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It's because you don't know.
This, I think, comes in two forms.
There's ignorance, and then there's insecurity.
You have both. Not to offend, as ignorant is used as an insult. But I don't mean to insult you; I mean to inform you that you don't know what you don't know. That's ignorance. You don't know WHAT could make a good business idea or WHY. You gotta know both.
Insecurity is the next part. Let's say you've stumbled upon an idea and you've done some due diligence (to the best of your ability; experienced business owners are better at this). You have the resources: money, time, whatever.
Then comes the actual decision of whether to do it. You don't know if it's going to be a success! You don't even know your CHANCES of success! Shit, if only you knew your chances of success you'd do it, right?
Well... no.
What do I recommend you do?
Something. Just start something. Copy a common business model and sell something. Start a business that you know lots of people are succeeding from... then commit to it. (Just don't copy word-for-word the businesses that are publicly talked about on here, and don't copy your buddy's business unless he gives you the OK.) Start an Amazon or eBay business. Do freelancing for a bit. Cold call to sell websites. Start a niche site. Do retail arbitrage. I dunno, do something.
Whatever you have the funds to do, do it. Selling websites and doing freelancing costs $0. Your first Amazon test order could cost as little as $300.
Commit to it for, say, 6 months. You're gonna work on it every day for 6 months. At the end of 6 months, see how well you did.
Your ignorance won't fix itself. A business idea is not going to fall out of the sky. You need to be out in the marketplace, exposing yourself to people, markets, and demands.
Your insecurity won't fix itself either, because you have no basis with which to be secure. It also means you have the ultimate freedom to try anything without thinking it might be stupid as shit.
Don't worry too hard about how 'fastlane' it is, because you make $10/hr. You're not even on the road. Just get started.
This, I think, comes in two forms.
There's ignorance, and then there's insecurity.
You have both. Not to offend, as ignorant is used as an insult. But I don't mean to insult you; I mean to inform you that you don't know what you don't know. That's ignorance. You don't know WHAT could make a good business idea or WHY. You gotta know both.
Insecurity is the next part. Let's say you've stumbled upon an idea and you've done some due diligence (to the best of your ability; experienced business owners are better at this). You have the resources: money, time, whatever.
Then comes the actual decision of whether to do it. You don't know if it's going to be a success! You don't even know your CHANCES of success! Shit, if only you knew your chances of success you'd do it, right?
Well... no.
What do I recommend you do?
Something. Just start something. Copy a common business model and sell something. Start a business that you know lots of people are succeeding from... then commit to it. (Just don't copy word-for-word the businesses that are publicly talked about on here, and don't copy your buddy's business unless he gives you the OK.) Start an Amazon or eBay business. Do freelancing for a bit. Cold call to sell websites. Start a niche site. Do retail arbitrage. I dunno, do something.
Whatever you have the funds to do, do it. Selling websites and doing freelancing costs $0. Your first Amazon test order could cost as little as $300.
Commit to it for, say, 6 months. You're gonna work on it every day for 6 months. At the end of 6 months, see how well you did.
Your ignorance won't fix itself. A business idea is not going to fall out of the sky. You need to be out in the marketplace, exposing yourself to people, markets, and demands.
Your insecurity won't fix itself either, because you have no basis with which to be secure. It also means you have the ultimate freedom to try anything without thinking it might be stupid as shit.
Don't worry too hard about how 'fastlane' it is, because you make $10/hr. You're not even on the road. Just get started.