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Hello friends, this is my first day in the forum (first 10 minutes), and I want to share my experience with you mainly because I am desperate as f.. But also I think my story is kinda funny if you think about it.

My name's Michael, you can call me Z. I am a 19y old Brazilian and I learned every single word I am typing to you guys by myself, in other words I self-taught myself English by watching 40 (approximated) movies and only 10 actual classes, so if my english sounds like sh@t, that is the reason. (This is not relevant nor a great accomplishment yet, but it will be important later on)

When I was a kid, I actually hated money, like I just wanted to be an inventor and study physics 24/7, but as I grow older I couldn't help but see my family getting destroyed over it. So that is the reason I started studying about things that could make me money, or so I thought. I have never had guidance up until now, every single book I read or ever saw (Including the Fastlane) I either bought it on Amazon using money I got working on the streets or found a way to read it.

After 1 year reading as much books as you can possibly imagine (3 books+ a week), I couldn't apply all of them. But I got an opportunity if you can call it that, my cousin, who studied marketing, offered me to work for him in a job that he wouldn't pay me but he would teach me all he knew. So I did work with him and learned well some concepts that I actually didn't know shit about, and probably still don't, but I showed up everyday and it was probably useful for giving me discipline.

But, I HAVE NEVER MADE ANY MONEY FOR MYSELF TO THIS DAY. I have been able to sell on his company, but I never made any of the actual work to do so... It's complicated. My current situation is: I learned about prompt engineering, some marketing principles, SEO, Video Editing, CS Basics, English in like 4 months or less, Spanish in even less time, copywriting, html/css/js, wordpress, python (mainly for webscraping purposes), AND I STILL AM NOT ABLE TO MAKE SHIT. I don't get it, it seems like everyone is so F*cking smarter than me... My latest project is on clickfunnels(found a work that can give me money to pay it), building 2 smartwatch offers: One targetting busy people who want to have a better health and better organize their life (offer consists of ebook on time management, the watch, 120% money guarantee, cashback for students and parents, a rushed shipping order bump, upsell on same but more), and the other is for fitness purposes like people who want to run a marathon or who swim, (offer consists on the smartwatch, an ebook on nutrition and dieting designed to substitute a nutritionist session for most people including many things, cashback for anyone who posts with the watch on the gym, the same 120% guarantee, same upsell and same order bump), And before you ask, I even got to read books on time management and nutrition to craft these.

I simply don't get it. It always lacks something. I always get way more ideas than I could possibly execute... And this makes me think I am always on the wrong path, that I should F*ck off with this physical product stuff and build a course where I explain something I learned, but I never feel like I am providing enough value to people. To make matters worse, Even tho my SEO/Paid Traffic skills can maybe enable to just put an ad there and hope for the best, I don't even got money to do so. I literally don't know what the F*ck to do, what type of content to create (Storytelling videos like the new ad from Apple? How to videos? Reviews and Comparisons? UCG?...) I could do any of these things with AI and video editing, or even recording myself. I just feel like there is never enough value there and I keep building and building and don't get nowhere.

I am basically too dumb to do anything and too smart to give up on learning I guess...

What do you guys think? Since I am young I should focus on learning more? Learn to build a proper SaaS with C or Bubble, Learn AI... (There are books/courses/tutorials on my list on these topics because I like it an it can be useful), OR I should do something whatever and see how the world reacts to this? Or even worse, Should I just study enough to a test and go to college? (Here in Brazil, college is free once you pass on a test, and they even cover the costs of life, but I would definitely have to give up my ideas to study like 6h/day and I don't want that anymore..)

If any of you guys can laugh on the comments or give me some insight, it would be very helpful.
 
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Zua esi tvomm e cihoppis ev vjiti tlommt, tu iwiszupi xovj e gix ziest ug iyqisoipdi xomm tiin tnesvis vjep zua. Cav og zua djuuti 2-3 tlommt epf gudat up vjin, zua xomm ci ev vjios miwim tuup. Vji csuefis zua hu, vji nusi voni ov xomm veli. Ov't xjz tdjuumt qsufadi nifoudsi tvafipvt. Vjiz vsz vu viedj emm tackidvt vu iwiszupi.

Ugvip xjev jeqqipt ot vjev et zuaph qiuqmi xi iyqmusi nepz tlommt, epf op vji tlommt xi hiv huuf giifcedl (nupiz, qseoti, ipkuznipv) xi dupvopai op et efamvt. Duptofis tu ges xjev zuas sitamvt esi, iwip og zua'wi nefi pu nupiz. Xjev fu uvjis qiuqmi tez zua esi huuf ev? Og zua etlif zuas duatop, xjev xuamf ji tez ecuav zuas vemipvt?
 
Zua esi tvomm e cihoppis ev vjiti tlommt, tu iwiszupi xovj e gix ziest ug iyqisoipdi xomm tiin tnesvis vjep zua. Cav og zua djuuti 2-3 tlommt epf gudat up vjin, zua xomm ci ev vjios miwim tuup. Vji csuefis zua hu, vji nusi voni ov xomm veli. Ov't xjz tdjuumt qsufadi nifoudsi tvafipvt. Vjiz vsz vu viedj emm tackidvt vu iwiszupi.

Ugvip xjev jeqqipt ot vjev et zuaph qiuqmi xi iyqmusi nepz tlommt, epf op vji tlommt xi hiv huuf giifcedl (nupiz, qseoti, ipkuznipv) xi dupvopai op et efamvt. Duptofis tu ges xjev zuas sitamvt esi, iwip og zua'wi nefi pu nupiz. Xjev fu uvjis qiuqmi tez zua esi huuf ev? Og zua etlif zuas duatop, xjev xuamf ji tez ecuav zuas vemipvt?
Qsucecmz Duqzxsovoph, qsunqv iphopiisoph epf jvnm/dtt/kt esi vji tlommt O huv nutv qseoti gus. Qiuqmi emxezt tez vjev O tjuamf tvesv dufoph cideati O jewi emxezt ciip huuf xovj qevvispt, cav O lopfe fup'v hiv ov, nezci vjiz katv vjopl vjev dufoph ot ietz nupiz
 
Jimmu gsoipft, vjot ot nz gostv fez op vji gusan (gostv 10 nopavit), epf O xepv vu tjesi nz iyqisoipdi xovj zua neopmz cideati O en fitqisevi et g.. Cav emtu O vjopl nz tvusz ot lopfe gappz og zua vjopl ecuav ov.

Nz peni't Nodjeim, zua dep demm ni B. O en e 19z umf Csebomoep epf O miespif iwisz tophmi xusf O en vzqoph vu zua hazt cz nztimg, op uvjis xusft O timg-veahjv nztimg Iphmotj cz xevdjoph 40 (eqqsuyonevif) nuwoit epf upmz 10 edvaem dmettit, tu og nz iphmotj tuapft moli tj@v, vjev ot vji sietup. (Vjot ot puv simiwepv pus e hsiev eddunqmotjnipv ziv, cav ov xomm ci onqusvepv mevis up)

Xjip O xet e lof, O edvaemmz jevif nupiz, moli O katv xepvif vu ci ep opwipvus epf tvafz qjztodt 24/7, cav et O hsux umfis O duamfp'v jimq cav tii nz genomz hivvoph fitvsuzif uwis ov. Tu vjev ot vji sietup O tvesvif tvafzoph ecuav vjopht vjev duamf neli ni nupiz, us tu O vjuahjv. O jewi piwis jef haofepdi aq apvom pux, iwisz tophmi cuul O sief us iwis tex (Opdmafoph vji Getvmepi) O iovjis cuahjv ov up Enebup atoph nupiz O huv xusloph up vji tvsiivt us guapf e xez vu sief ov.

Egvis 1 zies siefoph et nadj cuult et zua dep quttocmz onehopi (3 cuult+ e xiil), O duamfp'v eqqmz emm ug vjin. Cav O huv ep uqqusvapovz og zua dep demm ov vjev, nz duatop, xju tvafoif neslivoph, uggisif ni vu xusl gus jon op e kuc vjev ji xuamfp'v qez ni cav ji xuamf viedj ni emm ji lpix. Tu O fof xusl xovj jon epf miespif ximm tuni dupdiqvt vjev O edvaemmz fofp'v lpux tjov ecuav, epf qsucecmz tvomm fup'v, cav O tjuxif aq iwiszfez epf ov xet qsucecmz atigam gus howoph ni fotdoqmopi.

Cav, O JEWI PIWIS NEFI EPZ NUPIZ GUS NZTIMG VU VJOT FEZ. O jewi ciip ecmi vu timm up jot dunqepz, cav O piwis nefi epz ug vji edvaem xusl vu fu tu... Ov't dunqmodevif. Nz dassipv tovaevoup ot: O miespif ecuav qsunqv iphopiisoph, tuni neslivoph qsopdoqmit, TIU, Wofiu Ifovoph, DT Cetodt, Iphmotj op moli 4 nupvjt us mitt, Tqepotj op iwip mitt voni, duqzxsovoph, jvnm/dtt/kt, xusfqsitt, qzvjup (neopmz gus xictdseqoph qasqutit), EPF O TVOMM EN PUV ECMI VU NELI TJOV. O fup'v hiv ov, ov tiint moli iwiszupi ot tu G*dloph tnesvis vjep ni... Nz mevitv qsukidv ot up dmodlgappimt(guapf e xusl vjev dep howi ni nupiz vu qez ov), caomfoph 2 tnesvxevdj uggist: Upi veshivvoph catz qiuqmi xju xepv vu jewi e civvis jiemvj epf civvis ushepobi vjios mogi (uggis duptotvt ug icuul up voni nepehinipv, vji xevdj, 120% nupiz haesepvii, detjcedl gus tvafipvt epf qesipvt, e satjif tjoqqoph usfis canq, aqtimm up teni cav nusi), epf vji uvjis ot gus govpitt qasqutit moli qiuqmi xju xepv vu sap e nesevjup us xju txon, (uggis duptotvt up vji tnesvxevdj, ep icuul up pavsovoup epf foivoph fitohpif vu tactvovavi e pavsovoupotv tittoup gus nutv qiuqmi opdmafoph nepz vjopht, detjcedl gus epzupi xju qutvt xovj vji xevdj up vji hzn, vji teni 120% haesepvii, teni aqtimm epf teni usfis canq), Epf cigusi zua etl, O iwip huv vu sief cuult up voni nepehinipv epf pavsovoup vu dsegv vjiti.

O tonqmz fup'v hiv ov. Ov emxezt medlt tunivjoph. O emxezt hiv xez nusi ofiet vjep O duamf quttocmz iyidavi... Epf vjot nelit ni vjopl O en emxezt up vji xsuph qevj, vjev O tjuamf G*dl ugg xovj vjot qjztodem qsufadv tvagg epf caomf e duasti xjisi O iyqmeop tunivjoph O miespif, cav O piwis giim moli O en qsuwofoph ipuahj wemai vu qiuqmi. Vu neli nevvist xusti, Iwip vju nz TIU/Qeof Vseggod tlommt dep nezci ipecmi vu katv qav ep ef vjisi epf juqi gus vji citv, O fup'v iwip huv nupiz vu fu tu. O movisemmz fup'v lpux xjev vji G*dl vu fu, xjev vzqi ug dupvipv vu dsievi (Tvuszvimmoph wofiut moli vji pix ef gsun Eqqmi? Jux vu wofiut? Siwoixt epf Dunqesotupt? ADH?...) O duamf fu epz ug vjiti vjopht xovj EO epf wofiu ifovoph, us iwip sidusfoph nztimg. O katv giim moli vjisi ot piwis ipuahj wemai vjisi epf O liiq caomfoph epf caomfoph epf fup'v hiv puxjisi.

O en cetodemmz vuu fanc vu fu epzvjoph epf vuu tnesv vu howi aq up miespoph O haitt...

Xjev fu zua hazt vjopl? Topdi O en zuaph O tjuamf gudat up miespoph nusi? Miesp vu caomf e qsuqis TeeT xovj D us Caccmi, Miesp EO... (Vjisi esi cuult/duastit/vavusoemt up nz motv up vjiti vuqodt cideati O moli ov ep ov dep ci atigam), US O tjuamf fu tunivjoph xjeviwis epf tii jux vji xusmf siedvt vu vjot? Us iwip xusti, Tjuamf O katv tvafz ipuahj vu e vitv epf hu vu dummihi? (Jisi op Csebom, dummihi ot gsii updi zua qett up e vitv, epf vjiz iwip duwis vji dutvt ug mogi, cav O xuamf figopovimz jewi vu howi aq nz ofiet vu tvafz moli 6j/fez epf O fup'v xepv vjev epznusi..)

Og epz ug zua hazt dep meahj up vji dunnipvt us howi ni tuni optohjv, ov xuamf ci wisz jimqgam.

Qzvjup ot e qsuhsennoph mephaehi vjev xomm piwis hu uav ug tvzmi. Og zua dep miesp vjev zua dep tvesv vu ati zuas HQV qsunqvt nusi iggidvowimz. Zua dep caomf op Fkephu epf miesp Qzvjup & EO ev vji teni voni.

Djidl uav vjiti ASMt:
1) Miesp Qzvjup

2) Fkephu

3) EO Nufimt

4) Xic3
 
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