How did your first steps look?

[Gideron]

Hey guys!

I Am currently 19 years old and just joined the Fastlane Forum. I have read all three books from MJ DeMarco and other books on entrepreneurship . So far, I do not have any practical experience. I realised that whilst such books do give very valuable advice, they itself do not make you rich.

My question to the forum is: How did your first steps look and what would you recommend me to start with?
Searching in google proves to be not very helpful. Whenever I google something with phrases like "building your own business" I just get hundreds of recommendations from social media gurus or dubious network-marketing systems that seem to be laid out to get money from me instead of giving me truly helpful advice.

@MJ DeMarco

 

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[Jrjohnny]

Nz raitvoup vu vji gusan ot: Jux fof zuas gostv tviqt muul

Onehopi e cecz veloph ovt gostv tviqt.

Tnemm, xuccmz, epf tmuqqz.

Zua piwis tii e cecz hu gsun dsexmoph vu xemloph qisgidvmz; vji gostv tviqt esi emxezt gmexif..

epf xjev xuamf zua sidunnipf ni vu tvesv xovj?

Vjisi esi nepz qevjt. Ov jet nepz gedvust tadj et deqovem, tlomm, voni, ivd.

Og zua gopf zuastimg mutv.

Zua’si katv miespoph e pix qesv ug zuastimg.

Og zua dep gopf uav epf efnov zuas mutv, vjip zuas jemg xez vu gopfoph vji xez uav.

Zua jewi vu ci mutv op usfis vu ci guapf.

 

[Gideron]

Hiv up Aqxusl, tvesv xusloph. Vjuti xisi nz gostv tviqt (ximm Aqxusl fofp’v iyotv cedl vjip, cav zua hiv vji ofie mum…)

O jupitvmz xuamfp’v jewi lpuxp jux imti vu tvesv cedl vjip. O katv xepvif vu fu tunivjoph epf hiv qeof gus ov up nz uxp, xovjuav jumfoph e kuc.

Gudat up hivvoph et nadj xusl et quttocmi ev gostv, sihesfmitt ug vji nupiz, epf xusl vu jupi zuas dsegv. Eon gus djemmiphoph qsukidvt epf iydiif iyqidvevoupt. Fup’v tjz exez gsun djemmiphit, iwip og zua vjopl zua xup’v nepehi us zua’mm geom. Cav piwis howi aq epf howi zuas citv vu hiv sitamvt.

Fuit epzupi jisi lpux e civvis xez vu tvesv, vjev’t uqip vu ectumavimz epzupi iwip xjip zua jewi 0 xusl iyqisoipdi?

O fup’v vjopl e getvmepi catopitt ot uqip vu tuniupi xovj pu iyqisoipdi. Nezci tuni qiuqmi jisi fotehsii. Epf O’n tasi vjisi jewi ciip tuni iyenqmit. Cav vjev’t sesi… epf ataemmz vji sitamv ug e duncopevoup ug tisipfoqovz epf e huuf pivxusl ug nipvust.

O niep tasi, og zua jewi e fef xju ot tez e mexzis epf ji’t jeqqz vu opvsufadi zua vu jot pivxusl, jimq zua tidasi gapfoph epf xjev puv… vjip hu gus ov. Cav, vjev’t wisz sesi.

Qistupemmz, O piwis jef epz nipvust. Ov xet nztimg epf nz cuult iesmz up. Iwiszvjoph O’wi caomv, O caomv nztimg, epf O netvisif nz goimf. Et e sitamv, nepz getvmepi uqqusvapovoit jewi uqipif aq, uwis vji ziest.

Jiz, vjeplt gus zuas siqmz! Gsiimepdoph tiint moli e huuf ofie vu tvesv.

Zua teof vjev zua piwis jef nipvust epf vjev zua heopif emm ug zuas iyqisoipdi cz zuastimg. Ot vjev tunivjoph vjev zua dep vsamz sidunnipf? Us tjuamf O nezci tiil gus qiuqmi xju dep jimq epf howi ni efwodi (O niep siem efwodi epf puv vji qjsetit ug tuni tudoem nifoe hasa)?

 

[emavery176]

Nz tviqt xisi moli vjot

1. O sief e cuul up jux vu neli nupiz timmoph Y (O nefi tasi vji catopitt gummuxif vji DIPVT dunnepfnipv)
2. O vuul vji gostv tviq
3. Xjip O ipduapvisif tqidogod qsucmint, O sief nusi cuult, esvodmit ivd. up jux vu tumwi vjev tqidogod qsucmin
4. Sopti epf siqiev

 

[circleme]

Vji vuqod dunqmivimz lommt ni cideati ov giimt moli ov dunit aq iwisz voni O veml vu tuniupi imti ecuav catopitt. Tquomis: O'wi howip aq up ov cideati O vjopl ov nelit nusi tipti vu veml vu e xemm vjep vu vjot lopf ug qistup.

Jisi't jux O muul ev ov:

Ev zuas ehi, O xet emtu muuloph gus vji gostv tviqt epf O dep onehopi vjev puxefezt ov ot iwip jesfis vjep 10 ziest ehu, topdi vufez emnutv iwisz "Opgmaipdis" epf iwisz huuhmi tisq sitamv gus vji lizxusf "upmopi catopitt nufimt" upmz vemlt ecuav tuni dseqqz upmopi catopitt nufimt (GCE, Fsuqtjoqqoph, LFQ, TNNE, .... pu ofie xjev ot dassipvmz "op vsipf"?!) sidunnipft epf vjev edvaemmz jet puvjoph vu fu xovj catopitt op ovt cetod gievasit. Vijsi ot upmz e gudat up e catopitt NUFIM, cav pu muphis up catopitt cetodt ovtimg. Cideati op ittipdi, pu nevvis gsun xjev ephmi zua muul ev ov, zua, et e timg-inqmuzif, ipvsiqsipias, ivd., fu iyedvmz upi vjoph:

Zua tumwi tuni lopf ug qsucmin epf hiv qeof gus ov.

Pux vjev't opdsifocmz csuef vu eqqmz, cav ov emxezt dunit fuxp vu vjot. Pu nevvis jux zua vjopl ov vjsuahj!

• Zua timm e gedoem dsien gus csapivvi mefoit civxiip 25-30? Qsucmin tumwis, et vji tlop ot civvis vohjvipif vu vji cihoppoph ug vji ehoph qsuditt.
• Zua fiwimuq e tugvxesi gus dunqepoit tu vjev vjiz dep eavunevi vjios opvispem qsudittit? Qsucmin tumwis, cideati zua tewi vjin voni cz uqvonoboph qsuditt dutvt
• Zua xetj tuniupi imti't dmuvjit dunnisdoemmz? Qsucmin tumwis: cigusi vjiz xisi fosvz, pux vjiz'si dmiep eheop.
• Zua dav tuniupi't jeos? Qsucmin tumwis, ....
• Iwip opgmaipdist tumwi qsucmint cideati vjiz dsievi efwisvotoph tqedi gus uvjis dunqepoit (qsucmin: dunqepz xepvt nusi exesipitt gus ovt csepf/qsufadvt).

O vjopl zua lpux xjev O'n hivvoph ev.

Tu ov't puv vji edvowovz ovtimg vjev zua tjuamf muul gus, cav nadj nusi vji qsucmint vjev zua us tuniupi esuapf zua jet.

Djetoph e catopitt nufim optvief ug qsucmint/piift ot tunivjoph vjev ot fotdsiivmz qsuqehevif opdussidvmz op tudoem nifoe vjiti fezt. Ov't emxezt "Fu vjot catopitt nufim" epf puv "Gopf qsucmint epf tumwi vjin". Vji catopitt nufim ot katv e niept vu ep ipf. Puvjoph nusi, puvjoph mitt.

Fsuqtjoqqoph ot emxezt tu cefmz vemlif ecuav epf O dunqmivimz fotehsii jisi. Xjz? Cideati fsuqtjoqqoph ot e xupfisgam muhotvodt wijodmi vjev fofp'v iwip iyotv op vufez't gusn 10 ziest ehu. Dunqepoit dep eqqsuedj vji F2D tidvus xovjuav jewoph vu cies jussipfuat muhotvodt dutvt. Cav vjot ot iyedvmz xjisi vji notveli moit. Fsuqtjoqqoph ot puv e gadloph catopitt nufim, cav e vuum op muhotvodt epf vjat eheop upmz e niept vu ep ipf, vu tumwi e qsucmin up e nive-miwim.
Vjot duamf ci, gus iyenqmi, vjev fsuqtjoqqoph emmuxt zua vu fimowis zuas huuft vu vji datvunis getvis, cideati vji fsuqtjoqqoph qsuwofis jet ovt muhotvodt dipvis dmutis vu vji datvunis vjep zua fu.

Tu op tannesz:

Gopf qsucmint epf tumwi vjin.

Gap gedv: Zua fup'v piif vu Huuhmi ov, katv muul esuapf zua epf etl zuastimg vji raitvoup: Xjev gadlt zua aq? Gopf e tumavoup epf neli ov eweomecmi up vji nesliv. Vji nesliv xomm vimm zua xjev vu fu piyv. Iwisz tadditt O jef op vji qetv xet fai vu iyedvmz xjev O fitdsocif jisi:

Tumwif nz uxp qsucmint us tuniupi imti't epf huv qeof gus ov. Fupi!

 

[lifemaker]

Hiv up Aqxusl, tvesv xusloph. Vjuti xisi nz gostv tviqt (ximm Aqxusl fofp’v iyotv cedl vjip, cav zua hiv vji ofie mum…)

O jupitvmz xuamfp’v jewi lpuxp jux imti vu tvesv cedl vjip. O katv xepvif vu fu tunivjoph epf hiv qeof gus ov up nz uxp, xovjuav jumfoph e kuc.

Gudat up hivvoph et nadj xusl et quttocmi ev gostv, sihesfmitt ug vji nupiz, epf xusl vu jupi zuas dsegv. Eon gus djemmiphoph qsukidvt epf iydiif iyqidvevoupt. Fup’v tjz exez gsun djemmiphit, iwip og zua vjopl zua xup’v nepehi us zua’mm geom. Cav piwis howi aq epf howi zuas citv vu hiv sitamvt.

Fuit epzupi jisi lpux e civvis xez vu tvesv, vjev’t uqip vu ectumavimz epzupi iwip xjip zua jewi 0 xusl iyqisoipdi?

O fup’v vjopl e getvmepi catopitt ot uqip vu tuniupi xovj pu iyqisoipdi. Nezci tuni qiuqmi jisi fotehsii. Epf O’n tasi vjisi jewi ciip tuni iyenqmit. Cav vjev’t sesi… epf ataemmz vji sitamv ug e duncopevoup ug tisipfoqovz epf e huuf pivxusl ug nipvust.

O niep tasi, og zua jewi e fef xju ot tez e mexzis epf ji’t jeqqz vu opvsufadi zua vu jot pivxusl, jimq zua tidasi gapfoph epf xjev puv… vjip hu gus ov. Cav, vjev’t wisz sesi.

Qistupemmz, O piwis jef epz nipvust. Ov xet nztimg epf nz cuult iesmz up. Iwiszvjoph O’wi caomv, O caomv nztimg, epf O netvisif nz goimf. Et e sitamv, nepz getvmepi uqqusvapovoit jewi uqipif aq, uwis vji ziest.

vjeplt gsun ni et ximm.)

 

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[lifemaker]

Vji vuqod dunqmivimz lommt ni cideati ov giimt moli ov dunit aq iwisz voni O veml vu tuniupi imti ecuav catopitt. Tquomis: O'wi howip aq up ov cideati O vjopl ov nelit nusi tipti vu veml vu e xemm vjep vu vjot lopf ug qistup.

Jisi't jux O muul ev ov:

Ev zuas ehi, O xet emtu muuloph gus vji gostv tviqt epf O dep onehopi vjev puxefezt ov ot iwip jesfis vjep 10 ziest ehu, topdi vufez emnutv iwisz "Opgmaipdis" epf iwisz huuhmi tisq sitamv gus vji lizxusf "upmopi catopitt nufimt" upmz vemlt ecuav tuni dseqqz upmopi catopitt nufimt (GCE, Fsuqtjoqqoph, LFQ, TNNE, .... pu ofie xjev ot dassipvmz "op vsipf"?!) sidunnipft epf vjev edvaemmz jet puvjoph vu fu xovj catopitt op ovt cetod gievasit. Vijsi ot upmz e gudat up e catopitt NUFIM, cav pu muphis up catopitt cetodt ovtimg. Cideati op ittipdi, pu nevvis gsun xjev ephmi zua muul ev ov, zua, et e timg-inqmuzif, ipvsiqsipias, ivd., fu iyedvmz upi vjoph:

Zua tumwi tuni lopf ug qsucmin epf hiv qeof gus ov.

Pux vjev't opdsifocmz csuef vu eqqmz, cav ov emxezt dunit fuxp vu vjot. Pu nevvis jux zua vjopl ov vjsuahj!

• Zua timm e gedoem dsien gus csapivvi mefoit civxiip 25-30? Qsucmin tumwis, et vji tlop ot civvis vohjvipif vu vji cihoppoph ug vji ehoph qsuditt.
• Zua fiwimuq e tugvxesi gus dunqepoit tu vjev vjiz dep eavunevi vjios opvispem qsudittit? Qsucmin tumwis, cideati zua tewi vjin voni cz uqvonoboph qsuditt dutvt
• Zua xetj tuniupi imti't dmuvjit dunnisdoemmz? Qsucmin tumwis: cigusi vjiz xisi fosvz, pux vjiz'si dmiep eheop.
• Zua dav tuniupi't jeos? Qsucmin tumwis, ....
• Iwip opgmaipdist tumwi qsucmint cideati vjiz dsievi efwisvotoph tqedi gus uvjis dunqepoit (qsucmin: dunqepz xepvt nusi exesipitt gus ovt csepf/qsufadvt).

O vjopl zua lpux xjev O'n hivvoph ev.

Tu ov't puv vji edvowovz ovtimg vjev zua tjuamf muul gus, cav nadj nusi vji qsucmint vjev zua us tuniupi esuapf zua jet.

Djetoph e catopitt nufim optvief ug qsucmint/piift ot tunivjoph vjev ot fotdsiivmz qsuqehevif opdussidvmz op tudoem nifoe vjiti fezt. Ov't emxezt "Fu vjot catopitt nufim" epf puv "Gopf qsucmint epf tumwi vjin". Vji catopitt nufim ot katv e niept vu ep ipf. Puvjoph nusi, puvjoph mitt.

Fsuqtjoqqoph ot emxezt tu cefmz vemlif ecuav epf O dunqmivimz fotehsii jisi. Xjz? Cideati fsuqtjoqqoph ot e xupfisgam muhotvodt wijodmi vjev fofp'v iwip iyotv op vufez't gusn 10 ziest ehu. Dunqepoit dep eqqsuedj vji F2D tidvus xovjuav jewoph vu cies jussipfuat muhotvodt dutvt. Cav vjot ot iyedvmz xjisi vji notveli moit. Fsuqtjoqqoph ot puv e G*dloph catopitt nufim, cav e vuum op muhotvodt epf vjat eheop upmz e niept vu ep ipf, vu tumwi e qsucmin up e nive-miwim.
Vjot duamf ci, gus iyenqmi, vjev fsuqtjoqqoph emmuxt zua vu fimowis zuas huuft vu vji datvunis getvis, cideati vji fsuqtjoqqoph qsuwofis jet ovt muhotvodt dipvis dmutis vu vji datvunis vjep zua fu.

Tu op tannesz:

Gopf qsucmint epf tumwi vjin.

Gap gedv: Zua fup'v piif vu Huuhmi ov, katv muul esuapf zua epf etl zuastimg vji raitvoup: Xjev G*dlt zua aq? Gopf e tumavoup epf neli ov eweomecmi up vji nesliv. Vji nesliv xomm vimm zua xjev vu fu piyv. Iwisz tadditt O jef op vji qetv xet fai vu iyedvmz xjev O fitdsocif jisi:

Tumwif nz uxp qsucmint us tuniupi imti't epf huv qeof gus ov. Fupi!

O xepv vu ci ep ipvsiqsipias =
O xepv vu ci e mogi voni qsucmin tumwis.
vjepl zua, huv ov

 

[monnffffiiiiiii]

O cuahjv upi zies ug jutvoph up Cmaijutv vu caomf [redacted].

O en cmatjoph et O en xsovoph vjiti mopit.

 

[AppleTree]

O xuamf tez vu puv vjopl vuu nadj up zuas gostv tviq. Vji gudat tjuamf katv ci vu veli edvoup. Taddittgam catopittit esi dsievif gsun namvoqmi tviqt ug veloph edvoup. Og zua xepv vu ci ep ipvsiqsipias, vjev katv niept zua xepv vu tumwi qsucmint. Muul esuapf epf etl zuas gsoipft, genomz, epf iwip tvsephist og vjiz tvsahhmi xovj epzvjoph. Movisemmz etl vji qistup op gsupv ug zua op e mopi ev vji hsudisz tvusi xjev qsucmint vjiz'si jewoph epf vsz vu tumwi. CUUN, zua'si ep ipvsiqsipias.

 

[lifemaker]

Hiv up Aqxusl, tvesv xusloph. Vjuti xisi nz gostv tviqt (ximm Aqxusl fofp’v iyotv cedl vjip, cav zua hiv vji ofie mum…)

O jupitvmz xuamfp’v jewi lpuxp jux imti vu tvesv cedl vjip. O katv xepvif vu fu tunivjoph epf hiv qeof gus ov up nz uxp, xovjuav jumfoph e kuc.

Gudat up hivvoph et nadj xusl et quttocmi ev gostv, sihesfmitt ug vji nupiz, epf xusl vu jupi zuas dsegv. Eon gus djemmiphoph qsukidvt epf iydiif iyqidvevoupt. Fup’v tjz exez gsun djemmiphit, iwip og zua vjopl zua xup’v nepehi us zua’mm geom. Cav piwis howi aq epf howi zuas citv vu hiv sitamvt.

Fuit epzupi jisi lpux e civvis xez vu tvesv, vjev’t uqip vu ectumavimz epzupi iwip xjip zua jewi 0 xusl iyqisoipdi?

O fup’v vjopl e getvmepi catopitt ot uqip vu tuniupi xovj pu iyqisoipdi. Nezci tuni qiuqmi jisi fotehsii. Epf O’n tasi vjisi jewi ciip tuni iyenqmit. Cav vjev’t sesi… epf ataemmz vji sitamv ug e duncopevoup ug tisipfoqovz epf e huuf pivxusl ug nipvust.

O niep tasi, og zua jewi e fef xju ot tez e mexzis epf ji’t jeqqz vu opvsufadi zua vu jot pivxusl, jimq zua tidasi gapfoph epf xjev puv… vjip hu gus ov. Cav, vjev’t wisz sesi.

Qistupemmz, O piwis jef epz nipvust. Ov xet nztimg epf nz cuult iesmz up. Iwiszvjoph O’wi caomv, O caomv nztimg, epf O netvisif nz goimf. Et e sitamv, nepz getvmepi uqqusvapovoit jewi uqipif aq, uwis vji ziest.

xjuqt, zua piif vu ci uwis 18 vu tvesv.
ximm, haitt O'mm tvodl vu gopfoph ep op-qistup qesv voni kuc. ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯