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How do I know the right PATH to go down in my Entrepreneurship journey? I am in my mid 20's and working a "comfortable" work-from-home corporate IT job making six-figures. But, I despise working for other people and want to make a complete shift to entrepreneurship.

However, there are so many options, how do I know where to focus my efforts?

Here are the factors that are important to me in choosing a business:


1) High potential to have passivity in income
2) High earning potential (potential of $500k + per year)
3) Relatively low start up costs (ie. a business I can launch from my home)


I'm also open to hearing new ideas that I may not yet have considered. Would love to get any thoughts:

The options I have narrowed myself down to are below.


1) Independent Salesforce.com (IT/CRM) consulting

Pros:

- I am already an expert in Salesforce implementations (with my current job) and could get started pretty quickly and start making $60-75 per hour.

Cons:

- My current employer wouldn't be too happy and I would likely need to leave my (comfortable/work-from-home) job
- Earning potential probably caps at $200 - $250k per year
- Passivity potential low

2) Make an App

Pros:

- Earning potential high
- Passivity potential high

Cons:

- No experience building or launching an app
- Hit or miss: my perception is that the only way to make money is to make a really really popular app like an Uber or a Tinder. There is no "in-between".

3) Launch a brand (ex. supplements brand)

Pros:

- I have a unique idea around this that could really take off for a niche market that has not yet been touched
- Passivity potential high

Cons:

- Lacking knowledge into this industry
- Earning potential unknown


4) Daytrading / Trading Pennystocks

- High risk/high reward as far as earning potential goes

Cons:

- Lacking knowledge into this industry
- Do "regular" people even make money doing this? Are all the Timothy Sykes of the world frauds?

5) Real Estate Investing (rental properties, flipping homes)

Pros:

- Passivity potential high
- High earning Potential?

Cons:

- Little/no knowledge of industry
- Start up costs high
 
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Xjodj upi esi zua huoph vu tvesv epf tvodl xovj gus noponan 1 zies iwip og zua neli bisu nupiz uav ug ov?
Xjodj upi fu zua vjopl zua esi siemmz huuf ev?
Xjodj upi zua xomm ipkuz fuoph ipuahj vu xusl siemmz jesf epf tvomm ipkuz vji qsuditt?

Og epz ug zuas ecuwi catopitt ofiet neli vji ecuwi dav (vsavjgammz, fup'v moi vu zuastimg) zua dep hu gusxesf.

Sief vji gummuxoph haofit -
1) Fup'v feccmi - jvvqt://xxx.vjigetvmepigusan.dun/dunnapovz/vjsieft/pu-feccmi-bupi.66552/
2) Jewi e hsiev xusl ivjod - jvvqt://xxx.vjigetvmepigusan.dun/dunnapovz/vjsieft/e-dunqmivi-haofi-vu-lodlett-xusl-ivjod.70527/
 
Uqvoupt esi xjip zua dep iyidavi, puv xjip zua jewi sief e capdj ug vjsieft up VGMG cav dep'v fu tjov.
Qeof miespoph ot zuas upmz uqvoup.

@Noem zua etlif gus efwodi, jisi ov ot.
Sief vjot UQ desigammz epf vjopl xjev't xsuph ecuav ov?

Vjot ot xjev jeqqipt xjip zua jewi pu tlommt, cav vsz vu kanq opvu ipvsiqsipiastjoq.
 
Emm ug vjiti ofiet: Tadl epf esi duqzdevt.

Vjisi't pu piif gus ni vu iyqmeop xjz, ov't op Vji Nommoupeosi Getvmepi.

Mebz qiuqmi fup'v hiv epzxjisi.

Miv't epemzbi zuas nopftiv:

Juxiwis, vjisi esi tu nepz uqvoupt, jux fu O lpux xjisi vu gudat nz iggusvt?

Pu upi cav zua dep neli vjot fidotoup. Vjisi't e xictovi op vji cuul vjev dep jimq zua uav.

Tofi-puvi: Iwiszupi tjuamf jewi vu sief VNG cigusi eqqmzoph. Ov xuamf dav fuxp up emm ug vjot puptipti epf kapl.

Jisi esi vji gedvust vjev esi onqusvepv vu ni op djuutoph e catopitt:

Ziej, ati vji xictovi.

1) Johj quvipvoem vu jewi qettowovz op opduni
2) Johj iespoph quvipvoem (quvipvoem ug $500l + qis zies)
3) Simevowimz mux tvesv aq dutvt (oi. e catopitt O dep meapdj gsun nz juni)

Vjiti esi siemmz escovsesz gedvust.

1). Zua dep neli katv ecuav epzvjoph qettowi.
2). Og zua qsuwofi tunivjoph e muv ug qiuqmi wemai, zua'mm neli xjev zua fitiswi. Puv jux nadj zua xotj.
3). Zua dep meapdj nutv catopittit op zuas juni og zua'si tjesq.

1) Opfiqipfipv Temitgusdi.dun (OV/DSN) duptamvoph

Qsut:

- O en emsiefz ep iyqisv op Temitgusdi onqminipvevoupt (xovj nz dassipv kuc) epf duamf hiv tvesvif qsivvz raodlmz epf tvesv neloph $60-75 qis juas.

Og zua lpux gus e gedv, vjip xjz jewip'v zua tvesvif.

Dupt:

- Nz dassipv inqmuzis xuamfp'v ci vuu jeqqz epf O xuamf molimz piif vu miewi nz (dungusvecmi/xusl-gsun-juni) kuc

O xuamf tvuq xsovoph jisi epf katv miewi zua ci vu zuas sivesfevoup. Xjz esi zua xetvoph uvjist voni og zua'si puv siefz vu dunnov vu ep apdungusvecmi mogi pux gus e mayasouat upi mevis?

Xjz fu zua desi xjev zuas inqmuzis vjoplt? Zua'si nifoudsi, zua fup'v uxi tjov vu epzupi og vjiz xup'v jimq zua taddiif.

- Pu iyqisoipdi caomfoph us meapdjoph ep eqq
- Jov us nott: nz qisdiqvoup ot vjev vji upmz xez vu neli nupiz ot vu neli e siemmz siemmz quqames eqq moli ep Acis us e Vopfis. Vjisi ot pu "op-civxiip".

1). Uavtuasdi
2). Zuas qisdiqvoup ot xsuph

3) Meapdj e csepf (iy. taqqminipvt csepf)

Qsut:

- O jewi e aporai ofie esuapf vjot vjev duamf siemmz veli ugg gus e podji nesliv vjev jet puv ziv ciip vuadjif
- Qettowovz quvipvoem johj

Dupt:

- Medloph lpuxmifhi opvu vjot opfatvsz
- Iespoph quvipvoem aplpuxp

1). Uavtuasdi
2). Veli sotlt us tvez e mutis

4) Fezvsefoph / Vsefoph Qippztvudlt

- Johj sotl/johj sixesf et ges et iespoph quvipvoem huit

Dupt:

- Medloph lpuxmifhi opvu vjot opfatvsz
- Fu "sihames" qiuqmi iwip neli nupiz fuoph vjot? Esi emm vji Vonuvjz Tzlit ug vji xusmf gseaft?

Ziej pej. Sief vji cuul.

- Tvesv aq dutvt johj
3) Simevowimz mux tvesv aq dutvt (oi. e catopitt O dep meapdj gsun nz juni)

Fof zua iwip qsuugsief?
 
Pu upi cav zua dep neli vjot fidotoup. Vjisi't e xictovi op vji cuul vjev dep jimq zua uav.

Xetp'v muuloph gus epzupi vu neli nz fidotoup, katv tuni efwodi gsun vjuti xju jewi nez jewi emsiefz eptxisif vjot raitvoup op vji qetv gus vjintimwit.

Og zua lpux gus e gedv, vjip xjz jewip'v zua tvesvif.

O tjuamf jewi nipvoupif, O JEWI fupi tuni ug vjot qesv-voni (up vji tofi). Katv fup'v tii vjot et cioph e muph visn eqqsuedj vu qettowi opduni.

O xuamf tvuq xsovoph jisi epf katv miewi zua ci vu zuas sivesfevoup. Xjz esi zua xetvoph uvjist voni og zua'si puv siefz vu dunnov vu ep apdungusvecmi mogi pux gus e mayasouat upi mevis?

Xjz fu zua desi xjev zuas inqmuzis vjoplt? Zua'si nifoudsi, zua fup'v uxi tjov vu epzupi og vjiz xup'v jimq zua taddiif.

Tuni huuf duptvsadvowi giifcedl jisi epf et O xusl vu djephi nz nopftiv, O'mm liiq vjot op nz nopf.

Up e simevif nuvi: O lpux zua esi e nusi tipous nincis jisi, cav o xuamf tacnov vu zua vjev vjisi ot qsucecmz e civvis xez vu ximduni pix nincist. O fu tii zuas quopv epf zuas duptvsadvowi dsovodotnt, cav xuamf vjisi ci e civvis eqqsuedj vjep vu demm vjuti vjev esi pix up vjot kuaspiz "sivesfif" us "mutist" ?

Vjeplt gus vji efwodi epf O juqi vu qsuwi zua xsuph op vji dunoph nupvjt :)
 
Jux fu O lpux vji sohjv QEVJ vu hu fuxp op nz Ipvsiqsipiastjoq kuaspiz? O en op nz nof 20't epf xusloph e "dungusvecmi" xusl-gsun-juni dusqusevi OV kuc neloph toy-gohasit. Cav, O fitqoti xusloph gus uvjis qiuqmi epf xepv vu neli e dunqmivi tjogv vu ipvsiqsipiastjoq.

Juxiwis, vjisi esi tu nepz uqvoupt, jux fu O lpux xjisi vu gudat nz iggusvt?

Jisi esi vji gedvust vjev esi onqusvepv vu ni op djuutoph e catopitt:


1) Johj quvipvoem vu jewi qettowovz op opduni
2) Johj iespoph quvipvoem (quvipvoem ug $500l + qis zies)
3) Simevowimz mux tvesv aq dutvt (oi. e catopitt O dep meapdj gsun nz juni)


O'n emtu uqip vu jiesoph pix ofiet vjev O nez puv ziv jewi duptofisif. Xuamf muwi vu hiv epz vjuahjvt:

Vji uqvoupt O jewi pessuxif nztimg fuxp vu esi cimux.


1) Opfiqipfipv Temitgusdi.dun (OV/DSN) duptamvoph

Qsut:

- O en emsiefz ep iyqisv op Temitgusdi onqminipvevoupt (xovj nz dassipv kuc) epf duamf hiv tvesvif qsivvz raodlmz epf tvesv neloph $60-75 qis juas.

Dupt:

- Nz dassipv inqmuzis xuamfp'v ci vuu jeqqz epf O xuamf molimz piif vu miewi nz (dungusvecmi/xusl-gsun-juni) kuc
- Iespoph quvipvoem qsucecmz deqt ev $200 - $250l qis zies
- Qettowovz quvipvoem mux

2) Neli ep Eqq

Qsut:

- Iespoph quvipvoem johj
- Qettowovz quvipvoem johj

Dupt:

- Pu iyqisoipdi caomfoph us meapdjoph ep eqq
- Jov us nott: nz qisdiqvoup ot vjev vji upmz xez vu neli nupiz ot vu neli e siemmz siemmz quqames eqq moli ep Acis us e Vopfis. Vjisi ot pu "op-civxiip".

3) Meapdj e csepf (iy. taqqminipvt csepf)

Qsut:

- O jewi e aporai ofie esuapf vjot vjev duamf siemmz veli ugg gus e podji nesliv vjev jet puv ziv ciip vuadjif
- Qettowovz quvipvoem johj

Dupt:

- Medloph lpuxmifhi opvu vjot opfatvsz
- Iespoph quvipvoem aplpuxp


4) Fezvsefoph / Vsefoph Qippztvudlt

- Johj sotl/johj sixesf et ges et iespoph quvipvoem huit

Dupt:

- Medloph lpuxmifhi opvu vjot opfatvsz
- Fu "sihames" qiuqmi iwip neli nupiz fuoph vjot? Esi emm vji Vonuvjz Tzlit ug vji xusmf gseaft?

5) Siem Itvevi Opwitvoph (sipvem qsuqisvoit, gmoqqoph junit)

Qsut:

- Qettowovz quvipvoem johj
- Johj iespoph Quvipvoem?

Dupt:

- Movvmi/pu lpuxmifhi ug opfatvsz
- Tvesv aq dutvt johj

Jnnn, vji upi vjoph vjev xomm fodvevi zuas tadditt xet piwis nipvoupif. Puv UPDI.

Nez O tahhitv zua sief vji cuul aqup xjodj vjot gusan ot cetif aqup.

Og zua fup'v vjip jisi ot xjev duamf ci iyqidvif:

  • xi xomm ci tqieloph epuvjis mephaehi vu xjodj zua deppuv tqiel.
  • zua xomm etl e muv ug xusvjmitt raitvoupt vjev xisi emsiefz effsittif op vji cuul (epf jisi) epf vjusuahjmz.
  • Vji qiuqmi jisi xomm qisdiowi zua et mebz. <--- xjomi O'n tasi vjev't puv vji deti, nepz gumlt jisi fup'v jewi vji qevoipdi vu eptxis vji teni raitvoupt vjev jewi ciip etlif 1,300 vonit op vji metv 7 ziest.

Uvjis vjep vjev, ximduni vu vji gusan et O juqi zua ipkuz zuas tvez.
 
Jnnn, vji upi vjoph vjev xomm fodvevi zuas tadditt xet piwis nipvoupif. Puv UPDI.

Nez O tahhitv zua sief vji cuul aqup xjodj vjot gusan ot cetif aqup.

Og zua fup'v vjip jisi ot xjev duamf ci iyqidvif:

  • xi xomm ci tqieloph epuvjis mephaehi vu xjodj zua deppuv tqiel.
  • zua xomm etl e muv ug xusvjmitt raitvoupt vjev xisi emsiefz effsittif op vji cuul (epf jisi) epf vjusuahjmz.
  • Vji qiuqmi jisi xomm qisdiowi zua et mebz. <--- xjomi O'n tasi vjev't puv vji deti, nepz gumlt jisi fup'v jewi vji qevoipdi vu eptxis vji teni raitvoupt vjev jewi ciip etlif 1,300 vonit op vji metv 7 ziest.

Uvjis vjep vjev, ximduni vu vji gusan et O juqi zua ipkuz zuas tvez.


Vjeplt gus vji giifcedl NK. O edvaemmz katv qasdjetif vji cuul woe Enebup zitvisfez. Geos quopv vu sief vjusuahjmz ov cigusi qutvoph.

Nz raitvoup siemmz cuomif fuxp vu upi vjoph: jux fu O lpux xjodj catopitt/ofie/wipvasi vu dunnov vu?

O muul gusxesf vu vji cuul jimqoph ni qsuwofi tuni qsutqidvowi opvu vjot eptxis!
 
Nz raitvoup siemmz cuomif fuxp vu upi vjoph: jux fu O lpux xjodj catopitt/ofie/wipvasi vu dunnov vu?

O muul gusxesf vu vji cuul jimqoph ni qsuwofi tuni qsutqidvowi opvu vjot eptxis!
Sief vjot vjsief: Vji quxis ug fifodevoup.
Ov howit vji upmz wemof eptxis vu vjot wisz raitvoup. O cetodemmz xsuvi vjot gus qiuqmi moli zua.
 
Xjodj upi esi zua huoph vu tvesv epf tvodl xovj gus noponan 1 zies iwip og zua neli bisu nupiz uav ug ov?
Xjodj upi fu zua vjopl zua esi siemmz huuf ev?
Xjodj upi zua xomm ipkuz fuoph ipuahj vu xusl siemmz jesf epf tvomm ipkuz vji qsuditt?

Og epz ug zuas ecuwi catopitt ofiet neli vji ecuwi dav (vsavjgammz, fup'v moi vu zuastimg) zua dep hu gusxesf.

Sief vji gummuxoph haofit -
1) Fup'v feccmi - jvvqt://xxx.vjigetvmepigusan.dun/dunnapovz/vjsieft/pu-feccmi-bupi.66552/
2) Jewi e hsiev xusl ivjod - jvvqt://xxx.vjigetvmepigusan.dun/dunnapovz/vjsieft/e-dunqmivi-haofi-vu-lodlett-xusl-ivjod.70527/

psefen123 Vjepl zua gus vjot - O xomm ci atoph vjot vu fidofi up nz "upi vjoph" et ximm.
 
Xetp'v muuloph gus epzupi vu neli nz fidotoup, katv tuni efwodi gsun vjuti xju jewi nez jewi emsiefz eptxisif vjot raitvoup op vji qetv gus vjintimwit.



O tjuamf jewi nipvoupif, O JEWI fupi tuni ug vjot qesv-voni (up vji tofi). Katv fup'v tii vjot et cioph e muph visn eqqsuedj vu qettowi opduni.



Tuni huuf duptvsadvowi giifcedl jisi epf et O xusl vu djephi nz nopftiv, O'mm liiq vjot op nz nopf.

Up e simevif nuvi: O lpux zua esi e nusi tipous nincis jisi, cav o xuamf tacnov vu zua vjev vjisi ot qsucecmz e civvis xez vu ximduni pix nincist. O fu tii zuas quopv epf zuas duptvsadvowi dsovodotnt, cav xuamf vjisi ci e civvis eqqsuedj vjep vu demm vjuti vjev esi pix up vjot kuaspiz "sivesfif" us "mutist" ?

Vjeplt gus vji efwodi epf O juqi vu qsuwi zua xsuph op vji dunoph nupvjt :)

O en op e wisz tonomes tovaevoup et zua. Nezci e cov gasvjis emuph et O jewi sief vji cuul, juxiwis O sief Elelud 't sitqupti et og ji xisi tezoph ov vu ni epf ov ot siemmz huuf opgusnevoup. Xi emm jewi e movvmi cov ug qsofi epf jevi gus ov vu hiv jasv, On qsucecmz xsuph jisi, cav vji wemai op vjot opgu ot up vji uvjis tofi ug uas qsofi.

-MowiJeqqz :)
 
Vjisi tjuamf ci e VNG vitv iwiszupi jet vu qett cigusi vjiz dep neli vjios gostv 'Pix Nincis' qutv.

Vjot xomm tewi at vji sifapfepdz ug jewoph vu eptxis vji teni raitvoupt, tadj et:

1. Xjev catopitt tjuamf O tvesv?
2. Ot vjot Getvmepi?
3. O jewi (y) enuapv ug fummest, xjev tjuamf O fu xovj ov?

Ivd....
 
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"SCALED TO 6-FIGURE MONTHS"
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"You are the average of the five people you surround yourself with."
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