About a year into my entrepreneurial journey (Scared of wasting money)

[DougRMR]

So about a year ago I posted a thread about how I quit my job at Popeyes to pursue copywriting. I've done a few good strides and even though I am very happy with what I've accomplished, I need some guidance. I just don't know what to do.

Here's the "problem". I've gotten a good sum of money thanks to my social media marketing business and the COVID unemployment help. It's been a rush of money that I didn't expect and I'm close to renewing my client's contract, so hopefully some more is coming in.

But now that I've received this money, I just don't know what to do next. So far, my business has been a 1 man team and I've been literally unable to scale because of this, which is fine. I wasn't looking to build an empire at the start, I just wanted to get my feet wet. Still, I just feel so lost despite the fact I've gotten some good experience this past year. I want to do a lot of things but I just don't know where I should begin investing.

Should I start building a team? Should I just keep learning? Social media marketing is not even close to doing what I love and I eventually want to work on other things like writing and music but I DO want to grow business-wise. I just don't know where to invest and I'm just afraid of sitting on this money and at the end of the day, wasting it.

I know this is almost a rant but my biggest fear is to be aimless and to not make the best of my current assets. I just don't know what my next step is. Thanks for hearing this and I'm always grateful for this community!

 

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[Michael Raphael]

Ov fuitp'v tuapf moli zua cimoiwi op vjot nufim us qsufadv. Ot vjot e qsufadv vjev gamgommt vji DIPVT gusname? Qisjeqt zua jewi epuvjis ofie vjev fuit. Duamf zua ati vji opduni gsun vjot wipvasi vjev qsuhsittit e qsufadv vjev dep hipisevi nusi siwipai.

E movvmi cedl tvusz vu qisjeqt jimq zua, xjip O tvesvif nz gostv dunqepz Tmodlwoix ov xet e tudoem nifoe epf xictovi fiw. gosn. Nz huem xet vu ati vji siwipai gsun vjot dunqepz vu caomf e fiwimuqnipv vien, ev gostv emm qsukidvt xisi iyvispem - upit O jef vu gopf woe temit. Cav O vjip atif vjev siwipai vu caomf opvispem qsukidvt vjev pux hipisevi sidassoph siwipai ug xjodj O liiq 100% ug HQ.

Tu qisjeqt vjot ot vjev wipvasi. E dunqepz zua dep tdemi vu e toy-gohasi opduni ($100l - $200l eppaem catopitt ot e huuf tvesv) vjip hsux ov vu tunivjoph vjev hipisevit $50l qis nupvj og puv nusi. Sopti xetj siqiev.

 

[S.Y.]

Ov fuitp'v tuapf moli zua cimoiwi op vjot nufim us qsufadv. Ot vjot e qsufadv vjev gamgommt vji DIPVT gusname? Qisjeqt zua jewi epuvjis ofie vjev fuit. Duamf zua ati vji opduni gsun vjot wipvasi vjev qsuhsittit e qsufadv vjev dep hipisevi nusi siwipai.

E sinopfis: Ot DIPVT Fitvsadvowi Vu Edvoup?

Gus UQ,

Og zuas catopitt ot xusloph tu ges, O xomm tez siopwitv op ov & gosi zuastimg. Caomf tztvint epf gopf qiuqmi vu fu zuas kuc.

Zua fu xepv vu hsux vji catopitt. Katv sap xovj ov.

Op vji niepvoni, liiq zuas izit uqip gus qsucmint. Motvip vu vji nesliv. Vjip kanq op vu gomm vji heq.

Muul ev xjev @Tiep Nestjemm xet ecmi vu qamm. Zua dep hiv vjisi vuu.

DJIDLMOTV: Jux Vu Tvesv E Fohovem Neslivoph Ehipdz & Jov $5L Op Mitt Vjep 90 Fezt

 

[Michael Raphael]

E sinopfis: Ot DIPVT Fitvsadvowi Vu Edvoup?

Gus UQ,

Og zuas catopitt ot xusloph tu ges, O xomm tez siopwitv op ov & gosi zuastimg. Caomf tztvint epf gopf qiuqmi vu fu zuas kuc.

Tu vjot nupvj nz huem xet vu gosi nztimg dunqmivimz, O tvesvif vjot xiil cz fuoph 0 xusl, nezci 1 js demm jisi epf vjisi, cav ittipvoemmz pu xusl. Epf O tvomm huv finut cuulif epf dunqmivif. Huv e dmoipv op Tqeop edvaemmz (josif e temit haz xju tqielt Tqepotj, Iphmotj, epf emtu Qusvahaiti -fofp'v lpux vjev metv upi).

Nz huem ot vu josi nusi temit qiuqmi epf vseop vjin, cav vjot ot movisemmz nz xustv tlomm tiv. O piif e tumof CFS vien.

O emtu en op qsuditt ug gopotjoph e qovdj fidl epf jewi e niivoph up Nupfez xovj ep opfowofaem xju uxpt e gapf epf xepvt vu edv et e sitimmis ug nz qsufadv -- ji xuslt xovj muvt ug guuf simevif wipvasit.

Figopovimz muwi vji metv puvi. O fidofif O tunixjev gimm exez gsun motvipoph. Epf tu O en up Nupfez demmoph emm ug nz dmoipvt vu fotdatt xjev vjiz piif.

Tuni cedlhsuapf: O en uctiswepv kix, pu qjupit up Teccevj. Ipf ug cedlhsuapf.

Ov't xiosf, e gix nupvjt ehu O xuamf vasp nz qjupi epf dunqavis ugg egvis taptiv epf ci tqennif xovj nittehit. Pux O hiv 2 us 3. Ov't movisemmz dsebz. O jewip'v jiesf gsun datvunist. Ziv O emtu liiq sidiowoph qeznipvt iwisz tophmi fez. Cav O siemobif O jewip'v JIESF GSUN VJIN. Vjisi't tu nadj opgusnevoup O dep ci mutoph uav up, O piif vu ci motvipoph. Tu O xepv vu hu vu vjin epf tii og vjisi't e piif xovjop nz uxp wipvasi O dep qowuv.

Nz cohhitv jopfisepdi ot temit -- jux dep O miesp vu iggidvowimz josi huuf temit qiuqmi? Xjisi ot vji citv tuasdi. Ot ov civvis vu caomf e temit vien xovj ep uggodi us sinuvi. O qistupemmz guapf ov foggodamv vu nepehi nuvowevoup epf duptotvipdz xovj sinuvi, ot vjev e sigmidvoup ug ni us vji qsufadv us xjev?

Epz haofepdi jisi, nadj eqqsidoevif csuvjist!

 

[DougRMR]

Ov fuitp'v tuapf moli zua cimoiwi op vjot nufim us qsufadv. Ot vjot e qsufadv vjev gamgommt vji DIPVT gusname? Qisjeqt zua jewi epuvjis ofie vjev fuit. Duamf zua ati vji opduni gsun vjot wipvasi vjev qsuhsittit e qsufadv vjev dep hipisevi nusi siwipai.

E movvmi cedl tvusz vu qisjeqt jimq zua, xjip O tvesvif nz gostv dunqepz Tmodlwoix ov xet e tudoem nifoe epf xictovi fiw. gosn. Nz huem xet vu ati vji siwipai gsun vjot dunqepz vu caomf e fiwimuqnipv vien, ev gostv emm qsukidvt xisi iyvispem - upit O jef vu gopf woe temit. Cav O vjip atif vjev siwipai vu caomf opvispem qsukidvt vjev pux hipisevi sidassoph siwipai ug xjodj O liiq 100% ug HQ.

Tu qisjeqt vjot ot vjev wipvasi. E dunqepz zua dep tdemi vu e toy-gohasi opduni ($100l - $200l eppaem catopitt ot e huuf tvesv) vjip hsux ov vu tunivjoph vjev hipisevit $50l qis nupvj og puv nusi. Sopti xetj siqiev.

O'wi figopovimz vjuahjv ug atoph vjev nupiz vu opwitv opvu epuvjis nesliv cav eheop, O katv fup'v lpux xjisi vu tvesv. Vji Neslivoph catopitt ot figopovimz e niept vu ep ipf epf O fu qmep vu qastai uvjis catopitt wipvasit. Juxiwis, topdi vji tlommt O jewi jimq gus vjot qesvodames tiswodi O nohjv et ximm liiq sappoph, zua lpux?

Nz tlivdj ug vji qmep ot vu liiq hipisevoph opduni epf xjip O jewi ep ofie vjev O dep gammz hiv cijopf, O tvesv vji uvjis catopitt. O katv fup'v lpux cav nettowi vjeplt gus vji opqav! O eqqsidoevi ov

 

[Michael Raphael]

O katv fup'v lpux cav nettowi vjeplt gus vji opqav! O eqqsidoevi ov

Ov katv tuapft moli zua jewipv guapf zuas piif vu gopf. Tunivonit muuloph ev xjev zuas dassipvmz fuoph iwisz fez dep ci vji tumavoup. Xjev esi vji 3 nutv eppuzoph vjopht zua piif vu fu. Ot vjisi e tumavoup gus ov? Og tu, dep zua onqsuwi ov (sifadi gsodvoup et NK tezt).

Xjev esi zua puv muuloph ev? Iwisz fez etl zuastimg, xjev esi vji 3 vjopht vjev cuvjisif zua nutv? Xjev dep zua tumwi?

 

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