Confused and don't know what to do

[Digamma]

You could start a punctuation-importing business to the Netherlands.

 

[Dan_Cardone]

You're feeling lost because you don't have a map.

Imagine being told to jump in your car and drive to Rome. How hard and overwhelming would it seem if you didn't have a map or GPS?

Figure out what you want in life. What is your grand vision? Take a few minutes and really imagine all the details. In forty years when your grand kids ask you about the story of your life, what will you tell them?

Now ask yourself: "What could I do in the next 12 months that would get my Grand Life Vision off to a great start?"

The answer you come up with will be your yearly goal. Write it down.

When ever you write goals down make sure they follow the S.M.A.R.T. format. Its not perfect but its good enough. You goals have to be:

• Specific.
• Measurable.
• Attainable.
• Relevant.
• Time-bound.

Now take that one year goal and break it down into 12 smaller goals, one for each month. Think of it like a set of stairs. If you want to go from the first floor of your house (where you are now) to the second floor of your house (one year goal) you must take and use the steps (the 12 monthly goals) to get there.

Each month should have a SMART goal and when all 12 monthly goals are added up, they equal your yearly goal.

It seems like a lot of work, and in some ways it is, but you are giving yourself the roadmap for the next year. Take the time to actually do this.

I take it even further and at the beginning of each month I break that month down into four weeks and give myself a weekly goal. All four weeks adds up to my monthly goal. My weekly goal is then broken down into task and those task are added to my to-do listed and sorted by priority.

Now every day that I wake up I simply look at my To-Do list and I know exactly what I have to do to be on track to reaching my yearly goal.

Give it a try.

 

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[Digamma]

Not gonna lie that was funny lmao but what would you really advice me

Learn a valuable skill.

Sell that skill to businesses.

Start having some results. Start tasting some success.

Build up from there. You'll start seeing opportunities.

You can't go from 0 to 100 in one step.

 

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[Dan_Cardone]

appreciate it mate when you say valuable skill what should I think of ?

This is going to sound harsh but I mean it in the nicest way possible.

What you should learn is how to ask the right questions. Answers are only as good as the questions.

The real question is: "What do I want out of life? What do I want my health to look like? My personal realationships? My financial life?"

Once you know what you want then you can figure out how to work towards it and what you need to learn and do.

 

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[SDE]

I can understand you.

I was in the same place as you are now a year ago, wondering WHERE and HOW to start.

Reading the below-mentioned threads has helped me to start.

But there is a catch.


"YOU MUST APPLY WHAT YOU READ"


Otherwise, you will be asking and posting the same questions a year later like how you did now.

GOLD! - Save Yourself Years Of Frustration; It Worked For Me!

How to be THE LUCKIEST GUY ON THE PLANET in 4 Easy Steps - James Altucher

HOT TOPIC - Learnings from 700+ PMs with fellow forum members



P.S. Punctuation is important.

 

[Nicoknowsbest]

Hi @Madman1996!

Good of you to share what you feel.

First off, accept your situation.

Forget your age, it doesn't matter.

People have success at all ages.

Some sooner, some later.

You're feeling lost because you don't have a map.

Imagine being told to jump in your car and drive to Rome. How hard and overwhelming would it seem if you didn't have a map or GPS?

Figure out what you want in life. What is your grand vision? Take a few minutes and really imagine all the details. In forty years when your grand kids ask you about the story of your life, what will you tell them?

Now ask yourself: "What could I do in the next 12 months that would get my Grand Life Vision off to a great start?"

The answer you come up with will be your yearly goal. Write it down.

When ever you write goals down make sure they follow the S.M.A.R.T. format. Its not perfect but its good enough. You goals have to be:

• Specific.
• Measurable.
• Attainable.
• Relevant.
• Time-bound.

Now take that one year goal and break it down into 12 smaller goals, one for each month. Think of it like a set of stairs. If you want to go from the first floor of your house (where you are now) to the second floor of your house (one year goal) you must take and use the steps (the 12 monthly goals) to get there.

Each month should have a SMART goal and when all 12 monthly goals are added up, they equal your yearly goal.

It seems like a lot of work, and in some ways it is, but you are giving yourself the roadmap for the next year. Take the time to actually do this.

I take it even further and at the beginning of each month I break that month down into four weeks and give myself a weekly goal. All four weeks adds up to my monthly goal. My weekly goal is then broken down into task and those task are added to my to-do listed and sorted by priority.

Now every day that I wake up I simply look at my To-Do list and I know exactly what I have to do to be on track to reaching my yearly goal.

Give it a try.

This is a great piece of advice.

Define what you want in life.

Then work out a way how you can get it.

This doesn't mean that what you define now cannot change over the course of years.

Oh, and don't over-complicate it.

I can understand you.

I was in the same place as you are now a year ago, wondering WHERE and HOW to start.

Reading the below-mentioned threads has helped me to start.

But there is a catch.


"YOU MUST APPLY WHAT YOU READ"


Otherwise, you will be asking and posting the same questions a year later like how you did now.

GOLD! - Save Yourself Years Of Frustration; It Worked For Me!

How to be THE LUCKIEST GUY ON THE PLANET in 4 Easy Steps - James Altucher

HOT TOPIC - Learnings from 700+ PMs with fellow forum members



P.S. Punctuation is important.

These are great threads to start with.

And very solid advice.

Don't read too much.

Read.

Apply.

Learn.

Repeat.

Take a look at @Andy Black's and @Lex DeVille's content. This is what helped me get going a few years back.

Small exercise if you are up for it...
Deadline: end of the week

Task 1: Define what you want from life and write it down
Task 2: Write down at least 20 things/skills you can help people with (right now - no additional learning)
Task 3: Write down at least 20 people you can help with your skills tomorrow

What if there was no more reading? No more studying? What if you had to get going today?

I'd would be curious to hear what you come up with.

Hope that helps ;-)

 

[Digamma]

appreciate it mate when you say valuable skill what should I think of ?

Do you want to be an entrepreneur? Sales. Marketing.

Then go sell those services to companies and get a real-world education on business.

 

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[Tourmaline]

You have no skills?

Great! It means you can choose anything and start building skills without feeling like you have skills in something else going to waste.

 

[Digamma]

Man, you guys and gals are killing this kid.

You driving him up the wall.

Asking him what he wants in life.

He wants to make money, that's what he wants.

Asking him to find a need in Ikea or something like that.

He's too green for that, you acting like he's brown.

@Madman1996 seriously. Sales. Marketing.

Learn some skill in that domain.

Get good at it and offer it to businesses.

Get your business education.

That will teach all you need to know.

Stop running your mind in every direction.

Start moving your legs in a straight line.

And focus.

That all.

 

[Madman1996]

Hey guys i am 23 living in Holland first of all sorry for deleting my previous thread i wasn't clear enough what i meant was where should i start how should i deal with problem solving finding needs and skewing value after watching MJ his videos on youtube and reading his books more than twice i'm still scratching my head about what i should do and where to start
i have no degree and most of my jobs where being a stock clerk and also worked in Ikea now i am working in a bike parking lot feeling drained and depressed because time is ticking and i didn't do a jack to get involved in entrepreneurship and start a business

 

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[Ismail941]

Study Holland's Country Economy specially locally
See if there is a value/need for gen pop

You gotta know yourself = Have you figured out your personality, strength, weakness, interest? Make a list

9 to 5 is not bad but make sure you reduce the cost of living and do some side hustle = Start Small

 

[Kid]

Save yourself years of time and do this:

Find a need. Then provide solution.

 

[UK.SteRioN]

So you mentioned working in a bike parking lot?

What's the parking situation like in NL? I remember visiting twice and it being the main form of transport in any city centre. Is there ever an issue leaving your bike somewhere?

- Low cost cycle trackers
- Bike cleaning/maintenance whilst parked
- Secure facility, create an APP where people can book in advance to leave their bike
- Busy town? Why not provide a cycle taxi with carriage?

Just some crazy ideas and a bit of a mind download but from reading TFM and posts remove the constraints you place on yourself. Sometimes things don't need to be reinvented. You have skills in customer service, inventory among the ability to speak/understand Dutch and English.

 

[Monkeycom]

The best routine that I ever implement is waking up everyday at 4am. You have 5h of work before to go to your 9-5. Start something with that. I always recommend email marketing as a first venture. Feel free to pm me if you need some advices along the road. Best of luck!

 

[Nicoknowsbest]

thankyou for taking time and responding bro means alot i think that a great start would be marketing and sales or should i go for other skills ?

Do it.

Try it.

Get some experience.

See where it takes you.

But...

...focus on DOING.

 

[Digamma]

thankyou for the offer brother i already have a job for now i go with marketing and sales but i will keep this in the back of my mind when in case i leave my job or something changes or i just want another skill above marketing and sales all the best brother

Paid traffic is a GREAT way to learn marketing.

You two should definitely link up and work together.
You do not let an opportunity like this go by if you're serious.

If you learn paid traffic you will learn:

• how to research a market
• how to come up with angles and big ideas that sell
• how to write copy
• how to make (or at least direct) creatives
• how to work with the biggest ads network on the planet

Printing cash in 6 months.

thanks

hey man based on your advice i immediately started going for marketing and sales i found this piece of ebook on the fastlane forum and started reading should i also take a course on udemy about marketing and sales

Marketing and sales is a big field, you gotta learn something specific.

Paid traffic is a great way to get started.

 

[Madman1996]

Not gonna lie that was funny lmao

You're feeling lost because you don't have a map.

Imagine being told to jump in your car and drive to Rome. How hard and overwhelming would it seem if you didn't have a map or GPS?

Figure out what you want in life. What is your grand vision? Take a few minutes and really imagine all the details. In forty years when your grand kids ask you about the story of your life, what will you tell them?

Now ask yourself: "What could I do in the next 12 months that would get my Grand Life Vision off to a great start?"

The answer you come up with will be your yearly goal. Write it down.

When ever you write goals down make sure they follow the S.M.A.R.T. format. Its not perfect but its good enough. You goals have to be:

• Specific.
• Measurable.
• Attainable.
• Relevant.
• Time-bound.

Now take that one year goal and break it down into 12 smaller goals, one for each month. Think of it like a set of stairs. If you want to go from the first floor of your house (where you are now) to the second floor of your house (one year goal) you must take and use the steps (the 12 monthly goals) to get there.

Each month should have a SMART goal and when all 12 monthly goals are added up, they equal your yearly goal.

It seems like a lot of work, and in some ways it is, but you are giving yourself the roadmap for the next year. Take the time to actually do this.

I take it even further and at the beginning of each month I break that month down into four weeks and give myself a weekly goal. All four weeks adds up to my monthly goal. My weekly goal is then broken down into task and those task are added to my to-do listed and sorted by priority.

Now every day that I wake up I simply look at my To-Do list and I know exactly what I have to do to be on track to reaching my yearly goal.

Give it a try.

I salute you for the advice definitely gonna try this if I remember correctly MJ said something about visualising your self from 1 year from now and that if you don't do that the path will stay hidden

 

[Madman1996]

This is going to sound harsh but I mean it in the nicest way possible.

What you should learn is how to ask the right questions. Answers are only as good as the questions.

The real question is: "What do I want out of life? What do I want my health to look like? My personal realationships? My financial life?"

Once you know what you want then you can figure out how to work towards it and what you need to learn and do.

I want financial indepance not slaving 9-5 being healthy want to really live instead of walking around like a caffeinated zombie just like all the 9 to 5 people

 

[Dan_Cardone]

I want financial indepance not slaving 9-5 being healthy want to really live instead of walking around like a caffeinated zombie just like all the 9 to 5 people

More specific. Snd make it measurable. Exactly how much money do you want to make this year? Thats a start.

 

[UK.SteRioN]

i went to dusseldorf germany yesterday and they have this little
electric scooter which you need to connect with a app it looks very high tech and in the netherlands we don't have that yet

I believe that is a company called lime, they also operate in other European countries.

 

[Madman1996]

Hi @Madman1996!

Good of you to share what you feel.

First off, accept your situation.

Forget your age, it doesn't matter.

People have success at all ages.

Some sooner, some later.



This is a great piece of advice.

Define what you want in life.

Then work out a way how you can get it.

This doesn't mean that what you define now cannot change over the course of years.

Oh, and don't over-complicate it.




These are great threads to start with.

And very solid advice.

Don't read too much.

Read.

Apply.

Learn.

Repeat.

Take a look at @Andy Black's and @Lex DeVille's content. This is what helped me get going a few years back.

Small exercise if you are up for it...
Deadline: end of the week

Task 1: Define what you want from life and write it down
Task 2: Write down at least 20 things/skills you can help people with (right now - no additional learning)
Task 3: Write down at least 20 people you can help with your skills tomorrow

What if there was no more reading? No more studying? What if you had to get going today?

I'd would be curious to hear what you come up with.

Hope that helps ;-)

hey bro thankyou for your advice i will let you know about the outcome very curious all the best

 

[Tourmaline]

Please see Chapter 30 of TMF .

 

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[Madman1996]

Hi @Madman1996!

Good of you to share what you feel.

First off, accept your situation.

Forget your age, it doesn't matter.

People have success at all ages.

Some sooner, some later.



This is a great piece of advice.

Define what you want in life.

Then work out a way how you can get it.

This doesn't mean that what you define now cannot change over the course of years.

Oh, and don't over-complicate it.




These are great threads to start with.

And very solid advice.

Don't read too much.

Read.

Apply.

Learn.

Repeat.

Take a look at @Andy Black's and @Lex DeVille's content. This is what helped me get going a few years back.

Small exercise if you are up for it...
Deadline: end of the week

Task 1: Define what you want from life and write it down
Task 2: Write down at least 20 things/skills you can help people with (right now - no additional learning)
Task 3: Write down at least 20 people you can help with your skills tomorrow

What if there was no more reading? No more studying? What if you had to get going today?

I'd would be curious to hear what you come up with.

Hope that helps ;-)

hey man i see that i just come up with basic stuff like being healthy financial independence being happy provide value to people contribute to society and to the world cant get more specific at the moment agh skills i am afraid to say that i have no skills

 

[Nicoknowsbest]

hey man i see that i just come up with basic stuff like being healthy financial independence being happy provide value to people contribute to society and to the world cant get more specific at the moment agh skills i am afraid to say that i have no skills

Great start!

Now...

You could put that on a vision board and look at it every morning, to get you in the right mood.

I recommend a solid morning routine... that really helped me at the time.

Take a look at the book Miracle Morning on Amazon, it might help.

Sooo...

I really don't think you have no skills.

Skills don't have to be rocket-science.

Example: You can easily chat people up in a café. So maybe some sort of sales experience would help you right now. Then you can partner up with an agency doing websites and bring in clients on a commission. That way, you don't take any risks yet by leaving your job and still get in some experience in business.

(This was just an example off the top of my head).

Also, making that list will help you think about yourself differently.

Right now, you feel you cannot provide any value.

If you have 20 items on that list, that feeling will change.

Believe me

 

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[Madman1996]

Great start!

Now...

You could put that on a vision board and look at it every morning, to get you in the right mood.

I recommend a solid morning routine... that really helped me at the time.

Take a look at the book Miracle Morning on Amazon, it might help.

Sooo...

I really don't think you have no skills.

Skills don't have to be rocket-science.

Example: You can easily chat people up in a café. So maybe some sort of sales experience would help you right now. Then you can partner up with an agency doing websites and bring in clients on a commission. That way, you don't take any risks yet by leaving your job and still get in some experience in business.

(This was just an example off the top of my head).

Also, making that list will help you think about yourself differently.

Right now, you feel you cannot provide any value.

If you have 20 items on that list, that feeling will change.

Believe me

thankyou for taking time and responding bro means alot i think that a great start would be marketing and sales or should i go for other skills ?

 

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[Raedrum]

I understand your confusion for I had the same feelings when beginning to read TMF and Unscripted . I used to feel like the world was already full of services and I was asking myself "What the heck can I do ?" But if you combine the 2 books with the forum you will start to see new opportunities.
Seriously, read threads in the forum, it's full of inspiration seeing others people's ideas. This place is litteraly full of tutorials and concepts. Also, talk to people, friends about their jobs, experiences, listen to people in the bar, everywhere. Personally I have a little red book everytime with me, where I write all my ideas, every ideas from fantaisies to actual serious. I've surprisingly noticed that I rapidly come with at least one ideas a day, and even if most of them are not really interresting, it's really important for motivation to see that you are actually able to create news concepts daily

 

[Madman1996]

I understand your confusion for I had the same feelings when beginning to read TMF and Unscripted , but normally just the book wills give your eyes to see the opportunities. I used to feel like the world was already full of services and I was asking myself "What the heck can I do ?" But if you combine the 2 books with the forum you will start to see new opportunities.
Seriously, read threads in the forum, it's full of inspiration seeing others people's ideas. This place is litteraly full of tutorials and concepts. Also, talk to people, friends about their jobs, experiences, listen to people in the bar, everywhere. Personally I have a little red book everytime with me, where I write all my ideas, every ideas from fantaisies to actual serious. I've surprisingly noticed that I rapidly come with at least one ideas a day, and even if all of them are not really interresting, it's really important for motivation to see that you are actually able to create news concepts daily

appreciated it man thankyou all the best on your journey

 

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[Madman1996]

Do it.

Try it.

Get some experience.

See where it takes you.

But...

...focus on DOING.

thanks

Do it.

Try it.

Get some experience.

See where it takes you.

But...

...focus on DOING.

doing it is no more going in circles or getting caught in a crazy paralysis analysis mode
appreciated it my fellow fastlaner

 

[VDP]

i cant tell you how much the weight of my shoulder did just disappear after you did give me your advice should i learn marketing and sales at Udemy i hope i did not make you crazy with all my questions

I agree with all of it. Make a map of what you want and if you have no real idea yet, go for marketing and sales. That is always useful as an aspiring entrepreneur.

If you really have no idea what to do learn Facebook Ads. I'm looking to start a small agency in the Netherlands (there is a great agency thread on this forum). I'll do the sales/calling etc running the business. If you can in let's say in a few weeks/months, whatever you need, show that you can get some results you're hired(freelance). I rather work with people I have closer than with some upwork freelancer. Can give you a free course that I have also. No obligations at all.

 

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[Tourmaline]

i cant tell you how much the weight of my shoulder did just disappear after you did give me your advice should i learn marketing and sales at Udemy i hope i did not make you crazy with all my questions

Eventually you will probably need to learn marketing as well as sales.

What you need to learn first, if those first at all, is up to you to figure out. What you need to learn first is going to be based on how you're planning to make money first.