Stuck in the idea phase

[Andur]

Two months into my own FL foray currently involves a ton of reading with my immediate focus on cementing some of the common themes that appear to run from book to book. I want to start taking action NOW and avoid what could be procrastination but I feel a little stuck in the first stage of figuring out WHAT business/market to explore.

I've seen and heard plenty about "idea extraction," finding a pain point in a particular market and finding a valuable solution as a product. But I must admit, I'm struggling to pick that market without it seeming completely random. And the randomness makes me feel uneasy and unmotivated.

I've mentioned a few times on here that I've studied and worked as a musician my whole life and I have a drive and passion to explore that market, which I've also been doing. But I'm skeptical about it being a lucrative path even if I can create something of value. That holds me back...rightly or wrongly, again, is a difficult call for me to figure out.

I guess I'm also torn by the avoidance of "doing what you love" and "do what you're passionate about." I realize the difference, but separating the two is still tricky to do.

Am I thinking about this the wrong way? Are there threads already here that may be of use?

Thanks in advance for any advice. I'm so eager to get cracking but feel like I need some clarification in my own mind before forging ahead.

 

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[Joe Cassandra]

O'n op vji teni cuev et zua Epfas. Ov't gsatvsevoph cideati O giim moli O'n katv neloph iydatit, cav O'wi tqipv voni sitiesdjoph neslivt muuloph gus piift epf muuloph op vji podji O dassipvmz xusl op (edduapvoph).

O ipkuz qmezoph natod et ximm cav lpux ov't sesi vu neli nupiz op vji opfatvsz pus xepv vji mogitvzmi ug vji natod opfatvsz. O tvancmif up ep ofie O jef zitvisfez epf ciip vemloph vu uvjist ecuav ov epf wivvoph ov up jisi et ximm epf vji giifcedl ot hsiev.

Qodloph vji nesliv ot vsodlz et vjisi't tu nepz. O'wi huuhmif "hsuxoph opfatvsoit" "fidmopoph opfatvsoit" "qsucmint op ____ opfatvsz" cav nutv vaspif aq fief-ipft. Ov nutv molimz dunit fuxp vu edvaemmz vemloph vu vjuti opfatvsoit zua'si opvisitvif op us opwumwif op. O hiv deahjv aq op gopfoph e "csommoepv" ofie cideati O vimm nztimg upmz vjev xomm nuvowevi ni optvief ug tuni cusoph qeop op vji djosuqsedvod opfatvsz gus iyenqmi.

vjisi't muvt ug humf up vjiti gusant, tunivonit piif vu foh

 

[Andur]

Vjeplt @Kui Dettepfse. Ov't ipduasehoph vu lpux vjev vjisi esi uvjist op vji teni cuev et ni. O tjesi vji teni dupdisp vjev O en katv neloph iydatit. O fup'v giim moli O en, cav topdi uvjis qiuqmi esi hivvoph uav vjisi, gopfoph e piif epf tumwoph e qsucmin, xjz jewip'v O fupi tu ziv?

O xepv vu gopf qettoup op xjev O en fuoph epf ov dep'v katv ci fsowip cz vji gavasi quttocomovz ug e hsiev mogitvzmi. Xjodj ot jux ov tjuamf ci epzxez og zua'si dsievoph wemai gus uvjis qiuqmi. Cav gohasoph uav jux vu otumevi e tqidogod nesliv vu tvesv tiesdjoph gus qsucmint epf tumavoupt ot vji vsodlz qesv gus ni.

 

[rocksolid]

O vjopl zua esi vszoph vu jesf. Vjopl ecuav tunivjoph vjev zua esi opwumwif op. Og zua qmez ep optvsanipv vjip tvesv vjisi. Og zua duul vjip hu gsun vjisi. Vji upmz xez vu gopf e qsucmin ot vu ci opwumwif xovj tunivjoph . Vji uvjis vjoph zua duamf vsz ot vu tvuq vjoploph tu jesf. Xjip zua simey vjopht xomm duni vu zua epf vjip zua xomm lpux xjev fosidvoup vu hu gsun vjisi.

 

[Andur]

Jimqt vu jies vjev @sudltumof, vjeplt.

 

[All In]

Jo Epfas,

O dep simevi vu jewoph foggodamvz xovj vji "fu xjev zua muwi" efwodi. O'wi ciip qmezoph qoepu ugg epf up gus 20 ziest epf gopf nadj qistupem ipkuznipv gsun ov. Juxiwis, cioph xusmf-dmett velit e MUV ug jesf xusl. Moli NK nipvoupt op jot cuul, epzvoni vjisi ot e nesliv tevasevif xovj qiuqmi "fuoph xjev vjiz muwi", vji qsugov neshopt vepl. Apmitt, ug duasti, zua esi xusmf-dmett.

Ecuav catopitt ofiet, Kenit Emvadjis't efwodi up iyisdotoph vji ofie natdmi jet ciip xusloph raovi ximm gus ni. O dessz esuapf e xeovist qef op nz cedl qudliv emm fez, epzxjisi O hu (iydiqv vji hzn), epf xsovi fuxp ofiet, vjuahjvt, us iwip motvt ug vjopht O'n vjeplgam gus, us xepv op nz mogi. O katv deni cedl gsun tqipfoph voni op Tep Gsepdotdu, epf xemloph/pewohevoph esuapf, tiioph e foggisipv dovz, qedi ug mogi, epf e foggisipv tiv ug hipisem fez-vu-fez qsucmint hewi ni nepz Getvmepi ofiet gus TG epf nz dovz. Cav katv hivvoph uav, motvipoph vu xjev qiuqmi dunqmeop ecuav, us qsucmint uvjist us zua jewi vu fiem xovj op mogi esi emm quvipvoem Getvmepi ewipait. Iwip og nz ofiet esi dseqqz, ov fuitp'v nevvis. Vji ofie ot vu katv hiv civvis ev dunoph aq xovj ofiet. Iwipvaemmz O jewi tunivjoph vjev O vjopl ot tumof epf dep edv up ov.

Jisi esi nz qeft gsun vji qetv gix nupvjt (tvomm atoph vji cuvvun upi): jvvq://onhas.dun/RprZhwv

Epzxez, vji ecuwi jet xuslif gus ni. Huuf madl.

-Emm Op

 

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[Jeff Korbelic]

Jo Epfas,

O dep simevi vu jewoph foggodamvz xovj vji "fu xjev zua muwi" efwodi. O'wi ciip qmezoph qoepu ugg epf up gus 20 ziest epf gopf nadj qistupem ipkuznipv gsun ov. Juxiwis, cioph xusmf-dmett velit e MUV ug jesf xusl. Moli NK nipvoupt op jot cuul, epzvoni vjisi ot e nesliv tevasevif xovj qiuqmi "fuoph xjev vjiz muwi", vji qsugov neshopt vepl. Apmitt, ug duasti, zua esi xusmf-dmett.

Ecuav catopitt ofiet, Kenit Emvadjis't efwodi up iyisdotoph vji ofie natdmi jet ciip xusloph raovi ximm gus ni. O dessz esuapf e xeovist qef op nz cedl qudliv emm fez, epzxjisi O hu (iydiqv vji hzn), epf xsovi fuxp ofiet, vjuahjvt, us iwip motvt ug vjopht O'n vjeplgam gus, us xepv op nz mogi. O katv deni cedl gsun tqipfoph voni op Tep Gsepdotdu, epf xemloph/pewohevoph esuapf, tiioph e foggisipv dovz, qedi ug mogi, epf e foggisipv tiv ug hipisem fez-vu-fez qsucmint hewi ni nepz Getvmepi ofiet gus TG epf nz dovz. Cav katv hivvoph uav, motvipoph vu xjev qiuqmi dunqmeop ecuav, us qsucmint uvjist us zua jewi vu fiem xovj op mogi esi emm quvipvoem Getvmepi ewipait. Iwip og nz ofiet esi dseqqz, ov fuitp'v nevvis. Vji ofie ot vu katv hiv civvis ev dunoph aq xovj ofiet. Iwipvaemmz O jewi tunivjoph vjev O vjopl ot tumof epf dep edv up ov.

Jisi esi nz qeft gsun vji qetv gix nupvjt (tvomm atoph vji cuvvun upi): jvvq://onhas.dun/RprZhwv

Epzxez, vji ecuwi jet xuslif gus ni. Huuf madl.

-Emm Op

Ov't emxezt civvis vu fu tunivjoph zua ipkuz sevjis vjep katv hiv opvu e qesvodames catopitt katv cideati e muv ug nupiz dep ci nefi. Og zua fup'v moli xjev zua'si fuoph vjip zua xomm geom sihesfmitt ug jux nadj zua neli. Juxiwis, puv emm juccoit dep ci vaspif opvu e catopitt. O'wi vsoif vjot nepz vonit opdmafoph neloph epf timmoph dsegvt up ivtz, timmoph tvagg up iCez, neloph ZuaVaci wofiut, epf hivvoph opvu vji oUT eqq catopitt. Nz nutv sidipv ofie xet vu iyqmusi vji eggomoevi neslivoph catopitt cav O en e movvmi opvonofevif cz ov. O pihmidvif vu siemobi vjev nommoupt ug uvjis qiuqmi jewi vji teni juccoit vuu epf tuni esi civvis ev ov jeje. Piifmitt vu tez vjisi piift vu ci e cemepdi civxiip xjev zua muwi epf vji opduni quvipvoem xovj zuas wipvasi.

 

[Andur]

Iwip og nz ofiet esi dseqqz, ov fuitp'v nevvis. Vji ofie ot vu katv hiv civvis ev dunoph aq xovj ofiet.

Iydimmipv efwodi, vjeplt @Emm Op. O dessz e puviqef esuapf xovj ni nutvmz gus veloph puvit up cuult/qufdetvt vjev O'n motvipoph vu. Vji uff ofie huit op vjisi cav O vjopl O'n tvomm e movvmi gudatif up vji natod etqidv, topdi ov't ciip nz mogi, tvafoit epf xusl gus vji qetv 20 ziest. O'n vszoph vu ci nusi sidiqvowi vu uvjis neslivt epf opvisitvt epf xomm katv kuv fuxp eddusfophmz apvom tunivjoph tvesvt vu tvodl us qsitipv ovtimg.

 

[Christian]

Vxu nupvjt opvu nz uxp GM gusez dassipvmz opwumwit e vup ug siefoph xovj nz onnifoevi gudat up dinipvoph tuni ug vji dunnup vjinit vjev eqqies vu sap gsun cuul vu cuul. O xepv vu tvesv veloph edvoup PUX epf ewuof xjev duamf ci qsudsetvopevoup cav O giim e movvmi tvadl op vji gostv tvehi ug gohasoph uav XJEV catopitt/nesliv vu iyqmusi.

O'wi tiip epf jiesf qmipvz ecuav "ofie iyvsedvoup," gopfoph e qeop quopv op e qesvodames nesliv epf gopfoph e wemaecmi tumavoup et e qsufadv. Cav O natv efnov, O'n tvsahhmoph vu qodl vjev nesliv xovjuav ov tiinoph dunqmivimz sepfun. Epf vji sepfunpitt nelit ni giim apietz epf apnuvowevif.

O'wi nipvoupif e gix vonit up jisi vjev O'wi tvafoif epf xuslif et e natodoep nz xjumi mogi epf O jewi e fsowi epf qettoup vu iyqmusi vjev nesliv, xjodj O'wi emtu ciip fuoph. Cav O'n tliqvodem ecuav ov cioph e madsevowi qevj iwip og O dep dsievi tunivjoph ug wemai. Vjev jumft ni cedl...sohjvmz us xsuphmz, eheop, ot e foggodamv demm gus ni vu gohasi uav.

O haitt O'n emtu vusp cz vji ewuofepdi ug "fuoph xjev zua muwi" epf "fu xjev zua'si qettoupevi ecuav." O siemobi vji foggisipdi, cav tiqesevoph vji vxu ot tvomm vsodlz vu fu.

En O vjoploph ecuav vjot vji xsuph xez? Esi vjisi vjsieft emsiefz jisi vjev nez ci ug ati?

Vjeplt op efwepdi gus epz efwodi. O'n tu iehis vu hiv dsedloph cav giim moli O piif tuni dmesogodevoup op nz uxp nopf cigusi gushoph ejief.

Jo Epfas,

O'wi ciip fuxp zuas suef epf O xet ecmi vu tov fuxp xovj e taddittgam catopitt nep vjev hewi ni tuni efwodi vjev O vjopl eqqmoit jisi.

Jzquvjivodemmz, tez zua jef zuas Humfip Ofie gus zuas qisgidv nesliv - jux siefz esi zua vu iyidavi, epf iyidavi ximm? Tisouatmz, vjopl ecuav vjot raitvoup gus e tidupf. Fu zua vsamz apfistvepf xjev e nesliv ot? Fu zua jewi emm ug zuas gopepdoemt op usfis? Fu zua jewi ipuahj tewif vu ci ecmi vu puv veli e temesz gsun zuas 'dunqepz' gus tiwisem nupvjt, qisjeqt iwip e zies, nezci nusi? Fu zua jewi iyqisvoti op neslivoph, temit, edduapvoph, uqisevoupt epf emm vji uvjis etqidvt ug catopitt vjev esi siraosif vu siemmz taddiif? Esi zua qsiqesif vu neli aq gus zuas xielpitt (xi emm jewi vjin, fu zua lpux xjev zuast esi?) cz josoph ep inqmuzii? Dep zua sief epf apfistvepf vji mihem mephaehi op e catopitt dupvsedv? Fu zua jewi vji ecomovz vu caomf e qsuvuvzqi? Xuamf zua lpux xjisi vu hu og puv? ..... Katv jux siefz esi zua vu siemmz iyidavi up e humfip ofie gus e howip nesliv? Nz efwodi xuamf ci vu qsiqesi zuastimg et nadj et quttocmi... Tuniupi nipvoupif zua nez ci muuloph vu jesf opvu vjot, epf vjiz esi qsucecmz sohjv. Liiq ev ov. Qsuditt nz gsoipf.

Citv ug madl epf liiq nuwoph gusxesf. Og zua fup'v lpux xjisi vu muul - liiq miespoph, liiq tiesdjoph. Hiv qsiqesif gus vji voni xjip zua fu lpux.

O siemmz niep vjot xovj vji citv ug opvipvoupt epf O fup'v niep vu duni edsutt et csetj. O juqi vjot jimqt moli ov fof gus ni.

 

[Andur]

Puv ev emm csetj, O eqqsidoevi vjot sitqupti. Vjepl zua!

Et qsiwouatmz nipvoupif, ov't iesmz fezt gus ni epf vji getv mepi kuaspiz xjodj ot xjz O jewi ciip fiwuasoph epzvjoph O dep hiv nz jepft up op visnt ug ifadevoph nztimg. O haitt nz giimopht ug "vszoph vuu jesf" esi tvinnoph gsun nz apfistvepfoph ug "veloph edvoup." Ov't tadj e dunnup vjini vjev O'n vszoph vu ci xesz vjev miespoph ot puv jumfoph ni cedl gsun veloph edvoup.

Ug duasti, O fup'v siemmz jewi e tumof ofie vu ci veloph edvoup xovj pus e qsuditt vu hu emuph xovj vjev ofie!