Hey guys,
I started my Entrepreneurial journey a few years ago.
I had a mentor who owned 5 residential houses and we worked together for a year understanding the ins and outs. This brought me into a passive income mindset and I picked up a lot of his habits as he was my first mentor.
He was a money chaser. Hardcore. I wasn't comfortable chasing pure money but I thought that was what it took. He made 40 grand off Google but was banned because his scheme was not good. Yet he personally seems like a sincere guy, goes to church and everything. I've known him for 4 years now and I'm still unsure about whether he is good or bad.
We partnered on multiple business runs and they failed. He wanted to push for quick money and I wanted to establish a solid brand and give customers value. I wanted long, he wanted short. None of it worked.
I eventually moved to a big city, Nashville TN, and was suckered into an MLM with Amway. I immediately knew it was not right. Red flags flew off when they mentioned you don't make money from products and I told the guy, "Then why do I have to buy these crap products unless it puts money in your pocket" and it clicked. He basically got super angry and said that wasn't how it worked. I left in 2 weeks.
Then I went on to get a web design degree and use it on Affiliate marketing with a blog. That flopped. Then I tried to drop ship. Flop. I even looked at the China bullsh*t where people import useless crap. I tried Amazon FBA. Floppy, Flop. I had some connections and factory owners in China through networking, as well as a translator lined up and I was headed to The Canton Fair but I stopped myself.
Then I checked out Internet Marketing, Affiliate link blasts. It was people who had no idea or experience with any business model just blasting affiliate links.
I do believe there are some solid programs out there to learn from but all my knowledge has come from being sh*t on and nothing much to show.
I was laid off 7 months ago but luckily I had become pretty good at stock trading and laid back a nice nest egg. I've used this time to think and grow. I also was in the Army and Air Force part-time building my leadership and serving the community.
Recently I began writing for people. I wrote how I felt, my passions and all that stuff. It took off and I became a published writer fairly quickly.
I learned from all my failed businesses that I needed an email list, so I set that funnel up but I refused to spam affiliate crap.
Instead, my first email is a survey. It's a survey to see what people want to learn. I then cater my email directly to their needs.
I have had problems being selfish in the past but this new system I recently created I actually feel good about it. It's personal to me.
I declared I want to help people to achieve more freedom. I'm tired of seeing people unable to see their family due to a sh*t boss who says they can't. I was there.
I didn't get to see my mom for 3 years because of my job. It's awful. I want to kill this 9 to 5 crap. Remote work and autonomy are so prevalent now, why waste our lives in traffic.
Really I just want some sort of 3rd party perspective. I want to find a way to selflessly help people, feed them with the big spoon, and not just "try to make a million dollars."
I don't want to go down the wrong path anymore. I don't want to chase money. I want to add value to peoples lives.
What do I even need a million dollars for? I have my PC, my dog, my wife, I'm perfectly happy here but what about the people that aren't happy.
I just hope I'm going down the right path.
From a traveling, lost 24-year-olds mind,
Patrick Hughes
I started my Entrepreneurial journey a few years ago.
I had a mentor who owned 5 residential houses and we worked together for a year understanding the ins and outs. This brought me into a passive income mindset and I picked up a lot of his habits as he was my first mentor.
He was a money chaser. Hardcore. I wasn't comfortable chasing pure money but I thought that was what it took. He made 40 grand off Google but was banned because his scheme was not good. Yet he personally seems like a sincere guy, goes to church and everything. I've known him for 4 years now and I'm still unsure about whether he is good or bad.
We partnered on multiple business runs and they failed. He wanted to push for quick money and I wanted to establish a solid brand and give customers value. I wanted long, he wanted short. None of it worked.
I eventually moved to a big city, Nashville TN, and was suckered into an MLM with Amway. I immediately knew it was not right. Red flags flew off when they mentioned you don't make money from products and I told the guy, "Then why do I have to buy these crap products unless it puts money in your pocket" and it clicked. He basically got super angry and said that wasn't how it worked. I left in 2 weeks.
Then I went on to get a web design degree and use it on Affiliate marketing with a blog. That flopped. Then I tried to drop ship. Flop. I even looked at the China bullsh*t where people import useless crap. I tried Amazon FBA. Floppy, Flop. I had some connections and factory owners in China through networking, as well as a translator lined up and I was headed to The Canton Fair but I stopped myself.
Then I checked out Internet Marketing, Affiliate link blasts. It was people who had no idea or experience with any business model just blasting affiliate links.
I do believe there are some solid programs out there to learn from but all my knowledge has come from being sh*t on and nothing much to show.
I was laid off 7 months ago but luckily I had become pretty good at stock trading and laid back a nice nest egg. I've used this time to think and grow. I also was in the Army and Air Force part-time building my leadership and serving the community.
Recently I began writing for people. I wrote how I felt, my passions and all that stuff. It took off and I became a published writer fairly quickly.
I learned from all my failed businesses that I needed an email list, so I set that funnel up but I refused to spam affiliate crap.
Instead, my first email is a survey. It's a survey to see what people want to learn. I then cater my email directly to their needs.
I have had problems being selfish in the past but this new system I recently created I actually feel good about it. It's personal to me.
I declared I want to help people to achieve more freedom. I'm tired of seeing people unable to see their family due to a sh*t boss who says they can't. I was there.
I didn't get to see my mom for 3 years because of my job. It's awful. I want to kill this 9 to 5 crap. Remote work and autonomy are so prevalent now, why waste our lives in traffic.
Really I just want some sort of 3rd party perspective. I want to find a way to selflessly help people, feed them with the big spoon, and not just "try to make a million dollars."
I don't want to go down the wrong path anymore. I don't want to chase money. I want to add value to peoples lives.
What do I even need a million dollars for? I have my PC, my dog, my wife, I'm perfectly happy here but what about the people that aren't happy.
I just hope I'm going down the right path.
From a traveling, lost 24-year-olds mind,
Patrick Hughes
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