Alright, hows it going guys?
I'm Diece and welcome to my Execution thread.
So let's cut the crap.
What do I want to achieve?
Most of these smaller tasks are just a means to an end though, my true goal is to play professional golf and dominate the pro circuit (Starting with the Canadian Tour).
However, to do that I really need to be in a position where I can practice my game often without constraints of an employer.
This is why many of the successful guys in golf come from rich backgrounds.
Golf is expensive and playing pro golf is even more so, working a regular "job" is not going to provide me with the money needed to play and compete nor is it going to give me the time to practice.
Currently, I work at a golf course in the restaurant as a bartender/server. I'm great with the members, understand sales (I have a sales background from living in Montreal for a while, had to sell on the street (no not drugs) and I'm terrific with names as well as customer service but this sort of job takes too many hours and the pay isn't good enough (about 900 every two weeks).
Which is why I've made the decision to start my own business that can run somewhat passively, meaning that I don't need to spend 6+ hours a day once it's stable to keep my profits around the 4k mark.
What I've Tried
I'm not new to business but I'm definitely what one would call a "wantrepreneur", I just don't take enough action and I get really intimidated with business in general.
A few past "businesses" I've had are
Things I've sort of tried (I say sort of because I didn't really put much action towards them)
I avoid anything that's scammy which is why the 3 things I've looked into I've left.
I left Copywriting because I didn't want to sell peoples products that I have 0 interest in and I left Content Writing because I was tired of writing about bullshit topics (like Stainless Steel Production). Landscaping won't free my time enough to practice my golf.
What Is The Purpose Of This Thread
Part of the purpose is to give my self a kick in the a$$ and start executing. Another is to share with others my rather unique journey.
I know that I have the work ethic to get this going and I understand that to get a business sustainable my golf game might have to suffer a little and I may not be able to devote enough time to it, those are sacrifices I'm willing to take.
My biggest problem though, is I can't take action.
God Damn.
Whenever I work on business or try to I feel so much Resistance, like there's a huge wall that is just laughing at me because it knows I can't push through it.
Then I stop.
Shelve the idea and move onto another.
This is a common thread between both myself and my brother.
Lots of business ideas.
No F*cking action.
I really want this to stop.
I have no problem waking up at 6AM in the morning to practice golf for 4 hours before I start work but I can't spend more than 4 hours working on business which will make my golf goals easier to accomplish and give me an Unfair Advantage (hehe) over others.
Here's my pattern with business.
I aslo think I need to look at different models for making cash, instead of DropShipping, Copywriting, Affiliate Sites / Marketing. Obviously those models aren't working and I've found that I'm not that interested in them.
One thing I've looked at Today is retail arbitrage or flipping
Obviously, not a very sustainable model but I know if I had more money it would make building a sustainable business easier and faster.
Wrap - Up
So what's the first step?
Well...
Tonight after I submit this, I'm going to look at items that I can buy on Kijiji and re-sell on Ebay or vice versa.
Tomorrow, I'm going to actually buy a product and see if I can flip it.
Tired of not taking action.....
Even just now, another idea came to my head.
Since I have a basic copywriting background, what if I contacted businesses on Kijiji to see if they're interested in a re-write of their ad to get more customers.
Hell...
That might be better than flipping/retail arbitrage.
Idk.
Another idea I've had is to create an e-mail list about golf and the lessons I've learned. I've given this a lot of thought and idk, another thing I've never executed on. I always rationalize out of this because I don't really know "how" I play golf...I just do. It's somewhat natural for me.
The bottom line is,
That I need to jump into the river (a good analogy considering I'm a terrible swimmer).
P.S I'd rather you guys be harsh on me, I need to take action and I need to stop playing business. If you guys see major faults in my thinking or attitude throughout this thread, give my head a shake.
P.P.S
(Speaking of swimming, here's a picture I took of a little river near my house that I swim, great place to unwind and forget about things. Just don't bring your phone)
Bye for now!
I'm Diece and welcome to my Execution thread.
So let's cut the crap.
What do I want to achieve?
- Move to British Columbia (I need about 5k for this and currently live at home)
- Making 4kish a month
- New car (as much as I'd love a BMW, I think I need something reliable especially with golf being such a high-travel sport)
Most of these smaller tasks are just a means to an end though, my true goal is to play professional golf and dominate the pro circuit (Starting with the Canadian Tour).
However, to do that I really need to be in a position where I can practice my game often without constraints of an employer.
This is why many of the successful guys in golf come from rich backgrounds.
Golf is expensive and playing pro golf is even more so, working a regular "job" is not going to provide me with the money needed to play and compete nor is it going to give me the time to practice.
Currently, I work at a golf course in the restaurant as a bartender/server. I'm great with the members, understand sales (I have a sales background from living in Montreal for a while, had to sell on the street (no not drugs) and I'm terrific with names as well as customer service but this sort of job takes too many hours and the pay isn't good enough (about 900 every two weeks).
Which is why I've made the decision to start my own business that can run somewhat passively, meaning that I don't need to spend 6+ hours a day once it's stable to keep my profits around the 4k mark.
What I've Tried
I'm not new to business but I'm definitely what one would call a "wantrepreneur", I just don't take enough action and I get really intimidated with business in general.
A few past "businesses" I've had are
- Freelance Copywriting on Reddit, made about $50 from this
- Content Writing, made $150 from this
- Landscaping (I did gardening and a bunch of manual work), made $500 in 2 days
Things I've sort of tried (I say sort of because I didn't really put much action towards them)
- DropShipping (I don't like how Aliexpress feels like I'm ripping off people and products are shoddy quality)
- Niche sites, I don't really understand these at all
- Affiliate Marketing, similar to Niche sites but most of the info I found felt scammy
I avoid anything that's scammy which is why the 3 things I've looked into I've left.
I left Copywriting because I didn't want to sell peoples products that I have 0 interest in and I left Content Writing because I was tired of writing about bullshit topics (like Stainless Steel Production). Landscaping won't free my time enough to practice my golf.
What Is The Purpose Of This Thread
Part of the purpose is to give my self a kick in the a$$ and start executing. Another is to share with others my rather unique journey.
I know that I have the work ethic to get this going and I understand that to get a business sustainable my golf game might have to suffer a little and I may not be able to devote enough time to it, those are sacrifices I'm willing to take.
My biggest problem though, is I can't take action.
God Damn.
Whenever I work on business or try to I feel so much Resistance, like there's a huge wall that is just laughing at me because it knows I can't push through it.
Then I stop.
Shelve the idea and move onto another.
This is a common thread between both myself and my brother.
Lots of business ideas.
No F*cking action.
I really want this to stop.
I have no problem waking up at 6AM in the morning to practice golf for 4 hours before I start work but I can't spend more than 4 hours working on business which will make my golf goals easier to accomplish and give me an Unfair Advantage (hehe) over others.
Here's my pattern with business.
- Idea comes to mind
- Research for days
- More Research
- Get Discouraged
- Continue Research
- More Discouragement
- Anger and Frustration
- Give Up
I aslo think I need to look at different models for making cash, instead of DropShipping, Copywriting, Affiliate Sites / Marketing. Obviously those models aren't working and I've found that I'm not that interested in them.
One thing I've looked at Today is retail arbitrage or flipping
Obviously, not a very sustainable model but I know if I had more money it would make building a sustainable business easier and faster.
Wrap - Up
So what's the first step?
Well...
Tonight after I submit this, I'm going to look at items that I can buy on Kijiji and re-sell on Ebay or vice versa.
Tomorrow, I'm going to actually buy a product and see if I can flip it.
Tired of not taking action.....
Even just now, another idea came to my head.
Since I have a basic copywriting background, what if I contacted businesses on Kijiji to see if they're interested in a re-write of their ad to get more customers.
Hell...
That might be better than flipping/retail arbitrage.
Idk.
Another idea I've had is to create an e-mail list about golf and the lessons I've learned. I've given this a lot of thought and idk, another thing I've never executed on. I always rationalize out of this because I don't really know "how" I play golf...I just do. It's somewhat natural for me.
The bottom line is,
That I need to jump into the river (a good analogy considering I'm a terrible swimmer).
P.S I'd rather you guys be harsh on me, I need to take action and I need to stop playing business. If you guys see major faults in my thinking or attitude throughout this thread, give my head a shake.
P.P.S
(Speaking of swimming, here's a picture I took of a little river near my house that I swim, great place to unwind and forget about things. Just don't bring your phone)
Bye for now!
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