Howdy, everyone! I have lurked the forums for a few weeks now. It is time I introduce myself.
For years I have felt that I would never be happy with a 9-5 job. I have always wanted more. I never could articulate what felt lacking -- but about two years ago I started to tell myself, "I want to do my own thing. I want to build a business." I had no specific reasons for wanting to do that. I did not care to be my own boss, to choose my own hours, or to be wealthy. All I sensed is that I would never feel accomplished living as everyone else did. (I could go on explaining where some of these intuitions came from. I will save those for another post though.) Fast forward to a few months ago and I had a breakthrough.
Reading TMF immediately followed by UNSCRIPTED was enlightening. The books articulated what I had felt for years. They helped me understand the intuitions I had for years: I did not want to live a life of mediocrity; I did not want to live life selfishly; I did not want to live a life dictated by others. Instead, I want to live an intentional life; I want to create value for others; I want to make a positive difference. The cherry on top is that it is possible while also achieving financial independence.
I am convinced TUNEF is my path forward. It can help me achieve my life goals. Reading success after success in the forum community excites me. I know it is hard work, but I am willing to put in the time and effort. Focusing that drive is key, and TUNEF (more specifically a CENTS business) the direction I should move.
Thank you, James Jani, on YouTube for openly discussing TMF and UNSCRIPTED . I do not know how else I would have stumbled on this forum. Thank you, MJ, for the books and the forum. Thank you, forum community, for the inspiration and, hopefully, continued support.
I feel charged -- I want to change. I need to channel that into execution now. So, what is next for me...?
I work as a software engineer right now, full-time. The famous F*** This Event (TFE) has not yet happened. I intend to find an idea, validate it, and bootstrap it as a side project for now. I am single and have plenty of capital to get something started. I have enough resources to pursue something and not gain any money for two years since I am debt-free. (Man, that freedom feels good!)
I have signed up for a call for Fox's Web Design program. I do not know if I will go down that route since I have very strong technical skills already -- but it could help me learn sales and copywriting. Having accountability built into a program like that could prove useful too.
I have been looking at businesses for sale on BizBuySell. I have no intention of buying a business right now, but I am using it to find ideas. I know I do not need to create a groundbreaking business. I need to improve an existing process: do something better than everyone else. Choose a value skew that attracts customers.
What is next in short:
As a side note, I want my first project to be a website project. I want to leverage my existing tech skills if at all possible. Though I am not entirely against going a different direction.
P.S. I have been thinking of finding a mentor. Any tips or tricks in finding one?
For years I have felt that I would never be happy with a 9-5 job. I have always wanted more. I never could articulate what felt lacking -- but about two years ago I started to tell myself, "I want to do my own thing. I want to build a business." I had no specific reasons for wanting to do that. I did not care to be my own boss, to choose my own hours, or to be wealthy. All I sensed is that I would never feel accomplished living as everyone else did. (I could go on explaining where some of these intuitions came from. I will save those for another post though.) Fast forward to a few months ago and I had a breakthrough.
Reading TMF immediately followed by UNSCRIPTED was enlightening. The books articulated what I had felt for years. They helped me understand the intuitions I had for years: I did not want to live a life of mediocrity; I did not want to live life selfishly; I did not want to live a life dictated by others. Instead, I want to live an intentional life; I want to create value for others; I want to make a positive difference. The cherry on top is that it is possible while also achieving financial independence.
I am convinced TUNEF is my path forward. It can help me achieve my life goals. Reading success after success in the forum community excites me. I know it is hard work, but I am willing to put in the time and effort. Focusing that drive is key, and TUNEF (more specifically a CENTS business) the direction I should move.
Thank you, James Jani, on YouTube for openly discussing TMF and UNSCRIPTED . I do not know how else I would have stumbled on this forum. Thank you, MJ, for the books and the forum. Thank you, forum community, for the inspiration and, hopefully, continued support.
I feel charged -- I want to change. I need to channel that into execution now. So, what is next for me...?
I work as a software engineer right now, full-time. The famous F*** This Event (TFE) has not yet happened. I intend to find an idea, validate it, and bootstrap it as a side project for now. I am single and have plenty of capital to get something started. I have enough resources to pursue something and not gain any money for two years since I am debt-free. (Man, that freedom feels good!)
I have signed up for a call for Fox's Web Design program. I do not know if I will go down that route since I have very strong technical skills already -- but it could help me learn sales and copywriting. Having accountability built into a program like that could prove useful too.
I have been looking at businesses for sale on BizBuySell. I have no intention of buying a business right now, but I am using it to find ideas. I know I do not need to create a groundbreaking business. I need to improve an existing process: do something better than everyone else. Choose a value skew that attracts customers.
What is next in short:
- I have the time and capital to pursue an idea
- I need to start learning sales and copywriting skills
- I am constantly looking for business ideas to start validating and begin execution on
As a side note, I want my first project to be a website project. I want to leverage my existing tech skills if at all possible. Though I am not entirely against going a different direction.
P.S. I have been thinking of finding a mentor. Any tips or tricks in finding one?
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