Hello, my name is Theodore and I'm an entrepreneur!
I stumbled across this forum a couple of days ago and have been lurking through the posts and found a ton of value. I've ordered the book (arrives tomorrow) and will try and power through it over the next few days. But for now, here's my introduction:
My name is Theodore and I live in the UK (Guildford, just South of London). I am 23 and currently work as an aircraft engineer. I achieved this job by completing an apprenticeship, and have not been to university. When I started my apprenticeship in 2012, my dream was to work my way up through the company, become a manager, and maybe one day earn over £100,000. However, after about a year, something I read would realign my goals entirely...
In 2013, a newspaper published an article about the CEO of the company I worked for and his salary. In one year, this man's had taken home over £10 million!! £10 million!! Here I was, aspiring to hopefully one day earn over £100,000, whilst this guy was earning over 100x that!! This got me very interested, and I started researching more and more about business owners and CEOs, and quickly realised that that is what I wanted! I imagined being able to pay myself £10 million in one year, the things that I could do, the places I could go, the difference I could make to the world.
So, I started reading. A quick google told me that reading was a trait shared by many of the rich, a lot even attributing reading almost entirely to their success. I went out and bought about 30 books, some on business, some on finance, psychology, public speaking, etc, etc, and I read. I would wake up and read, I would go on work breaks and read, I would get home and read, I would read, read, read. So, naturally, because of all of this reading, I became a business god.
Or so I thought. My first business that I tried to start was a men's beard and hair care business. It cost me about £100, I never launched it. My second was a social media marketing company. This one cost me about £600 to create, I launched, I couldn't get any customers, I got overwhelmed, I shut it down. The third was an e-commerce site selling men's clothes and accessories from smaller brands. It cost me about £1500 in total. I launched, I marketed, I marketed, I marketed, I marketed, I didn't make one sale, I closed it down. "Perhaps, I'm going about this the wrong way? Maybe I'll be better at buying and selling on something like Amazon?". I bought 50 kettles (don't ask me why). I tried to sell them to make a profit...I didn't make a profit.
And now here I am, stumbling around the internet googling "good business ideas" and asking myself "have i set my goals too high?":.
I like to think the answer is no. I believe that my problem thus far has been a lack of direction, a lack of understanding, a lack of perseverance. But, after reading around this forum, I feel hopeful. The value here looks astounding, the book looks great and I am pumped to restart my journey.
I shall forget everything I know, become a beginner, and rebuild my life.
Hello, my name is Theodore and I'm totally new to business.
I stumbled across this forum a couple of days ago and have been lurking through the posts and found a ton of value. I've ordered the book (arrives tomorrow) and will try and power through it over the next few days. But for now, here's my introduction:
My name is Theodore and I live in the UK (Guildford, just South of London). I am 23 and currently work as an aircraft engineer. I achieved this job by completing an apprenticeship, and have not been to university. When I started my apprenticeship in 2012, my dream was to work my way up through the company, become a manager, and maybe one day earn over £100,000. However, after about a year, something I read would realign my goals entirely...
In 2013, a newspaper published an article about the CEO of the company I worked for and his salary. In one year, this man's had taken home over £10 million!! £10 million!! Here I was, aspiring to hopefully one day earn over £100,000, whilst this guy was earning over 100x that!! This got me very interested, and I started researching more and more about business owners and CEOs, and quickly realised that that is what I wanted! I imagined being able to pay myself £10 million in one year, the things that I could do, the places I could go, the difference I could make to the world.
So, I started reading. A quick google told me that reading was a trait shared by many of the rich, a lot even attributing reading almost entirely to their success. I went out and bought about 30 books, some on business, some on finance, psychology, public speaking, etc, etc, and I read. I would wake up and read, I would go on work breaks and read, I would get home and read, I would read, read, read. So, naturally, because of all of this reading, I became a business god.
Or so I thought. My first business that I tried to start was a men's beard and hair care business. It cost me about £100, I never launched it. My second was a social media marketing company. This one cost me about £600 to create, I launched, I couldn't get any customers, I got overwhelmed, I shut it down. The third was an e-commerce site selling men's clothes and accessories from smaller brands. It cost me about £1500 in total. I launched, I marketed, I marketed, I marketed, I marketed, I didn't make one sale, I closed it down. "Perhaps, I'm going about this the wrong way? Maybe I'll be better at buying and selling on something like Amazon?". I bought 50 kettles (don't ask me why). I tried to sell them to make a profit...I didn't make a profit.
And now here I am, stumbling around the internet googling "good business ideas" and asking myself "have i set my goals too high?":.
I like to think the answer is no. I believe that my problem thus far has been a lack of direction, a lack of understanding, a lack of perseverance. But, after reading around this forum, I feel hopeful. The value here looks astounding, the book looks great and I am pumped to restart my journey.
I shall forget everything I know, become a beginner, and rebuild my life.
Hello, my name is Theodore and I'm totally new to business.
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