DITCH THE CENTS!

[Fran_C]

*Sorry for the clickbaity title, I hope this helps you if you decide to read it*

My name is Francisco, I'm a 20 y/o entrepeneur writing all the way from Chile, I've been consuming lots of educational contents (books, videos, seminars, courses, etc..) about finance, self improvement, business creation. And through this journey of learning about how money works, how to achieve financial independence and everything related to this subject matter, I came across a video posted by Hamza which mentioned MJ's book; The Millionaire Fastlane (Hamza is a highly recommended youtuber who preaches self improvement for young men for those who don't know, slight plug but I wouldn't mention it if I didn't think it couldn't help you in some way through your Unscripted /Fastlane journey ), I've been studying Mj's books and the concept he's been teaching us for a little over 4 months now, I'm currently in his 2nd book "Unscripted " and the 3rd one is already through the shipping process to my house!

Now, you might be asking yourself "¿How does any of this matter to me?" lol

If you're already an established Fastlaner/Unscripted person then let me save you some time and mention that this might not be a post that would bring any value for you specifically, and also congrats, happy unscripted life 😀

But if you're like me, and you are currently just starting your journey into this (literal) whole new world, then it might bring some value sticking through the post and reading my mini rant:

DITCH THE CENTS! *for now*

- Yes, that's right, you read it correctly! Now, let me be clear, don't ditch the whole thing... Huh? What does this dude mean?
See, if you're like me and have a track record of brainstorming a million ideas for businesses one day and then having days, weeks, months, and in extreme cases even years pass before you take any type of action towards any of those ideas then this message is definitely going to help you! So first, let me be clear, CENTS is an amazing concept and framework that must be studied if one wants to make any difference in the world of helping people, and in turn helping oneself, but what I mean by "ditching the cents" is that whatever you're thinking of right now, wheter it might be a product or service doesn't have to comply with all of them, of course to a reasonable extent, but for example I've put this into practice, I took the first step a week prior to writing this and decided to act on one of my ideas and decided to make a small service centered business where I go to people's home using my bike and I clean their vehicle's headlights, I polish them and take the yellow oxidation off of the plastic making the headlights look brand new, this service goes about 15$ a pop and it definitely violates many of the cents commandments lol:
1.- Control, I am 100% dependant on the manufacturers of the products I use to do my service, and therefore if they go bankrupt then that means that my little business also goes down the hole!
2.- Entry, anyone, literally anyone can start to do this, there's a million tutorials on how to do this type of service and it isn't complicated at all, therefore there's a lot of competition! Even the same owners of the vehicles might not want to use my service and instead do it themselves (though if they're scripted then chances are they're too lazy to do it anyway lol)
3.- Need, this one is a tricky one, because personally in my city there are tons of vehicles that roam the streets with corn yellow headlights, I've made a conscious effort to count them throughout my day, omw to work and on the way back, and I've counted at least 80+ in my short commute (obviously there might be a considerable percentage of that number where the vehicles might be the same)
4.- Time, no need to mention this, my "business" is quite literally a 2nd part time job for me LOL
5.- Scale, it could be scalable, but only through a human resource seedling, and as you can imagine, a 20y/o uni dropout's margins aren't thick enough to hire ppl

Ok... So your business basically violates everything that Mj is preaching in his books, why should I take advice from you?

Yup! Exactly, it damn right does, but this is just a starting point, you see, I've always been the type of dude who's had tons of ideas and a lot of talk; "Oh well you know I'm working on this business idea right now, I just have to get the numbers right and plan every tiny detail before I even think about moving a muscle!!" "I just really really have to make sure that everything is going to work out because if I don't write this 100 page explanation on how I'm going to do it step by step then it isn't worth it" "Ok Francisco, just make this 30 page powerpoint on why this business is a good idea before actually doing anything in the real world" "I just have to wait a liiiitleee bit longer before the time's just right in order to take action" "Just a little more tweaks to my intricate businessplan.doc and we'll be ready to get started" just to hibernate in my bedroom infront of a laptop and a wall full of post it notes on every business idea I've had since i was 10. And all of this is even before I discovered MJ!

And so I was tired of my attitude, because in the end (and this might happen to you too) I realized that I was just coping, because I've always been so scared of being a failure or dissapointing the people i care about, or just being scared of risk in general, or even going out into the world and failing infront of strangers, think about that, scared of the world, what type of bitch weak mentality is that? So, I made a compromise with myself, I was either going to do something or just live as a scripted robot for the rest of my life, and so that's why I started my little CENT breaking business, and honestly, it just inspires me even more to go out there and be a failure! LOL, yeah that's right, it does because in the end, every one of the greats in the world, people who have literally changed the way we lived and helped us become more eficient at things ranging from; not dying to being able to have a little robot run around your house vacuuming your floor, all of them, literally all of them and all of their successes were built on a track record of failures.

So if there's anything that I would want you to take away from this horribly written rant is this:

ACT! That lemonade stand business idea? ACT! DO IT! NOW RIGHT NOW! "Oh but it viola.-" Stop being a bitch! Act on something right now, bring value in some way shape or form to someone, anyone literally, cut people's grass, clean windows, just do something that puts you in the direct line between 1) The value you bring and 2) The reaction of the person you're giving the value to.

Believe me when I tell you this; there's little that compares to the feeling you get when you've helped a stranger in their life and brought value in some way, no matter how big or small, the sensation you're rewarded with when you help out your fellow humans is indescribable.

So please, let this be a challenge; if you're like me, and are starting out, I challenge you to have brought value to someone in any way, you have 1 week, it can be literally anything, any type of business, like mine it doesn't have to obey the commandments or be perfect in any way, it just has to be! Start that damn lemonade stand, smile at a stranger, give someone directions, compliment a fellow human, whatever it is! Post your progress here if you'd like, I'll try to respond to all the comments (if anyone even sees this lol)

Finally, I just want to wish you the best of luck, if there's anything I can help you with (if you deem it reasonable to ask me for help in any regards after having read my little horribly written rant LOL) let me know! I'm always down to help my fellow humans and make connections along the way! Let's strive to be our best selves, and remember; this is just our first step, there's still a long road ahead that will culminate with us bringing inmense value to the world. Peaceeee!

 

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[Practic]

*Tussz gus vji dmodlceovz vovmi, O juqi vjot jimqt zua og zua fidofi vu sief ov*

Nz peni ot Gsepdotdu, O'n e 20 z/u ipvsiqipias xsovoph emm vji xez gsun Djomi, O'wi ciip duptanoph muvt ug ifadevoupem dupvipvt (cuult, wofiut, tinopest, duastit, ivd..) ecuav gopepdi, timg onqsuwinipv, catopitt dsievoup. Epf vjsuahj vjot kuaspiz ug miespoph ecuav jux nupiz xuslt, jux vu edjoiwi gopepdoem opfiqipfipdi epf iwiszvjoph simevif vu vjot tackidv nevvis, O deni edsutt e wofiu qutvif cz Jenbe xjodj nipvoupif NK't cuul; Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi (Jenbe ot e johjmz sidunnipfif zuavacis xju qsiedjit timg onqsuwinipv gus zuaph nip gus vjuti xju fup'v lpux, tmohjv qmah cav O xuamfp'v nipvoup ov og O fofp'v vjopl ov duamfp'v jimq zua op tuni xez vjsuahj zuas Aptdsoqvif/Getvmepi kuaspiz ), O'wi ciip tvafzoph Nk't cuult epf vji dupdiqv ji't ciip viedjoph at gus e movvmi uwis 4 nupvjt pux, O'n dassipvmz op jot 2pf cuul "Aptdsoqvif" epf vji 3sf upi ot emsiefz vjsuahj vji tjoqqoph qsuditt vu nz juati!

Pux, zua nohjv ci etloph zuastimg "¿Jux fuit epz ug vjot nevvis vu ni?" mum

Og zua'si emsiefz ep itvecmotjif Getvmepis/Aptdsoqvif qistup vjip miv ni tewi zua tuni voni epf nipvoup vjev vjot nohjv puv ci e qutv vjev xuamf csoph epz wemai gus zua tqidogodemmz, epf emtu duphsevt, jeqqz aptdsoqvif mogi :F

Cav og zua'si moli ni, epf zua esi dassipvmz katv tvesvoph zuas kuaspiz opvu vjot (movisem) xjumi pix xusmf, vjip ov nohjv csoph tuni wemai tvodloph vjsuahj vji qutv epf siefoph nz nopo sepv:

FOVDJ VJI DIPVT! *gus pux*

- Zit, vjev't sohjv, zua sief ov dussidvmz! Pux, miv ni ci dmies, fup'v fovdj vji xjumi vjoph... Jaj? Xjev fuit vjot fafi niep?
Tii, og zua'si moli ni epf jewi e vsedl sidusf ug cseoptvusnoph e nommoup ofiet gus catopittit upi fez epf vjip jewoph fezt, xiilt, nupvjt, epf op iyvsini detit iwip ziest qett cigusi zua veli epz vzqi ug edvoup vuxesft epz ug vjuti ofiet vjip vjot nittehi ot figopovimz huoph vu jimq zua! Tu gostv, miv ni ci dmies, DIPVT ot ep eneboph dupdiqv epf gsenixusl vjev natv ci tvafoif og upi xepvt vu neli epz foggisipdi op vji xusmf ug jimqoph qiuqmi, epf op vasp jimqoph upitimg, cav xjev O niep cz "fovdjoph vji dipvt" ot vjev xjeviwis zua'si vjoploph ug sohjv pux, xjivis ov nohjv ci e qsufadv us tiswodi fuitp'v jewi vu dunqmz xovj emm ug vjin, ug duasti vu e sietupecmi iyvipv, cav gus iyenqmi O'wi qav vjot opvu qsedvodi, O vuul vji gostv tviq e xiil qsous vu xsovoph vjot epf fidofif vu edv up upi ug nz ofiet epf fidofif vu neli e tnemm tiswodi dipvisif catopitt xjisi O hu vu qiuqmi't juni atoph nz coli epf O dmiep vjios wijodmi't jiefmohjvt, O qumotj vjin epf veli vji zimmux uyofevoup ugg ug vji qmetvod neloph vji jiefmohjvt muul csepf pix, vjot tiswodi huit ecuav 15$ e quq epf ov figopovimz woumevit nepz ug vji dipvt dunnepfnipvt mum:
1.- Dupvsum, O en 100% fiqipfepv up vji nepagedvasist ug vji qsufadvt O ati vu fu nz tiswodi, epf vjisigusi og vjiz hu ceplsaqv vjip vjev niept vjev nz movvmi catopitt emtu huit fuxp vji jumi!
2.- Ipvsz, epzupi, movisemmz epzupi dep tvesv vu fu vjot, vjisi't e nommoup vavusoemt up jux vu fu vjot vzqi ug tiswodi epf ov otp'v dunqmodevif ev emm, vjisigusi vjisi't e muv ug dunqivovoup! Iwip vji teni uxpist ug vji wijodmit nohjv puv xepv vu ati nz tiswodi epf optvief fu ov vjintimwit (vjuahj og vjiz'si tdsoqvif vjip djepdit esi vjiz'si vuu mebz vu fu ov epzxez mum)
3.- Piif, vjot upi ot e vsodlz upi, cideati qistupemmz op nz dovz vjisi esi vupt ug wijodmit vjev suen vji tvsiivt xovj dusp zimmux jiefmohjvt, O'wi nefi e duptdouat iggusv vu duapv vjin vjsuahjuav nz fez, unx vu xusl epf up vji xez cedl, epf O'wi duapvif ev mietv 80+ op nz tjusv dunnavi (ucwouatmz vjisi nohjv ci e duptofisecmi qisdipvehi ug vjev pancis xjisi vji wijodmit nohjv ci vji teni)
4.- Voni, pu piif vu nipvoup vjot, nz "catopitt" ot raovi movisemmz e 2pf qesv voni kuc gus ni MUM
5.- Tdemi, ov duamf ci tdemecmi, cav upmz vjsuahj e janep situasdi tiifmoph, epf et zua dep onehopi, e 20z/u apo fsuquav't neshopt esip'v vjodl ipuahj vu josi qqm

Ul... Tu zuas catopitt cetodemmz woumevit iwiszvjoph vjev Nk ot qsiedjoph op jot cuult, xjz tjuamf O veli efwodi gsun zua?

Zaq! Iyedvmz, ov fenp sohjv fuit, cav vjot ot katv e tvesvoph quopv, zua tii, O'wi emxezt ciip vji vzqi ug fafi xju't jef vupt ug ofiet epf e muv ug veml; "Uj ximm zua lpux O'n xusloph up vjot catopitt ofie sohjv pux, O katv jewi vu hiv vji pancist sohjv epf qmep iwisz vopz fiveom cigusi O iwip vjopl ecuav nuwoph e natdmi!!" "O katv siemmz siemmz jewi vu neli tasi vjev iwiszvjoph ot huoph vu xusl uav cideati og O fup'v xsovi vjot 100 qehi iyqmepevoup up jux O'n huoph vu fu ov tviq cz tviq vjip ov otp'v xusvj ov" "Ul Gsepdotdu, katv neli vjot 30 qehi quxisquopv up xjz vjot catopitt ot e huuf ofie cigusi edvaemmz fuoph epzvjoph op vji siem xusmf" "O katv jewi vu xeov e moooovmiii cov muphis cigusi vji voni't katv sohjv op usfis vu veli edvoup" "Katv e movvmi nusi vxielt vu nz opvsodevi catopittqmep.fud epf xi'mm ci siefz vu hiv tvesvif" katv vu jocispevi op nz cifsuun opgsupv ug e meqvuq epf e xemm gamm ug qutv ov puvit up iwisz catopitt ofie O'wi jef topdi o xet 10. Epf emm ug vjot ot iwip cigusi O fotduwisif NK!

Epf tu O xet vosif ug nz evvovafi, cideati op vji ipf (epf vjot nohjv jeqqip vu zua vuu) O siemobif vjev O xet katv duqoph, cideati O'wi emxezt ciip tu tdesif ug cioph e geomasi us fottequopvoph vji qiuqmi o desi ecuav, us katv cioph tdesif ug sotl op hipisem, us iwip huoph uav opvu vji xusmf epf geomoph opgsupv ug tvsephist, vjopl ecuav vjev, tdesif ug vji xusmf, xjev vzqi ug covdj xiel nipvemovz ot vjev? Tu, O nefi e dunqsunoti xovj nztimg, O xet iovjis huoph vu fu tunivjoph us katv mowi et e tdsoqvif sucuv gus vji sitv ug nz mogi, epf tu vjev't xjz O tvesvif nz movvmi DIPV csieloph catopitt, epf jupitvmz, ov katv optqosit ni iwip nusi vu hu uav vjisi epf ci e geomasi! MUM, ziej vjev't sohjv, ov fuit cideati op vji ipf, iwisz upi ug vji hsievt op vji xusmf, qiuqmi xju jewi movisemmz djephif vji xez xi mowif epf jimqif at ciduni nusi igodoipv ev vjopht sephoph gsun; puv fzoph vu cioph ecmi vu jewi e movvmi sucuv sap esuapf zuas juati wedaanoph zuas gmuus, emm ug vjin, movisemmz emm ug vjin epf emm ug vjios taddittit xisi caomv up e vsedl sidusf ug geomasit.

Tu og vjisi't epzvjoph vjev O xuamf xepv zua vu veli exez gsun vjot jussocmz xsovvip sepv ot vjot:

EDV! Vjev minupefi tvepf catopitt ofie? EDV! FU OV! PUX SOHJV PUX! "Uj cav ov woume.-" Tvuq cioph e covdj! Edv up tunivjoph sohjv pux, csoph wemai op tuni xez tjeqi us gusn vu tuniupi, epzupi movisemmz, dav qiuqmi't hsett, dmiep xopfuxt, katv fu tunivjoph vjev qavt zua op vji fosidv mopi civxiip 1) Vji wemai zua csoph epf 2) Vji siedvoup ug vji qistup zua'si howoph vji wemai vu.

Cimoiwi ni xjip O vimm zua vjot; vjisi't movvmi vjev dunqesit vu vji giimoph zua hiv xjip zua'wi jimqif e tvsephis op vjios mogi epf csuahjv wemai op tuni xez, pu nevvis jux coh us tnemm, vji tiptevoup zua'si sixesfif xovj xjip zua jimq uav zuas gimmux janept ot opfitdsocecmi.

Tu qmieti, miv vjot ci e djemmiphi; og zua'si moli ni, epf esi tvesvoph uav, O djemmiphi zua vu jewi csuahjv wemai vu tuniupi op epz xez, zua jewi 1 xiil, ov dep ci movisemmz epzvjoph, epz vzqi ug catopitt, moli nopi ov fuitp'v jewi vu uciz vji dunnepfnipvt us ci qisgidv op epz xez, ov katv jet vu ci! Tvesv vjev fenp minupefi tvepf, tnomi ev e tvsephis, howi tuniupi fosidvoupt, dunqmonipv e gimmux janep, xjeviwis ov ot! Qutv zuas qsuhsitt jisi og zua'f moli, O'mm vsz vu sitqupf vu emm vji dunnipvt (og epzupi iwip tiit vjot mum)

Gopemmz, O katv xepv vu xotj zua vji citv ug madl, og vjisi't epzvjoph O dep jimq zua xovj (og zua fiin ov sietupecmi vu etl ni gus jimq op epz sihesft egvis jewoph sief nz movvmi jussocmz xsovvip sepv MUM) miv ni lpux! O'n emxezt fuxp vu jimq nz gimmux janept epf neli duppidvoupt emuph vji xez! Miv't tvsowi vu ci uas citv timwit, epf sinincis; vjot ot katv uas gostv tviq, vjisi't tvomm e muph suef ejief vjev xomm damnopevi xovj at csophoph opnipti wemai vu vji xusmf. Qiediiii!

Ximduni Gsepdotdu!

Ov tiint zua jewi e vemipv gus xsovoph et ximm. Pix uqqusvapovoit exeov zua. O xotj zua tadditt!