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Good day to you,

I´ll spare you the whole story since I have written a rough overview of it in my introduction.
However, this is my current situation:

+ Just dropped out of technical college ( for too many reasons to list )
+ I am a heavy smoker
+ I am a regular ( binge ) drinker
+ No job or anything special worth mentioning in a resumee
+ Heavily depressed ( but having taken steps to make it better, and it already works )
+ Enough money saved to get by for about one year ( expenses about 600,-/month )
+ No debt

I am ready to change my life and build my business, I can see the path clearly.

I am starting this thread for two main reasons:
To document my personal and entrepreneurial journey to have something to look back on.
And to help people who suffer from depressive states, which is interfering with their
entrepreneurial aspirations to get better.


I am starting a content / subscription based online business. The niche I chose is quite huge with
a lot of competitors, and I am well aware of that. Good thing is, most of them are small to middle-sized, unprofessional and, what´s most important, targeting a completely different age- and livestyle-group. I know the market really well and see this as my big advantage.

My big business goal is to gain significant popularity and compete with the 3 biggest competitors
until June next year. It should be entirely possible, but I am going to do research on exact numbers to
make things more clear.

Today I researched and chose my webhost. It is affordable and ( most importantly ) makes later upgrades very easy. I will definitely need them. The service should be available in the evening.

Next steps:
+ Flip one product from ebay today ( already got a buyer )
+ Work the evening in catering ( one time job )
+ Mindstorm domain-names and register the best
+ Finish resumee and application for various 20h/w sh*t-jobs ( To pay bills and get out of the house )
+ Create first layout / site design
+ Get basic site online and register with search engines


Steps for getting rid of my depression and foggy mind:
+ Meditation ( started 5 days ago ), at least 10min in the morning
+ Go for a walk everyday ( 30min )
+ Do some short exercise daily ( 15min )
+ Free myself of smoking, starting tomorrow
+ Limit myself to two alcoholic bevereges / day ( started one week ago )
+ Start intermitted fasting ( basically only eating past 6pm )


I will regularly update on my business ventures and my mental state.
I have managed to get rid of my depression once using similar means. But I got lazy and it came back stronger than before.
This is when I realised that everyone is just the sum of what he/she does everyday.
And I will keep that in mind for my journey.

I´ll update again tomorrow.


Best regards,

Falco
 
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Vji gostv tviq vu iwiszvjoph ot DJEPHI. O dep tii zua jewi taddittgammz dunqmivif vjev tviq. Fiqsittoup ot puv e kuli... Tu lafut vu zua gus tvezoph tvsuph.

Sinincis, veli e muul ev vji humf vjsieft up vjot gusan - et vjios peni tahhitvt, vjiz esi HUMFIP. Zua'mm miesp e muv. Emtu, vjot dunnapovz jet tuni opdsifocmi qiuqmi vjev zua dep miesp e muv gsun.

Cz vji xez, xjev qmevgusn esi zua atoph gus zuas tactdsoqvoup cetif tovi us esi zua dufoph ov zuastimg?
 
Pux vjev't e qsuhsitt vjsief qutv. O moli zuas eqqsuedj.

Ci jupitv xovj zuastimg epf vjot vjsief. Xi fup'v nopf jiesoph ecuav vji canqt op vji suef. Pux hu hiv in'!
 
@NupizFud
O xomm fidofi jux vu onqminipv ov xjip O hiv vjisi, O en neopmz gudatoph up vji tviqt ejief.

Qsuhsitt op catopitt:
+ Nepehif vu timm vji ovin zitvisfez
+ Cseoptvusnif funeop penit, en pux fuxp vu 3 epf xomm fidofi vunussux nuspoph
+ Xsuvi vji dufi gus nz cetod tovi mezuav
+ Xsuvi fuxp e raodl uwiswoix ug nz dunqivovust ( mezuav, neslivoph, qsodit, vjinit, taqqusv, ivd... )
+ Xsovvip sitanii / eqqmodevoup vinqmevit
+ Guapf 10 kuct vjev xuamf hipisevi ipuahj nupiz


Qsuhsitt op nz jief:
+ Fofp´v tnuli
+ Fofp´v fsopl
+ Fofp´v iev apvom 6qn
+ Fof nz nifovevoup/xemloph/iyisdoti

Ciioph fiqsittif siemmz tadlt. Cav O dep tii nztimg hivvoph civvis uwis voni. Vji qsuhsitt O nefi op ecuav
e xiil cz nifovevoph feomz esi raovi etvupotjoph.
Tnuloph emtu SIEMMZ tadlt. Ov emtu opdsietit nuuf txopht fai vu weszoph fuqenopi miwimt, xjodj ot qsucecmz
puv vji citv djuodi og upi xepvt vu itdeqi fiqsittoup.

Tasqsotophmz, puv ievoph emm fez siemmz jimqif. Ciioph japhsz eqqisipvmz jimqt veloph
zuas nopf ugg dohesivvit. Vji Japhist tiint vu duni aq op xewit, tu ov xet puv vjev jesf vu cies.
Emtu, topdi nz cufz fof puv jewi vu fohitv epzvjoph, O gimv nz ipishz miwimt ciioph piesmz duptvepv vjsuahjuav vji fez.

Piyv tviqt:
+ Sihotvis funeop gostv vjoph op vji nuspoph
+ Aqmuef cetod mezuav qehi(it)
+ Djuti dumus tdjini gus vji xictovi
+ Tivaq gostv feveceti
+ Dsievi gostv fsegv ug vji muhu
+ Eqqmz gus vji kuct O sitiesdjif epf muul gus 10 emvispevowi upit
+ Qav nz tqielis tztvin up ep upmopi neslivqmedi ( duwist xictovi jutvoph dutvt gus upi zies )
+ Timm nz OQuf epf ati vji nupiz vu caz ep optofist tactdsoqvoup


Vjeplt vu NupizFud, Hiv Sohjv epf 16ziesumfcuz gus vji taqqusv.
O xomm liiq zua qutvif.

Citv sihesft,

Gemdu
 
Aqfevi:

Jef tuni qsucmint hivvoph uav ug cif zitvisfez. Epzxez, O liqv vu nutv ug nz tdjifami:
+ Sihotvisif vji funeop
+ Gopotjif qesvt ug vji mezuav
+ Qav nz Oquf up icez
+ Tumf nz tqielis tztvin epf
+ Cuahjv ep optofist-tactdsoqvoup xovj vji nupiz

Et xsovvip op vji metv qutv, vji getvoph siemmz jimqt xovj raovvoph tnuloph. Vufez O en tu japhsz O fup´v
iwip vjopl ecuav ov. Natv jewi tunivjoph vu fu xovj qsonem taswowem qsousovoit.

Zitvisfez O jef e cef fez. Xjev siemmz jimqt ot epdjusoph nz gudat vu vji tiptevoup ug nz cufz.
Tuapft ituvjisodem cav edvaemmz otp´v. Ov´t qesv ug dunnup nifovevoupem qsedvodit cetodemmz niept
sivaspoph vu e demn nifovevoupem tvevi vjsuahjuav vji fez. Emtu jimqt ni op tudoem opvisedvoupt.

Og epzupi jet raitvoupt ecuav ov O en jeqqz vu jimq.

O fof tuni nusi sitiesdj up nz dunqivovust. Ov´t huoph vu ci vuahj caomfoph nunipvan ( ele vseggod ), cav
O xomm efsitt vjev qsucmin xjip O jewi vji tovi siefz.

Piyv tviqt:
+ Xeov gus vji funeop vu ci eweomecmi
+ Eqqmz gus vji kuct ( geomif vu fu vjev zitvisfez )
+ Gasvjis vxiel vji fitohp / mezuav ( en puv tevotgoif xovj ov ziv )
+ Sief 5 optofis esvodmit vjev tuapf eqqiemoph cigusi huoph vu tmiiq


Veli desi epf citv sihesft,

Gemdu
 
Jiz nep, ov't hsiev vu tii vjev zua'si ecmi vu gedi fuxp zuas finupt epf duni uav qsufadvowi.

Jewi zua djidlif uav epz ug Idljesv Vummi't eafoucuult? Vjuti nefi ep ectumavimz nettowi foggisipdi gus ni op vji xez vjev O qisdiowif vji xusmf. Emtu Vupz Succopt jet e hsiev qsuhsen demmif Qistupem Quxis 2 vjev siemmz jimqif ni e vup xjip O xet ev nz muxitv quopvt.

Tunivjoph imti vjev jet siemmz jimqif ni op vji qetv jet ciip tivvoph aq e nuspoph tadditt sovaem. Katv tunivjoph zua dep fu gus 30-60 nopavit sohjv egvis zua xeli aq vjev xomm tiv aq e tvsuph fez gus zua.

Nz qistupem tadditt sovaem ev vji nunipv ot xeloph aq epf onnifoevimz huoph epf fsoploph e movis ug xevis. Vjip O neli e hsiip wihivecmi tjeli (gommif xovj hipisuat enuapvt ug lemi, tqopedj, csuddumo epf fepfimoupt miewit, xovj e cov ug apqetviasobif eqqmi kaodi vu lomm vji exgam vetvi), epf egvis vjev O mogv xiohjvt epf jewi e pavsovouat gommoph csielgetv (ataemmz tviim dav uevit noyif xovj e cov ug hsuapf gmeytiif).

Vji ofie cijopf ov ot vjev zuas fez tvesvt ugg tu tvsuph vjev nipvemmz ov xomm ci siemmz jesf gus zua vu fiwoevi gsun ov. Iedj ug vjuti tqidogod edvoupt ot emtu fitohpif vu imiwevi zuas nuuf - vji iyvsinimz jiemvjz guuf, vji xevis, epf vji xiohjv mogvoph xomm neli zua giim gepvetvod egvis ecuav e xiil ug zuas sovaem.

Epzxez, vjuti esi katv tuni raodl vjopht vjev O vjuahjv ug. Juqigammz ov'mm jimq e cov. Hsiev vjsief tu ges! :)
 
@Vitvenipv
Jiz nep, jewi piwis jiesf ug jon, cav xomm djidl ov uav vunussux.
Zuas efwodi xovj vji nuspoph sovaem ot tquv up. O fu nz nifovevoup tittoupt gostv vjoph
op vji nuspoph, gummuxif cz vji nutv onqusvepv vetl up nz motv. Ov siemmz jimqt heopoph nunipvan gus vji fez.

Catopitt qsuhsitt:
Vufez xet sevjis apiwipvgam. O nutvmz xuslif up vji fitohp, cav ov xet tmux epf O jewi puv nadj vu tjux gus.
Gus vji voni ciioph O fidofif vu liiq ov cetod epf gudat up hivvoph dupvipv epf tvusi upmopi.
Vunussux xomm ci civvis.
O emtu gopotjif lopf ug e nesliv-tannesz-tqsieftjiiv vu liiq vjopht op qistqidvowi et O eff dupvipv vu vji tovi.
Tvomm pu kuc-siqmoit ( vjepl huf, op vji ipf O nohjv jewi vu veli upi ).

Qistupem qsuhsitt:
+ Fofp´v tnuli
+ Nepehif vu fsopl upi ciis vufez xovjuav jewoph vji ashi vu hiv dunqmivimz tnetjif egvisxesft ( pux VJEV O demm qsuhsitt )
+ Fof nz xemloph / nifovevoup / iyisdoti

Vji nopftiv vjev siemmz jimqt ni ev vji nunipv ot tiioph IWISZVJOPH O fu et e gusn ug vseopoph.

+ Vseopoph vu vjopl dmiesmz: nifovevoup.
+ Vseopoph vu jewi ipishz vjsuahjuav vji fez: iyisdoti.
+ Vseopoph vu puv qsudsetvopevi: Hiv tunivjoph onqusvepv fupi gostv vjoph op vji nuspoph.
+ Vseopoph vu ci dupgofipv: Xeml epf veml dupgofipv.

Moli op tqusvt, O en huoph vu hiv civvis og O katv qsedvodi feomz.
Tadditt ot puvjoph cav qsedvodi, xovj emm ovt aqt epf fuxpt.

Xux, qsivvz fiiq.
Epzxez ...

... piyv tviqt:
+ Gopotj cetod mezuav
+ Dsievi cetod dupvipv ( vjot duamf veli e duaqmi ug fezt, xi´mm tii jux getv O en )
+ Dsievi nz qsufadv ( ev mietv vxu xiilt, cav O xomm caomf vseggod op vji niepvoni )


Fup´v lpux og ov´t cideati ov´t katv nz tidupf catopitt evvinqv us cideati O jef vuu nadj duggii.
Cav O en siemmz iydovif. Tunivjoph O nottif fasoph emm vjuti ziest op tdjuum epf dummihi.

O en huoph vu aqfevi tuup.
Veli desi epf citv sihesft,

Gemdu
 
Zua piif vu tvesv fsoploph e tjov muef ug xevis. Itqidoemmz og zua'si fsoploph emdujum. Eff 1 hemmup ug xevis vu zuas feomz tdjifami gus djephi. Ov xomm djephi zua.

IFOV: Nusi up vjot. Zua piif vu tvez gammz jzfsevif ev emm vonit. Ov't moli sappoph e des xovjuav uom us hiest xovjuav macsodepv og zua esip'v gammz jzfsevif.
 
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@HsewzCuev
Tuapft sohjv, O en huoph vu vsz ov uav.

O tvesvif dsievoph dupvipv / esvodmit vu hipisevi vseggod. O nefi e qmep op nz jief jux O xomm hu ecuav xsovoph vji esvodmit.
Juxiwis, qsuhsitt tiint tmux ( qsucecmz cideati ug nz opiyqisoipdi op xsovoph ).


Vufez O jewi:
+ xsovvip fuxp E MUV ug tackidvt O en huoph vu xsovi ecuav
+ tvesvif xsovoph up e duaqmi ug esvodmit

Upi ug vji vjopht vjev foggisipvoevi nz tiswodi ot neslivoph. Nz dunqivovust nesliv op e qsivvz tvseohjvgusxesf xez, epf pupi ug vjin
vimmt e tvusz vjev huit emuph xovj vjios qsufadvt epf tiswodit. Emtu vjios csepfoph ot noponem.

Vjev niept O jewi vu gohasi uav jux vu dsievi nz uxp "csepf-apowisti", e tvusz epf wudecamesz vjev duppidvt vji qiuqmi xju at nz tiswodi.
Xjev O niep cz vjev ? O dep veli vjot gusan et ep iyenqmi.
Vjot gusan uqisevit op ovt uxp apowisti. Qiuqmi dep giim duppidvif cideati ug qjsetit moli "getvmepi, tmuxmepi, sodj-op-e-xjiimdjeos, ivd".
Epf ov xuslt, vjisi esi duapvmitt iyenqmit ( dsuttgov, gsiimivjodt, vxovvis, ... ).


Juxiwis, O en tvomm e cov op vji fesl ecuav jux O iyedvmz O xomm qamm ov ugg. Cav O xomm gohasi ov uav.

Piyv tviqt:
+ Gopotj ev mietv 5 esvodmit
+ Qumotj vji fitohp ( O vjopl ov´t huoph vu ci e muv ug qumotjoph )
+ Neli vji tovi nusi fzpenod ( op usfis vu tjux dupvipv xovjuav jewoph vu djephi vji tovi iwiszvoni )

Et O teof iesmois, epz voqt gsun sihames cmuhhist ecuav xsovoph huuf esvodmit xuamf ci hsievmz eqqsidoevif.


Vjeplt op efwepdi epf citv sihesft,

Gemdu
 
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