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Ok so here is the story so far ...
On this short entrepreneurial journey of mine , wow less than a year (im just now checking my "joined" date) I've went through some HUGE changes.
I've become more social , more spiritual , more happy , more excited to adventure , ive felt more alive , i've made a little pocket change , and most of all i've learned to care about people.
Along this journey I've realized that life is about more than the $$$ (even tho it is essential) . And this realization made me notice that i was destroying my passion by doing it for the money. Since 15-16 ive been a music producer (semi-successful) I made a little money on the side but still work a 9-5 . At age 21 I was introduced to the concept of entrepreneurship with my first purchase of a book from a double dad author lol.
From there i just bought more books because this world of money amazed me , as a black male from humble beginnings the only way i knew to get rich was become a famous entertainer or play sports. Some time later i stumbled upon the Millionaire fastlane book and this forum.
Upon joining the forum and doing my research more about entrepreneurship I came to the conclusion "Hey i make beats and i've already been selling a few here and there why not turn my beat selling into a actual business" ... And the thirst for money begins .
I started taking massive action trying to build up my business , day and night my focus was seeing that paypal notification appear on my phone . To the point i lost a girl friend to being more focused on business then her lol . Even tho I was personally doing the selling i'd often make sales while i was sleep (because i'd direct people to my site where they made purchases days after I pitched them) .
Fast forward to this year , everything is looking beautiful im feeling more and more like this beat selling thing might be really going somewhere . THEN the change happens when my studying the mindsets of all my favorite entrepreneurs lead me onto the trail of how they looked at the world. Not from a "how much money can i make" perspective but "how can i be of service to others" mindset.
And the beginning of the near death of my passion for music begins ! Even tho my music WAS providing value to the artist i was selling to this mindset change showed me that i had lost my soul along the journey. Just like with any business once you start seeing traction then you start tailoring your product to fit the needs of your customers. And for me my product was my beats so I'd begrudgingly make the types and styles they wanted just to make a quick sale. Knowing all along its not what i wanted to be doing and i was stunting my own creativity for a quick buck and working with people i didnt care about to create music i wouldnt want anyone to listen to.
Then my "FTE" moment happened , along with me seeing that my music was suffering i noticed how horrible and unsatisfying my job is (which i already knew). But this time it filled me with rage every time i had to get up and go to work i'd get mad and all day i'd be angry and everyone was ask what is wrong and i'd lie and say i was ok knowing the whole job system pisses me off.
Then i'd come home like "I gotta get outta this place" then plow back into working on my music which at this time i had lost motivation for and get EVEN MORE frustrated cus i couldnt regain my passion for making music b/c i felt like a sellout. But my mental was "I only gotta do this untill i can quit" but that did little to help with anything even tho it kept me pushing forward.
Fast forward to today ! I was given confirmation that i should let go of trying to profit off my passion and start a new venture. Im still working my 9-5 and currently have no clue what my next entrepreneurial venture will be. BUT i do know the next thing i do i'll make sure that it provides ME just as much value as it provides others. And this is a another case study into the "trying to make money off your passion can destroy your passion" file.
I appreciate this forum and all it has taught me hopefully i can take the knowledge from this failed venture into my next one , and Im loving the "Unscripted" book ! Im going to read through it again and try out the looking for the "i hate" comments.
On this short entrepreneurial journey of mine , wow less than a year (im just now checking my "joined" date) I've went through some HUGE changes.
I've become more social , more spiritual , more happy , more excited to adventure , ive felt more alive , i've made a little pocket change , and most of all i've learned to care about people.
Along this journey I've realized that life is about more than the $$$ (even tho it is essential) . And this realization made me notice that i was destroying my passion by doing it for the money. Since 15-16 ive been a music producer (semi-successful) I made a little money on the side but still work a 9-5 . At age 21 I was introduced to the concept of entrepreneurship with my first purchase of a book from a double dad author lol.
From there i just bought more books because this world of money amazed me , as a black male from humble beginnings the only way i knew to get rich was become a famous entertainer or play sports. Some time later i stumbled upon the Millionaire fastlane book and this forum.
Upon joining the forum and doing my research more about entrepreneurship I came to the conclusion "Hey i make beats and i've already been selling a few here and there why not turn my beat selling into a actual business" ... And the thirst for money begins .
I started taking massive action trying to build up my business , day and night my focus was seeing that paypal notification appear on my phone . To the point i lost a girl friend to being more focused on business then her lol . Even tho I was personally doing the selling i'd often make sales while i was sleep (because i'd direct people to my site where they made purchases days after I pitched them) .
Fast forward to this year , everything is looking beautiful im feeling more and more like this beat selling thing might be really going somewhere . THEN the change happens when my studying the mindsets of all my favorite entrepreneurs lead me onto the trail of how they looked at the world. Not from a "how much money can i make" perspective but "how can i be of service to others" mindset.
And the beginning of the near death of my passion for music begins ! Even tho my music WAS providing value to the artist i was selling to this mindset change showed me that i had lost my soul along the journey. Just like with any business once you start seeing traction then you start tailoring your product to fit the needs of your customers. And for me my product was my beats so I'd begrudgingly make the types and styles they wanted just to make a quick sale. Knowing all along its not what i wanted to be doing and i was stunting my own creativity for a quick buck and working with people i didnt care about to create music i wouldnt want anyone to listen to.
Then my "FTE" moment happened , along with me seeing that my music was suffering i noticed how horrible and unsatisfying my job is (which i already knew). But this time it filled me with rage every time i had to get up and go to work i'd get mad and all day i'd be angry and everyone was ask what is wrong and i'd lie and say i was ok knowing the whole job system pisses me off.
Then i'd come home like "I gotta get outta this place" then plow back into working on my music which at this time i had lost motivation for and get EVEN MORE frustrated cus i couldnt regain my passion for making music b/c i felt like a sellout. But my mental was "I only gotta do this untill i can quit" but that did little to help with anything even tho it kept me pushing forward.
Fast forward to today ! I was given confirmation that i should let go of trying to profit off my passion and start a new venture. Im still working my 9-5 and currently have no clue what my next entrepreneurial venture will be. BUT i do know the next thing i do i'll make sure that it provides ME just as much value as it provides others. And this is a another case study into the "trying to make money off your passion can destroy your passion" file.
I appreciate this forum and all it has taught me hopefully i can take the knowledge from this failed venture into my next one , and Im loving the "Unscripted" book ! Im going to read through it again and try out the looking for the "i hate" comments.
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