knew at an early age that is not what i wanted and i should do anything i could to make sure i didn't follow down the same path(For as long as i can remember). I have been on these forums a few times and have picked up some useful tips but i think my biggest advantage is my age. I believe since i am learning things at such a young age it will benefit me earlier on in life rather than someone who waited til they were 30 to realize they wanted to make a change. Im very happy to be a part of this forum.

 

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[snowbank]

I believe since i am learning things at such a young age it will benefit me earlier on in life rather than someone who waited til they were 30

If you learn the right things now you'll know what you need to know in the next year or so. Read everything from the people you want to be like, ignore everyone else. Most people are reading 99% of stuff from people who don't know what they're talking about, and 1% from the people who do. Read 100% from the people who do, and you will save years and years off your learning curve.

 

[458]

Happy birthday Dave, welcome.

 

[ImDave]

Happy birthday Dave, welcome.

Thank you

If you learn the right things now you'll know what you need to know in the next year or so. Read everything from the people you want to be like, ignore everyone else. Most people are reading 99% of stuff from people who don't know what they're talking about, and 1% from the people who do. Read 100% from the people who do, and you will save years and years off your learning curve.

Thank you for the good advice i will most definitely use that piece of advice. I honestly want to surround myself with people who already know what they are talking about and/or people who have already achieved financial success.

 

[snowbank]

Thank you for the good advice i will most definitely use that piece of advice. I honestly want to surround myself with people who already know what they are talking about and/or people who have already achieved financial success.

It's easier said than done- but will be worth the effort. The task is in being able to differentiate between the two. There's 500+ people on the internet blogging about how to make money. About 5 of them know how to make money. Focus on due diligence and reading a lot. Then cross checking once you have the knowledge to be able to ask the appropriate questions. It will be worth the effort.

 

[ImDave]

It's easier said than done- but will be worth the effort. The task is in being able to differentiate between the two. There's 500+ people on the internet blogging about how to make money. About 5 of them know how to make money. Focus on due diligence and reading a lot. Then cross checking once you have the knowledge to be able to ask the appropriate questions. It will be worth the effort.

You have given me some good advice and since i don't know anyone else here i will probably ask you first if i have an questions if that is ok.

 

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[aBeats]

Man, as I just turned 27 last week and have experienced both the building of my first 6 figure business as well as the destruction of it and having to start all over from being close to bankruptcy, I will tell you these things:

- Learn to sell
- Learn to write sales-copy
- Learn marketing
- Read all you can
- Focus all you can
- Take ACTION EVERYDAY!
- Get rid of your limiting beliefs, asap
- Take care of your health
- Take advantage of alllll the energy that comes with youth
- Learn to Manage your Time (credit to Trevor Kuntz, as I totally forgot to list this)
- And pleeeasseee pay attention to who you associate with.

If your friends and associates are broke...trust me...so will you be. If they aren't trying to do something big, and you are, then they are for recreation only...period...

Even if you build a successful business but still spend more than the "proper threshold" of time with people who are not of the same outlook, the chances are stronger of them dragging you down than you pulling them up. Just sayin...

It's a phenomenon...

You ever watch the scene in the "Boiler Room" where Ben Afleck does the group interview and says "Your friends are $#!*"

Here it is: Boiler Room - Group Interview - YouTube

 

[Trevor Kuntz]

Man, as I just turned 27 last week and have experienced both the building of my first 6 figure business as well as the destruction of it and having to start all over from being close to bankruptcy, I will tell you these things:

That's good advice. I would add "Learn to manage your time efficiently" to that list.
What kind of business did you have?

 

[aBeats]

That's good advice. I would add "Learn to manage your time efficiently" to that list.
What kind of business did you have?

DEFINITELY! Yea I knew I forgot to put something in, that is an EXTREMELY important. Going to add it in to your credit.

I'm a music composer who learned how to sell and market, so most of my businesses have to do with combining those elements. That business was in licensing my music direct to artists via the internet, and got to around 6 figures in my early 20's before I fell apart, lol.

 

[Trevor Kuntz]

Haha, thanks.

Hmm, very intriguing! When you say licensing to artists, did you compose instrumentals and then sell them? What do you mean by that?
I dreamed of being a cruise ship pianist as a child, but it was only ever that - a dream. I still play as a release and for my own pleasure though. What instruments do you compose for?

 

[aBeats]

Yes I mostly sold them non-exclusive licenses, some exclusives for a much higher price, and I also sold licenses for use in television and film. The music for artists were instrumentals for them to write and record their own songs to, whereas the instrumentals for television and film were for use in television and film broadcasts (still do this).

I play multiple instruments and just compose, play and perform all my own songs and release them. But what I do is try to figure out how to turn the "art" into a profitable business.

 

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