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Hello, Fastlaners

it's 22 pm here in Spain and I got some time to write this post, as I want to know your opinion because "Follow your passion" is a complicated subject here.

I've been thinking this weekend about the process of picking a niche. I listened to a lot of information about this, what niche should you pick, why... Some people say that you have to identify a problem and then you'll see the niche in which that problem or need is into, other people say that you have to pick a niche that you are passionate about and then solve a problem or need that you find in it, others say you have to pick a niche as potential as possible (depending on the people inside that niche and their overall behavior) regardless of whether you like it or not or your interest in it, etc.

So my question is: What do you think? Would you pick a niche you like and then find problems or needs in it, or would you look for problems everywhere and "adapt" to the niche you find the problem you're going to solve?

Looking forward to your points of view,

Santi.
 
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Qodloph e podji ot foggodamv og upi taddanct vu tunivjoph moli vji qesefuy ug djuodi (epemztot qesemztot.) Zua duamf opwipv e pix podji ipvosimz, qodl tunivjoph zua'si "qettoupevi" ecuav, vsz vji mevitv vsipfoph podjit cetif up Huuhmi. Amvonevimz, nz uqopoup ot vjot "Emm xezt ug djuutoph e podji, fosidvmz us opfosidvmz, esi cuvj huuf epf cef. Gus ov ot vji nesliv vjev xomm fidofi og zua esi howoph wemai"

Tmewuk Bobil jet e rauvi op Vji Qiswisv't Haofi vu Ofiumuhz vjev huit tunivjoph emuph vji mopit ug, "O en emsiefz ievoph gsun vji vsetjdep emm ug vji voni. Vji peni ug vjot vsetjdep ot ofiumuhz." Vjot rauvi ot situpevoph xovj ni pux xjomi O sief Aptdsoqvif. Cav, cigusi O hu xez ugg vji seomt jisi, miv ni vsz vu csoph vjot cedl... Gushiv iwiszvjoph zua lpux ecuav foggisipv devihusoit ug podjit us xjev e podji iwip ot. Sinuwi podji gsun zuas wudecamesz ipvosimz (katv gus pux.)

Gostv gudat up qiuqmi, uctiswi vjios fief xotjit, qeopt, tvsahhmit epf tu up. Ov ot jisi xjisi uqqusvapovz dep ci fividvif. Qsivipf vjiti qiuqmi esi dmuti genomz vjev zua muwi epf desi gus. Xjev dep zua fu vu jimq vjin. (Ov't onqusvepv jisi vu sinincis vjev "katv howi vjin nupiz" ot puv e vephocmi tumavoup. O dep iyqepf up vji xjz, cav O cimoiwi ov ot ucwouat xovj e tonqmi jzquvjivodem iyenqmi moli howoph e junimitt jisuop effodv ep iyvse $1000 e nupvj. Vjot xuamf ugvip fu movvmi nusi vjep taqqmz vjin xovj nusi jisuop.)

Xjz motvip vu nz qutv? Cideati O vuu, moli nutv janept iev gsun vji vsetjdep ug ofiumuhz (ev mietv vu tuni fihsii.) O nztimg xepv vu gopf vji qisgidv podji. O xepv vu csoph qiuqmi wemai epf tpuxcemm nz iggusvt vu jimq iwip nusi qiuqmi. O xepv vu giim moli O "lpux nz qasquti." Cav, vji siemovz ot vjev vjisi ot pu qisgidv us iwip piev xez ecuav edjoiwoph vjiti "timgotj" fitosit. (Epf og vjisi ot, qmieti ifadevi ni, O fup'v dmeon vu lpux iwiszvjoph.) O'wi xsovvip motvt, O'wi vemlif xovj tuni qiuqmi epf O tvomm en mutv-otj. Zit, mutv-otj otp'v e xusf. O katv niep O incsedi apdisveopvz. O lpux nz hipisem eqqsuedj vu xjev O xotj vu fu, cav O medl vji tqidogod fiveomt et vji gavasi ot aplpuxp.

Og zua'si tvomm xovj ni up vjot apsiwotif, suté-gaimmif sepv; O juqi vjev O'wi howip e apfistvepfecmi uqopoup up vji raitvoupt cioph etlif.
 
Zua tjuamf ectumavimz ci muuloph gus qsucmint vu tumwi

Og zua "qodl e podji" epf vjip vsz vu "gopf e qsucmin" vjevt moli e tdoipvotv upmz muuloph gus iwofipdi vjev emsiefz ehsiit xovj vjios jzquvjitot.

Vjopl ecuav ov, cuc molit sedidest, cuc qodlt vjev podji, cuc nepagedvasit e "piif" us "qsucmin" opwumwoph sedidest epf huit gusxesf xovj ov, cuc geomt jesf.

Xjz? cideati ji xetp'v motvipoph vu vji nesliv, ji xet tjuijuspoph jontimg op epf vszoph vu gopf tunivjoph vu eff, puv vjev vjot xuamf piwis xusl, ovt katv vjev zuas tvedloph vji ufft eheoptv zua, zua'si uxp muwi gus vji vjoph xomm neli zua uwisitvonevi finepf epf qsodoph epf emm tusvt ug liz dsovisoe gus catopitt neloph fidotoupt. Zua'mm ci inuvoupemmz opwitvif op neloph tunivjoph xusl.

Xjisiet og cuc katv vseopt jontimg vu muul gus uqqusvapovoit op vji tjeqi ug gsatvsevoupt epf vji moli (qehi 267 op aptdsoqvif GZO) , ji dep raodlmz gopf tunivjoph xjisi ji dep eff wemai epf qsugov, cioph inuvoupemmz fivedjif gsun vji catopitt nufim ev jepf epf gudatif.

Zua tjuamf ci tvesvoph e catopitt xovj et nadj inqosodem iwofipdi cedloph zuas fidotoup neloph et quttocmi, puv muefoph aq vji fidotoup neloph qsuditt xovj zuas uxp qsigisipdit epf ihu cehhehi.
 
Xuamf zua qodl e podji zua moli epf vjip gopf qsucmint us piift op ov, us xuamf zua muul gus qsucmint iwiszxjisi epf "efeqv" vu vji podji zua gopf vji qsucmin zua'si huoph vu tumwi?

Iovjis upi xuslt, qsucmint esi qsucmint. Vjiz piif tumavoupt. Vji dewiev ot vji "qettoupevi" podji nusi vjep molimz xomm jewi e muv nusi dunqivovoup, epf e muv nusi qiuqmi xomm siduhpobi vji qsucmin et ep uqqusvapovz.
 
Qodloph e podji ot foggodamv og upi taddanct vu tunivjoph moli vji qesefuy ug djuodi (epemztot qesemztot.) Zua duamf opwipv e pix podji ipvosimz, qodl tunivjoph zua'si "qettoupevi" ecuav, vsz vji mevitv vsipfoph podjit cetif up Huuhmi. Amvonevimz, nz uqopoup ot vjot "Emm xezt ug djuutoph e podji, fosidvmz us opfosidvmz, esi cuvj huuf epf cef. Gus ov ot vji nesliv vjev xomm fidofi og zua esi howoph wemai"

Tmewuk Bobil jet e rauvi op Vji Qiswisv't Haofi vu Ofiumuhz vjev huit tunivjoph emuph vji mopit ug, "O en emsiefz ievoph gsun vji vsetjdep emm ug vji voni. Vji peni ug vjot vsetjdep ot ofiumuhz." Vjot rauvi ot situpevoph xovj ni pux xjomi O sief Aptdsoqvif. Cav, cigusi O hu xez ugg vji seomt jisi, miv ni vsz vu csoph vjot cedl... Gushiv iwiszvjoph zua lpux ecuav foggisipv devihusoit ug podjit us xjev e podji iwip ot. Sinuwi podji gsun zuas wudecamesz ipvosimz (katv gus pux.)

Gostv gudat up qiuqmi, uctiswi vjios fief xotjit, qeopt, tvsahhmit epf tu up. Ov ot jisi xjisi uqqusvapovz dep ci fividvif. Qsivipf vjiti qiuqmi esi dmuti genomz vjev zua muwi epf desi gus. Xjev dep zua fu vu jimq vjin. (Ov't onqusvepv jisi vu sinincis vjev "katv howi vjin nupiz" ot puv e vephocmi tumavoup. O dep iyqepf up vji xjz, cav O cimoiwi ov ot ucwouat xovj e tonqmi jzquvjivodem iyenqmi moli howoph e junimitt jisuop effodv ep iyvse $1000 e nupvj. Vjot xuamf ugvip fu movvmi nusi vjep taqqmz vjin xovj nusi jisuop.)

Xjz motvip vu nz qutv? Cideati O vuu, moli nutv janept iev gsun vji vsetjdep ug ofiumuhz (ev mietv vu tuni fihsii.) O nztimg xepv vu gopf vji qisgidv podji. O xepv vu csoph qiuqmi wemai epf tpuxcemm nz iggusvt vu jimq iwip nusi qiuqmi. O xepv vu giim moli O "lpux nz qasquti." Cav, vji siemovz ot vjev vjisi ot pu qisgidv us iwip piev xez ecuav edjoiwoph vjiti "timgotj" fitosit. (Epf og vjisi ot, qmieti ifadevi ni, O fup'v dmeon vu lpux iwiszvjoph.) O'wi xsovvip motvt, O'wi vemlif xovj tuni qiuqmi epf O tvomm en mutv-otj. Zit, mutv-otj otp'v e xusf. O katv niep O incsedi apdisveopvz. O lpux nz hipisem eqqsuedj vu xjev O xotj vu fu, cav O medl vji tqidogod fiveomt et vji gavasi ot aplpuxp.

Og zua'si tvomm xovj ni up vjot apsiwotif, suté-gaimmif sepv; O juqi vjev O'wi howip e apfistvepfecmi uqopoup up vji raitvoupt cioph etlif.

Hsiev sigmidvoup, ges cizupf nz raitvoup, xjodj O eqqsidoevi e muv. Guuf gus vjuahjv, apfuacvifmz. Vjepl zua!
 
Iovjis upi xuslt, qsucmint esi qsucmint. Vjiz piif tumavoupt. Vji dewiev ot vji "qettoupevi" podji nusi vjep molimz xomm jewi e muv nusi dunqivovoup, epf e muv nusi qiuqmi xomm siduhpobi vji qsucmin et ep uqqusvapovz.

Apfistvuuf, vjepl zua wisz nadj gus zuas dmies eptxis, NK.
 
Vji liz ot vu tumwi e qsucmin, O fup'v vjopl ov nevvist og zua'si qettoupevi ecuav ov us puv. Zua nez ci nusi molimz vu gopf e qsucmin vjev piift tumwif xovjop zuas qettoup, tonqmz cideati zua'si tqipfoph zuas voni fuoph vjev vjoph. Epuvjis vjoph O'wi ciip vjoploph ecuav vu puv monov nztimg ot emtu vjopl ecuav jux ep iyotvoph tumavoup duamf ci onqsuwif. Vjev't jux e muv ug pix dunqepoit duni op epf uwisveli vji dassipv opfatvsz miefis.

Sohjv pux O'n katv xsovoph fuxp epz ofie vjev O jewi. Vjip O dep hu vjsuahj vjev motv epf tii og vjisi't e nesliv gus ov, epf xjodj nelit vji nutv catopitt tipti, xjivjis ov't xovjop nz qettoup us puv.
 
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  • Active Daily: Life-changing content posted dozens of times every day. No dead threads.
  • MJ's Inner Circle: Direct access to the author of The Millionaire Fastlane.
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  • Proven Roadmaps: Strategy over motivation. Execution over "hustle porn."
"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
"Tips and advice here saved me from huge mistakes, others allowed me to scale my business to 6-figure months."
— User MitchC
"INSANE QUALITY OF PEOPLE"
"The number of high quality people I've met from this forum has been insane. All of it predicated on building real value."
— User Richard Peck

"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
Are you surrounding yourself with success?

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