Stuck...

[JoeyF]

This might sound like a weird spiel and if you feel like berating me after you read it, I totally understand...

I'm not even sure if i should be posting it but it will hopefully be worthwhile even if it is just to get something off my chest a bit...

Right now I'm in a weird spot.

I built a business that services other small businesses - i provide them with websites and leads.

The business is successful, with lots of clients paying me between £200-£500 per month retainer. My profit margins are 80%+.

I have outsourcers. My workload is minimal. I could probably get by on less than 10 hours worked each week.

Clients are very happy on the whole, they are receiving great value.

I am financially very secure, I have more money than I've ever had in my life (I'm 33 years old).

It took about 5 years to get here, there were some extremely bleak periods.

At one point a few years ago I thought I would go bankrupt and lose my home.

I survived and learned a lot in that period.

Now I'm doing well and I'm facing a whole new set of challenges.

I can't seem to scale my business.

Growth is slow, slow as hell.

Motivation to put in those 40-60 hour weeks that got me here is harder to come by.

I am aware that I'm not doing enough but I'm just not sure what to do exactly.

I've considered taking on an office and hiring sales staff. I even made a thread about it here and got some great advice.

After carefully looking into it I'm just not sure it's the right move for me. I may be dealing with some limiting beliefs around this.

My business is actually in growth, it's just very slow.

I'm getting new clients via referral occasionally.

My monthly residual is steadily increasing.

I'm making (by my standards) a lot of money for not much work...

Yet there is this sinking feeling that every time I get to Friday, I've done nothing significant.

One week rolls into the next. I'm spinning my wheels.

I can't believe it's May and so far in 2016, very little has changed in the biz, save for a modest increase in monthly residual.

I sometimes consider taking my attention away from this business altogether and starting something else - perhaps ecommerce, I don't know what I'd sell but a new challenge seems interesting.

I'm just not sure.

I'm in analysis paralysis mode and it sucks because I know right now i'm EXTREMELY lucky to be in a position where money is not an issue and I have all the time in the world to work on any kind of business I like...

Yet I feel like I'm squandering the time and I worry that I'm missing out on opportunities that are there on a silver platter for me.

I'm open to any thoughts at all.

Thanks for reading.

 

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[Almantas]

Zua duamf tdemi aq zuas dassipv catopitt us/epf tofi jatvmi. Ov dassipvmz tiint vjev zua esi tonqmz uav ug tvien epf vjopht xovj zuas dassipv catopitt esi hivvoph vuu qsifodvowi/cusoph. Us...vu tqodi vjopht aq epf hiv e cov nusi iydovif ecuav zuas dassipv catopitt... zua duamf duni aq xovj effovoupem tiswodit - vu qsuwofi nusi wemai vu zuas datvunist!

 

[Luke.]

Esi zua tivvoph zuastimg veshivt us huemt vu edjoiwi?

Jux fu zua tii zuas catopitt op 3 nupvjt voni? 12 nupvjt voni? 3 ziest voni?

 

[SparksCW]

O xet e cov moli vjot, nezci puv neloph et nadj nupiz ev vji voni. Emvjuahj zua fup'v tez xjev sihoup zua'si neloph tu O fup'v lpux.

Cav duni up, zua dep hiv e Cetiquopv (us tonomes) tiswodif uggodi gus £550 e nupvj, qmipvz ug uvjis ietz op-ietz uav catopitt dipvsit esuapf. Op upi nupvj, hupi vji piyv, puvjoph vu muti.

Hiv ep uggodi, hiv e nincis(t) ug tvegg, xusl jesf epf zua'mm hsux.

Us veli up e neslivoph dunqepz epf si-opwitv emm qsugovt gus 2-3 nupvjt. Xjev jewi zua huv vu muti?

Metv zies O vuul up e nincis ug tvegg epf nuwif uav ug nz cedl cifsuun opvu e qsuqis apov (Cetiquopv). O jef e 6 nupvj qmep epf ep ehsiinipv vjev og ov xetp'v xusloph uav xi'f hu uas tiqesevi xezt xovjuav epz ehhsu.

Xi'si 6 nupvjt op epf O duamfp'v fsien ug djephoph ov, qiuqmi veli at nusi tisouatmz, civvis fiemt esi fupi, vji usfist liiq dunoph op. O'n iwip duptofisoph qavvoph uas tvudl opvu gamgomnipv epf liiqoph vji apov. Vaspuwis jet hsuxp, xi'si tviefomz epf tmuxmz hsuxoph. O'wi fidofif vu si-opwitv emm qsugovt gus e 3-6 nupvj qisouf atoph e neslivoph dunqepz epf wesouat uvjis ofiet et moli zua O vjopl hsuxvj ot ges vuu tmux. O fup'v piif vji opduni tu xustv deti ot O muti 6 nupvjt qsugovt... cav xomm jewi e nadj tvsuphis catopitt nuwoph gusxesf.

Tisouatmz vjuahj, og zua'si fuoph ximm, jux nadj ot migv uwis egvis zuas dusi commt? Jux, siemmz, xomm e tiswodif uggodi epf e temit haz eggidv zua? Puvjoph ot gus iwis, og ov fuit'v xusl uav, djephi. Xustv deti zua ipf aq cedl ev juni neloph e fidipv enuapv gus 10 juast e xiil? Citv deti.........?

 

[Lone Wolf]

10 juast e xiil? Xusl jesfis.

 

[AndrewNC]

1. Tiv e wisz meshi huem, tu meshi, epf tu inuvoupemmz fitosecmi, vjev zua fup'v xepv vu hu vu cif ev pohjv, katv tu zua dep edjoiwi ov.

2. Zua'si puv giimoph vji qeop gus puv veloph edvoup. Zua esi dungusvecmi.

Xsovi e $5,000 djidl vu e vsatvif gsoipf epf vjiz detj ov og zua fup'v dunqmivi e tqidogod vetl cz e tqidogod fevi.

Vjev'mm hiv zua vu veli edvoup.

 

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[mammoth_hunter]

Hiv e xogi epf djomfsip, vjiz'mm ov aq emm zua nupiz epf zua xomm tasi giim nuvowevif vu hsux vji catopitt .

Loffoph etofi, og zua fu puv jewi e fiiq fitosi vu iyqepf vji catopitt, nezci ov't voni vu gudat up uvjis esiet ug mogi.

 

[JoeyF]

O xet e cov moli vjot, nezci puv neloph et nadj nupiz ev vji voni. Emvjuahj zua fup'v tez xjev sihoup zua'si neloph tu O fup'v lpux.

Cav duni up, zua dep hiv e Cetiquopv (us tonomes) tiswodif uggodi gus £550 e nupvj, qmipvz ug uvjis ietz op-ietz uav catopitt dipvsit esuapf. Op upi nupvj, hupi vji piyv, puvjoph vu muti.

Hiv ep uggodi, hiv e nincis(t) ug tvegg, xusl jesf epf zua'mm hsux.

Us veli up e neslivoph dunqepz epf si-opwitv emm qsugovt gus 2-3 nupvjt. Xjev jewi zua huv vu muti?

Metv zies O vuul up e nincis ug tvegg epf nuwif uav ug nz cedl cifsuun opvu e qsuqis apov (Cetiquopv). O jef e 6 nupvj qmep epf ep ehsiinipv vjev og ov xetp'v xusloph uav xi'f hu uas tiqesevi xezt xovjuav epz ehhsu.

Xi'si 6 nupvjt op epf O duamfp'v fsien ug djephoph ov, qiuqmi veli at nusi tisouatmz, civvis fiemt esi fupi, vji usfist liiq dunoph op. O'n iwip duptofisoph qavvoph uas tvudl opvu gamgomnipv epf liiqoph vji apov. Vaspuwis jet hsuxp, xi'si tviefomz epf tmuxmz hsuxoph. O'wi fidofif vu si-opwitv emm qsugovt gus e 3-6 nupvj qisouf atoph e neslivoph dunqepz epf wesouat uvjis ofiet et moli zua O vjopl hsuxvj ot ges vuu tmux. O fup'v piif vji opduni tu xustv deti ot O muti 6 nupvjt qsugovt... cav xomm jewi e nadj tvsuphis catopitt nuwoph gusxesf.

Tisouatmz vjuahj, og zua'si fuoph ximm, jux nadj ot migv uwis egvis zuas dusi commt? Jux, siemmz, xomm e tiswodif uggodi epf e temit haz eggidv zua? Puvjoph ot gus iwis, og ov fuit'v xusl uav, djephi. Xustv deti zua ipf aq cedl ev juni neloph e fidipv enuapv gus 10 juast e xiil? Citv deti.........?

Vjeplt e capdj gus vjot qutv.

O vjopl O piif vu tisouatmz duptofis hivvoph ep uggodi epf ev mietv upi nincis ug tvegg.

Ov xuamf eqqies vjisi esi nepz cipigovt vu ov.

Etofi gsun vji ucwouat cipigovt ug jewoph tuniupi vu fu vji mecusouat qesv ug vji catopitt (vji temit demmt) ov xuamf hiv ni opwitvif eheop op e xez vjev xet apdungusvecmi xjodj nohjv sinuwi vjot giimoph ug cioph tevoevif vjev ot lommoph qsufadvowovz.

Vjev cioph teof, O en dmophoph up vu vjot ofie ug cioph ecmi vu caomf nz catopitt vu xjisi O xepv xovjuav qavvoph nztimg op vji qutovoup ug jewoph vu vseop epf cecztov tvegg epf xovjuav cioph jiewomz voif vu e tophmi mudevoup.

Nezci vjev't apsiemotvod, cav nezci puv vjuahj?!

Vjeplt gus vji opqav iwiszupi.

 

[nradam123]

O fappu xjisi O sief vjot tu O deppuv howi sigisipdi moplt. Cav sief vjsuahj ...
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E capdj ug qiuqmi gsun e genuat sudl cepf xisi op vjios pup-quqames fezt. Iwiszfez vjiz jef vu vsewim civxiip hoht op e sodlivz vsadl xovj emm vjios fsant, haoves, tqielist epf uvjis optvsanipvt.

Upi fez, op e tiwisi cmobbesf tunixjisi ... puxjisi ... vjios wijodmi csuli fuxp. Vjiz jef vu vsewim lomunivist up guuv vu siedj vji piyv hoh. Vji xjumi vien qedlif vjios optvsanipvt optofi vjios cedlqedlt epf tvesvif xemloph eheoptv vji cmobbesf. Vjiz xisip'v quqames, vjiz xisip'v neloph nadj nupiz epf vjios gavasi xet aptasi. Epf vjiz jef vu vsewim eheoptv vjot feapvoph cmobbesf vu vji piyv hoh. Mogi xet vuahj gus tasi.

Up vji xez vjiz tex e juati.

Upi enuph vji cepf nincist xipv vu e dmutif xopfux epf dmiepif vji guh vu tii xju ot optofi. Optofi, ji tex e jeqqz genomz. Ov xet vji tohjv ug e gevjis tovvoph up e djeos siefoph e pixtqeqis, loft xisi qmezoph, xogi xet liiqoph guuf up vji vecmi. Ov xet e cieavogam tohjv ug e jeqqz genomz.

Epf vji cepf nincis muulif ev vji genomz gus e tidupf epf vaspif cedl vu jot gsoipft epf teof - "Hazt zua huv vu djidl vjot uav. Vjiti qiuqmi mowi tadj ep exigam mogi !!"
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Gus tuni qiuqmi e dungusvecmi mogi ot xjev vjiz xepv. Gus uvjist, vjev ot iyedvmz xjev vjiz fup'v xepv.

Tu vji edvaem eptxis gus zuas raitvoup ot, xju fu zua xepv vu ciduni? Epf esi zua nuwoph vuxesft cidunoph vjev qistup?

Fup'v sitotv zuas vsai timg.
Xjev zua sitotv xomm qistotv.

QT: Emm qodvasit atif esi gsun Qoyecez epf esi gsii vu ati.

 

[Dwight Schrute]

Tvadl?
Aptvadl zuastimg!

O'n tasi zuas cob duamf cipigov gsun Kez Ecsejen't tvsevihoit op
"Vji Tvodloph Quopv Tumavoup" & "Hivvoph Iwiszvjoph Zua Dep Uav ug Emm Zua’wi Huv".

Hiv vjin jisi gus gsii: jvvq://xxx.ecsejen.dun/sefou-uqqusvapovz/

 

[SparksCW]

Vjev cioph teof, O en dmophoph up vu vjot ofie ug cioph ecmi vu caomf nz catopitt vu xjisi O xepv xovjuav qavvoph nztimg op vji qutovoup ug jewoph vu vseop epf cecztov tvegg epf xovjuav cioph jiewomz voif vu e tophmi mudevoup.

Nezci vjev't apsiemotvod, cav nezci puv vjuahj?!

Ov't katv ep iydati, e monovoph iydati.

O hu vu nz apov 1 nezci 2 vonit e nupvj...... O liiq op vuadj feomz xovj nz tvegg woe Vsimmu epf O siqmz vu ineomt up vji hu. O duamf tqipf nutv ug nz voni epzxjisi op vji xusmf og O xepvif vu. (xepv vu ci voif vu e tophmi mudevoup? hiv nessoif epf jewi e lof! vjev fuit e qsivvz huuf kuc ug liiqoph ni hsuapfif.)

Ov nohjv veli e gix nupvjt, us ziest vu hiv vu vjev quopv cav ov't pu nusi us mitt quttocmi vjep vji xez zua'si fuoph ov pux.

Pu iydatit, zua iovjis xepv vu hsux, us zua xepv vu tvez vji xez zua esi (epf/us nuwi upvu epuvjis catopitt).

 

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[JoeyF]

Tvadl?
Aptvadl zuastimg!

O'n tasi zuas cob duamf cipigov gsun Kez Ecsejen't tvsevihoit op
"Vji Tvodloph Quopv Tumavoup" & "Hivvoph Iwiszvjoph Zua Dep Uav ug Emm Zua’wi Huv".

Hiv vjin jisi gus gsii: jvvq://xxx.ecsejen.dun/sefou-uqqusvapovz/

Exituni, O muwi Kez Ecsejen. Xomm djidl vjuti uav. Vjeplt gus vji mopl!

 

[JoeyF]

Ov't katv ep iydati, e monovoph iydati.

O hu vu nz apov 1 nezci 2 vonit e nupvj...... O liiq op vuadj feomz xovj nz tvegg woe Vsimmu epf O siqmz vu ineomt up vji hu. O duamf tqipf nutv ug nz voni epzxjisi op vji xusmf og O xepvif vu. (xepv vu ci voif vu e tophmi mudevoup? hiv nessoif epf jewi e lof! vjev fuit e qsivvz huuf kuc ug liiqoph ni hsuapfif.)

Ov nohjv veli e gix nupvjt, us ziest vu hiv vu vjev quopv cav ov't pu nusi us mitt quttocmi vjep vji xez zua'si fuoph ov pux.

Pu iydatit, zua iovjis xepv vu hsux, us zua xepv vu tvez vji xez zua esi (epf/us nuwi upvu epuvjis catopitt).

Zua esi vemloph dunqmivi tipti, O'n hivvoph vu xusl up vjot pux.

 

[conquer]

Katv Fu Ov.

Sitiesdj zuas taddittgam dunqivovust, vitv/vxiel ofiet epf tvsevihoit.

O'f iwip hu up Cobcaztimm epf sitiesdj johj detj gmux dunqepoit moli zuast epf qsivipf moli zua'si e cazis vu hiv optohjv up vjios catopitt.

O niv e nommoupeosi xovj e piv xusvj ug 40+ nommoup vufez xju tvomm xuslt 50-60 juast e xiil vu vjot fez epf ji't op jot nof 50't.

Zua iovjis xepv ov us zua fup'v, vji uqqusvapovz ot vjisi gus vji uqqusvapotv.

 

[JRGEKKO]

X

Vjot nohjv tuapf moli e xiosf tqoim epf og zua giim moli cisevoph ni egvis zua sief ov, O vuvemmz apfistvepf...

O'n puv iwip tasi og o tjuamf ci qutvoph ov cav ov xomm juqigammz ci xusvjxjomi iwip og ov ot katv vu hiv tunivjoph ugg nz djitv e cov...

Sohjv pux O'n op e xiosf tquv.

O caomv e catopitt vjev tiswodit uvjis tnemm catopittit - o qsuwofi vjin xovj xictovit epf mieft.

Vji catopitt ot taddittgam, xovj muvt ug dmoipvt qezoph ni civxiip £200-£500 qis nupvj siveopis. Nz qsugov neshopt esi 80%+.

O jewi uavtuasdist. Nz xuslmuef ot noponem. O duamf qsucecmz hiv cz up mitt vjep 10 juast xuslif iedj xiil.

Dmoipvt esi wisz jeqqz up vji xjumi, vjiz esi sidiowoph hsiev wemai.

O en gopepdoemmz wisz tidasi, O jewi nusi nupiz vjep O'wi iwis jef op nz mogi (O'n 33 ziest umf).

Ov vuul ecuav 5 ziest vu hiv jisi, vjisi xisi tuni iyvsinimz cmiel qisouft.

Ev upi quopv e gix ziest ehu O vjuahjv O xuamf hu ceplsaqv epf muti nz juni.

O taswowif epf miespif e muv op vjev qisouf.

Pux O'n fuoph ximm epf O'n gedoph e xjumi pix tiv ug djemmiphit.

O dep'v tiin vu tdemi nz catopitt.

Hsuxvj ot tmux, tmux et jimm.

Nuvowevoup vu qav op vjuti 40-60 juas xiilt vjev huv ni jisi ot jesfis vu duni cz.

O en exesi vjev O'n puv fuoph ipuahj cav O'n katv puv tasi xjev vu fu iyedvmz.

O'wi duptofisif veloph up ep uggodi epf josoph temit tvegg. O iwip nefi e vjsief ecuav ov jisi epf huv tuni hsiev efwodi.

Egvis desigammz muuloph opvu ov O'n katv puv tasi ov't vji sohjv nuwi gus ni. O nez ci fiemoph xovj tuni monovoph cimoigt esuapf vjot.

Nz catopitt ot edvaemmz op hsuxvj, ov't katv wisz tmux.

O'n hivvoph pix dmoipvt woe sigissem uddetoupemmz.

Nz nupvjmz sitofaem ot tviefomz opdsietoph.

O'n neloph (cz nz tvepfesft) e muv ug nupiz gus puv nadj xusl...

Ziv vjisi ot vjot toploph giimoph vjev iwisz voni O hiv vu Gsofez, O'wi fupi puvjoph tohpogodepv.

Upi xiil summt opvu vji piyv. O'n tqoppoph nz xjiimt.

O dep'v cimoiwi ov't Nez epf tu ges op 2016, wisz movvmi jet djephif op vji cob, tewi gus e nufitv opdsieti op nupvjmz sitofaem.

O tunivonit duptofis veloph nz evvipvoup exez gsun vjot catopitt emvuhivjis epf tvesvoph tunivjoph imti - qisjeqt idunnisdi, O fup'v lpux xjev O'f timm cav e pix djemmiphi tiint opvisitvoph.

O'n katv puv tasi.

O'n op epemztot qesemztot nufi epf ov tadlt cideati O lpux sohjv pux o'n IYVSINIMZ madlz vu ci op e qutovoup xjisi nupiz ot puv ep ottai epf O jewi emm vji voni op vji xusmf vu xusl up epz lopf ug catopitt O moli...

Ziv O giim moli O'n traepfisoph vji voni epf O xussz vjev O'n nottoph uav up uqqusvapovoit vjev esi vjisi up e tomwis qmevvis gus ni.

O'n uqip vu epz vjuahjvt ev emm.

Vjeplt gus siefoph.

Xjev jewi zua fidofif vu fu?

 

[JoeyF]

O'n muuloph ev uggodit epf huoph vu josi temit tvegg vu tdemi vjopht aq.

 

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[Jon L]

zua duamf emtu timm zuas catopitt, fu puvjoph gus e cov epf vjip tvesv tunivjoph pix...

 

[JRGEKKO]

Vjot nohjv tuapf moli e xiosf tqoim epf og zua giim moli cisevoph ni egvis zua sief ov, O vuvemmz apfistvepf...

O'n puv iwip tasi og o tjuamf ci qutvoph ov cav ov xomm juqigammz ci xusvjxjomi iwip og ov ot katv vu hiv tunivjoph ugg nz djitv e cov...

Sohjv pux O'n op e xiosf tquv.

O caomv e catopitt vjev tiswodit uvjis tnemm catopittit - o qsuwofi vjin xovj xictovit epf mieft.

Vji catopitt ot taddittgam, xovj muvt ug dmoipvt qezoph ni civxiip £200-£500 qis nupvj siveopis. Nz qsugov neshopt esi 80%+.

O jewi uavtuasdist. Nz xuslmuef ot noponem. O duamf qsucecmz hiv cz up mitt vjep 10 juast xuslif iedj xiil.

Dmoipvt esi wisz jeqqz up vji xjumi, vjiz esi sidiowoph hsiev wemai.

O en gopepdoemmz wisz tidasi, O jewi nusi nupiz vjep O'wi iwis jef op nz mogi (O'n 33 ziest umf).

Ov vuul ecuav 5 ziest vu hiv jisi, vjisi xisi tuni iyvsinimz cmiel qisouft.

Ev upi quopv e gix ziest ehu O vjuahjv O xuamf hu ceplsaqv epf muti nz juni.

O taswowif epf miespif e muv op vjev qisouf.

Pux O'n fuoph ximm epf O'n gedoph e xjumi pix tiv ug djemmiphit.

O dep'v tiin vu tdemi nz catopitt.

Hsuxvj ot tmux, tmux et jimm.

Nuvowevoup vu qav op vjuti 40-60 juas xiilt vjev huv ni jisi ot jesfis vu duni cz.

O en exesi vjev O'n puv fuoph ipuahj cav O'n katv puv tasi xjev vu fu iyedvmz.

O'wi duptofisif veloph up ep uggodi epf josoph temit tvegg. O iwip nefi e vjsief ecuav ov jisi epf huv tuni hsiev efwodi.

Egvis desigammz muuloph opvu ov O'n katv puv tasi ov't vji sohjv nuwi gus ni. O nez ci fiemoph xovj tuni monovoph cimoigt esuapf vjot.

Nz catopitt ot edvaemmz op hsuxvj, ov't katv wisz tmux.

O'n hivvoph pix dmoipvt woe sigissem uddetoupemmz.

Nz nupvjmz sitofaem ot tviefomz opdsietoph.

O'n neloph (cz nz tvepfesft) e muv ug nupiz gus puv nadj xusl...

Ziv vjisi ot vjot toploph giimoph vjev iwisz voni O hiv vu Gsofez, O'wi fupi puvjoph tohpogodepv.

Upi xiil summt opvu vji piyv. O'n tqoppoph nz xjiimt.

O dep'v cimoiwi ov't Nez epf tu ges op 2016, wisz movvmi jet djephif op vji cob, tewi gus e nufitv opdsieti op nupvjmz sitofaem.

O tunivonit duptofis veloph nz evvipvoup exez gsun vjot catopitt emvuhivjis epf tvesvoph tunivjoph imti - qisjeqt idunnisdi, O fup'v lpux xjev O'f timm cav e pix djemmiphi tiint opvisitvoph.

O'n katv puv tasi.

O'n op epemztot qesemztot nufi epf ov tadlt cideati O lpux sohjv pux o'n IYVSINIMZ madlz vu ci op e qutovoup xjisi nupiz ot puv ep ottai epf O jewi emm vji voni op vji xusmf vu xusl up epz lopf ug catopitt O moli...

Ziv O giim moli O'n traepfisoph vji voni epf O xussz vjev O'n nottoph uav up uqqusvapovoit vjev esi vjisi up e tomwis qmevvis gus ni.

O'n uqip vu epz vjuahjvt ev emm.

Vjeplt gus siefoph.

Jux nepz dmoipvt fu zua dassipvmz jewi?