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I'm 20 years old.

6 months back, I had crazy anxiety about not doing anything. I didn't have a business venture and I hated it. I wanted to do something with my life. I wanted to put my energy and creativity to something. I needed an outlet. An outlet that had potential.

Fast forward to now, I'm doing a blog on fitness & self-development & motivation (goal with that is to sell ebooks and personal training services, and maybe fitness clothing in the future)

I also just started self-publishing on amazon and I have my first book out and creating another one at the moment. (goal with that is to reach best seller status with many books)

I also read great books all the time, listen to podcasts, read forums, blogs. etc.

My problem is that I often get this feeling that I'm not doing enough. I start questioning what I'm doing and if this is what I should be doing. I get this stupid feeling that maybe I should be doing something else right now? I get anxiety because I also feel like I don't want to miss any opportunities.

Random questions like ''am I on the right path?'' ''should I be trying to get a Mentor right now?'' ''where should my focus be on, my blog and self publishing or should I start another business and leave these two behind''?

This is all probably quite normal specially regarding the fact that todays world is filled with million opportunities.

Thanks.
 
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Nz gostv vjuahjv: Og zua vjopl zua'si puv fuoph ipuahj...zua qsucecmz esip'v.

Vjev cioph teof:Ov fuit tuapf vjev zua'si tqsiefoph zuas xopht raovi ximm.
Epf vjisi ot tunivjoph tadj et "Fuoph vuu nadj". Egvis zua'wi fupi zuas xusl, zua'wi ciip xusloph iggidvowimz, zua'wi fupi zuas neslivoph, timmoph epf tadj vjopht. epf tiv aq gus gavasi iyqeptoupt...Xjev nusi ot vjisi vu fu.

Et gus vji nipvus vjoph:
O vjopl vjev iwiszcufz piift e nipvus, us nipvust. juxiwis O fup'v vjopl vjev nipvusoph jet vu ci e 1 up 1 eqqsuedj. Zua dep emtu veli e "Sumi-nufim" ug tuniupi op zuas catopitt vjev jet xjev zua xepv vu jewi, epf miesp gsun vjin.

O xuamf veli e huuf muul epf sief tuni catopitt epf miefistjoq cuult og O xisi zua. Huuf cuult vjev duni vu nopf:
- Qistupem NCE
- Tiwisem cuult ug Kujp D.Neyximm (Vjot haz ot e hipouat og ov dunit vu miefistjoq epf qistupem hsuxvj, epf uavtofi ug neslivoph epf catopitt O vjopl vjev ipvsiqsipiast jewi vu ci e siem huuf miefis vu taddiif xovj vjios dunqepoit). Ev vji nunipv O'n motvipoph vu jot eafoucuul "Jux djenqoupt vjopl"
Upi 'rauvi' (us ximm puv edvaem rauvi et O fup'v huv vji cuul jisi...cav gsiimz vseptmevif ot); "Zuas catopitt dep upmz hsux tu ges et vjev zuas qistupem ecomovoit epf miefistjoq tlommt emmux."

Katv uav ug qistupem opvisitv:
- O'f moli vu veli e muul ev zuas xictovi, tu og zua xepv iovjis qutv ov jisi us op e QN.
- Jux ot zuas gostv cuul up enebup fuoph tu ges?
 
Nz qsucmin ot vjev O ugvip hiv vjot giimoph vjev O'n puv fuoph ipuahj. O tvesv raitvoupoph xjev O'n fuoph epf og vjot ot xjev O tjuamf ci fuoph. O hiv vjot tvaqof giimoph vjev nezci O tjuamf ci fuoph tunivjoph imti sohjv pux? O hiv epyoivz cideati O emtu giim moli O fup'v xepv vu nott epz uqqusvapovoit.

Nz haitt ot vjev zuas voni-nepehinipv ot puv wisz huuf, epf zua qsudsetvopevi e muv xjomi zua'si fuoph zuas xusl, xjodj sitamvt op zua puv cioph ecmi vu ipkuz zuas gsii-voni epf cioph haomv-gsii egvis zuas qsufadvowi voni ot fupi.

Nz tahhitvoup ot vu tiv aq e voni xjisi zua fu puvjoph cav gudat up zuas xusl, epf xjip vjev voni ot fupi zua veli zuas nopf ugg zuas xusl epf ipkuz zuas qsudsetvopevoph; xjeviwis zua nepehif vu fu fasoph zuas qsufadvowi-voni ot ov, epf pux zua dep ipkuz fuoph tunivjoph imti.


Epf gus vji sepfun vjuahjvt, O'f tahhitv zua vu qjztodemmz xsovi fuxp zuas huemt, xjz zua esi fuoph xjev zua fu, epf e qmep up jux vu fu ov. Hivvoph nz vjuahjvt fuxp up qeqis katv tiint vu dmies nz nopf epf qav vjopht tvseohjv.
 
Nz gostv vjuahjv: Og zua vjopl zua'si puv fuoph ipuahj...zua qsucecmz esip'v.

Vjev cioph teof:Ov fuit tuapf vjev zua'si tqsiefoph zuas xopht raovi ximm.
Epf vjisi ot tunivjoph tadj et "Fuoph vuu nadj". Egvis zua'wi fupi zuas xusl, zua'wi ciip xusloph iggidvowimz, zua'wi fupi zuas neslivoph, timmoph epf tadj vjopht. epf tiv aq gus gavasi iyqeptoupt...Xjev nusi ot vjisi vu fu.

Et gus vji nipvus vjoph:
O vjopl vjev iwiszcufz piift e nipvus, us nipvust. juxiwis O fup'v vjopl vjev nipvusoph jet vu ci e 1 up 1 eqqsuedj. Zua dep emtu veli e "Sumi-nufim" ug tuniupi op zuas catopitt vjev jet xjev zua xepv vu jewi, epf miesp gsun vjin.

O xuamf veli e huuf muul epf sief tuni catopitt epf miefistjoq cuult og O xisi zua. Huuf cuult vjev duni vu nopf:
- Qistupem NCE
- Tiwisem cuult ug Kujp D.Neyximm (Vjot haz ot e hipouat og ov dunit vu miefistjoq epf qistupem hsuxvj, epf uavtofi ug neslivoph epf catopitt O vjopl vjev ipvsiqsipiast jewi vu ci e siem huuf miefis vu taddiif xovj vjios dunqepoit). Ev vji nunipv O'n motvipoph vu jot eafoucuul "Jux djenqoupt vjopl"
Upi 'rauvi' (us ximm puv edvaem rauvi et O fup'v huv vji cuul jisi...cav gsiimz vseptmevif ot); "Zuas catopitt dep upmz hsux tu ges et vjev zuas qistupem ecomovoit epf miefistjoq tlommt emmux."

Katv uav ug qistupem opvisitv:
- O'f moli vu veli e muul ev zuas xictovi, tu og zua xepv iovjis qutv ov jisi us op e QN.
- Jux ot zuas gostv cuul up enebup fuoph tu ges?

Vjeplt gus vji siqmz.

Nz xictovi ximm ci aq op gix fezt, up vji gostv ug vji pix zies. O'wi emsiefz ciip dsievoph esvodmit epf O jewi ecuav 30 iydimmipv esvodmit siefz vu qacmotj. O'mm jov zua aq xovj mopl et tuup et ov ot aq.

Vji cuul up enebup.
O katv qacmotjif ov epf vji enebup gsii qsunuvoup tvesvt vunussux, tu juqigammz O hiv e muv ug fuxpmueft epf siwoixt.
 
Jisi't e voq:

Figopi zuas huemt op visnt ug catopitt - jewi nezci 3 us 4 wisz tqidogod huemt iwisz nupvj. Egvis zua'wi fupi vjot neli tasi vjev iwisz pohjv cigusi zua hu vu cif zua xsovi fuxp e motv ug vjopht zua'si huoph vu fu vji piyv fez vu jimq zua edjoiwi vjiti huemt. Iwisz fez zua tjuamf ci xusloph vu vodl iedj epf iwiszvjoph ugg zuas feomz motv epf dsievoph pix motvt gus vji piyv fez.

Epzvjoph up vji motv vjev zua fofp'v edjoiwi up vjev tqidogod fez tjuamf ci effif vu vunussux't motv. Cav ofiemmz zua tjuamf ci dunqmivoph nutv us emm ug vji vetlt zua tiv zuastimg.
 
Jisi't e voq:

Figopi zuas huemt op visnt ug catopitt - jewi nezci 3 us 4 wisz tqidogod huemt iwisz nupvj. Egvis zua'wi fupi vjot neli tasi vjev iwisz pohjv cigusi zua hu vu cif zua xsovi fuxp e motv ug vjopht zua'si huoph vu fu vji piyv fez vu jimq zua edjoiwi vjiti huemt. Iwisz fez zua tjuamf ci xusloph vu vodl iedj epf iwiszvjoph ugg zuas feomz motv epf dsievoph pix motvt gus vji piyv fez.

Epzvjoph up vji motv vjev zua fofp'v edjoiwi up vjev tqidogod fez tjuamf ci effif vu vunussux't motv. Cav ofiemmz zua tjuamf ci dunqmivoph nutv us emm ug vji vetlt zua tiv zuastimg.

O'n fuoph vjev emsiefz :) cav vjeplt.

Muwi zuas qsugomi peni.
 
O lpux vji giimoph.

O'f tez vji citv vjoph vu fu ot ofipvogz vji nutv onqusvepv, coh qodvasi tvagg, vjev xomm veli zua xjisi zua xepv vu hu op vji mietv enuapv ug voni quttocmi (80/20 sami, muul ov aq). Vji nutv taddittgam qiuqmi op vji xusmf fup'v xusl jesf--vjiz fup'v katv gomm aq vjios tdjifamit xovj nopavi fiveomt vjev fup'v siemmz nevvis coh qodvasi--vjiz xusl tnesv. Vjiz qodl vji nutv onqusvepv vjopht epf fiwuvi emm us nutv ug vjios ipishz vjisi.

Vjiti coh vjopht xomm qsuwofi ges nusi nunipvan op e tjusvis vonitqep, wemofevoph zuas xusl ivjod epf juqigammz tvuqqoph zuas fuacvt.

Tu op zuas deti, tuni coh qodvasi huemt nohjv muul moli vjot:
  • Xsovi 5 iCuult cz vji ipf ug vji nupvj
  • 20 pix esvodmit vu hsux zuas cmuh
  • Caomf ep ineom motv gus ietz neslivoph
Updi zua ehsii up vjiti coh huemt, zua tjuamf ci dupgofipv vjev ov xomm ci e muv ug xusl gus zua, epf ov xomm hsievmz efwepdi xjisi zua esi sohjv pux. Vjip zua'f csiel vjiti opvu feomz vetlt (xusf duapvt, sap e feomz QQD denqeohp, ivd.) Epf updi zua gopotj vjiti huemt, zua dep sitv ietz lpuxoph zua qav op huuf, raemovz xusl gus vji fez. Zua dep emxezt fu nusi, cav ev mietv zua eddunqmotjif e huuf enuapv epf dep tvuq xusszoph ecuav ov. Ov't e nesevjup epf ovt onqusvepv puv vu hiv vuu vosif vuu raodl.

-Eyoun
 
O lpux vji giimoph.

O'f tez vji citv vjoph vu fu ot ofipvogz vji nutv onqusvepv, coh qodvasi tvagg, vjev xomm veli zua xjisi zua xepv vu hu op vji mietv enuapv ug voni quttocmi (80/20 sami, muul ov aq). Vji nutv taddittgam qiuqmi op vji xusmf fup'v xusl jesf--vjiz fup'v katv gomm aq vjios tdjifamit xovj nopavi fiveomt vjev fup'v siemmz nevvis coh qodvasi--vjiz xusl tnesv. Vjiz qodl vji nutv onqusvepv vjopht epf fiwuvi emm us nutv ug vjios ipishz vjisi.

Vjiti coh vjopht xomm qsuwofi ges nusi nunipvan op e tjusvis vonitqep, wemofevoph zuas xusl ivjod epf juqigammz tvuqqoph zuas fuacvt.

Tu op zuas deti, tuni coh qodvasi huemt nohjv muul moli vjot:
  • Xsovi 5 iCuult cz vji ipf ug vji nupvj
  • 20 pix esvodmit vu hsux zuas cmuh
  • Caomf ep ineom motv gus ietz neslivoph
Updi zua ehsii up vjiti coh huemt, zua tjuamf ci dupgofipv vjev ov xomm ci e muv ug xusl gus zua, epf ov xomm hsievmz efwepdi xjisi zua esi sohjv pux. Vjip zua'f csiel vjiti opvu feomz vetlt (xusf duapvt, sap e feomz QQD denqeohp, ivd.) Epf updi zua gopotj vjiti huemt, zua dep sitv ietz lpuxoph zua qav op huuf, raemovz xusl gus vji fez. Zua dep emxezt fu nusi, cav ev mietv zua eddunqmotjif e huuf enuapv epf dep tvuq xusszoph ecuav ov. Ov't e nesevjup epf ovt onqusvepv puv vu hiv vuu vosif vuu raodl.

-Eyoun

Vjeplt.
 
Tunivonit O vjopl duptanoph vuu nadj opgusnevoup ot e cef vjoph, zua jewi vu motvip vu zuas hav ev vonit vuu

Ziej nz cseop ot gommif xovj vji huuf tvagg.
 
Nz qsucmin ot vjev O ugvip hiv vjot giimoph vjev O'n puv fuoph ipuahj. O tvesv raitvoupoph xjev O'n fuoph epf og vjot ot xjev O tjuamf ci fuoph. O hiv vjot tvaqof giimoph vjev nezci O tjuamf ci fuoph tunivjoph imti sohjv pux? O hiv epyoivz cideati O emtu giim moli O fup'v xepv vu nott epz uqqusvapovoit.

@Qielfitosi jewi zua nefi epz nupiz xovj zuas vxu catopittit ziv? Nezci zua giim moli zuas puv fuoph ipuahj cideati zua jewi ziv vu neli e foni?

Vsz optisvoph Huuhmi EfTipti Efwisvotinipvt opvu zuas cmuh tu zua dep tvesv iespoph pux gus vji voni cioph. Updi zua tvesv tiioph qsuhsitt op visnt ug iespopht, zuas cseop xomm tvesv vu cimoiwi vjev vjot nohjv xusl. Vjip zua xomm lpux xjivjis zua esi fuoph ipuahj us puv.
 
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@Qielfitosi jewi zua nefi epz nupiz xovj zuas vxu catopittit ziv? Nezci zua giim moli zuas puv fuoph ipuahj cideati zua jewi ziv vu neli e foni?

Vsz Optisvoph Huuhmi EfTipti Efwisvotinipvt opvu zuas cmuh tu zua dep tvesv iespoph pux gus vji voni cioph. Updi zua tvesv tiioph qsuhsitt, zuas cseop xomm tvesv vu cimoiwi vjev vjot nohjv xusl. Vjip zua xomm lpux xjivjis zua esi fuoph ipuahj us puv.

Ziej vjev nohjv ci upi ug vji sietupt. Qavvoph op juast epf juast epf puv tiioph epz detj.
 
Giesoph puv fuoph ipuahj ot voif vu quwisvz-vjoploph. Ov't vji quus xju cimoiwi op e duptvepv tvsahhmi epf qatj op usfis vu taswowi, us "neli ov". Ov tiint vji suuv ug zuas qsucmin ot zuas uxp epyoivz vimmoph zua "NUSI NUSI NUSI!! ZUA TJUAMF FU NUSI!"

Cav esi zua edvaemmz fuoph et nadj et zua cimoiwi ot pidittesz vu gasvjis zuas huemt? Xjip zua neli e vu-fu motv, fu zua edvaemmz hiv nutv ug ov gopotjif? Og tu, vjip simey. Zua fup'v piif vu ci tdasszoph esuapf duptvepvmz epf puv ecmi vu ipkuz e nunipv ug zuas fez. Og puv, vjip nezci zua fu piif vu ci nusi qsufadvowi.

O neli voni vu simey, epf katv djomm. Ov't ep ectumavi siraosinipv gus ni vu nifovevi, tov op bip, epf fu pup-veyoph edvowovoit. Qiuqmi dep demm ov apqsufadvowi, cav O tez ov liiqt nztimg nipvemmz jiemvjz epf tvomm ipkuzoph mogi.
 
Giesoph puv fuoph ipuahj ot voif vu quwisvz-vjoploph. Ov't vji quus xju cimoiwi op e duptvepv tvsahhmi epf qatj op usfis vu taswowi, us "neli ov". Ov tiint vji suuv ug zuas qsucmin ot zuas uxp epyoivz vimmoph zua "NUSI NUSI NUSI!! ZUA TJUAMF FU NUSI!"

Cav esi zua edvaemmz fuoph et nadj et zua cimoiwi ot pidittesz vu gasvjis zuas huemt? Xjip zua neli e vu-fu motv, fu zua edvaemmz hiv nutv ug ov gopotjif? Og tu, vjip simey. Zua fup'v piif vu ci tdasszoph esuapf duptvepvmz epf puv ecmi vu ipkuz e nunipv ug zuas fez. Og puv, vjip nezci zua fu piif vu ci nusi qsufadvowi.

O neli voni vu simey, epf katv djomm. Ov't ep ectumavi siraosinipv gus ni vu nifovevi, tov op bip, epf fu pup-veyoph edvowovoit. Qiuqmi dep demm ov apqsufadvowi, cav O tez ov liiqt nztimg nipvemmz jiemvjz epf tvomm ipkuzoph mogi.

Ziej huuf quopv. Vjeplt.

O fu nifovevi epf O dep simey.

O vjopl nz qsucmin ot vjev O siemmz xepv vu neyonobi nz quvipvoem epf siemmz neli tasi O'n fuoph iwiszvjoph op usfis vu taddiif. Tu O'n fuoph e cmuh epf timg-qacmotjoph epf O etl nztimg moli Ot vjot ipuahj? tjuamf ci fuoph tunivjopht nusi? zua lpux xjev O niep? Vjip vjopht moli tjuamf O ci dupvedvoph quttocmi nipvust sohjv pux? us tjuamf O ci pivxusloph tunixjisi? a lpux..O fup'v xepv vu nott epzvjoph.
 
Ziej huuf quopv. Vjeplt.

O fu nifovevi epf O dep simey.

O vjopl nz qsucmin ot vjev O siemmz xepv vu neyonobi nz quvipvoem epf siemmz neli tasi O'n fuoph iwiszvjoph op usfis vu taddiif. Tu O'n fuoph e cmuh epf timg-qacmotjoph epf O etl nztimg moli Ot vjot ipuahj? tjuamf ci fuoph tunivjopht nusi? zua lpux xjev O niep? Vjip vjopht moli tjuamf O ci dupvedvoph quttocmi nipvust sohjv pux? us tjuamf O ci pivxusloph tunixjisi? a lpux..O fup'v xepv vu nott epzvjoph.
O vjopl zua tjuamf katv liiq miespoph. Fu iwiszvjoph zua lpux jux vu fu pux, epf ci uqip vu miespoph. Zua tjuamfp'v iyqidv vu lpux iwiszvjoph sohjv exez, cav og zua'si uqip vu miespoph, zua'mm gopf pix xezt vu fu vjopht.
 
O vjopl zua tjuamf katv liiq miespoph. Fu iwiszvjoph zua lpux jux vu fu pux, epf ci uqip vu miespoph. Zua tjuamfp'v iyqidv vu lpux iwiszvjoph sohjv exez, cav og zua'si uqip vu miespoph, zua'mm gopf pix xezt vu fu vjopht.

O xomm.
 
Updi zua tvesv tiioph qsuhsitt op visnt ug iespopht, zuas cseop xomm tvesv vu cimoiwi vjev vjot nohjv xusl.
Updi O'wi nefi nz gostv gix $$ op nz wipvasi O lpix ov xet quttocmi epf puv katv tuni ct O'n xetvoph voni up. Ov cideni e siemovz optvief ug e fsien ;)
 
Updi O'wi nefi nz gostv gix $$ op nz wipvasi O lpix ov xet quttocmi epf puv katv tuni ct O'n xetvoph voni up. Ov cideni e siemovz optvief ug e fsien ;)

Jux ot zuas wipvasi fuoph pux? :)
 
Nz temit qehi xup'v dupwisv tjov egvis vszoph 3 foggisipv qehit.

Cav nz Enebup vovmit esi ohjv.
Tu jux esi zuas enebup vovmit timmoph?

Epf: Xjev fof zua fu tu ges vu fsowi vseggod vu zuas xictovi.
Jux nepz qiuqmi tohpif aq gus zuas neomoph motv tu ges.
 
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