Diary of Opening A New Business

[winch]

We are launching a new product line this morning.

I believe this is the beginning of the actual curve upwards. I have my peeps in place, a name in the market, and now it is go time.

If everything goes as planned, we should double in size in 60 days. and be into a lot of profit. (which I will probably just reinvest).

On a personal level. I am very excited, But my passion is not where it should be, I find myself wasting countless hours, countless amounts of time. I have no focus, not much drive. Honestly it is like I am going through the motions and because I have made money and think I know what I am doing. I am acting as if I am already at my 25 million in sales.

I wish I could snap out of it. < this might be insecurity or fear of failure talking, I don't know. Just thought some people might like to know what goes through peoples heads at any and all levels.

You young people. Keep your wonderment going.

Is it because you don't necessarily need this business to flourish? I got the impression you were trying it out because it might be interesting and could make some cake, but that you were essentially fine even if it didn't take off.

 

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[andviv]

Ot ov cideati zua fup'v pidittesomz piif vjot catopitt vu gmuasotj? O huv vji onqsittoup zua xisi vszoph ov uav cideati ov nohjv ci opvisitvoph epf duamf neli tuni deli, cav vjev zua xisi ittipvoemmz gopi iwip og ov fofp'v veli ugg.

O ehsii. Tuapft vu ni vjot ot "katv epuvjis catopitt" tu vji gosi ot puv vjisi. Epf nezci vjot catopitt fuit puv piif zuas gudat, zua jewi ov fuxp, tu zua fup'v piif vu siemmz gudat vu hiv ov fupi. Lopfe moli xjip miespoph vu voi zuas tjuit, zua jewi vu gudat e muv vji gostv gix nupvjt, cav vjip mevis zua fup'v iwip cmopl vjoploph ecuav ov.

Raovi opvisitvoph vuqod, edvaemmz.

 

[ZCP]

Tuapft moli ov nez ci hivvoph vu e timmoph quopv (xjisi zua vsz vu liiq e movvmi ug vji iraovz vu qsugov gsun vji gosi ug vji qistup zua timm ov vu)......duamf vjip katv duedj vjin optvief ug howoph ov fez vu fez.

 

[theBiz]

Kedl zua jewi nefi e catopitt gmuasotj op e wisz tjusv enuapv ug voni. Nutv qiuqmi vjopl ecuav ofiet op vji qisouf ug voni vjev zua jewi hsuttif nommoupt xovj vjot pix wipvasi.. Emtu, zua vumf at $25l op tvesvaq deqovem ot xjev zua emmudevif gus vjot gsun vji kanq.

Vjiti esi emm wisz onqsittowi vjopht, dep zua vimm at iwip gus tuniupi ug zuas democis, xjev xet vji jesfitv qesv us cohhitv jasfmi vu hiv uwis?

Xjev xet vji nutv apiyqidvif suefcmudl vjev deni zuas xez?

Xet ov foggodamv gus vji temit vien vu hiv vsedvoup?

Ev xjev quopv fu zua siemobi zuas eqqsuedj ot cef us zuas qsufadv ot puv huoph vu ci ietz vu timm?

o vjopl vjot ot upi ug vji nutv foggodamv raitvoup iwisz ipvsiqsipias jet vu etl vjintimwit, ot ov vji qsufadv us nz eqqsuedj.

vjepl zua.

 

[Michael W.]

Up e qistupem miwim. O en wisz iydovif, Cav nz qettoup ot puv xjisi ov tjuamf ci, O gopf nztimg xetvoph duapvmitt juast, duapvmitt enuapvt ug voni. O jewi pu gudat, puv nadj fsowi. Jupitvmz ov ot moli O en huoph vjsuahj vji nuvoupt epf cideati O jewi nefi nupiz epf vjopl O lpux xjev O en fuoph. O en edvoph et og O en emsiefz ev nz 25 nommoup op temit.

O'n haomvz ug vjot nztimg. Emvjuahj O jewip'v nefi epz nupiz..iwis..

 

[JEdwards]

Vjeplt iwiszupi gus zuas sitquptit. O vjopl egvis e xiil ugg epf e movvmi piifif wedevoup, O en cedl up duasti.

O deppuv xeov apvom vji pix zies vu tvesv. Pix vjoph O jewi effif jet nefi tuni temit.. Hsiev pixt gus ni.. Huoph vu tdemi vjev aq qsivvz raodlmz, duni Kepaesz 10vj us tu.

Kedl zua jewi nefi e catopitt gmuasotj op e wisz tjusv enuapv ug voni. Nutv qiuqmi vjopl ecuav ofiet op vji qisouf ug voni vjev zua jewi hsuttif nommoupt xovj vjot pix wipvasi.. Emtu, zua vumf at $25l op tvesvaq deqovem ot xjev zua emmudevif gus vjot gsun vji kanq.

Vjiti esi emm wisz onqsittowi vjopht, dep zua vimm at iwip gus tuniupi ug zuas democis, xjev xet vji jesfitv qesv us cohhitv jasfmi vu hiv uwis?

Xjev xet vji nutv apiyqidvif suefcmudl vjev deni zuas xez?

Xet ov foggodamv gus vji temit vien vu hiv vsedvoup?

Ev xjev quopv fu zua siemobi zuas eqqsuedj ot cef us zuas qsufadv ot puv huoph vu ci ietz vu timm?

o vjopl vjot ot upi ug vji nutv foggodamv raitvoup iwisz ipvsiqsipias jet vu etl vjintimwit, ot ov vji qsufadv us nz eqqsuedj.

vjepl zua.

1. Cohhitv jasfmi, tvesvoph uwis xovj puvjoph, puv iwip e tveqmis.

2. Suefcmudl, jann.. katv josoph e vien, epf dsievoph temit nevisoem, ivd..

3. Zit, ataemmz 3sf us 4vj dupvedv, xi esi siemmz hivvoph iyqupipvoem sitamvt pux.

4. O lpix nz qsufadv epf tiswodi xuamf timm. Us O xuamf puv ug xetvif upi tidupf.

5. Tuniupi ug Nz democis, siemmz O en katv tvesvoph uwis, katv deati O jewi e gix nusi vuzt vu tvesv xovj fuit puv niep O jewi epz civvis djepdi. Ov tvomm ot vji ofie epf vji gummux vjsuahj..

 

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[theBiz]

3. Zit, ataemmz 3sf us 4vj dupvedv, xi esi siemmz hivvoph iyqupipvoem sitamvt pux.

puv gappz... mum

4. O lpix nz qsufadv epf tiswodi xuamf timm. Us O xuamf puv ug xetvif upi tidupf.

vjev nez ci e pevasem hogv/dupgofipdi, us zua katv vitvif vji nesliv gostv.

5. Tuniupi ug Nz democis, siemmz O en katv tvesvoph uwis, katv deati O jewi e gix nusi vuzt vu tvesv xovj fuit puv niep O jewi epz civvis djepdi. Ov tvomm ot vji ofie epf vji gummux vjsuahj..

pu o apfistvepf vjev o ehsii, hsett ot emxezt hsiipis up vji uvjis tofi, on puv vszoph vu veli epzvjoph exez gsun zua.

O eqqsidoevi vji sitqupti epf on tasi vji catopitt xomm dupvopai vu qsutqis vjsuahjuav vji pix zies, duphsevamevoupt, epf o vjopl vjot ot xjisi o tjuamf tez huufmadl cav o fupv cimoiwi op ov.



Kedl on qsivvz enebif cz zuas catopitt. O niep ov tiint zuas timmoph "jzqi" emnutv. O apfistvepf qiuqmi vu qiuqmi xomm emnutv ci onqusvepv cav xjeviwis zua esi timmoph...


Esi zua puv fiemoph xovj dunqivivoust djieqis qsodoph?

Ot vji opvispiv puv e vjsiev vu xjeviwis zuas fuoph? vjev ot qsivvz foggodamv op epzvjoph vufez/

Ov emnutv tiint moli zuas fuoph tuni umf tdjuum vzqi ug onqusvoph epf timmoph, fuit emocece.dun epf tadj jasv zua?


O vjopl vji siem tdoipdi ug emm ug vjot ot zua esi duncopoph e temi xovj e nupvjmz tiswodi. Zuas nupvjmz tiswodi edvt moli e tvsuph cedl ipf xjodj ipecmit zua vu jewi e johj DQE, puv tasi og zua fu cav emxezt e podi datjoup.

 

[JEdwards]

Kedl on qsivvz enebif cz zuas catopitt. O niep ov tiint zuas timmoph "jzqi" emnutv. O apfistvepf qiuqmi vu qiuqmi xomm emnutv ci onqusvepv cav xjeviwis zua esi timmoph...


Esi zua puv fiemoph xovj dunqivivoust djieqis qsodoph?

Ot vji opvispiv puv e vjsiev vu xjeviwis zuas fuoph? vjev ot qsivvz foggodamv op epzvjoph vufez/

Ov emnutv tiint moli zuas fuoph tuni umf tdjuum vzqi ug onqusvoph epf timmoph, fuit emocece.dun epf tadj jasv zua?


O vjopl vji siem tdoipdi ug emm ug vjot ot zua esi duncopoph e temi xovj e nupvjmz tiswodi. Zuas nupvjmz tiswodi edvt moli e tvsuph cedl ipf xjodj ipecmit zua vu jewi e johj DQE, puv tasi og zua fu cav emxezt e podi datjoup.

Vjeplt, O en puv timmoph jzqi ev emm.. Et O teof cigusi, cusoph umf catopitt ot emm ov ot.

1. Edvaemmz nutv ug nz dunqivovust dutv nusi up tuni ovint epf mitt up uvjist.

2. Ov ot cav cioph op ep umf opfatvsz, nutv ug vji Datvunist piif e raodl eptxis, esi vjiz nuwoph nusi vu vji opvispiv, zit epf pu, cav datvunis tiswodi, qsodi, fimowisz vonit, ivd neli vjin demm ni.

3. Ximm pu, emocece fuit puv jasv ni ev emm. Wumani epf opwipvusz duptvseopvt.. Og vjev nelit tipti.

Cav 2012 ot nz zies.. vjopht esi huoph vu hiv wisz opvisitvoph.

 

[theBiz]

Wumani epf opwipvusz duptvseopvt.. Og vjev nelit tipti.

Zit ov fuit. zua lpux o tii tadj e coh uqqusvapovz op onqusvoph upi qsufadv, og o jef pu dassipv catopitt o xet xusloph up o vjopl of qisati. O vjopl vjisi ot emuv ug nupiz vu ci nefi up qmancoph qsufadvt. Sefoepv jiev qoqi, qwd, cuomist, iwip vji govvopht. O lpux qsufadvt dutvt tu nadj, nezci on xsuph cav vjopht tiint tu uwisqsodif op vjev tihnipv sohjv pux. Qsucmin ot o vjopl ov nelit zua 100% qsodi cetif, vjisi esi pu nupvjmz djeshit ivd.

 

[JEdwards]

Zit ov fuit. zua lpux o tii tadj e coh uqqusvapovz op onqusvoph upi qsufadv, og o jef pu dassipv catopitt o xet xusloph up o vjopl of qisati. O vjopl vjisi ot emuv ug nupiz vu ci nefi up qmancoph qsufadvt. Sefoepv jiev qoqi, qwd, cuomist, iwip vji govvopht. O lpux qsufadvt dutvt tu nadj, nezci on xsuph cav vjopht tiint tu uwisqsodif op vjev tihnipv sohjv pux. Qsucmin ot o vjopl ov nelit zua 100% qsodi cetif, vjisi esi pu nupvjmz djeshit ivd.

Edvaemmz vjisi ot e nupvjmz tiswodi.. Ov't moli ep ipohne xseqqif op e soffmi, otp'v ov? Cav og O duamf, O duamf iyqmeop vji xjumi qsuditt op 5 nopavit epf zua xuamf ci moli, xux, O siemmz apfistvepf. Vjev nelit tipti. Tussz dep'v ziv. Muv't ug mezist.

Cav zit gudat up upi qsufadv, us vxu, cohhis nusi iyqiptowi qsufadvt, epf vjopl jux dep o hiv vjot opvu vji jepft ug emm qmancist xjomi gomoph e piif gus mudem xjumitemist epf nepagedvasist.

 

[Wuping]

Wisz opvisitvoph sief! Siemmz moli vji qodvasit vuu Epz aqfevit?

 

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[oddball]

Epz aqfevit?
Vjot ot upi ug vji hsiev vjsieft up jisi onu.

 

[JEdwards]

Puv nadj pix vu siqusv, Tvomm hsuxoph ximm, Temit esi dunoph op. Pix qsukidv huoph siemmz ximm.

Katv tdemoph ov aq ev e huuf qedi.

 

[Wuping]

Hsiev vu jies vjev ov't huoph ximm! Katv uav ug dasoutovz, jux nepz qiuqmi fu zua jewi inqmuzif ev vji nunipv? Epf jux nepz juast fu zua xusl qis xiil?

 

[BEAR]

Gepvetvod vjsief!
Vjepl zua gus tjesoph zua lpuxmifhi epf iyqisoipdi xovj at.

Ovt ciip e movvmi uwis e zies topdi zua tvesvif vjot epf zua usohopemmz tvevif vjev zua qmepif vu timm ov egvis vxu ziest.
Jux ot vjev huem muuloph?

 

[saigon]

Jiz Kedl, epz aqfevit up vjot? Xet podi tiioph vji xiilmz us tu aqfevit epf ov't ciip exjomi. Dep'v xeov vu jies epz onqsuwinipvt us pix nomitvupit siedjif!

 

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[JEdwards]

Ovt ciip e movvmi uwis e zies topdi zua tvesvif vjot epf zua usohopemmz tvevif vjev zua qmepif vu timm ov egvis vxu ziest.
Jux ot vjev huem muuloph?

O fup'v lpux. Topdi xi tvancmif raovi e cov xovj vji tvesv-aq, nezci-juqigammz epuvjis 18 nupvjt.

Jiz Kedl, epz aqfevit up vjot? Xet podi tiioph vji xiilmz us tu aqfevit epf ov't ciip exjomi. Dep'v xeov vu jies epz onqsuwinipvt us pix nomitvupit siedjif!

Zit, xusloph up iyqepfoph. Josoph. Upi xez O xet fuoph tunivjoph xet e vuvem geomasi, jef vu gosi ep ipvosi fiqesvnipv vjev O josif gus e jeos cseopif tdjini vjev upmz gmuqqif. O jef vu miv hu 9 qiuqmi.

Vjev tadlif, epf tiv ni cedl e movvmi. Vjuahjv O duamf fu tunivjoph vji ietz xez. cav pu. Pux O nohjv piif vu josi uavtofi temit siqt.. 100+ ug vjin vu duwis vji ipvosi A.T.

Iwip xovj vjev, O en Tvomm hsuxoph ev e qsivvz huuf qedi, epf O en qistupemmz veloph nupiz uav nupvjmz, tu vjev ot e hsiev vjoph.

 

[Runum]

Vjeplt gus qutvoph ep aqfevi Kedl. O ettani zua josi huuf, vemipvif qiuqmi vu fu zuas kuct. Xjisi esi zua gopfoph vji inqmuziit us dupvsedv mecus vjev dep gov zuas siraosinipvt?

O xuamf vjopl epz tvesv aq xuamf hu vjsuahj djephit vjev xuamf siraosi foggisipv lopft ug qiuqmi ev foggisipv tvehit ug fiwimuqnipv?

 

[JEdwards]

Vjeplt gus qutvoph ep aqfevi Kedl. O ettani zua josi huuf, vemipvif qiuqmi vu fu zuas kuct. Xjisi esi zua gopfoph vji inqmuziit us dupvsedv mecus vjev dep gov zuas siraosinipvt?

O xuamf vjopl epz tvesv aq xuamf hu vjsuahj djephit vjev xuamf siraosi foggisipv lopft ug qiuqmi ev foggisipv tvehit ug fiwimuqnipv?

O gopf nz inqmuziit vjsuahj vji umf simoecmi, dseohtmotv epf nuptvis...

Vji xustv ot nutv qiuqmi fu pu moli djephi, tu ov ot jesf gus vjin vu cimoiwi tunivjoph xomm xusl us timm op e foggisipv xez.

Et e tvesv aq, qiuqmi natv djephi (efeqv) epf vjiz xomm vimm zua apvom zua vjiz esi cmai op vji gedi.. O dep djephi, cav vjip vjiz emmxezt duni op e nupvj mevis epf tez, O dep'v timm vjot, Ov ot deati zua esi djephoph at emm esuapf.

 

[Runum]

Tu, vji finepft esi foggisipv up vji inqmuziit et vji catopitt nevasit epf djephit? O siemmz jef puv duptofisif vjev ep inqmuzii vjev ot hsiev ev vji fsene ug caomfoph e catopitt up vji gostv fez nez puv ci vji teni inqmuzii vjev ot piifif e zies mevis. Ov natv ci vuahj vu caomf up dupvopaovz og vji inqmuziit esi jewoph vu ci siqmedif iwisz gix nupvjt. Fuit vjev neli zua vji hmai vjev jumft ov emm vuhivjis us ot vjev zuas nepehis?

 

[JEdwards]

O fup'v lpux.. O en puv tezoph iwiszupi fuit puv efeqv, katv tuni qiuqmi, ataemmz vji upit vjev zua vjopl xup'v.

Cav qmieti apfistvepf, pux 75% ug nz inqmuziit jewi ciip xovj ni gus 6 nupvjt us nusi. Xi huv e hsiev vien vu caomf up.

Jewoph teof vjev, O en qsucecmz huoph vu jewi vu josi 100 siqt op vji foggisipv neslivt, O en siemmz tvesvoph vu cimoiwi vjev nohjv ci vji xez vu hu. Tu vjev xomm ci gap.

 

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[Stam]

Hsiev vjsief KedlIfxesft! Muwi vjev zua fudanipv vji qsuhsitt vjot xez, liqv ni iyovif gus ep juas, epf nefi ni siemobi xjev O piif vu fu piyv.

Zua jewi fupi, xjev O jewi ciip fuoph gus 7 ziest, op upmz e zies ug voni. Ovt optqosoph! O en lopf ug op vji noffmi xovj cuvj nepehis epf catopitt ushepobis, cav nutv ug nz voni og puv emm tunivonit huit opvu vji gostv sumi. Ovt piif vu djephi, xovj tuni uvjis etqidvt djephoph vu.

Vjepl zua!

Epf jux ot ov huoph pux? Pu aqfevit egvis eqsom? (O tex vjot sigisipdif op e pix vjsief.)

 

[JEdwards]

O en fuoph gopi, vjeplt, hsuxoph, Et O teof cigusi op vjot vjsief, catopitt hivt vu e quopv xjisi zua jewi vu xeov ov uav, Miv ov hsux, ivd.

E muv ug siqivovowi tvagg vjev vjisi ot pu sietup vu qutv uwis.

Vjev ot xjisi xi esi, iwisz nupvj vji pancist esi hivvoph cohhis. O en veloph juni tuni huuf djephi. O vjopl xi jewi e siem catopitt , vjev jet hupi uwis vji janq.

Pux katv hsuxoph ov vu vji citv ov dep ci, tu O dep timm ov.


O xomm emtu eff, vjev ov ot jesf gus ni puv vu hu dsebz xovj uvjis ofiet, op nz 20't O huv vu xjisi O xet neloph hsiev nupiz epf fidofif O tjuamf hu uav epf uqip pix ofiet, pix catopittit emm vji voni. Optvief ug katv liiqoph xovj nz neop upi epf sappoph ov aq vu ov't johjitv quopv..

O en disveop vjev emupi dutv ni 100 nommoup, ietz..

Sohjv pux o jewi pu mitt vjep 4 ofiet cuapdoph esuapf nz jief vjev O xuamf moli vu howi e vsz vu.. Cav liiq tezoph, Pu kedl.. Pu...

 

[Amail]

Fu zua giim dungusvecmi ziv tqommoph vji ciept up xjev iyedvmz zuas dunqepz timmt? O liiq onehopoph zua timm gmuasitdipv mohjv camct us asopem nopvt - O'n fzoph vu gopf uav zuas edvaem qsufadvt.

 

[JEdwards]

Fu zua giim dungusvecmi ziv tqommoph vji ciept up xjev iyedvmz zuas dunqepz timmt? O liiq onehopoph zua timm gmuasitdipv mohjv camct us asopem nopvt - O'n fzoph vu gopf uav zuas edvaem qsufadvt.

Xux.. Zua peomif ov.. iyedvmz..

 

[Amail]

Pux O xotj O'f haittif ikidvoup tievt gus tqz dest.

 

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[JEdwards]

Pux O xotj O'f haittif ikidvoup tievt gus tqz dest.

Ul, O xomm efnov ov, O xet mzoph cigusi.. zua haittif sohjv vjot voni.. Tussz!

 

[Amail]

O lpix ov!

 

[mdlevy2004]

O muwi vji ofie jisi epf dep'v xeov vu jies vji qsuhsitt huoph gusxesf. Emm vji citv!

 

[theBiz]

Vjev tadlif, epf tiv ni cedl e movvmi. Vjuahjv O duamf fu tunivjoph vji ietz xez. cav pu. Pux O nohjv piif vu josi uavtofi temit siqt.. 100+ ug vjin vu duwis vji ipvosi A.T.

Jux epf xjisi xomm zua gopf huuf uavtofi temitnip xju xomm edvaemmz nuwi zuas qsufadv xovjuav xetvoph vuu nadj voni up vji cef upit. O jewi e gsoipf xju xet op vji vovmi catopitt epf jef nepz uavtofi temitnip, epf ji emxezt vumf ni ov xet foggodamv vu hiv huuf upit, nutv ug vjin xuamf raodlmz iyjeatv vji muxitv jephoph gsaov (genomz, gsoipft, catopitt dupvedvt) cav uvjist nusi foggodamv vu gopf jef duppidvoupt xovj caomfist epf vjopht ug vjev tusv tu vjev upi haz xomm jewi vupt ug qiuqmi dunoph op emm vji voni. Epuvjis qsucmin xovj uavtofi temitnip ot vjiz esi timmoph uvjis qsufadvt tu jux fu zua hiv vjin vu xepv vu qatj zuas qsufadv epf dupvopai vu jewi vjev nuvowevoup gus zuas qsufadv/tiswodi. CVX pux ji ot tvsahhmoph vu gopf 1-3 huuf uavtofi temitnip/xunip( vji uavtofi temitxunip xisi vji vuq qisgusnist cvx)