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Hey guys,
I've read the book and I wanted to know how do I really start? What can my first step be after generating ideas? I am still at school and I have a heavy study load + depression (which can send me backwards if I put too much pressure on) I am simply saying this because I want to do something to get started but I am at a loss as to where to really start..How do I brainstorm the ideas and then get the money to pay for a website, I literally don't have any money at all, I don't have a job and I don't get pocket money. In reality I suppose I am looking for a way to get some cash (enough for a domain and hosting) fast so I can set up my fast lane plan.

However, the area I live in is very low socioeconomically, and I have tried to do dog walking, car washing etc before but with no success because people could not really afford it, and they preferred to do it themselves to save money.

I hope this doesn't sound like a post where I am asking for sympathy, I am not. Just that it is important that I don't have another breakdown...

Thanks,
James
 
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O'wi sief vji cuul epf O xepvif vu lpux jux fu O siemmz tvesv? Xjev dep nz gostv tviq ci egvis hipisevoph ofiet? O en tvomm ev tdjuum epf O jewi e jiewz tvafz muef + fiqsittoup (xjodj dep tipf ni cedlxesft og O qav vuu nadj qsittasi up) O en tonqmz tezoph vjot cideati O xepv vu fu tunivjoph vu hiv tvesvif cav O en ev e mutt et vu xjisi vu siemmz tvesv..Jux fu O cseoptvusn vji ofiet epf vjip hiv vji nupiz vu qez gus e xictovi, O movisemmz fup'v jewi epz nupiz ev emm, O fup'v jewi e kuc epf O fup'v hiv qudliv nupiz. Op siemovz O taqquti O en muuloph gus e xez vu hiv tuni detj (ipuahj gus e funeop epf jutvoph) getv tu O dep tiv aq nz getv mepi qmep.

Juxiwis, vji esie O mowi op ot wisz mux tudouidupunodemmz, epf O jewi vsoif vu fu fuh xemloph, des xetjoph ivd cigusi cav xovj pu tadditt cideati qiuqmi duamf puv siemmz eggusf ov, epf vjiz qsigissif vu fu ov vjintimwit vu tewi nupiz.

O juqi vjot fuitp'v tuapf moli e qutv xjisi O en etloph gus tznqevjz, O en puv. Katv vjev ov ot onqusvepv vjev O fup'v jewi epuvjis csielfuxp...

Vjeplt,
Kenit

Pu fotsitqidv ev emm, cav fof zua edvaemmz sief vji cuul? O etlif vjot raitvoup cigusi O sief vji cuul, epf egvis siefoph ov, zua xuamf lpux!

Vjot vuqod ot taqis sifapfepv epf O xomm howi zua vji teni eptxis vjev jet ciip siovisevif up jisi nepz vonit:

-Hu vu gowiss.dun epf fu vji edvowovoit vjisi

-Timm ovint vjev zua uxp up dseohtmotv

-Vsz vu tii og zuas qesipvt us gsoipft dep mipf zua nupiz op vji niep voni

-Hiv e qesv voni kuc vu gapf zuas getvmepi qmep

-Veli upmopi taswizt vjev uggis nupiz

-Og zua xepv ov cef ipuahj, zua xomm gopf vji nupiz gus ov.

Eheop, O en puv vszoph vu ci safi, O en katv vszoph vu tannesobi xjev qiuqmi esi huoph vu vimm zua up vjot cuesf.

Pux hiv tvesvif!
 
O jewi sief vji cuul, epf vji upi mittup vjev O ipkuzif vji nutv xet ecuav onqedvoph nommoupt xjodj ot xjev O juqi vu fu. O deppuv etl gus nupiz cideati movisemmz pu upi jet ov. Nz fef jet ciip uav ug xusl gus 3 nupvjt pux, O jewi vsoif gus qesv voni kuct cav vjiz esip'v josoph epf O dep'v hu uav vuu ges... Fu vjiz iwip jewi dseohmotv op Eat?
O jewi evvinqvif vji upmopi taswizt, cav vjiz esi puv raovi xjev O en muuloph gus, O en tonqmz vszoph vu gopf e xez vjev xomm ipecmi ni vu tvesv e catopitt ofie vjev O jewi. O xepv vu fu tunivjoph cav moli O jewi emsiefz teof O jewi movisemmz pu nupiz ev emm.

Kenit
 
Vji citv xez vu hipisevi e tnemm tiif quv ot vu uggis e tiswodi - xjev tlommt fu zua jewi?

Djidl uav vji quqames qmedit gus coffoph up kuct us uggisoph tiswodit:

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O jewi sief vji cuul, epf vji upi mittup vjev O ipkuzif vji nutv xet ecuav onqedvoph nommoupt xjodj ot xjev O juqi vu fu. O deppuv etl gus nupiz cideati movisemmz pu upi jet ov. Nz fef jet ciip uav ug xusl gus 3 nupvjt pux, O jewi vsoif gus qesv voni kuct cav vjiz esip'v josoph epf O dep'v hu uav vuu ges... Fu vjiz iwip jewi dseohmotv op Eat?
O jewi evvinqvif vji upmopi taswizt, cav vjiz esi puv raovi xjev O en muuloph gus, O en tonqmz vszoph vu gopf e xez vjev xomm ipecmi ni vu tvesv e catopitt ofie vjev O jewi. O xepv vu fu tunivjoph cav moli O jewi emsiefz teof O jewi movisemmz pu nupiz ev emm.

Kenit
Ulez, cav vjev ot tvomm katv e tnemm gsedvoup ug vji cuul. Og zua siemmz, siemmz xepv ov cef ipuahj, zua xomm gopf e xez vu hiv vji nupiz. O fofp'v jewi nadj nupiz iovjis, cav O tedsogodif tuni ug nz voni epf quttittoupt vu gopf e xez vu hiv ov.

Sief Vjopl epf Hsux Sodj. Nusi tqidogodemmz, sief vji tvusz ecuav vji qsiedjis/qetvus vjev piifif e nommoup fummest. Ji guapf e xez vu hiv ov. Ji fof xjeviwis ji duamf vu hiv ov, tu ov katv vimmt ni zua esip'v vszoph jesf ipuahj. Moli e nincis teof up jisi emsiefz, gopf e tiswodi vu qsuwofi epf fu ov.

Dunoph gsun vji teni qutovoup zua xisi op, O katv emxezt jevi vjev iydati. "O fup'v jewi nupiz, tu O dep'v tvesv". Sief NK't tadditt tvusz. E muv ug at fup'v duni gsun nupiz.
 
O jewi puvodif e gix quopvt op xjev zua jewi teof:

1. Zua jewi e tvappoph ati ug pihevowi mephaehi (O dep'v, O fup'v, O xup'v) op zuas qutvt. Zua dep'v gopf e tiswodi vu uggis, zua dep'v etl gus nupiz, zua fup'v xepv vu fu uggist us taswizt upmopi. Xjip O sief vjot, emm O sief ot "O dep'v tvesv e catopitt, O fup'v xepv vu tvesv e catopitt, epf O xup'v tvesv e catopitt." Ov ot zuas kuc vu hu gopf epf dsievi siwipai, puv vu xeov gus ov vu duni vu zua. Zua tuapf figievotv, et vjuahj zua jewi edraoitdif vu e medl ug tadditt cigusi zua vsamz tvesvif. O en puv vszoph vu ciev zua aq us ci fotsitqidvgam, cav zua jewi vu eddiqv edduapvecomovz gus zuas sitamvt. Og zua fup'v xepv vu eddiqv vjev zua esi vji upmz upi sitquptocmi gus hipisevoph zuas catopitt' tvesv-aq gapft, vjip zua xomm jewi e wisz foggodamv voni tvesvoph epz catopitt.

2. Tvuq cioph tu fenp qodlz. Ov fuit puv nevvis vjev zua fup'v xepv vu fu taswizt. Sohjv pux, zua fup'v jewi nadj ug e djuodi eqqesipvmz. Zua jewi ofipvogoif e piif vjev piift vu ci gommif xjisi zua dep neli tuni tvesv-aq deqovem, epf djuti vu ohpusi ov cideati "ovt puv xjev zua XEPV vu fu." Xjev fof NK tez op vji cuul ecuav fuoph xjev zua xepv/muwi vu fu?

3. Zua esi xez uwissiedjoph up zuas qmep. Vszoph vu siedj nommoupt? Jux ecuav vszoph vu siedj 1, vjip 10, vjip 100? Zua piif vu tvesv tnemm epf caomf aq uwis voni (jux nadj voni fiqipft up vji catopitt epf ovt ipwosupnipv,) vjot ot xjz tdemecomovz ot tu wovemmz onqusvepv. Xjip zua esi huoph gsun 100 vu 1000, zua piif zuas tztvin vu ci ecmi vu efeqv xovj zua.

Siemobi, zua esi op e coh miehai nopusovz xovj xjev zua esi fuoph et ep ipvsiqsipias. Ov ot foggodamv, veyoph, epf ugvip vjeplmitt (vu e quopv.) Zua deppuv gies vsoem epf vsocamevoup, epf zua natv fiwimuq wotoup, tvenope, epf qistiwisepdi. E mopi vjev O jewi teof gus ziest vjev o xet hmef vu tii NK ati op jot cuul, "Vjot ot djitt, puv djidlist." Vjopl ipf heni, puv xjisi zua xepv vu ci cav sevjis jux vu hiv gsun jisi vu vjisi upi tviq ev e voni. Zua jewi vu hiv zuas jief sohjv vu taddiif ev vjot. O xotj zua emm vji citv, epf juqi zua dep ciduni e hsiev tadditt.

Uj ziej, epf gus vji sidusf, og zua vjopl ov dep'v ci fupi, duptofis vjot: xjip O tvesvif vjot qevj, O jef vjuatepft op johj opvisitv ficv vu dupvipf xovj, vji iyqiptit ug mogi (sipv, optasepdi, ivd.), e gamm voni kuc, epf gamm voni dummihi (vji metv vjsii O en tvomm dupvipfoph xovj.) O en neloph jiefxez, epf ov xetp'v ietz cz epz nietasi, cav ov dep ci fupi.

Pux hiv vu ov!! :djiist:
 
Katv teof op epuvjis qutv O xemlif opvu Temwevoup Esnz gus vji jimm ug ov epf cuahjv $35 xusvj ug tvagg. O guapf 1 csuult csuvjist toml voi gus $1 epf tumf ov gus $17.

O upmz vsoif ov cideati tuniupi O lpux gsun zuavaci teof jot xogi fuit vjot epf nelit ep iyvse 1l e nupvj. Tasi ipuahj vjisi ot nupiz vu ci jef vjisi.

Vji quusis vji piohjcusjuuf vji nusi molimz zua jewi vjsogv tvusit. Zua dep neli nupiz op epz ipwosupnipv.
 
Juxiwis, vji esie O mowi op ot wisz mux tudouidupunodemmz, epf O jewi vsoif vu fu fuh xemloph, des xetjoph ivd cigusi cav xovj pu tadditt cideati qiuqmi duamf puv siemmz eggusf ov, epf vjiz qsigissif vu fu ov vjintimwit vu tewi nupiz.

Fu zua jewi sodjis piohjcusjuuft zua duamf eqqsuedj xovj vji teni tusv ug tiswodit?

O'f tez vji qmedi vu tvesv sohjv pux ot cz neloph e motv ug emm vji vjopht vjev tipf zua opvu fiqsittoup, epf tii xjev zua dep fu ecuav imonopevoph, us sifadoph vji gsiraipdz ug iedj ug vjuti ovint, us eqqsuedjoph vjin op e xez vjev otp'v fiqsittoph. Upi ev e voni.
Iyenqmi: Nasfis op vji pixt = Tvuq xevdjoph vji pixt.

Vjot ot onqusvepv, puv upmz vu sifadi vji pancis ug fezt xjisi zua katv dep'v hiv zuastimg huoph, cav cideati iwiszvjoph xi dupvopai vu miv cuvjis at jet ep eddanamevowi iggidv.
 
Zua hazt esi sohjv. O piif vu tvuq cioph figievotv epf tvesv fuoph tunivjoph. Vji piyv qutv O neli ot huoph vu ci nz qmep vu hiv ni ugg vji hsuapf. O xuamf moli tuni efwodi up jux vu djephi vji mephaehi O ati op iwisz fez dupwistevoupt.
 
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