I introduced myself on here a few years ago claiming I was ready to be an entrepreneur.
I read MJ's books, as well as some others.
I pumped myself up - "Ready to build a business and live the dream!"
I didn't do shit. Or rather, I did a bunch of stuff that didn't move the needle until I ran out of money and it all culminated in me getting a divorce.
Now I'm playing on hard mode with 75/25% custody of my baby daughter (I'm the 75%).
It really sucks that the threat of being homeless was required to kick me into action.
Before I got into action, I sunk a few hundred hours into video games feeling sorry for myself - while taking care of my daughter.
One day as I was pushing my daughter on the swing, I was daydreaming about the future. Her future.
A future in which she tells her friends that her father is dead rather than admit that he's a loser who couldn't get it together.
That reminds me of my own father - and that really pissed me off.
I quit the video game. I spent $2500 of my $10,000 remaining on a life coach.
In 8 weeks I went from playing games 10-12hrs a day to launching my first product.
I built two courses in my area of expertise (video game programming, ironically the thing I needed to quit doing).
The first one I launched for free as a sort of lead magnet to test the water - it got about 600 people signed up pretty quick which was great.
I started pre-selling the second one in July and made some sales.
I've not been making enough to cover expenses yet, but that's because I somehow got too comfortable again! Even with money running out. Crazy.
So what I did was put the course modules on a public schedule and commit to releasing on time. That actually helped a lot - I'm accountable to my customers (I always was, but the process was opaque).
Now I'm focusing on delivering the best product I can - even though I know it could be better, I have to persist.
I'll probably need to get a job 1-2 days a week for the next month or two - we'll see.
The point is - I put off getting serious about business until it almost ruined my life and impacted my daughter's life.
That's really stupid behaviour. Don't do what I did.
Glad to be here. Again.
I read MJ's books, as well as some others.
I pumped myself up - "Ready to build a business and live the dream!"
I didn't do shit. Or rather, I did a bunch of stuff that didn't move the needle until I ran out of money and it all culminated in me getting a divorce.
Now I'm playing on hard mode with 75/25% custody of my baby daughter (I'm the 75%).
It really sucks that the threat of being homeless was required to kick me into action.
Before I got into action, I sunk a few hundred hours into video games feeling sorry for myself - while taking care of my daughter.
One day as I was pushing my daughter on the swing, I was daydreaming about the future. Her future.
A future in which she tells her friends that her father is dead rather than admit that he's a loser who couldn't get it together.
That reminds me of my own father - and that really pissed me off.
I quit the video game. I spent $2500 of my $10,000 remaining on a life coach.
In 8 weeks I went from playing games 10-12hrs a day to launching my first product.
I built two courses in my area of expertise (video game programming, ironically the thing I needed to quit doing).
The first one I launched for free as a sort of lead magnet to test the water - it got about 600 people signed up pretty quick which was great.
I started pre-selling the second one in July and made some sales.
I've not been making enough to cover expenses yet, but that's because I somehow got too comfortable again! Even with money running out. Crazy.
So what I did was put the course modules on a public schedule and commit to releasing on time. That actually helped a lot - I'm accountable to my customers (I always was, but the process was opaque).
Now I'm focusing on delivering the best product I can - even though I know it could be better, I have to persist.
I'll probably need to get a job 1-2 days a week for the next month or two - we'll see.
The point is - I put off getting serious about business until it almost ruined my life and impacted my daughter's life.
That's really stupid behaviour. Don't do what I did.
Glad to be here. Again.
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