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Hi everybody.
I'm a 19 year old guy. I've always been fascinated by entrepreneurship since when I was a kid.
At 13, I started graphic design in the gaming community.
After 2 years of practice, I began earning money. I could earn money then, and I can't earn money now that I'm even older!
After some psychological and rational introspect, I realized it probably has to do with the fact that, as we grow, we are more cautious with the actions we take.
When I was 13, I wasn't even thinking before doing. I was just doing. I had my personal website at 15 and was selling .PSD templates on my Sellfy shop at that age. First time experiencing a passive income. I used to wake up in the morning and see my PayPal notifications "You received 8.99€ from ..".
Unfortunately, at 16 I dropped all that and, as a result, I wasn't getting money anymore. My templates weren't selling anymore as I disappeared from the community and social proof expired.
Here I am, after 3 years of pure inactivity (in terms of business and pursuing my personal mission), and I feel like I'm starting from scratch. It feels like the old 15 year old me was not me, but another guy. Lol.
I feel like I lost the skills I had at 15. Indeed, I became more and more cautious with the actions I take, and as a consequence, I barely take any action.
Now, I've been looking for a "business idea" for months and even though I come up with some possible ideas, my brain is trying to make me avoid them. Fear of failure, that is.
I'm currently in High School, senior year. Needless to say, I'm quite sure how anyone here would agree on its uselessness. But yeah, I "have" to graduate, so I disciplined myself into studying shit I don't want to study, and I will never use in my life again.
My plan after that, would be to move. To move I'd require a decent income and here I am, aiming to start a small business which could bring me €1000/€2000 a month.
I'm not looking to start the next Apple. I'm aware of "everyone started with baby steps", so that's it.
But yeah, I hope I will get in the right path again! I need to get back to how I was at 15!
Any general advice is completely appreciated. Thank you very much!
I'm a 19 year old guy. I've always been fascinated by entrepreneurship since when I was a kid.
At 13, I started graphic design in the gaming community.
After 2 years of practice, I began earning money. I could earn money then, and I can't earn money now that I'm even older!
After some psychological and rational introspect, I realized it probably has to do with the fact that, as we grow, we are more cautious with the actions we take.
When I was 13, I wasn't even thinking before doing. I was just doing. I had my personal website at 15 and was selling .PSD templates on my Sellfy shop at that age. First time experiencing a passive income. I used to wake up in the morning and see my PayPal notifications "You received 8.99€ from ..".
Unfortunately, at 16 I dropped all that and, as a result, I wasn't getting money anymore. My templates weren't selling anymore as I disappeared from the community and social proof expired.
Here I am, after 3 years of pure inactivity (in terms of business and pursuing my personal mission), and I feel like I'm starting from scratch. It feels like the old 15 year old me was not me, but another guy. Lol.
I feel like I lost the skills I had at 15. Indeed, I became more and more cautious with the actions I take, and as a consequence, I barely take any action.
Now, I've been looking for a "business idea" for months and even though I come up with some possible ideas, my brain is trying to make me avoid them. Fear of failure, that is.
I'm currently in High School, senior year. Needless to say, I'm quite sure how anyone here would agree on its uselessness. But yeah, I "have" to graduate, so I disciplined myself into studying shit I don't want to study, and I will never use in my life again.
My plan after that, would be to move. To move I'd require a decent income and here I am, aiming to start a small business which could bring me €1000/€2000 a month.
I'm not looking to start the next Apple. I'm aware of "everyone started with baby steps", so that's it.
But yeah, I hope I will get in the right path again! I need to get back to how I was at 15!
Any general advice is completely appreciated. Thank you very much!
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