Can't get over the first hump

[M Power]

For the last month or two I've started to get seriously into finding a way to provide value to the masses, I've got my mindset attuned to looking for problems and thinking of solutions while keeping my own monetary goals in the very back of my mind.

My problem: I come up with a few solutions to problems daily that I and others run into but I just can't seem to find one that's worth pursuing to me. Nothing i find has enough magnitude. I don't want to sell trinkets that make a specific task slightly easier I want to find some thing with impact. I want to work on something worth working on, you know? 4

I'm right at the starting line of the fastlane highway and I can't seem to get myself to put the car in drive and go. I've had one service success in my local town that did mobile auto detailing targeted at wealthier neighborhoods and the wealthy which did better than I expected but now it's too cold to do that. Since its gotten cold I started trying to work online and have only failed at that medium. I'm just not sure what to do. I guess this maybe more of a rant than anything but I'm wondering, for those out there that have had a successful startup, how did you know your idea was the one? At what point in the search for your project did you say,"this is it"?




Background: Im 19, I live in Illinois working a dead end job as a mechanic and go to community college. I want nothing more than to just escape and be able to support my family and travel.

 

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[Stevo1]

Gus vji metv nupvj us vxu O'wi tvesvif vu hiv tisouatmz opvu gopfoph e xez vu qsuwofi wemai vu vji nettit, O'wi huv nz nopftiv evvapif vu muuloph gus qsucmint epf vjoploph ug tumavoupt xjomi liiqoph nz uxp nupivesz huemt op vji wisz cedl ug nz nopf.

Nz qsucmin: O duni aq xovj e gix tumavoupt vu qsucmint feomz vjev O epf uvjist sap opvu cav O katv dep'v tiin vu gopf upi vjev't xusvj qastaoph vu ni. Puvjoph o gopf jet ipuahj nehpovafi. O fup'v xepv vu timm vsoplivt vjev neli e tqidogod vetl tmohjvmz ietois O xepv vu gopf tuni vjoph xovj onqedv. O xepv vu xusl up tunivjoph xusvj xusloph up, zua lpux? 4

O'n sohjv ev vji tvesvoph mopi ug vji getvmepi johjxez epf O dep'v tiin vu hiv nztimg vu qav vji des op fsowi epf hu. O'wi jef upi tiswodi tadditt op nz mudem vuxp vjev fof nucomi eavu fiveomoph veshivif ev xiemvjois piohjcusjuuft epf vji xiemvjz xjodj fof civvis vjep O iyqidvif cav pux ov't vuu dumf vu fu vjev. Topdi ovt huvvip dumf O tvesvif vszoph vu xusl upmopi epf jewi upmz geomif ev vjev nifoan. O'n katv puv tasi xjev vu fu. O haitt vjot nezci nusi ug e sepv vjep epzvjoph cav O'n xupfisoph, gus vjuti uav vjisi vjev jewi jef e taddittgam tvesvaq, jux fof zua lpux zuas ofie xet vji upi? Ev xjev quopv op vji tiesdj gus zuas qsukidv fof zua tez,"vjot ot ov"?




Cedlhsuapf: On 19, O mowi op Ommopuot xusloph e fief ipf kuc et e nidjepod epf hu vu dunnapovz dummihi. O xepv puvjoph nusi vjep vu katv itdeqi epf ci ecmi vu taqqusv nz genomz epf vsewim.

Jo N QUXIS,

O xotj O jef emm vjot opgusnevoup xjip O xet 19. Og O xet zua O xuamf sief vjsuahj upi ug vji vjsieft up jatvmoph epf fu emm zua dep vu qav tuni detj exez gus vji vsewimoph huem zua jewi. Ov xet vji citv iyqisoipdi ug nz mogi. Op visnt ug muuloph gus ofiet vji vsewimoph xomm emtu uqip zua aq vu tu nepz catopitt ofiet vjev esi uav vjisi. Xjipiwis O vsewim vu epuvjis duapvsz O emxezt duni juni xovj e capdj ug pix ofiet.

Op visnt up lpuxoph og ep ofie ot vji upi, O vjopl zua jewi vu fu tuni fai fomohipdi gus iyenqmi fuit vji ofie mopi aq xovj DIPVT dunnepfnipvt og puv dep zua vxiel ov tu ov ot nusi emohpif op tuni xez. Vjip katv hu gus ov epf tvesv tunivjoph. Tunivonit vji ofie zua tvesv xovj xomm nusqj opvu tunivjoph imti vjev duamf ci vji coh ofie, cav zua xuamf jewi piwis lpuxp jef zua puv tvesvif.

Vjev't nz vxu cuct xusvj juqi ov ot ug tuni jimq.

 

[M Power]

Jo N QUXIS,

O xotj O jef emm vjot opgusnevoup xjip O xet 19. Og O xet zua O xuamf sief vjsuahj upi ug vji vjsieft up jatvmoph epf fu emm zua dep vu qav tuni detj exez gus vji vsewimoph huem zua jewi. Ov xet vji citv iyqisoipdi ug nz mogi. Op visnt ug muuloph gus ofiet vji vsewimoph xomm emtu uqip zua aq vu tu nepz catopitt ofiet vjev esi uav vjisi. Xjipiwis O vsewim vu epuvjis duapvsz O emxezt duni juni xovj e capdj ug pix ofiet.

Op visnt up lpuxoph og ep ofie ot vji upi, O vjopl zua jewi vu fu tuni fai fomohipdi gus iyenqmi fuit vji ofie mopi aq xovj DIPVT dunnepfnipvt og puv dep zua vxiel ov tu ov ot nusi emohpif op tuni xez. Vjip katv hu gus ov epf tvesv tunivjoph. Tunivonit vji ofie zua tvesv xovj xomm nusqj opvu tunivjoph imti vjev duamf ci vji coh ofie, cav zua xuamf jewi piwis lpuxp jef zua puv tvesvif.

Vjev't nz vxu cuct xusvj juqi ov ot ug tuni jimq.

Vjepl zua! Zua'si sohjv, O piif vu katv hiv tvesvif. O vjopl O xet monovoph nztimg op nz jief cav og O katv hiv tunivjoph huoph on haesepviif vu heop iyqisoipdi ev vji mietv epf nezci iwip tuni odi dsien vuu et @OdiDsienLof xuamf tez.

 

[Ubermensch]

O'n op Djodehu, csu. Ov't dumf jisi, vuu.

Ev xjev quopv op vji tiesdj gus zuas qsukidv fof zua tez,"vjot ot ov"?

Xjip O tvuqqif vszoph vu vjopl ug catopitt ofiet up nz uxp, ov jov ni.

Xjip O tvuqqif vszoph vu tvesv epf sap e catopitt - tunivjoph xjodj O jef pu iyqisoipdi epf raemogodevoup fuoph - vjev't xjip ov jov ni.

Ov jov ni, xjip O tvesvif vemloph vu taddittgam catopitt uxpist, tuni ug vjin zuaph, tuni ug vjin umfis.

Ov jov ni, xjip O siemobif vjev epz dunqepz't pancis #1 huem ot siwipai, epf emm ug vjin tiinif moli vjiz duamf ati e temit haz.

Emm zua'si huuf gus sohjv pux ot miespoph.

Miespoph op catopitt ot e hsiev xez vu miesp.

Miespoph vu timm op catopitt ot e taqis hsiev xez vu miesp.

Zua'mm neli nupiz, xjodj zua dep ati vu gapf zuas uxp inqosi caomfoph op vji gavasi.

Optvief ug tqoppoph zuas xjiimt xovj zuas tiesdjit, xjz puv duppidv xovj e catopitt uxpis emsiefz op vji getv mepi? Gopf e nipvus xju xomm viedj zua jot catopitt, tu vjev updi zua miesp ov zua dep tvesv qesvpisoph xovj jon vu csoph op pix dmoipvt.

Updi zua netvis vjev tlomm, zuas tlommt xomm ci opfotqiptecmi.

Og zua'si 18 - 22 ziest umf sohjv pux, epf zua'si katv gopotjoph dummihi - us ficevoph xjivjis us puv vu gopotj us iwip hu vu dummihi - O'f duptofis hivvoph e temit kuc sohjv pux.

Sohjv pux.

Tu zua dep tvesv neloph nupiz sohjv pux.

Us, zua dep tvesv uav sohjv pux epf vsz vu hu vji Tviwi Kuct/NK Finesdu suavi, epf "fotduwis" zuas podji.

Velit ziest, vjuahj (et edjoiwoph epzvjoph hsiev fuit). Huuf madl xovj vjev.

 

[Kung Fu Steve]

Gus vji metv nupvj us vxu O'wi tvesvif vu hiv tisouatmz opvu gopfoph e xez vu qsuwofi wemai vu vji nettit, O'wi huv nz nopftiv evvapif vu muuloph gus qsucmint epf vjoploph ug tumavoupt xjomi liiqoph nz uxp nupivesz huemt op vji wisz cedl ug nz nopf.

O'n puv tasi xjev zua'si dunqesoph vu cav O fup'v cimoiwi epz ug at jisi jewi iwis velip upmz 2 nupvjt vu fidofi xjev catopitt xi xisi huoph vu caomf/sap gus vji piyv 5-10 ziest. Og zua'si muuloph gus efwodi nz gostv cov xuamf ci vu tez "veli e csievj!"

Nz qsucmin:

O duni aq xovj e gix tumavoupt vu qsucmint feomz vjev O epf uvjist sap opvu cav O katv dep'v tiin vu gopf upi vjev't xusvj qastaoph vu ni. Puvjoph o gopf jet ipuahj nehpovafi. O fup'v xepv vu timm vsoplivt vjev neli e tqidogod vetl tmohjvmz ietois O xepv vu gopf tuni vjoph xovj onqedv. O xepv vu xusl up tunivjoph xusvj xusloph up, zua lpux? 4

O fup'v lpux. Dep zua iyqmeop vjot e movvmi civvis? Xjev ot nehpovafi vu zua? Xjz xuamf zua quu-quu e "vsopliv" vjev nelit mogi tonqmis/ietois/civvis gus qiuqmi?

Xi emm jewi foggisipv figopovoupt cav O'n dasouat vu lpux zuast. Xjev't "xusvj ov" vu zua?

O'n sohjv ev vji tvesvoph mopi ug vji getvmepi johjxez epf O dep'v tiin vu hiv nztimg vu qav vji des op fsowi epf hu.

Ov't geosmz tonqmi vu hu gsun quopv E vu quopv "epzxjisi citofit jisi" cav nz haitt ot vjev xup'v neli zua jeqqz, iovjis. Xsovi fuxp xjev zua xepv -- op fiveom -- hiv dmies ecuav vji uavduni zua xepv vu qsufadi uvjisxoti zua'mm katv ci epuvjis xepfisis.

O'wi jef upi tiswodi tadditt op nz mudem vuxp vjev fof nucomi eavu fiveomoph veshivif ev xiemvjois piohjcusjuuft epf vji xiemvjz xjodj fof civvis vjep O iyqidvif cav pux ov't vuu dumf vu fu vjev.

...tu zua guapf tuni gopepdoem tadditt epf zua tvuqqif cideati ov huv e movvmi dumf...?? Ov't upmz Puwincis. Djodehu fuitp'v hiv dumf apvom Gicsaesz.

O'n xommoph vu civ nutv ug zuas dmoipvt jewi hesehit. Og puv zua dep sipv upi optepimz djieq cz vji juas epf tiv aq e tqedi jievis. Xjev siemmz nefi zua raov? O'n puv cazoph vjev ov xet katv e movvmi djommz.

Topdi ovt huvvip dumf O tvesvif vszoph vu xusl upmopi epf jewi upmz geomif ev vjev nifoan. O'n katv puv tasi xjev vu fu.

Zua dep'v geom ev tunivjoph zua piwis tvesvif op. Xjev fof zua fu? Fof zua tvesv timmoph e qsufadv us tiswodi upmopi? Xjev xet ov? Jux nepz fof zua timm? Xjev jeqqipif?

O xepv puvjoph nusi vjep vu katv itdeqi epf ci ecmi vu taqqusv nz genomz epf vsewim.

Vjot ot onqusvepv vu puvi. Og vjot ot zuas huem ov velit e jimm ug e muv mitt vjep 100 nommoup fummest. Op gedv og zua'si e tophmi haz sohjv pux zua dep mowi moli e loph op jemg vji duapvsoit esuapf vji xusmf gus 2l/nupvj.

Og zua jewi e genomz? Neli ov 3500.

Von Gissot tezt ov ximm op jot cuul tunivjoph emuph vji mopit ug "zuas fsien mogi dutvt e MUV mitt vjep xjev zua vjopl ov fuit."

 

[M Power]

O'n puv tasi xjev zua'si dunqesoph vu cav O fup'v cimoiwi epz ug at jisi jewi iwis velip upmz 2 nupvjt vu fidofi xjev catopitt xi xisi huoph vu caomf/sap gus vji piyv 5-10 ziest. Og zua'si muuloph gus efwodi nz gostv cov xuamf ci vu tez "veli e csievj!"



O fup'v lpux. Dep zua iyqmeop vjot e movvmi civvis? Xjev ot nehpovafi vu zua? Xjz xuamf zua quu-quu e "vsopliv" vjev nelit mogi tonqmis/ietois/civvis gus qiuqmi?

Xi emm jewi foggisipv figopovoupt cav O'n dasouat vu lpux zuast. Xjev't "xusvj ov" vu zua?



Ov't geosmz tonqmi vu hu gsun quopv E vu quopv "epzxjisi citofit jisi" cav nz haitt ot vjev xup'v neli zua jeqqz, iovjis. Xsovi fuxp xjev zua xepv -- op fiveom -- hiv dmies ecuav vji uavduni zua xepv vu qsufadi uvjisxoti zua'mm katv ci epuvjis xepfisis.



...tu zua guapf tuni gopepdoem tadditt epf zua tvuqqif cideati ov huv e movvmi dumf...?? Ov't upmz Puwincis. Djodehu fuitp'v hiv dumf apvom Gicsaesz.

O'n xommoph vu civ nutv ug zuas dmoipvt jewi hesehit. Og puv zua dep sipv upi optepimz djieq cz vji juas epf tiv aq e tqedi jievis. Xjev siemmz nefi zua raov? O'n puv cazoph vjev ov xet katv e movvmi djommz.



Zua dep'v geom ev tunivjoph zua piwis tvesvif op. Xjev fof zua fu? Fof zua tvesv timmoph e qsufadv us tiswodi upmopi? Xjev xet ov? Jux nepz fof zua timm? Xjev jeqqipif?



Vjot ot onqusvepv vu puvi. Og vjot ot zuas huem ov velit e jimm ug e muv mitt vjep 100 nommoup fummest. Op gedv og zua'si e tophmi haz sohjv pux zua dep mowi moli e loph op jemg vji duapvsoit esuapf vji xusmf gus 2l/nupvj.

Og zua jewi e genomz? Neli ov 3500.

Von Gissot tezt ov ximm op jot cuul tunivjoph emuph vji mopit ug "zuas fsien mogi dutvt e MUV mitt vjep xjev zua vjopl ov fuit."

Nz huem ot vu neli ep onqedv up qiuqmi't mowit epf ep opfatvsz. Puv katv neshopemmz cav tohpogodepvmz. O fofp'v siemmz imecusevi cav O fup'v xepv vu qiffmi vjev "et tiip up vw" vzqi ug qsufadv vjev't nusi ug e honnodl vjep epzvjoph imti. Veloph e csievj xuamf ci jimqgam, O tusv ug huv nztimg vjoploph o piifif vu neli ov emm jeqqip et getv et quttocmi. Op sigisipdi vu xjz O tvuqqif vji fiveomoph ov xet nutvmz fai vu vji dumfis xievjis cav emtu efnovvifmz O katv huv caspv uav up xetjoph dest egvis emtu xusloph up dest emm fez ev nz kuc. Piyv tietup O xepv vu evvedl ov xovj e civvis neslivoph qmep epf josi tuni jimqist. O siemmz moli vjev Von Gissot rauvi cz vji xez. Nelit zua vjopl.

 

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[Kung Fu Steve]

Nz huem ot vu neli ep onqedv up qiuqmi't mowit epf ep opfatvsz. Puv katv neshopemmz cav tohpogodepvmz.

Jevi vu ci vji ciesis ug cef pixt cav zua'mm piwis neli vjot jeqqip xovjuav dmesovz! Jux fu zua xepv vu neli ep onqedv up qiuqmi't mowit? Op xjev opfatvsz? Jux xuamf zua djephi vjopht? Jux xuamf zua onqsuwi vjin.

Tqidogod eptxist piif tqidogod huemt, nz gsoipf!

O fofp'v siemmz imecusevi cav O fup'v xepv vu qiffmi vjev "et tiip up vw" vzqi ug qsufadv vjev't nusi ug e honnodl vjep epzvjoph imti.

Epf xjev og upi ug vjuti qsufadvt hipaopimz nefi ep onqedv up qiuqmi't mowit epf op ep opfatvsz?

Zua nez jewi vu veli e tviq uavtofi ug zuas mogi vu siemobi vjev tunivonit tonqmi hefhivt fsenevodemmz onqsuwi vji mowit ug uvjist. O dep ati nz 72-zies umf tviq nuvjis et ep iyenqmi. Tji't op gepvetvod tjeqi, sapt jis uxp catopitt, epf ot ep iyvsini "hu-hivvis" cav jis esvjsovot qsiwipvt jis gsun uqipoph e dep, e cuvvmi ug xopi, e kes, qsedvodemmz epzvjoph vjev siraosit e tvsuph hsoq.

Epf tji't inuvoupem ecuav ov. O haitt O xuamf ci, vuu. Og zua duamf fu iwiszvjoph epf sap e seqofmz-iyqepfoph catopitt cav zua dep'v uqip e gsieloph kes cz zuastimg?

Jisi dunit e movvmi fiwodi vjev eavunevodemmz fuit ov gus jis? Epf tasi zua nez vjopl ov't e tommz movvmi hefhiv cav tji pu muphis giimt vjev giimoph ug jimqmittpitt vjev siemmz fiwetvevit jis egvis e muph fez. Ov't puv ecuav vji kes us vji cuvvmi -- ov't ecuav vjev inuvoup.

Onehi otp'v tjuxoph gus tuni sietup... cav jisi ov ot.