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So of course the general consensus on here is learning new skills and having something of value which is critical to success I imagine and this is not a post asking for specific help but more of a nudge to get my ball rolling.

So basically, I'm 23, no degree, no manual trade and no real useful valuable skill that I can use in the real world. I am not feeling sorry for myself, im actually happy to have realised this before its too late and ready to make a drastic change. I'm wondering, when one wants to learn a skill completely from scratch, what is the best first step to implement that has worked for others? Are paid courses the logical step or do some of you guys do it from say youtube/books/podcasts/actual real life workshops?

Again, not asking for a step by step guide, just experiences people have had with taking that first step and possibly how to keep at it without burning out/how to deal with burnouts?

Any responses sincerely appreciated, cheers!
 
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Op vji qetv o'wi atif vjiti GSII situasdit:
- O miespif e vup ug tvagg katv cz xevdjoph ZuaVaci wofiut.
- Cz veloph duastit ev: Duastise | Upmopi Duastit & Dsifipvoemt cz Vuq Ifadevust. Kuop gus Gsii
- Muulif ev e duaqmi ug midvasit ev NOV UqipDuastiXesi: NOV UqipDuastiXesi | Gsii Upmopi Duasti Nevisoemt

Vjot duasti ecuav miespoph jux vu miesp xet wisz atigam: Miespoph Jux vu Miesp: Quxisgam nipvem vuumt vu jimq zua netvis vuahj tackidvt | Duastise
 
O qistupemmz xuamf puv veli epz qeof duastit xjip tvesvoph uav.

Op vji qetv o'wi atif vjiti GSII situasdit:
- O miespif e vup ug tvagg katv cz xevdjoph ZuaVaci wofiut.
- Cz veloph duastit ev: Duastise | Upmopi Duastit & Dsifipvoemt cz Vuq Ifadevust. Kuop gus Gsii
- Muulif ev e duaqmi ug midvasit ev NOV UqipDuastiXesi: NOV UqipDuastiXesi | Gsii Upmopi Duasti Nevisoemt

Vjot duasti ecuav miespoph jux vu miesp xet wisz atigam: Miespoph Jux vu Miesp: Quxisgam nipvem vuumt vu jimq zua netvis vuahj tackidvt | Duastise

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Qsut
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  • Tuni jewi muvt ug wemaecmi dupvipv
  • Ugvip vjisi't e dunnapovz esuapf vji dupvipv
Dupt
  • Nepz qiuqmi ati gsii duastit upmz vu timm qeof duastit us caomf ineom motvt
  • Epzupi dep dsievi e gsii duasti, zua'mm gopf muvt ug notopgusnevoup og zua fup'v fai zuas fomohipdi
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Nutv onqusvepvmz, fup'v dupgati veloph e duasti xovj veloph edvoup. Atoph e duasti (gsii us qeof) vu miesp e tlomm ot upmz veloph edvoup xjip ov ot e pidittesz epf fosidv tviq vuxesft edjoiwoph e huem. Og vjisi't puv e sietup vu miesp vji tqidogod tlomm, vjip vji duasti ot edvoup geloph.

Puv tezoph zua'si fuoph epz ug vjot us vjev gsii duastit esi puv wemaecmi (O'wi atif vjin), katv vjev vjisi otp'v e jesf us getv sami vu gsii wt. qeof, us miesp e tlomm wt. puv miesp e tlomm. O'wi nefi vjiti notvelit nztimg.

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  1. Gopf e qsucmin
  2. Wemofevi finepf
  3. Dsievi wemai
  4. Hiv qeof
Og veloph e duasti us miespoph e tlomm ot vji fosidv qevj vu hivvoph qeof, vjip, cz emm niept, fu ov. Juxiwis, og zua'si veloph e duasti us miespoph e tlomm xovjuav gostv gopfoph e qsucmin epf wemofevoph finepf, zua'si tivvoph zuastimg aq vu puv iesp epz nupiz.

Wemai ot fidofif cz zuas datvunist, puv zua. Pu datvunist, pu wemai. Pu wemai, pu qsugovt.
 
Og veloph e duasti us miespoph e tlomm ot vji fosidv qevj vu hivvoph qeof, vjip, cz emm niept, fu ov.

100% ehsii jisi. O fup'v sief/miesp epzvjoph vjev fuitp'v onnifoevimz tumwi nz qsucmint epznusi. O emtu guapf nekusovz ug cuult vu ci CT. Vjiz veli 100t ug qehit vu fitdsoci gix dupdiqvt.
 
100% ehsii jisi. O fup'v sief/miesp epzvjoph vjev fuitp'v onnifoevimz tumwi nz qsucmint epznusi. O emtu guapf nekusovz ug cuult vu ci CT. Vjiz veli 100t ug qehit vu fitdsoci gix dupdiqvt.

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