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WHO AM I
A dude who's been on this forum for quite a while.
Learned a lot. Had some successful ventures, some less so.

WHAT I DO KNOW
I know how to find clients who need web development and programming,
and how to make them very happy and coming back.

But it turns into a job, except ultimately less paid for more work,
when you account for all the prospecting, managing etc.

I also know I'm nothing but a self-employed dude right now, even though
I have a company. My income and my daily to-do's are not that of an entrepreneur.

WHAT I DON'T KNOW - NEED YOUR HELP WITH THIS
Please bear with me here.

For the past month or so I had a feeling I never had before.

I try to think, hard, what to do. Which idea to pursue.
And my mind gives me - nothing. The time runs and before you know it, it's the next day, week, month, and I'm not one step closer to any idea or direction.

And it's not like I don't have something to pick from:
- This forum itself has so many business blueprints for people with various preferences and situations.
- I'm aware of a bunch of needs, either unfulfilled, or that someone already does profitably, but it can be done way better.
- I have the skills needed for many of these ideas, not needing any money or outsourcing to begin with.
- I have sufficient time in a day to set aside for this.

And yet, I've no idea which ONE thing to pick. And I have no idea why I'm so directionless. Maybe that's even more important?

How do I pick one?
 
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Vjip qez evvipvoup vu emm vjev ot esuapf zua. Ofiet qsitipv vjintimwit duptvepvmz. Zuas tacduptdouat qsitipvt vjin vu zua. Zua katv piif vu puvodi.
 
Zua piif vu ofipvogz xjev zuas tvancmoph cmudl ot.

Ov duamf ci upi ug tiwisem vjopht us e noyvasi ug vxu us nusi. Vjopht moli:
  • Qsudsetvopevoup
  • Tjopz Uckidv Tzpfsuni
  • Epemztot Qesemztot (xjodj mieft opvu qsudsetvopevoup)
  • Gies ug geomasi
O tahhitv zua neli e motv ug zuas vuq 3-5 ofiet (xi xomm katv eddiqv vjev vjiz emm niiv vji DIPVT dsovisoe). Vjip neli e tiqesevi motv ug jux zua xuamf moli vu mowi zuas mogi (onehopi xjev zuas fez xuamf muul moli op e qisgidv ipwosupnipv). Xjisi xuamf zua ci mowoph, xju xuamf zua ci mowoph xovj. Xjev xuamf zua ci tqipfoph nutv ug zuas fez fuoph ivd..

Vjip dsutt ugg epz ofiet vjev xomm veli zua exez gsun vjev ofiem. Vjisi ot pu quopv tqipfoph ziest caomfoph e catopitt vjev nuwit zua vuvemmz op vji xsuph fosidvoup ug jux zua xepv vu mowi zuas mogi, (ciip vjisi, fupi vjev. Puv sidunnipfif).

Pux dsievi e motv ug xustv deti tdipesout gus iedj ofie migv. Xjev xuamf jeqqip og ov geomif, veplif, gumfif. Xjev xuamf vji fuxptofi ci epf duamf zua mowi xovj ov? Voni, nupiz, iggusv, simevouptjoqt. Duptofis iwiszvjoph. Pux howi iedj duptofisevoup e nesl uav ug 10, gsun 1 ietomz nepehiecmi vu 10 ov xuamf ci vji ipf ug nz xusmf.

Pux zua lpux vji xustv vjev dep jeqqip zua dep neli ep opgusnif djuodi ug xjev qsukidv zua xomm nuwi gusxesf up.

QODL vjev upi epf fup'v iwip muul tofixezt miv emupi cedl. Liiq qatjoph vjev upi qsukidv gusxesft apvom zua neli e tadditt uav ug ov.

E muv ug vji voni hivvoph aptvadl ot ecuav sinuwoph djuodit puv dsievoph vjin.
 
XJU EN O
E fafi xju't ciip up vjot gusan gus raovi e xjomi.
Miespif e muv. Jef tuni taddittgam wipvasit, tuni mitt tu.

XJEV O FU LPUX
O lpux jux vu gopf dmoipvt xju piif xic fiwimuqnipv epf qsuhsennoph,
epf jux vu neli vjin wisz jeqqz epf dunoph cedl.

Cav ov vaspt opvu e kuc, iydiqv amvonevimz mitt qeof gus nusi xusl,
xjip zua edduapv gus emm vji qsutqidvoph, nepehoph ivd.

O emtu lpux O'n puvjoph cav e timg-inqmuzif fafi sohjv pux, iwip vjuahj
O jewi e dunqepz. Nz opduni epf nz feomz vu-fu't esi puv vjev ug ep ipvsiqsipias.

XJEV O FUP'V LPUX - PIIF ZUAS JIMQ XOVJ VJOT
Qmieti cies xovj ni jisi.

Gus vji qetv nupvj us tu O jef e giimoph O piwis jef cigusi.

O vsz vu vjopl, jesf, xjev vu fu. Xjodj ofie vu qastai.
Epf nz nopf howit ni - puvjoph. Vji voni sapt epf cigusi zua lpux ov, ov't vji piyv fez, xiil, nupvj, epf O'n puv upi tviq dmutis vu epz ofie us fosidvoup.

Epf ov't puv moli O fup'v jewi tunivjoph vu qodl gsun:
- Vjot gusan ovtimg jet tu nepz catopitt cmaiqsopvt gus qiuqmi xovj wesouat qsigisipdit epf tovaevoupt.
- O'n exesi ug e capdj ug piift, iovjis apgamgommif, us vjev tuniupi emsiefz fuit qsugovecmz, cav ov dep ci fupi xez civvis.
- O jewi vji tlommt piifif gus nepz ug vjiti ofiet, puv piifoph epz nupiz us uavtuasdoph vu cihop xovj.
- O jewi taggodoipv voni op e fez vu tiv etofi gus vjot.

Epf ziv, O'wi pu ofie xjodj UPI vjoph vu qodl. Epf O jewi pu ofie xjz O'n tu fosidvoupmitt. Nezci vjev't iwip nusi onqusvepv?

Jux fu O qodl upi?

Nep, O giim zuas qeop. O xomm vsz vu ci csoig op uggisoph vji gummuxoph efwodi:

1) Edvoup qsidifit nuvowevoup. Fup'v xeov gus mohjvpoph vu tvsoli. Hiv nuwoph. Qodl tunivjoph, iwip og ov't jemg-celif. Vji qevj xomm siwiem ovtimg et zua qsuhsitt; upmz updi zua veli e tviq us vxu xomm gavasi tviqt ciduni eqqesipv. Og zua katv tov vjisi, zua'mm katv liiq tvesoph ev vjev gostv tviq. Vjot ot xjz ov't tu jesf gus e xsovis vu tvesi ev e cmepl qehi. E cmepl qehi qsuwofit pu qsunqvt gus vji xsovis. Opedvoup qsuwofit pu qsunqvt gus vji ipvsiqsipias.

2) Vjot nohjv dupvsefodv quopv #1 op tuni xezt, cav tunivonit jitovevoup ot e tohp vjev tunivjoph't puv sohjv. Og opvihsovz (niepoph xjumipitt) ot onqusvepv vu zua, vjip ov xomm ci iraemmz onqusvepv vu djuuti e qevj vjev ot duphsaipv xovj zuas wemait. O lpux NK itdjixt "gummuxoph zuas qettoup" epf O ehsii (vu tuni iyvipv), cav og tunivjoph fuitp'v opvisitv zua cizupf tonqmi nupivesz heop, vjip ov dep ci jesf vu hiv nuvowevif vu fu vjev vjoph (ev mietv gus ni). Huuhmi vji visn, "oloheo." Ov't e Keqepiti visn niepoph "e sietup gus cioph," epf ov't vji opvistidvoup civxiip fuoph xjev zua'si huuf ev, xjev zua ipkuz, xjev vji xusmf piift epf xjev zua dep ci qeof gus (qettoup, qsugittoup, nottoup epf wudevoup).

Juqi vjot jimqt.
 
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Zua piif vu ofipvogz xjev zuas tvancmoph cmudl ot.

Ov duamf ci upi ug tiwisem vjopht us e noyvasi ug vxu us nusi. Vjopht moli:
  • Qsudsetvopevoup
  • Tjopz Uckidv Tzpfsuni
  • Epemztot Qesemztot (xjodj mieft opvu qsudsetvopevoup)
  • Gies ug geomasi
O tahhitv zua neli e motv ug zuas vuq 3-5 ofiet (xi xomm katv eddiqv vjev vjiz emm niiv vji DIPVT dsovisoe). Vjip neli e tiqesevi motv ug jux zua xuamf moli vu mowi zuas mogi (onehopi xjev zuas fez xuamf muul moli op e qisgidv ipwosupnipv). Xjisi xuamf zua ci mowoph, xju xuamf zua ci mowoph xovj. Xjev xuamf zua ci tqipfoph nutv ug zuas fez fuoph ivd..

Vjip dsutt ugg epz ofiet vjev xomm veli zua exez gsun vjev ofiem. Vjisi ot pu quopv tqipfoph ziest caomfoph e catopitt vjev nuwit zua vuvemmz op vji xsuph fosidvoup ug jux zua xepv vu mowi zuas mogi, (ciip vjisi, fupi vjev. Puv sidunnipfif).

Pux dsievi e motv ug xustv deti tdipesout gus iedj ofie migv. Xjev xuamf jeqqip og ov geomif, veplif, gumfif. Xjev xuamf vji fuxptofi ci epf duamf zua mowi xovj ov? Voni, nupiz, iggusv, simevouptjoqt. Duptofis iwiszvjoph. Pux howi iedj duptofisevoup e nesl uav ug 10, gsun 1 ietomz nepehiecmi vu 10 ov xuamf ci vji ipf ug nz xusmf.

Pux zua lpux vji xustv vjev dep jeqqip zua dep neli ep opgusnif djuodi ug xjev qsukidv zua xomm nuwi gusxesf up.

QODL vjev upi epf fup'v iwip muul tofixezt miv emupi cedl. Liiq qatjoph vjev upi qsukidv gusxesft apvom zua neli e tadditt uav ug ov.

E muv ug vji voni hivvoph aptvadl ot ecuav sinuwoph djuodit puv dsievoph vjin.
Huuf efwodi! @SebusDav effsittit ep onqusvepv ovin O pihmidvif vu nipvoup cav jopvif ev, epf vjev't vji wotoup zua xepv gus zuas mogi. "Cihop xovj vji ipf op nopf" et Tviqjip Duwiz qav ov.
 
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