The last 3 years of my entrepreneurial journey were quite a rollercoaster.
I learned a ton of lessons that I'll share in this thread.
Hopefully some of you will benefit from this.
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Lesson #1
Nobody has the f*cking answer.
It took me almost 3 years to realize this. Back when I started out, I read a gazillion threads on furms, had endless sessions of watching YouTube videos, took countless courses, etc. - you name it. When I didn't consume the content of others, I listened to people around me.
What I basically told myself subconsciously was: "Dude, you are too dumb. Go find somebody smart to follow and listen to him."
Yeah, that's a great message to be telling yourself, right? I was always looking for answers. I was chasing the next big secret. And always thought it was just around the corner. It's just one more video away. One more article. One more post. One more course.
I have spent literally hundreds if not thousands of hours consuming content of all sorts. I have spent tens of thousands of €€€ on buying content of all sorts. I consumed it all, put a few things into practice, but never moved the needle.
I took it so far that I thought I simply couldn't do it.
Until I realised, that I am approaching it the wrong way. Nobody can tell me what to do, because nobody is in my head. Nobody is in the exact same situation like me. Nobody has exactly the same skill set and experiences. Nobody has the answer.
Except YOU!
There is a great book on this - LOL - I know, another book. If it's the last one you read, you won't be disappointed. I somehow stumbled upon Dan Norris new book "This Is The Answer". It hit me like a brick in the face. He basically talks about exactly that - that nobody can really advise you, because of the reasons mentioned above.
A section I especially liked talks about how entrepreneurship is a position of leadership per se. Dan says to stop being a student of entrepreneurship, and finally blast your own path. It hasn't been done before, otherwise it wouldn't be entrepreneurship, right?
The bottom line is: stop studying and start doing.
Here are a few lines to compliment this lesson:
(Thanks to @Andy Black - please chime in on the sources of these lines, because I don't remember them)
Trust yourself guys, you can do it!
I learned a ton of lessons that I'll share in this thread.
Hopefully some of you will benefit from this.
--
Lesson #1
Nobody has the f*cking answer.
It took me almost 3 years to realize this. Back when I started out, I read a gazillion threads on furms, had endless sessions of watching YouTube videos, took countless courses, etc. - you name it. When I didn't consume the content of others, I listened to people around me.
What I basically told myself subconsciously was: "Dude, you are too dumb. Go find somebody smart to follow and listen to him."
Yeah, that's a great message to be telling yourself, right? I was always looking for answers. I was chasing the next big secret. And always thought it was just around the corner. It's just one more video away. One more article. One more post. One more course.
I have spent literally hundreds if not thousands of hours consuming content of all sorts. I have spent tens of thousands of €€€ on buying content of all sorts. I consumed it all, put a few things into practice, but never moved the needle.
I took it so far that I thought I simply couldn't do it.
Until I realised, that I am approaching it the wrong way. Nobody can tell me what to do, because nobody is in my head. Nobody is in the exact same situation like me. Nobody has exactly the same skill set and experiences. Nobody has the answer.
Except YOU!
There is a great book on this - LOL - I know, another book. If it's the last one you read, you won't be disappointed. I somehow stumbled upon Dan Norris new book "This Is The Answer". It hit me like a brick in the face. He basically talks about exactly that - that nobody can really advise you, because of the reasons mentioned above.
A section I especially liked talks about how entrepreneurship is a position of leadership per se. Dan says to stop being a student of entrepreneurship, and finally blast your own path. It hasn't been done before, otherwise it wouldn't be entrepreneurship, right?
The bottom line is: stop studying and start doing.
Here are a few lines to compliment this lesson:
(Thanks to @Andy Black - please chime in on the sources of these lines, because I don't remember them)
- You can't invoice for input.
- You are enough.
- You already know enough.
- Say "no" more often.
- The market doesn't pay for activity.
Trust yourself guys, you can do it!
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