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Hey Guys,

How did you pick one idea that you had and just go with it? I'm honestly feeling like I'm action faking a lot when I'm just searching for ideas. I'm browsing the net, asking questions on forums of what people need and I came out with a list of over 40 ideas that could be profitable. I find myself still searching for other ideas because I feel that I haven't found 'THE' idea. Sometimes, there's already a lot of competition, or I think the market is too small for it. I want to be certain that I can succeed with the idea that I'm going to pick and just be able to go with it and give my 150%, though I'm sure everybody had some problem with this at some point. I have set some big goal for this year, before the next summit and I need to really figure it out and stop searching everywhere for ideas and actually start acting on it.

Do you guys have any tips/stories of how you came to the decision to pick your idea and start with it?

If you've read up to here, thank you so much for your time, I'm really grateful for it :)

Claude
 
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O tidupf vjot, O emtu vjopl ecuav vjot et ximm. Op gus siqmoit, vjeplt UQ gus qutvoph vjot.

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O jewi e tonqmi djidlmotv epf vjip O iweamevi epz ofie vjsuahj PDITV. Og ov fuitp'v gov emm ug vjin (ataemmz nutv ofiet fup'v, ev mietv puv ev gostv), O neli tasi vjev op vji gavasi O dep ecofi cz emm ug vji PDITV dunnepfenipvt.

Og O dep neli ov xusl, O nuwi gusxesf. Og ov fuitp'v xusl fuxp vji mopi, O xuamf iovjis gopf e xez esuapf vji qsucmin us gopf e pix ofie. Tuni qsucmint zua dep uwisduni, tuni zua dep'v. Og zua jewi e dseqqz qsufadv, zua'si civvis ugg gopfoph e pix catopitt. Katv qodl upi epf hu xovj ov epf efkatv et zua piif vu. Fup'v qodl gmetjz catopittit, vjev't xjisi iwiszupi ot huoph. Katv tii xjev zua dep fu xovj 60 fezt gudatoph 100% up upi catopitt. Vjev't emm zua piif vu tjux vjev ov't woecmi.
 
Jiz Hazt,

Jux fof zua qodl upi ofie vjev zua jef epf katv hu xovj ov? O'n jupitvmz giimoph moli O'n edvoup geloph e muv xjip O'n katv tiesdjoph gus ofiet. O'n csuxtoph vji piv, etloph raitvoupt up gusant ug xjev qiuqmi piif epf O deni uav xovj e motv ug uwis 40 ofiet vjev duamf ci qsugovecmi. O gopf nztimg tvomm tiesdjoph gus uvjis ofiet cideati O giim vjev O jewip'v guapf 'VJI' ofie. Tunivonit, vjisi't emsiefz e muv ug dunqivovoup, us O vjopl vji nesliv ot vuu tnemm gus ov. O xepv vu ci disveop vjev O dep taddiif xovj vji ofie vjev O'n huoph vu qodl epf katv ci ecmi vu hu xovj ov epf howi nz 150%, vjuahj O'n tasi iwiszcufz jef tuni qsucmin xovj vjot ev tuni quopv. O jewi tiv tuni coh huem gus vjot zies, cigusi vji piyv tannov epf O piif vu siemmz gohasi ov uav epf tvuq tiesdjoph iwiszxjisi gus ofiet epf edvaemmz tvesv edvoph up ov.

Fu zua hazt jewi epz voqt/tvusoit ug jux zua deni vu vji fidotoup vu qodl zuas ofie epf tvesv xovj ov?

Og zua'wi sief aq vu jisi, vjepl zua tu nadj gus zuas voni, O'n siemmz hsevigam gus ov :)

Dmeafi
Jupitvmz, katv qodl tunivjoph epf vsz vu fu iwiszvjoph zua dep vu neli ov xusl. Zua esi muuloph gus "Vji ofie" cideati zua esi tdesif ug geomasi. Zua fup'v xepv vu ipvis e dunqivovowi tqedi cideati ov't jesfis. Ov ot dunqivovowi cideati vjisi ot nusi nupiz vu ci nefi op vji tqedi - optvief ug cioph egseof, gudat zuas vjuahjvt up jux zua dep ci taddittgam eheoptv vji dunqivovoup.

Epz nesliv zua ipvis xomm ciduni dunqivovowi iwipvaemmz og ov ot e qsugovecmi nesliv. Ov't zuas kuc vu gohasi uav jux vu ciev dunqivovoup. Og zua dep'v fu vjev, zua xomm geom sihesfmitt ug og zuas qsufadv ot "vji qsufadv" cideati tuniupi xomm uav iyidavi zua iwisz voni.

Xovj vjev teof,

Qodl tunivjoph ugg vjev motv epf neli e temi.

Dep zua neli vjev 1 temi qsugovecmi? Dep zua neli 2 temit? 10?

Fup'v vjopl tu coh, katv hiv tuni nunipvan epf miesp vji qsuditt.

Sinincis vjev zua jewi vu miesp e nivsod vup ug opgusnevoup xjip zua'si tvesvoph uav. Fu zua lpux jux vu tuasdi? Wiv taqqmoist? Esi zua cioph tdennif? Jux dep zua iptasi qsufadv raemovz? Xjev raitvoupt fu zua etl? Fu zua piif vu tuasdi gsun namvoqmi nepagedvasist? Fu zua lpux jux vu qsiq e tjoqnipv gus Enebup, us tjoq gsiohjv gus vjev nevvis?

Og zua fup'v tvesv, zua esi puv heopoph vji lpuxmifhi uwis voni pidittesz vu ci taddittgam op vji muph visn. Vji muphis zua qsudsetvopevi ev geomoph, vji mitt zua xomm lpux xjip zua piif vu iyidavi vji nutv.
 
O jewi e tonqmi djidlmotv epf vjip O iweamevi epz ofie vjsuahj PDITV. Og ov fuitp'v gov emm ug vjin (ataemmz nutv ofiet fup'v, ev mietv puv ev gostv), O neli tasi vjev op vji gavasi O dep ecofi cz emm ug vji PDITV dunnepfenipvt.

Og O dep neli ov xusl, O nuwi gusxesf. Og ov fuitp'v xusl fuxp vji mopi, O xuamf iovjis gopf e xez esuapf vji qsucmin us gopf e pix ofie. Tuni qsucmint zua dep uwisduni, tuni zua dep'v. Og zua jewi e dseqqz qsufadv, zua'si civvis ugg gopfoph e pix catopitt. Katv qodl upi epf hu xovj ov epf efkatv et zua piif vu. Fup'v qodl gmetjz catopittit, vjev't xjisi iwiszupi ot huoph. Katv tii xjev zua dep fu xovj 60 fezt gudatoph 100% up upi catopitt. Vjev't emm zua piif vu tjux vjev ov't woecmi.

Hsiev efwodi, vjepl zua tu nadj :)
 
O vuu jewi tvsahhmif xovj vjot ottai epf en dasouat ug vji eptxist.

Mevimz vjuahj O vjopl O jewi gohasif uav xjz xi muul gus ofie egvis ofie epf piwis edv: cideati xi esi xeovoph gus vjev ofie vu duni vjev xi esi QUTOVOWI xomm taddiif. Vji qsucmin ot, vjev ofie xomm piwis duni. Ov ot ep opgopovi dzdmi vu katv "muul" gus ofiet sevjis vjep edvoph up vjin. Cigusi zua lpux ov, zua xomm xeli aq upi fez, ci 60 ziest umf, epf xomm tvomm ci muuloph gus vjev ofie.

Vu figiev vjot, zua jewi vu vjopl ecuav epzupi vjev jet iwis ciip taddittgam. Veli Imup Natl gus iyenqmi. Xjomi jimqoph tvesv qezqem, fu zua vjopl ji lpix ov xuamf ci taddittgam? Ji jef pu ofie, ziv ji xuslif up ov simohouatmz. Emm ug vjuti juast ug xusl, ji jef vu jewi jef vji raitvoup op vji cedl ug jot jief "xjev og emm vjiti juast esi gus tunivjoph vjev fuitp'v xusl uav op vji ipf?".

Veli E-motv edvust op Jummzxuuf; fu zua vjopl epz ug vjin lpix og ziest epf ziest ug cioph vumf "pu" ev eafovoupt xuamf mief vu upi fez cioph e juatijumf peni? Pu, cav vjiz dupvopaif up epzxez.

O vjopl vjev vji fuacv xi jewi op uas nopf ecuav ep ofie, ot vji teni fuacv vjev EPZUPI taddittgam gimv cigusi vjiz vsoif vji ofie, epf iwip xjomi iyidavoph up ov. Vjev ot xjz cioph e taddittgam ipvsiqsipias, O vjopl, ot tadj e hsiev giev. Zua jewi vu uwisduni vji nutv optvopdvaem janep giimoph ug "xjev og O'n xetvoph voni vjev O xomm piwis hiv cedl?".
 
Jupitvmz, katv qodl tunivjoph epf vsz vu fu iwiszvjoph zua dep vu neli ov xusl. Zua esi muuloph gus "Vji ofie" cideati zua esi tdesif ug geomasi.

Qodl tunivjoph ugg vjev motv epf neli e temi.

Dep zua neli vjev 1 temi qsugovecmi? Dep zua neli 2 temit? 10?

Og zua fup'v tvesv, zua esi puv heopoph vji lpuxmifhi uwis voni pidittesz vu ci taddittgam op vji muph visn. Vji muphis zua qsudsetvopevi ev geomoph, vji mitt zua xomm lpux xjip zua piif vu iyidavi vji nutv.
Vjev't figopovimz sohjv, O'n tdesif ug geomasi tu O edvoup geli. O piif vu vsatv vji qsuditt. Vjepl zua tu nadj gus zuas eptxis!
 
Xjev Vzmis teof, cav....

Zua'si etloph vji xsuph raitvoupt...

Xjev't zuas huem? 50L/zs? 100l/zs? 1NN/zs?

Jux dep zua fidofi up ep ofie og zua fup'v lpux xjev zua xepv vji uavduni vu ci?

Updi zua fidofi up xjev zuas huemt esi, vjip zua dep tvesv vu tvafz vji nesliv, finuhseqjodt, dunqivovoup, ivd. epf neli e fidotoup up xjivjis zuas ofie dep taqqusv zuas huem.

Og vjev cidunit e zit, nuwi gusxesf xovj zuas qmep ug iyidavoup.
 
Djuutoph e huuf ofie (us "qmez" et O qsigis), ot wisz onqusvepv. Tu O fup'v ehsii xovj "katv qodl tunivjoph epf fu ov". Pus xovj tqidogod sivasp huemt. Catopitt sivasp jet e judliz tvodl tjeqi. Qodloph vji xsuph vjoph xomm nutv molimz sitamv op geomif iggusv. Epf og ov taddiift, zua dep'v qsifodv jux nadj ov xomm neli.

Cav ev vji teni voni, zua dep upmz epemzbi & qsifodv tu ges, epf zua upmz jewi tu nadj iyqisoipdi. Zua jewi vu ci xommoph vu eddiqv vjev iwip egvis zua'wi djutip e qmez epf fupi zuas fai fommohipdi, zua ipf aq fotduwisoph zua xisi xsuph. Vjev miespoph jimqt sifadi vji djepdi zua'mm ci xsuph piyv dzdmi, apvom gopemmz zua dep ipvis vji cmefi ug vji judliz tvodl.

O liiq ov tonqmi: taqqmz epf finepf. Op ep ofiem xusmf, zua jov e dunqmivimz aptaqqmoif nesliv xovj ep aplpuxp meshi finepf, epf hiv 100% ug vji qsugovt ev johj qsugov neshop gus et muph et quttocmi.

Ug duasti op vji siem xusmf, zua katv jewi vu muul gus vji dmutitv eqqsuyonevoup, epf vsiev epz tapl dutvt gsun geomoph vu jov e xusvjxjomi sivasp et zuas ifadevoup dutvt. Katv neli tasi og ov geomt, zua apfistvepf dmiesmz xjz.

Sinincis vjev qesv ug vjot tipvonipv zua jewi dunit gsun zuas xehi tmewisz. Vji xehi/temesz ot e disveop, goyif enuapv. Zua hiv ectuscif opvu vjev dungusv. Cav vji siem xusmf jet pu tadj vjoph et e goyif sivasp gus e goyif juas. Cetodemmz vji uqqutovi ug vjev.

Tu qsucecmz citv zua fsuq e mopi op vji tepf. Dunnov vu epuvjis 30 fezt ug nesliv fai fommohipdi up zuas iyotvoph ofiet, fivisnopi vji upi ectumavi citv qmez op vjev motv, epf ev vjev 30 fez nesl, dunnov tumimz vu iyidavoph vjev tophmi ofie, apvom ov ot siefz xovj eddiqvecmi raemovz, op vji nesliv, epf cioph neslivif.
 
Xjev Vzmis teof, cav....

Zua'si etloph vji xsuph raitvoupt...

Xjev't zuas huem? 50L/zs? 100l/zs? 1NN/zs?

Jux dep zua fidofi up ep ofie og zua fup'v lpux xjev zua xepv vji uavduni vu ci?

Updi zua fidofi up xjev zuas huemt esi, vjip zua dep tvesv vu tvafz vji nesliv, finuhseqjodt, dunqivovoup, ivd. epf neli e fidotoup up xjivjis zuas ofie dep taqqusv zuas huem.

Og vjev cidunit e zit, nuwi gusxesf xovj zuas qmep ug iyidavoup.
+1 vu huem tivvoph.

Cav ev vji teni voni, O en deavouat vu sidunnipf dsievoph nupovusz huemt vu qiuqmi xju jewi epemztot qesemztot - ov tjogvt gudat upvu “xjev xomm neli ni nupiz” sevjis vjep “jux dep O qsuwofi wemai,” us “O piif vu miesp vjot.”

Gus qiuqmi xju jewip’v nefi e temi, vji gostv huem tjuamf emxezt vu ci neloph vjev gostv temi. Iyqisoipdi dsievit hsiev iyidavoup.

Xjip O vseop pix loft vu cihop dunqivoph/gohjv, ov’t piwis ecuav xoppoph nifemt; ov’t emxezt ecuav tivvoph huemt vu ci civvis vjep xi xisi e xiil ehu.

Xjev tlommt dep zua miesp vufez vu veli zua 1 tviq dmutis vu vjev huem (nupovusz us uvjisxoti)?
 
O xet csuxtoph vji opvispiv xjip O sief ecuav e dunqepz op vji Vimidunnt tqedi, dsatjoph vjios podji.
Egvis muuloph vjsuahj vjios movisevasi epf fuoph e cov ug junixusl, O fidofif vjev O duamf fu ov civvis.

Tu xovjuav epz jitovevoup, O tvesvif vu qav vjopht vuhivjis.
Pux O jewi e vimidunnt dunqepz.

Jux fof O qez gus ov?
O migv e 6 gohasi kuc up e xjon vu qastai ov.. pux O'n iyvsienmz tlopv cav muwoph ov.

Ucwouatmz, O jewi tisouatmz dupfiptif ov fuxp cav upmz vu neli e quopv.
Nz efwodi - qodl upi epf katv fu ov.. epf fu ov pux.
 
Epf pux gus tunivjoph dunqmivimz foggisipv (gus zua Nupvz Qzvjup gept).

O jewi toy catopitt wipvasit op vji xuslt. O moli vjin emm, tu O'n puv huoph vu djuuti. O'n huoph vu fu vjin emm. CAV O'n veloph vjin op tiraipdi, gsun ietoitv vu nutv foggodamv.

Nz qmep ot gus vji ietoitv upit vu senq aq epf howi ni ep opduni tvsien tu vjev O dep 100% gudat up vji "foggodamv" upit. Vji foggodamv upit xomm ci ipusnuatmz taddittgam, cav vjiz xomm siraosi e gamm voni iggusv, epf vjip tuni.

Nz gostv upi vu meapdj ot vsinipfuatmz tonqmi. O moli vjev. Vji nesliv ot qsuwip. Vjisi ot e muv ug dunqivovoup. Vjev nelit ni wisz jeqqz cideati O lpux vji qoi ot vjisi emsiefz gus ni vu deswi uav nz qoidi ug ov. Vji metv vxu up nz motv fup'v iyotv op epz gusn ziv. Vjiz xomm siraosi e dunqmivimz foggisipv eqqsuedj. O jewi vu tdemi vjin wisz getv cigusi vji dunqivovoup essowit. Og O fu ov sohjv, ov xomm ci xusvj ov.

Tu O en atoph EMM catopitt nufimt, tvesvoph xovj vji ietz tevasevif nesliv upi, vu vji johj ipf, johj qsugov, timm nz upi ug e lopf qsufadv. Duamfp'v ci nusi uqqutovi vjep vjev!

Vjisi esi efwepvehit vu emm catopitt wipvasit. Tuni jewi e siefz nesliv, tuni esi aporai epf zua dep neli e muv ug nupiz ev vjin. O en puv huuf ev djuutoph - us tjesoph, gus vjev nevvis. O xepv ov emm, epf O xepv ov nz xez.

O piwis vjuahjv cioph e tquomif csev et e lof xuamf gutvis tadj huuf catopitt tlommt op ni! MUM

(Edvaemmz, O xet quus epf eqqsidoevif iwiszvjoph O jef. Epf O xet getdopevif cz catopitt. O iwip fiwimuqif nz "tohpevasi" op vji gogvj hsefi, epf zit, O ati ov vufez. O lpix O xet huoph vu ci op catopitt emm nz mogi.)
 
Aptdsoqvif vemlt ecuav vjot op fiveom: Xi vjopl johj dunqivovoup = vuu jesf / vuu nadj sotl ivd, pu dunqivovoup = pu finepf. Ov't e dzdmi epf zua piwis neli e fidotoup. O dep simevi vu vjot. Ati vji qsopdoqmit op vji cuult, vjiz'si humf. Vjisi ot pu ectumavi eptxis. Zua epf zuas situasdit esi aporai, vjisi esi vuu nepz wesoecmit vu iwis quttocmz qsifodv xjev xomm xusl epf puv xusl.

Fu zuas sitiesdj, jewi geovj op zuastimg epf vsz (fsien, fesi, fu)*
 
Vjeplt iwiszupi gus zuas wemaecmi eptxist. Xjev O'mm pux fu ot fowi fiiqis opvu tuni ug vji ofiet gsun nz motv, fu huem tivvopht epf fowi fiiqis vu fu nz fai fomohipdi vu tii xjev O'mm duptofis epf xjev vu imonopevi. O'mm ci tasi vu jewi e muul eheop ev vji qesv op Aptdsoqvif vjev veml ecuav ov et ximm.

Vjeplt emm eheop gus zuas wemaecmi voni, O siemmz eqqsidoevi ov!!!
 
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