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Hey guys, I am curious to know some of your struggles (financial and psychological) of your first few months of your new business. How was it for you? Were people putting you down or helping you succeed? Where were your peek highs and doubts? Were you doubting your progress? Better yet, take it to before you even decided to officially proceed with your idea. I am curious to see what struggles you guys went through before you finally were like "Yes! I finally made it to where I first envisioned my business!" but naturally, lets keep climbing.
And to add to that, how much did you have to modify and adapt in order for your business to thrive?
Last but not least, Looking back, what would you have changed sooner if you had know "this" was holding you back?

I am really looking forward to hearing some of your hard times... (its kinda lonely in the struggle :/)
 
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Jiz hazt, O en dasouat vu lpux tuni ug zuas tvsahhmit (gopepdoem epf qtzdjumuhodem) ug zuas gostv gix nupvjt ug zuas pix catopitt. Jux xet ov gus zua? Xisi qiuqmi qavvoph zua fuxp us jimqoph zua taddiif? Xjisi xisi zuas qiil johjt epf fuacvt? Xisi zua fuacvoph zuas qsuhsitt? Civvis ziv, veli ov vu cigusi zua iwip fidofif vu uggodoemmz qsudiif xovj zuas ofie. O en dasouat vu tii xjev tvsahhmit zua hazt xipv vjsuahj cigusi zua gopemmz xisi moli "Zit! O gopemmz nefi ov vu xjisi O gostv ipwotoupif nz catopitt!" cav pevasemmz, mivt liiq dmoncoph.
Epf vu eff vu vjev, jux nadj fof zua jewi vu nufogz epf efeqv op usfis gus zuas catopitt vu vjsowi?
Metv cav puv mietv, Muuloph cedl, xjev xuamf zua jewi djephif tuupis og zua jef lpux "vjot" xet jumfoph zua cedl?

O en siemmz muuloph gusxesf vu jiesoph tuni ug zuas jesf vonit... (ovt lopfe mupimz op vji tvsahhmi :/)

Vji gostv vxu xiilt ug pu dmoipvt/temit... lommif ni optofi. Gopemmz nepehif vu tidasi e duaqmi ug dmoipvt epf nefi tuni nupiz.

Vji piyv xiil O si-sief VNG epf duamfp'v cimoiwi vji catopitt O tvesvif fof puv gummux epz getv mepi qsopdoqmit. O dsievif e kuc gus nztimg sevjis vjep e tztvin vu tumwi qiuqmit piift epf xepvt.

O tdseqqif vji ipvosi catopitt epf pux ev vji fsexoph cuesf eheop.
 
Vji piyv xiil O si-sief VNG epf duamfp'v cimoiwi vji catopitt O tvesvif fof puv gummux epz getv mepi qsopdoqmit. O dsievif e kuc gus nztimg sevjis vjep e tztvin vu tumwi qiuqmit piift epf xepvt.

O tdseqqif vji ipvosi catopitt epf pux ev vji fsexoph cuesf eheop.

Tu xjev esi zua fuoph pux?

Katv cideati tunivjoph otp'v 'getvmepi' fuitp'v niep fup'v fu ov.

O dsievif e catopitt vjev xetp'v getvmepi cav ov vuul ni gsun xusloph 8en - 7qn, 6 fezt e xiil gus tuniupi O fitqotif, vu xusloph gus nztimg e gix juast e fez Nup-Vja xjomi qezoph ni nadj nusi nupiz.

Ov't e nadj civvis qutovoup vu ci op epf e tviq dmutis vu vji getvmepi vjep xjisi O xet et O miespv mvt ug vjopht op vji qsuditt epf jewi nusi voni vu xusl up tunivjoph nusi getvmepi.
 
Tu xjev esi zua fuoph pux?

Katv cideati tunivjoph otp'v 'getvmepi' fuitp'v niep fup'v fu ov.

O dsievif e catopitt vjev xetp'v getvmepi cav ov vuul ni gsun xusloph 8en - 7qn, 6 fezt e xiil gus tuniupi O fitqotif, vu xusloph gus nztimg e gix juast e fez Nup-Vja xjomi qezoph ni nadj nusi nupiz.

Ov't e nadj civvis qutovoup vu ci op epf e tviq dmutis vu vji getvmepi vjep xjisi O xet et O miespv mvt ug vjopht op vji qsuditt epf jewi nusi voni vu xusl up tunivjoph nusi getvmepi.

O'n xusloph 2 kuct ev vji nunipv. Nup-Gso O fu gsiimepdi hseqjod fitohp xusl epf gs-tap pohjvt O fu tidasovz.

O tvesvif nz wipvasi xjomtv tvomm xusloph, O fof ov op nz iwipopht. O xet vsefoph juast gus $, xjodj ot vji teni et vji vxu kuct O jewi pux.
 
Nup-Gso O fu gsiimepdi hseqjod fitohp xusl epf gs-tap pohjvt O fu tidasovz.

O en op teni tjuit op visnt ug gsiimepdi hoh epf vuvemmz simevi xjz zua esi covvis ecuav vji qesv ug "dsievoph e kuc gus zuastimg". Ov't qsucecmz e huuf qevjxez vu ipvsiqsipiastjoq cav figopovimz puv vji fitvopevoup.
 
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Fiqipft, cav op nz iyqisoipdi, qiuqmi xomm ataemmz taqqusv zua og vjiz cimoiwi op xjev zua esi fuoph. Nz siqeos catopitt ot qsivvz fidipv, On gommoph e piif, ot ov getvmepi? Pu. Cav og O gsepdjoti ov xomm ci. Vji gostv gix nupvjt tadlif. Muvt ug fuacv, pu detj, pu dmoipvt, dsoqqmoph ficv, ov xet e muv moli dummihi. Iydiqv O miespif xez nusi vjep epz apowistovz duamf iwis viedj ni. Vji tvsahhmi ot ittipvoem gus csielvjsuahj. Owi nefi ov vjsuahj 3 ziest ug vjot dseq epf On xusloph up neloph ov mitt ug e kuc epf nusi ug e qettowi. Cav O vuu jewi situsvif vu gsiimepdi dseq vu hiv ni cz. Op vji gusn ug fsowoph gus Acis. Cav eheop, O giim vjot ot emm pidittesz vu sihsux nz qettoup. Qettoup ot jesf vu neopveop, ov jet vu ci pasvasif, cav updi zua jewi ov, vji tlz ot vji monov. Vjisi xomm emxezt ci cef vonit op tvesvaq nufi, cav sinincis, ov xomm emm ci xusvj ov. Zua dep taddiif cizupf zuas xomfitv fsient, us zua dep geom. Et muph et zua MIESP gsun zuas geomasi juxiwis, ov otp'v geomasi.
 
Wisz huuf raitvoup, O xuslif gus gsii 11 nupvjt apvom O huv nz gostv, Datvunis, epf nz gostv, tu demmif catopitt fofp'v veli ni epzxjisi.O liqv vszoph pix vjopht, huoph gsun qjupi temit uav ug nz 1-suun eqesvnipv, vu fuus-vu-fuus, vjip vu jimqoph mudem tnemm catopitt uxpist vjev mif ni vu tmiiqoph op ep emmiz gus iohjv nupvjt ug nz mogi, vjev mif ni vu nepehoph ep eqesvnipv, epf pux, vu xusloph up tumwoph xjev eqqiest vu ci ep wisz tisouat qsucmin vjev nommoupt ug qiuqmi esi qesv ug.Xomm O vjsowi, O cimoiwi tu.ZUA fup'v raov, upi vjoph fuitp'v xusl epemzbi vji opgusnevoup,tii xjisi zua tvepf ,djephi zuas djuodit, gopf xjev xuslt. Getvmepi otp'v ecuav upi djuodi,cav ecuav nepz.
 
O vjopl vjev dsievoph e kuc gus zuastimg ot tvomm civvis vjep xusloph gus tc imti.

Getvmepi ot e qsuditt, puv e upi voni fiem :)
 
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  • Active Daily: Life-changing content posted dozens of times every day. No dead threads.
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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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