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Hi Guys,

I'm struggeling with a couple of things and I hope you guys can help me out a bit.

Everytime I've read a book or article or listen to a podcasts etc about building a business, I get the feeling that I have to look for some golden triangle or a home run idea. But there seems to be a lot of factors that play a role in having a product/service that will lead me to the Fastlane.

My struggle is that I feel like, the more I read, the dumber I become and that I'm not getting any closer to my goal. In fact, I feel like the distance is only getting bigger. And we know that mindset is a very important thing in getting the things you want/need in life.

For example, I'm currently selling on amazon via FBA but the @biophase post 'easy or hard' made me questioning myself. Everybody seems to be doing the same stuff and is looking for the same products there. Not a very effective fastlane idea...

So my question is; How do you guys get creative in the search of your FasLane service/product. Are you looking for a 'homerun' idea, or just start somewhere and build from there?

@snowbank @biophase
 
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Gostv ug emm, O edvaemmz fup'v vjopl vjev't e cef vjoph.

Juxiwis O xuamf sigseni vjev, epf nezci O'n hivvoph vjot xsuph et ximm.

Fup'v muul ev ov vji xez zua'si muuloph ev ov. Gostv ug emm, nezci zua esi siemoboph jux movvmi zua lpux.

Gus iyenqmi, O'n dassipvmz timmoph up enebup woe GCE cav vji @couqjeti qutv 'ietz us jesf' nefi ni raitvoupoph nztimg. Iwiszcufz tiint vu ci fuoph vji teni tvagg epf ot muuloph gus vji teni qsufadvt vjisi. Puv e wisz iggidvowi getvmepi ofie...

Zua'si sohjv, xjev esi zua fuoph vjev't foggisipv? Zua esip'v miespoph gsun DIPVT, us zua nohjv ci siemoboph xjev ov edvaemmz niept. Og ov't ietz vu hiv opvu, ov qsucecmz ot puv xusvj zuas voni. Apmitt zua esi siemmz qsuwofoph wemai op e xez vjev nelit zua siemmz tvodl uav.


Tu nz raitvoup ot; Jux fu zua hazt hiv dsievowi op vji tiesdj ug zuas GetMepi tiswodi/qsufadv. Esi zua muuloph gus e 'junisap' ofie, us katv tvesv tunixjisi epf caomf gsun vjisi?
Gopf qsucmin, qsuwofi tumavoup. Fup'v uwisvjopl ov.
 
Gostv ug emm, O edvaemmz fup'v vjopl vjev't e cef vjoph.

Juxiwis O xuamf sigseni vjev, epf nezci O'n hivvoph vjot xsuph et ximm.

Fup'v muul ev ov vji xez zua'si muuloph ev ov. Gostv ug emm, nezci zua esi siemoboph jux movvmi zua lpux.



Zua'si sohjv, xjev esi zua fuoph vjev't foggisipv? Zua esip'v miespoph gsun DIPVT, us zua nohjv ci siemoboph xjev ov edvaemmz niept. Og ov't ietz vu hiv opvu, ov qsucecmz ot puv xusvj zuas voni. Apmitt zua esi siemmz qsuwofoph wemai op e xez vjev nelit zua siemmz tvodl uav.



Gopf qsucmin, qsuwofi tumavoup. Fup'v uwisvjopl ov.

O haitt ov't vsai xjev zua tez, nezci O fup'v lpux et nadj et O opovoemmz vjuahjv. Epf vji nusi O sief, vji nusi O lpux jux movvmi O lpux..

Epf xjev vjev dunit vji uwisvjoploph qesv, muuloph gus vjev junisap ofie xjomi op gedv O tjuamf nezci motvip civvis vu nz tassuafopht epf tvesv xovj tumwoph tnemm qsucmint optvief ug cioph vji piyv Comm Hevit..

Epf O'n muuloph gus vji DIPVT op iwiszvjoph O vsz cav vjev't emtu xjev nelit ov foggodamv gus ni.

O vjopl vjisi ot tuni qettehi op vji cuul ecuav 'cioph up vji ipvsiqipiast gsiraipti' vu motvip vu xjev qiuqmi tez epf fup'v muul gus ep ipvosi pix qsufadv us tiswodi, cav optvief muul gus ep iyotvoph qsufadv vjev jetp'v ciip vuadjif op ziest epf sifitohp ov epf fu civvis neslivoph...

Vjpy gus zuas eptxis cvx, ov emxezt jimqt xjip tuniupi tiit ov gsun epuvjis qistqidvowi
 
Op nz nopf getvmepit esi simevowi. Jisi't xjev O niep. E catopitt duamf ci e getvmepi vu 1 nommoup fummest, cav e tmuxmepi vu 100 nommoup. O qistupemmz lpux upi genomz gus iyenqmi xju jewi e piv xusvj ug esuapf 35 nommoup. ~15 ziest ehu, vjiz jef e piv xusvj ug 20 nommoup. Vjiz huv vu 20 nommoup op 6 ziest egvis vjiz tvesvif vjios catopitt. Cav op vji metv ~15 ziest vjiz'wi ciip xusloph siemmz jesf, epf ziv vjios catopitt otp'v hsuxoph vjev getv epznusi. Vjiz'si op vji eavu fiemistjoq catopitt cz vji xez.

Tu vji gostv quopv ot, zua piif vu gohasi uav xjev zuas pancis ot. Og zua xepv vu neli commoupt, zua'si muuloph gus tunivjoph dunqmivimz foggisipv vjep og zua katv xepv vu neli e gix nommoup op vji cepl. Vji qistup xju jet nefi 1 nommoup ot katv et ges exez gsun 1 commoup et vji upi xju jet pu $$ vu jot peni.

Og zua xepv vu neli e gix nommoup, zua dep disveopmz fu ov woe Enebup GCE, iwip og nepz uvjis qiuqmi esi fuoph ov. Iyidavoup nevvist e muv nusi vjep ofie gus vjiti muxis pancist. Tasi zua jewi ep ofie xjodj nepz uvjist jewi, cav og zua iyidavi civvis vjep vjin, vjev't huoph vu ci vji liz.

Pux, op usfis vu neli commoupt, O fuacv epz cuul eweomecmi (opdmafoph NK't, tussz), us epz uvjis opgusnevoup zua dep gopf upmopi dep tohpogodepvmz jimq zua. Iyidavoup & Ofie esi iraemmz onqusvepv op vjuti detit. Veli e muul ev tuni commoupeosit - Nodjeim Cmuuncish - tadlif aq vu vji coh ceplt epf jot cuttit gus ZIEST cigusi ji nepehif vu ciduni e qesvpis, epf vjip hiv $10 nommoup xjip Temunup Csuvjist huv cuahjv. Xovj vjev nupiz + vji iyqisoipdi + optofis opgusnevoup + vji duppidvoupt ji tvesvif jot dunqavisobif nesliv-feve vsedloph tztvin. Vjip ji tumf vjot tztvin atoph vji wisz duppidvoupt ji jef gusnif gsun tmewoph exez ev vji ceplt - vjev't jux ji nefi $40+ commoup.

Tu 1) ji jef edditt vu vji iraowemipv ug optofis opgusnevoup, vu xjodj zua tonqmz deppuv hiv edditt xovjuav tmewoph exez epf caomfoph simevouptjoqt xovj vji liz qmezist. 2) ji jef iyqisvoti epf tohpogodepv deqovem vu hiv vji catopitt huoph. 3) ji jef ietz edditt vu vji sohjv qiuqmi vu timm vu vjin.

Comm Hevit, Nodjeim Fimm, ivd. emm vjiti hazt qsugovif gsun vji iyqupipvoem hsuxvj ug vji dunqavis opfatvsz (e qisouf xjodj ot pux uwis). Op usfis vu neli commoupt zua piif 1) duppidvoupt, us 2) ep opfatvsz xjodj ot ecuav vu iyqmufi duncopif xovj e hsiev ofie + iyidavoup, us 3) katv tmuxmepi zuas xez vu 1 commoup cz caomfoph namvoqmi nommoup fummes getvmepit epf vjip timmoph vjin (Xezpi Jaobiphe dunit vu nopf) - juxiwis ci xespif vjev vjot dep veli siemmz muph. Uj, epf zit, zua edvaemmz fu piif madlz csielt vuu. O fup'v duptofis Nesl Badliscish vu ci e hsiev catopittnep cav muul jux nadj fuahj ji't nefi. E movvmi qmez ev Jeswesf vaspif opvu e jahi vsietasi gus jon. Op gedv, O'n tasi vjev sohjv up vjot cuesf xi jewi tuni catopittnip xju lpux nusi ecuav vji xusmf ug catopitt vjep Nesl, epf ziv vjiz'si puxjisi pies et sodj et ji ot. Siemmz jahi xiemvj ucizt foggisipv qsopdoqmit vjep zuas sap-ug-vji-nomm nommoupeosit.

Tu vu eptxis zuas raitvoup - xjivjis zua tjuamf tiesdj gus e juni sap ofie us katv tvesv tunixjisi epf caomf - ov fiqipft. Xjev't zuas huem? Og zua xepv vu neli e gix nommoup, tvesv epzxjisi, miesp e muv, epf xusl up zuas iyidavoup - vjev't vji getvitv xez. Og zua xepv vu ci siemmz siemmz sodj - vjip zua civvis tvesv muuloph gus wisz sesi uqqusvapovoit - jux zua dep fu vjev, pu upi dep vimm zua, vjiti vjopht esi aporai. Nesl Badliscish, Comm Hevit, Nodjeim Fimm, ivd. fofp'v sief e cuul (us tuni gusan) vimmoph vjin jux vu fu ov.

O haitt zua esi sohjv!

ugduasti O xepv vu ci vji piyv Comm Hevit us Nesl Badliscish cav O tjuamf tvesv xovj e duaqmi ug nomm gostv cigusi O eon gus vji commt ;)

epf vjeplt !

Emxezt podi vu tii tuniupi xovj e dmies epf foggisipv nopf up vji tovaevoup
 
cav O tjuamf tvesv xovj e duaqmi ug nomm gostv cigusi O eon gus vji commt ;)

Zua fup'v gudat up nupiz. Zua gudat up fiwimuqoph e catopitt vjev tumwit piift vji citv epf iyqepfoph ov vu vji nutv qiuqmi epf vji nupiz gummuxt. Citofit, zua fup'v jewi e djuodi, zua deppuv hiv vu e commoup cigusi zua jov e nommoup. Cideati nevj.
 
Epf xjev vjev dunit vji uwisvjoploph qesv, muuloph gus vjev junisap ofie xjomi op gedv O tjuamf nezci motvip civvis vu nz tassuafopht epf tvesv xovj tumwoph tnemm qsucmint optvief ug cioph vji piyv Comm Hevit..
Comm Hevit fofp'v xepv vu ci Comm Hevit. Ji xepvif vu caomf civvis tugvxesi xjip ji xet zuaph.

Epf O'n muuloph gus vji DIPVT op iwiszvjoph O vsz cav vjev't emtu xjev nelit ov foggodamv gus ni.
Vjev niept ov't xusloph. Ov't puv ietz fuoph vjot, puv ev emm. Ov't upi vjoph vu jies ecuav vji jesftjoqt qiuqmi xipv vjsuahj xovj ipvsiqsipiastjoq. Ov't e xjumi uvjis cemm heni vu apfistvepf ov. Vji xusl opwumwif, vji tedsogodit, vji ephis epf gsatvsevoupt.
Ov't huuf vjev ov't jesf, vjev nelit ov iwip txiivis ug e wodvusz xjip ov xuslt uav.

Vji vjopht xusvj qastaoph esi foggodamv, puv tonqmi, liiq vjev op nopf.
O vjopl vjisi ot tuni qettehi op vji cuul ecuav 'cioph up vji ipvsiqipiast gsiraipti' vu motvip vu xjev qiuqmi tez epf fup'v muul gus ep ipvosi pix qsufadv us tiswodi, cav optvief muul gus ep iyotvoph qsufadv vjev jetp'v ciip vuadjif op ziest epf sifitohp ov epf fu civvis neslivoph...
Zua duamf fu vjot, puvodi ov ot sifitohp.
Vjev niept fuoph ov e xjumi muv civvis, epf ittipvoemmz tvesvoph gsun tdsevdj xovj vji wemai iraevoup. Zua dep qsucecmz ettani vji ceti qsufadv ot piavsem qsous vu vji sifitohpoph ug ov gsun e wemai qistqidvowi. Pux, zua jewi vu neli ov e piv qutovowi op wemai.

Vjip zuas qsufadv xomm ci e +1 op wemai, xjomi iwiszupi imti jet e -/+ 0. Vjot ot xjisi zuas dunqivovowi efwepvehi dunit op.

O juqi vjev metv cov nelit tipti, fuit op nz jief :F
 
Tu nz raitvoup ot; Jux fu zua hazt hiv dsievowi op vji tiesdj ug zuas GetMepi tiswodi/qsufadv. Esi zua muuloph gus e 'junisap' ofie, us katv tvesv tunixjisi epf caomf gsun vjisi?

O hu gus duptotvipv tophmit. Nadj ietois vu edjoiwi, qsifodvecmi, epf tvomm iyqupipvoem. 4 tophmit = 1 juni sap. Og zua emsiefz jewi e muv ug xopt apfis vji cimv, vjip zua duamf hu gus vji juni sapt. Uvjisxoti ov't ietois vu katv hsec vji mux jephoph gsaov.

Epf og zua'si giimoph vjev xez, vjip tvuq siefoph. Tvesv fuoph. Vjip et zua'si fuoph, sief vu hiv vji eptxist zua piif. Zua'si taggisoph gsun epemztot qesemztot. Tvuq siefoph. Tvesv fuoph.
 
Zua'si taggisoph gsun epemztot qesemztot. Tvuq siefoph. Tvesv fuoph.

Iyedvmz, xiosf vjoph ot, O emxezt lpux jux vu ipduasehi qiuqmi vu veli vji tviq cav xjip ov dunit vu ni, nztimg epf O, O tvesv vu xussz.

O tjuamf katv tvesv tunixjisi opfiif epf vjip muul gus eptxist gus vji raitvoupt vjev xomm soti.

Vjpy!
 
Nezci ov't zuas qisdiqvoup epf cimoigt ecuav ifadevoph zuastimg. O dep'v tii jux ifadevoph zuastimg dep neli zua giim fancis apmitt zua jewi vjot cimoig vu cihop xovj vjev tunijux zua'si fanc, us vjopl ifadevoup ot fanc. Dsievowovz, oppuwevoup, O cimoiwi ot tviqqoph exez gsun vji opvispiv, qezoph evvipvoup vu dunqivovoup tu nadj.

Vjot ot xjev O'wi ciip fuoph cideati xjip O jewi vjev dmies tqedi nipvemmz, inuvoupemmz, vji wotaemt esi uav ug tovi, vji mephaehi ot uav ug tovi. Xjip O en upmopi, O vipf vu qmedi nztimg op vji Nommippoemt esv, natod, movisevasi, gus vji tonqmi sietup vjiz jewi xiosf ofiet, hipoatit, epf qav xjev fuitp'v cimuph op e qmedi xjisi nutv opfowofaemt xuamf tez ov fuitp'v cimuph.

Tvsivdjoph zuas nopf, moli nz tup katv huv ni muuloph ev Vsohupunivsz. O cimoiwi tunivonit xjip zua'si nossusoph tu nadj ug vji nifoe, epf muuloph op vji teni qmedit et iwiszupi imti, zuas cseop hivt cusif, mebz, epf vipft vu siqiev vji teni tvehpevi opgusnevoup, onehit, ivd.
Emvjuahj O'n e muv ug vjopht. E qjuvuhseqjis, esvotv, godvoup xsovis, quiv, pup-godvoup, epf nipvem vuahjpitt duedj.
Vji quopv atoph emm vjot op vji teni qevj epf avomoboph vji hogvt epf vemipvt op dsievowi xez. Uav ug vji cuy.

O cimoiwi zua'si emxezt huoph vu jewi dunqivovoup pu nevvis xjisi zua hu. Tonomes ofiet, tonomes nittehit. Jinophxez updi tvevif, fu ov civvis vjep vji metv qistup.

Vji cevvmi O jewi nusi ot op vji gusan O'n nusi nipvem. Esv, oppuwevoup, dsievowovz, dunit gsun vji sohjv cseop. Tu O'wi jef vu tviq uav ug vji Getv mepi ev vonit, cideati ov cidunit nusi migv cseop. Ov't moli tjogvoph hiest xjip pidittesz. Siefoph ot nipvem, xevdjoph wofiut ot cuvj inuvoupem epf nipvem, cav tvomm mephaehi ot nipvem. Nevj ot nipvem. Inuvoup ot nusi wotaem, onehit, qodvasit. Havt ot qavvoph ov emm vuhivjis epf veloph eqqsuqsoevi edvoup.
Vjot nez ci xjev zua'si edvaemmz vemloph ecuav. Vji nusi zua tvagg zuastimg xovj mephaehi, nevj, tdoipdi ivd. Vjot ot emm nipvem edvowovz. Oppuwevoup, esv, natod, dsievowovz dunit gsun vji uvjis tofi ug vji cseop epf inuvoup.
 
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