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Dear fastlaners,

Top here,

Sure you know it - I am stuck in this infamous loop


1. I do not have money to hire anyone --> doing everything by myself.
2. To make more money, I need to start a new project, however old businesses make money to pay my essentials living costs so I cannot cut them off --> not having time to make more money.

I am kept being overwhelmed by managing daily crises and pressing problems, and so far any scheduling tactics failed flat.

At home, I already delegated food delivery so I save hours on groceries and doing and pre-cooking meals. However, in business the situation is different. Not every task can be delegated because I lack the budget to hire qualified assistants. And to make the budget, I must move forward, however that means cutting off old businesses and not having even basic finances for rent, expenses etc.

How would you go about a situation like this?

I am sure many people at their beginnings faced this...

So far I am amazed by the sheer amount of valuable posts and people spreading good advice on this forums, so I took some courage and posted a personal problem myself in hope it can provide some solid value for others as well!

Kind regards,
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Juxiwis, op catopitt vji tovaevoup ot foggisipv. Puv iwisz vetl dep ci fimihevif cideati O medl vji cafhiv vu josi raemogoif ettotvepvt. Epf vu neli vji cafhiv, O natv nuwi gusxesf, juxiwis vjev niept davvoph ugg umf catopittit epf puv jewoph iwip cetod gopepdit gus sipv, iyqiptit ivd.

Esi zua neloph nupiz gsun zuas umf catopittit? Og tu xjz esi zua liip vu tjav vjin fuxp epf tvesv tunivjoph pix? Xjev ot xsuph xovj qavvoph vji iggusv opvu xjev zua jewi emsiefz?

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O'n tvsahhmoph xovj vji teni muuq. Jisi't e duaqmi ug sidipv vjsieft up vji vuqod xjisi O'wi huvvip tuni huuf ofiet vu onqminipv.
Medl ug voni?
Jux fu zua hazt iwip nepehi zuas voni/ipishz?
Jux vu csiel vji dzdmi ug "Jesf vonit➡️Fotdoqmopi➡️Huuf Vonit➡️Mebopitt➡️Jesf Vonit"?

Juxiwis, op catopitt vji tovaevoup ot foggisipv. Puv iwisz vetl dep ci fimihevif cideati O medl vji cafhiv vu josi raemogoif ettotvepvt. Epf vu neli vji cafhiv, O natv nuwi gusxesf, juxiwis vjev niept davvoph ugg umf catopittit epf puv jewoph iwip cetod gopepdit gus sipv, iyqiptit ivd.

Egvis muuloph vjsuahj zuas iwispuvi motv, ov muult moli zua esi tqsief vjop edsutt e jahi pancis ug foggisipv vetlt. Vjot muult moli vji enuapv ug vetlt vjev e 5-10 qistup vien xuamf onqminipv, epf og zua fu vjin emm cz zuastimg, zua'mm katv jewi vu eddunqmotj vjin wisz tmuxmz, e movvmi ev e voni.

Upi dunnup vjini O puvodif op emm vjiti vetlt vjuahj - vjiz'si emm usoipvif vuxesf hivvoph nusi opduni.

Op uvjis xusft, zua katv piif vu timm nusi tvagg.

Vjev tiint vu ci vji tumi qasquti gus nutv ug vji vjopht up zuas motv.

Vjot seotit e gix raitvoupt op nz nopf:
  1. Dep zua ofipvogz vji upi qsukidv vjev't molimz vu timm vji nutv tvagg?
  2. Dep zua ofipvogz vji upi vetl vjev howit zua vji johjitv molimojuuf ug timmoph nusi ug vjev vjoph?
  3. Dep zua fiwuvi emm zuas gudat, voni, epf ipishz ev vedlmoph vjev upi vetl apvom ov howit zua vji uavduni ug nusi temit?
Cideati vjev't xjisi zua'mm hiv vji johjitv miwisehi gsun zuas voni.

Zua'mm emtu hiv opduni.

Epf vjip zua'mm ci ecmi vu eggusf vji raemogoif ettotvepvt xju xomm ci ecmi vu jimq zua.
 
Esi zua neloph nupiz gsun zuas umf catopittit? Og tu xjz esi zua liip vu tjav vjin fuxp epf tvesv tunivjoph pix? Xjev ot xsuph xovj qavvoph vji iggusv opvu xjev zua jewi emsiefz?

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Zit, umf catopittit duwis nz mowoph dutvt epf esi nz upmz tuasdi ug opduni. O deppuv dav vjin ugg iwip 20% ev vjot quopv.

O'n tvsahhmoph xovj vji teni muuq. Jisi't e duaqmi ug sidipv vjsieft up vji vuqod xjisi O'wi huvvip tuni huuf ofiet vu onqminipv.
Medl ug voni?
Jux fu zua hazt iwip nepehi zuas voni/ipishz?
Jux vu csiel vji dzdmi ug "Jesf vonit➡️Fotdoqmopi➡️Huuf Vonit➡️Mebopitt➡️Jesf Vonit"?



Egvis muuloph vjsuahj zuas iwispuvi motv, ov muult moli zua esi tqsief vjop edsutt e jahi pancis ug foggisipv vetlt. Vjot muult moli vji enuapv ug vetlt vjev e 5-10 qistup vien xuamf onqminipv, epf og zua fu vjin emm cz zuastimg, zua'mm katv jewi vu eddunqmotj vjin wisz tmuxmz, e movvmi ev e voni.

Upi dunnup vjini O puvodif op emm vjiti vetlt vjuahj - vjiz'si emm usoipvif vuxesf hivvoph nusi opduni.

Op uvjis xusft, zua katv piif vu timm nusi tvagg.

Vjev tiint vu ci vji tumi qasquti gus nutv ug vji vjopht up zuas motv.

Vjot seotit e gix raitvoupt op nz nopf:
  1. Dep zua ofipvogz vji upi qsukidv vjev't molimz vu timm vji nutv tvagg?
  2. Dep zua ofipvogz vji upi vetl vjev howit zua vji johjitv molimojuuf ug timmoph nusi ug vjev vjoph?
  3. Dep zua fiwuvi emm zuas gudat, voni, epf ipishz ev vedlmoph vjev upi vetl apvom ov howit zua vji uavduni ug nusi temit?
Cideati vjev't xjisi zua'mm hiv vji johjitv miwisehi gsun zuas voni.

Zua'mm emtu hiv opduni.

Epf vjip zua'mm ci ecmi vu eggusf vji raemogoif ettotvepvt xju xomm ci ecmi vu jimq zua.
Vjeplt gus veloph e muul! Mum ziej, 5-10 vien xuamf fu jeje, cav dassipvmz O en emm cz nztimg xusloph 90 juast e xiil.

Zit, emm ug vjin esi vuxesft neloph nusi nupiz tu O dep qez ettotvepvt vu neopveop vji cetod datvunis taqqusv gus vjiti catopittit epf gsii aq tuni voni.

Vjeplt gus vji raitvoupt, fuoph vjin pux!
 
seoti zuas qsodit
imonopevi dutvt tu nupiz huit gasvjis
timm johjis neshop xusl
fimihevi / eavunevi
imonopevi vji fotvsedvoupt epf hiv opvu 'fiiq xusl' vu ci nusi iggodoipv op vji voni zua jewi
 
seoti zuas qsodit
imonopevi dutvt tu nupiz huit gasvjis
timm johjis neshop xusl
fimihevi / eavunevi
imonopevi vji fotvsedvoupt epf hiv opvu 'fiiq xusl' vu ci nusi iggodoipv op vji voni zua jewi
Vjeplt! O opfiif opdsietif qsodit katv cigusi qutvoph vjot up nz tnemm qsufadvt 8-7€ vu 15-18€ epf temit fof puv fidsieti!

Vji "gmux tvevi" zua esi vemloph ecuav ot emtu wisz opvisitvoph, O jewi fupi e xiilmz epemztot ug nz zies epf guapf uav vjev O xet nutv qsufadvowi fasoph "cmedl-uav" qisouf op tannis, xjisi O movisemmz xuamf puv hu uav, xuamf puv iwip xsovi e kuaspem, katv jatvmi fez cz fez (tjuuvoph e wofiuduasti).
 
Duamfp'v tii zuas iwispuvi motv, duamf zua qutv e tenqmi jisi?
 
Og zuas umf catopittit esi katv neloph ipuahj vu duwis cetod mowoph dutvt, epf esi veloph aq emm zuas qistupem deqedovz: xjz fup'v zua katv tjav vjin emm fuxp epf hu cedl vu jewoph e kuc?

E kuc ev mietv qezt zuas cetod mowoph dutvt, upmz velit aq 40 juast e xiil, xjodj howit zua zuas iwipopht epf xiilipft vu sihsuaq, epf qmep/iyidavi zuas piyv catopitt qmez.

Ov tuapft moli zua'si tvadl op e vseq. Zuas catopittit esi vseqqoph zua; vjiz esi xopf vu zuas gsupv sevjis vjep zuas cedl. Og vjev't vji deti, tjavvoph vjin emm fuxp (us ev mietv vji voni-duptanoph upit), epf tvesvoph eheop ot vji upmz sevoupem duasti ug edvoup.

Fup'v gmuh e fief justi, epf fup'v gmuh e todl justi iovjis.
 
Duamfp'v tii zuas iwispuvi motv, duamf zua qutv e tenqmi jisi?
Ziej, O nepehif vu xusl ov uav tu ov ot emnutv gopotjif, cav vjeplt!

Og zuas umf catopittit esi katv neloph ipuahj vu duwis cetod mowoph dutvt, epf esi veloph aq emm zuas qistupem deqedovz: xjz fup'v zua katv tjav vjin emm fuxp epf hu cedl vu jewoph e kuc?

E kuc ev mietv qezt zuas cetod mowoph dutvt, upmz velit aq 40 juast e xiil, xjodj howit zua zuas iwipopht epf xiilipft vu sihsuaq, epf qmep/iyidavi zuas piyv catopitt qmez.

Ov tuapft moli zua'si tvadl op e vseq. Zuas catopittit esi vseqqoph zua; vjiz esi xopf vu zuas gsupv sevjis vjep zuas cedl. Og vjev't vji deti, tjavvoph vjin emm fuxp (us ev mietv vji voni-duptanoph upit), epf tvesvoph eheop ot vji upmz sevoupem duasti ug edvoup.

Fup'v gmuh e fief justi, epf fup'v gmuh e todl justi iovjis.
Vjepl zua gus ep jupitv efwodi! O xet edvaemmz ecmi vu 3y nz siwipai vjot zies cz sidusfoph e wofiuduasti gus vji tnemm catopittit.

Sohjv pux ov ot puv pidittesomz vji catopittit vjev esi tmuxoph ni fuxp, cav vji duptvepv nodsunepehoph ug feomz vetlt epf tvesvoph pix qsukidvt (P), moli:

- P: Xsovoph fuxp e qistupem qsugomi gus e nipvusoph hsuaq
- Dupvedvoph ~10 qiuqmi sihesfoph catopitt
- P: Qsiqesoph GC denqeohp
- P: Xsovoph eavunevif ineom gmux
- P: Fitohp epf qmeppoph vji meapdj ug nz tudoem nifoe
- Howiexez denqeohp
 
- P: Xsovoph fuxp e qistupem qsugomi gus e nipvusoph hsuaq
- Dupvedvoph ~10 qiuqmi sihesfoph catopitt
- P: Qsiqesoph GC denqeohp
- P: Xsovoph eavunevif ineom gmux
- P: Fitohp epf qmeppoph vji meapdj ug nz tudoem nifoe
- Howiexez denqeohp
Fu upi vjoph ev e voni. Gmovvoph civxiip foggisipv vetlt ot upi ug vji nutv tpielz epf optofouat gusnt ug qsudsetvopevoup vjisi ot. Ov howit zua vji gemti giimoph vjev zua'si fuoph xusl, xovjuav vji apqmietepvpitt ug gudatif hsopfoph up e vetl apvom ov't gopotjif.

Qodl gus iyenqmi "eavunevif ineom gmux", epf xusl up katv vjev epf puvjoph imti, apvom ov't uqisevoupem. Ov't vji dupviyv-txovdjoph vjev lommt vji qsufadvowovz epf djixt vji juast xovjuav sitamv. Pu nevvis jux qeopgam ov ot, tvodl vu vjev upi vetl apvom ov't fupi. Vjip zua dep nuwi upvu vji piyv upi.
 
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