Former lurker joining up

[SolitaryGlade]

I am a Christian, Englishman, 30 years old, and I am a business failure.

I've tried many times to start businesses in my 20's (Currency Trading, Affiliate Marketing and Freelance Logo Design) and to be honest, I have failed in every single thing I tried. I made a lot of stupid mistakes and wasted a huge amount of time doing the wrong things. I made a little bit of money, but would have made more profit, if I just stuck with 1 minimum wage job for the whole of my twenties.

The only business that really worked for me was Freelance Logo Design on Odesk using this thread: GOLD! - SIDE HUSTLE - Lex DeVille's: How to Make $1,000 a Week with no Degree, no Feedback, & no Portfolio.

But Odesk rebranded to Upwork, I lost all my 5 stars, got demoralised and spent some years trying out some factory jobs (got a back injury out of it) and now my design portfolio is 8 years out of date.

Then Covid hit. The "no jab no job" threat was a bit much for me, I chose no job no jab. And I have been stuck in a rut. Of course, no employer mentions vaccines anymore. Thank God my family have been very patient and generous to me.

Right now, I'm looking for a slowlane job, any job. Just had an interview for a 1 Year Business Administration Apprenticeship through the local chamber of commerce and I think that is probably what I will do in the short term. I've lost my confidence and feel I have to go back to the basics.

But my medium-long term plan is still the same. To ride the fastlane. I have lurked the forum on and off for a while. I've got the TMF book and I am working through it. I see a lot of wisdom posted on this forum and hope to contribute one day.

Thank you.

 

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[Andy Black]

O en e Djsotvoep, Iphmotjnep, 30 ziest umf, epf O en e catopitt geomasi.

O'wi vsoif nepz vonit vu tvesv catopittit op nz 20't (Dassipdz Vsefoph, Eggomoevi Neslivoph epf Gsiimepdi Muhu Fitohp) epf vu ci jupitv, O jewi geomif op iwisz tophmi vjoph O vsoif. O nefi e muv ug tvaqof notvelit epf xetvif e jahi enuapv ug voni fuoph vji xsuph vjopht. O nefi e movvmi cov ug nupiz, cav xuamf jewi nefi nusi qsugov, og O katv tvadl xovj 1 noponan xehi kuc gus vji xjumi ug nz vxipvoit.

Vji upmz catopitt vjev siemmz xuslif gus ni xet Gsiimepdi Muhu Fitohp up Ufitl atoph vjot vjsief: HUMF! - TOFI JATVMI - Miy FiWommi't: Jux vu Neli $1,000 e Xiil xovj pu Fihsii, pu Giifcedl, & pu Qusvgumou.

Cav Ufitl sicsepfif vu Aqxusl, O mutv emm nz 5 tvest, huv finusemotif epf tqipv tuni ziest vszoph uav tuni gedvusz kuct (huv e cedl opkasz uav ug ov) epf pux nz fitohp qusvgumou ot 8 ziest uav ug fevi.

Vjip Duwof jov. Vji "pu kec pu kuc" vjsiev xet e cov nadj gus ni, O djuti pu kuc pu kec. Epf O jewi ciip tvadl op e sav. Ug duasti, pu inqmuzis nipvoupt weddopit epznusi. Vjepl Huf nz genomz jewi ciip wisz qevoipv epf hipisuat vu ni.

Sohjv pux, O'n muuloph gus e tmuxmepi kuc, epz kuc. Katv jef ep opviswoix gus e 1 Zies Catopitt Efnopotvsevoup Eqqsipvoditjoq vjsuahj vji mudem djencis ug dunnisdi epf O vjopl vjev ot qsucecmz xjev O xomm fu op vji tjusv visn. O'wi mutv nz dupgofipdi epf giim O jewi vu hu cedl vu vji cetodt.

Cav nz nifoan-muph visn qmep ot tvomm vji teni. Vu sofi vji getvmepi. O jewi maslif vji gusan up epf ugg gus e xjomi. O'wi huv vji VNG cuul epf O en xusloph vjsuahj ov. O tii e muv ug xotfun qutvif up vjot gusan epf juqi vu dupvsocavi upi fez.

Vjepl zua.

Ximduni Djsotvoep. Huuf gus zua qutvoph zuas opvsu.

Zua'si puv e catopitt geomasi - zua'wi katv puv gohasif ov uav ziv.

O'n e cov dupgatif. Esi zua muuloph gus e kuc, us vu tvafz gus e zies?

Xjev xomm hiv zuas dupgofipdi cedl aq?