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The "F*ck This" event is mainly associated with the moment we finally get fed up of the slowlane.
Lately, I've been having my F*ck this event – except I'm fed up of my meager business attempts gaining little to no traction. This is despite intensely focused work, day-in-day out. And now that's it almost 2026, I'm pretty F*cking pissed at myself.
Ideas, laziness, and procrastination have never been an issue. I can find a problem, plan a pretty neat solution to it, and take intensive action for months on end to get it done.
My achillies heel is gaining traction within the market.
Despite the books I've studied and plans I've laid out, I've come to learn:
My marketing just sucks.
I cannot seem to be able to communicate the value I'm providing to the market.
Organic posts don't get viewed.
Cold outreach gets ignored.
Emails don't get opened.
Ads get clicked and nobody signs up/expresses interest.
And all of this occurs despite stringent iterations of the Act, Assess, Adjust framework.
I won't be able to launch anything of value if I continue this way.
It's clear I'm incompetent with marketing.
I've tried every trick in the book, and yet I still can barely get interest signals – nevermind sales.
I can't do this alone anymore.
I've signed up to a government funded entrepreneurship program. It helps you network with people that can aid your efforts, and I'm pretty sure that phase 2 opens the opportunity for a grant.
For example: I'm in the process of promoting a pre-launch page for my Kickstarter. I literally can't even get one F*cking sign-up.
Then, I figured that I'd see if any outside company could help me. That went as well as you'd expect; it costs 8-10k. For reference, my Kickstarter is aiming to raise 14.5k.
It's been extremely frustrating lately. I'm full of ideas, enthusiasm, and desire - but I just can't gain traction for the life of me.
I feel like a Ferrari with four bald tyres. And I'm tired of it.
Lately, I've been having my F*ck this event – except I'm fed up of my meager business attempts gaining little to no traction. This is despite intensely focused work, day-in-day out. And now that's it almost 2026, I'm pretty F*cking pissed at myself.
Ideas, laziness, and procrastination have never been an issue. I can find a problem, plan a pretty neat solution to it, and take intensive action for months on end to get it done.
My achillies heel is gaining traction within the market.
Despite the books I've studied and plans I've laid out, I've come to learn:
My marketing just sucks.
I cannot seem to be able to communicate the value I'm providing to the market.
Organic posts don't get viewed.
Cold outreach gets ignored.
Emails don't get opened.
Ads get clicked and nobody signs up/expresses interest.
And all of this occurs despite stringent iterations of the Act, Assess, Adjust framework.
I won't be able to launch anything of value if I continue this way.
It's clear I'm incompetent with marketing.
I've tried every trick in the book, and yet I still can barely get interest signals – nevermind sales.
I can't do this alone anymore.
I've signed up to a government funded entrepreneurship program. It helps you network with people that can aid your efforts, and I'm pretty sure that phase 2 opens the opportunity for a grant.
For example: I'm in the process of promoting a pre-launch page for my Kickstarter. I literally can't even get one F*cking sign-up.
Then, I figured that I'd see if any outside company could help me. That went as well as you'd expect; it costs 8-10k. For reference, my Kickstarter is aiming to raise 14.5k.
It's been extremely frustrating lately. I'm full of ideas, enthusiasm, and desire - but I just can't gain traction for the life of me.
I feel like a Ferrari with four bald tyres. And I'm tired of it.
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