Yes I know, the question is weird as it stands.
I however wonder how many of you have this mindset that business opportunities are abundant, and it's pretty easy to make money with internet connection or even without it in the XXIst century.
It would be great if you could simply respond with yes/no/it depends and briefly describe your current material/business situation.
As a sociologist, I have been thinking what's the connection there between perceiving something as easy/abundant and actually getting it.
To make this very vague question a bit more precise: I'm not talking about making a BIG fortune (overnight lol) or becoming a billionaire, because that is certainly hard af.
I'm talking about just making enough to make a living on your own terms and with your kind of lifestyle (doesn't have to be super lavish, just comfortable) without being a slave to a shitty soul sucking job, stupid bullying boss, 9-5, traffic, etc.
Clearly, "to make a living" means different things for different people;
I know folks who are happy with just 2k USD, and some aren't with 25k, but for the sake of argument, let's assume the level of 3k-10k usd monthly (that's anegdotal, don't pay too much attention to these numbers, the point is to discuss the mindset and how you see the world around you).
You don't have anything other than a job or an old business that is dying, but live in a 1st or a 2nd world country, there's no war, no famine, you have no big family to provide for, you are not sick, you have roof over your head and maybe some education or wits.
In your head, as you see it, in the year 2021, if you know English, is it easy, or not? Subjectively, for you.
The reason I ask (other than sheer curiosity): In 2014, when I first started my self-publishing business, I used to think that making money is easy, there's tons of opportunities on Amazon itself, and if you speak English, live in a cheaper country and can make money in US or Western Europe, you're set. You always gonna find ways to make money.
Now, years forward, I've noticed that my mindset has changed. I started seeing things in a bit more pessimistic way (you know, inflation, covid, mega corporations like YT, Amazon monopolizing everything, tons of YT gurus selling bullshit, info chaos, crowded markets, oooh long Joooohnsoon, blah blah blah) and I'm seeing way less results and my motivation went to gutter at some point.
Now I'm slowly recovering, but I still lack this teenage optimism.
I've discussed it with @MTF and it kinda seems like our mindsets have changed from "yeah, you can do it, we are going to smash it and be fking rich" to a geriatric "oh my god, it's so hard these days" and I feel that it kinda translates to business results, at least mine, and the ability to start a new project.
I'm seeing tons of negativity on YT channels and sometimes on this forum too (inflation, covid, we are all gonna die lol - this is not a roast, just my perception sometimes).
Also,
If that has ever happened to you (ie you lost your positive and abundant mindset for any reason - a burnout, business failure, mental/physical illness etc), what steps did you take to recover it?
I however wonder how many of you have this mindset that business opportunities are abundant, and it's pretty easy to make money with internet connection or even without it in the XXIst century.
It would be great if you could simply respond with yes/no/it depends and briefly describe your current material/business situation.
As a sociologist, I have been thinking what's the connection there between perceiving something as easy/abundant and actually getting it.
To make this very vague question a bit more precise: I'm not talking about making a BIG fortune (overnight lol) or becoming a billionaire, because that is certainly hard af.
I'm talking about just making enough to make a living on your own terms and with your kind of lifestyle (doesn't have to be super lavish, just comfortable) without being a slave to a shitty soul sucking job, stupid bullying boss, 9-5, traffic, etc.
Clearly, "to make a living" means different things for different people;
I know folks who are happy with just 2k USD, and some aren't with 25k, but for the sake of argument, let's assume the level of 3k-10k usd monthly (that's anegdotal, don't pay too much attention to these numbers, the point is to discuss the mindset and how you see the world around you).
You don't have anything other than a job or an old business that is dying, but live in a 1st or a 2nd world country, there's no war, no famine, you have no big family to provide for, you are not sick, you have roof over your head and maybe some education or wits.
In your head, as you see it, in the year 2021, if you know English, is it easy, or not? Subjectively, for you.
The reason I ask (other than sheer curiosity): In 2014, when I first started my self-publishing business, I used to think that making money is easy, there's tons of opportunities on Amazon itself, and if you speak English, live in a cheaper country and can make money in US or Western Europe, you're set. You always gonna find ways to make money.
Now, years forward, I've noticed that my mindset has changed. I started seeing things in a bit more pessimistic way (you know, inflation, covid, mega corporations like YT, Amazon monopolizing everything, tons of YT gurus selling bullshit, info chaos, crowded markets, oooh long Joooohnsoon, blah blah blah) and I'm seeing way less results and my motivation went to gutter at some point.
Now I'm slowly recovering, but I still lack this teenage optimism.
I've discussed it with @MTF and it kinda seems like our mindsets have changed from "yeah, you can do it, we are going to smash it and be fking rich" to a geriatric "oh my god, it's so hard these days" and I feel that it kinda translates to business results, at least mine, and the ability to start a new project.
I'm seeing tons of negativity on YT channels and sometimes on this forum too (inflation, covid, we are all gonna die lol - this is not a roast, just my perception sometimes).
Also,
If that has ever happened to you (ie you lost your positive and abundant mindset for any reason - a burnout, business failure, mental/physical illness etc), what steps did you take to recover it?
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