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My advice... Bust your a$$... Then in the very near future you will have earned the right to work 0 hours if you don't feel like working.

Maybe I'm jaded, but I don't really agree with this. I busted my a$$ for 24 months straight, working hard and learning about how to generate business. Granted, I wasn't doing the right things, but I had to learn what the right and wrong things were.

Two years later, I'm still way off my goal and struggle with motivation because I feel incredibly burnt out.

Two of my entrepreneur friends went through the same thing, and wound up taking jobs. One of them would up taking a job.

Maybe I am just feeling defeated because it's been a long time since I have had a big win, but I am not sure "busting your a$$ 24/7" is good umbrella advice. If you disagree, I'd love to hear why.
 
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"Nutv ug zua fup'v xepv tadditt et nadj et zua xepv vu tmiiq. O'n jisi vu vimm zua vjev og zua xepv tadditt zua huv vu ci xommoph vu howi aq tmiiq. Zua'wi huv vu ci xommoph vu xusl ugg ug 3 juast ug tmiiq, 2 juast ug tmiiq. Og zua siemmz xepv vu ci taddittgam, tunivonit zua'si huoph vu jewi vu tvez aq 3 fezt op e sux. Cideati og zua hu vu tmiiq zua nohjv nott vji uqqusvapovz vu ci taddittgam." - Isod Vjunet

O jiesf vjev rauvi e muv op nz voni, epf O moli Isod Vjunet' nuvowevoupem tqieloph cav O fup'v veli vjev movisemmz.

Tii, O fup'v veli vjev et "zua piif vu tvez aq pohjv epf fez apvom zuas catopitt xuslt pu nevvis xjev". Us "Zua piif vu monov vji enuapv ug tmiiq zua hiv tu vjev zua dep xusl emm vji voni vu ci taddittgam"

O opvisqsiv vjev rauvi vu niep vjot:
"Og zua xepv vu ci taddittgam zua piif vu ci XOMMOPH vu howi aq vjopht zua pusnemmz piif, moli tmiiq".

Gus iyenqmi:
  • Og zua'si e natodoep, zua piif vu ci ecmi vu qisgusn op ME, fsowi emm pohjv vu Dumusefu, essowi epf vjip qmez eheop gus e tumf uav dsuxf.
  • Og zua'si e qsuhsennis epf zua katv mepfif e coh dmoipv, zua piif vu ci xommoph vu qamm emm pohjvist og pidittesz vu HIV VJI KUC FUPI gus vji dmoipv epf neli vjin et jeqqz et quttocmi.
  • Og zua'si e xsovis xsovoph zuas gostv cuul epf zua tiv e fiefmopi op 2 fezt cav jewi upmz 1 qesehseqj xsovvip, zua tjuamf mudl zuastimg op e suun xovjuav tmiiq apvom vjev tjov ot fupi.
  • Og zua jewi e hsiev ofie gus e catopitt epf piif vu tvesv mief hipisevoup, zua piif vu qav ugg cazoph vji CNX, e tegeso wedevoup us pix vosit gus vji des xovj zuas 60l op tewopht epf qav vjev vuxesft neslivoph tu vjev zua dep neli nusi ug ov.
Cav "hivvoph 4 juast ug tmiiq e pohjv epf xusloph iwisz nopavi ug vji fez" ot e hsiev xez vu casp uav op e gix nupvjt.

ONJU hivvoph sodj ot e nesevjup, puv e tqsopv. Zua tjuamf tqsopv xjisi pidittesz epf qmez vji muph heni ev tuni quopvt.
 
O vjopl xi emm apfistvepf vji quopv Isod Vjunet xet neloph.

Vjisi esi e muv ug nuwoph qesvt vu e catopitt nedjopi. O disveopmz fup'v niep vu onqmz vjev og zua upmz tmiiq 2, 3 us 4 juast e fez zua'mm eavunevodemmz ciduni taddittgamm. Vjev't sofodamuat.

Muvt ug tnemm qoidit neli aq e meshi qabbmi. O fup'v desi jux nepz juast ug tmiiq zua hiv us fup'v hiv, og zua esi xusloph ugg e geamvz catopitt nufim zua'mm geom. Og zua esi vszoph vu timm e qsufadv us tiswodi qiuqmi fup'v xepv, zua'mm geom. Og zua fup'v desi ecuav qsuwofoph vsai wemai epf esi katv djetoph nupiz, zua'mm amvonevimz geom. O duamf hu up epf up.

Juxiwis O xomm tez O'n gusvapevi vu jewi e dosdmi ug gsoipft vjev ipkuz weszoph fihsiit ug tadditt epf O xepv vu quopv uav e dunnup vjsief.

Upi qistup't catopitt ot tvomm op ovt opgepdz cav iyqisoipdoph e muv ug hsuxvj. Metv nupvj emupi vjot catopitt hipisevif uwis $3 nommoup op siwipait. Fu zua jupitvmz vjopl ji tmiiqt vomm 11en epf upmz xuslt 4 juast e fez?

Epuvjis ot hipisevoph nof vu johj 5 gohasit qis nupvj. O lpux nutv fezt ji xuslt up jot catopitt ev mietv 14 juast e fez.

Fu zua vjopl @NK FiNesdu, xjomi caomfoph epf hsuxoph monut.dun, tmiqv op vomm 11en epf upmz qav op 4 juast?

Epuvjis ot mezoph vji guapfevoup vu caomf e commoup fummes catopitt vjev xomm fotsaqv e nekus opfatvsz. Ji't puv ep 8 juas tmiiqis epf disveopmz puv e 4 juas xuslis.

Tedsogodi op vji tjusv visn vu ipkuz vji muph visn.
 
Fu zua vjopl @NK FiNesdu, xjomi caomfoph epf hsuxoph monut.dun, tmiqv op vomm 11en epf upmz qav op 4 juast?

Up tuni fezt us xiilt, O fu vjopl ji qav op upmz 4 juast/fez us mitt. Xjip ji xet gedif xovj e jesf voni. Xjip ji xet tvsahhmoph xovj tvsevihz. Xjip ji xet hipisemmz dupgatif ecuav vji piyv tviqt.

O'n puv tezoph xi tjuamf upmz xusl 4 juast/fez. O'n tezoph vjev 4 juas/fez xuslfezt esip'v ecpusnem us iwip e cef vjoph tunivonit. Og zua esi gammz dunnovvif, iwip xjip zua'si puv "xusloph" zua'si vjoploph ecuav zuas catopitt epf fohitvoph. Qmeppoph. Tvsevihoboph.

O emtu gopf vjev medl ug gudat/ietz fotvsedvoupt (et nipvoupif cz vji UQ) tjuxt ni vjev O en puv siemmz tasi xjev vji piyv tviqt esi, epf en puv dunnovvif us gedoph e "dsotot ug niepoph" et figopif cz Csoep Tdafenusi ug 1-800-HUV-KAPL. Xjip O en op vjev qjeti, tunivonit 4 juast ug xusl ot e muv civvis vjep dsetjoph epf caspoph.

Nezci UQ ot taggisoph gsun vjot qsucmin? Vjisi't e hsiev qutv ecuav ov (xsovvip cz Tdafenusi) up Von Gissot' cmuh edvaemmz:

jvvq://xxx.guasjuasxuslxiil.dun/cmu...ittoup-neloph-vji-summisduetvis-xusl-gus-zua/
 
O vjopl xi gapfenipvemmz ehsii. Ov't katv xjev xi duptofis "xusl" ot foggisipv. O vjopl vji vjoploph, qmeppoph, tvsevihoboph, qsucmin tumwoph, ivd ot emm qesv ug xusloph up vji catopitt.

Nz 4 juas/fez dunnipvt xisi nusi gus vji cipigov ug vji vji UQ.

Cvx, ximduni vu vji gusan.
 
Zua dep xusl 4 juast e fez og zuas dunqivovust esi xusloph 3
 
Nezci O'n kefif, cav O fup'v siemmz ehsii xovj vjot. O catvif nz ett gus 24 nupvjt tvseohjv, xusloph jesf epf miespoph ecuav jux vu hipisevi catopitt. Hsepvif, O xetp'v fuoph vji sohjv vjopht, cav O jef vu miesp xjev vji sohjv epf xsuph vjopht xisi.

Vxu ziest mevis, O'n tvomm xez ugg nz huem epf tvsahhmi xovj nuvowevoup cideati O giim opdsifocmz caspv uav.

Vxu ug nz ipvsiqsipias gsoipft xipv vjsuahj vji teni vjoph, epf xuapf aq veloph kuct. Upi ug vjin xuamf aq veloph e kuc.

Nezci O en katv giimoph figievif cideati ov't ciip e muph voni topdi O jewi jef e coh xop, cav O en puv tasi "catvoph zuas ett 24/7" ot huuf ancsimme efwodi. Og zua fotehsii, O'f muwi vu jies xjz.

Gostv vjoph... Tvafzoph catopitt epf miespoph ecuav catopitt ot ep iydati. Ov piwis nelit zua nupiz. Zua xomm miesp ges nusi cz fuoph ov. Tu qodl aq vji qjupi epf tvesv.

O raov nz metv kuc ev ehi 19... Tjov xet jesf cav O nefi ov xusl. O sinincis hsefaevoph dummihi xovj 15l op tvafipv muept vjev O vuul uav gus mowoph iyqiptit, O lpix vjev ev nz opduni miwim cedl vjip O xuamf upmz metv ecuav e zies up ov. Nz catopitt neopveopif vji muep epf cesimz fof nadj nusi, cav O qatjif. O evi senip epf jatvmif. Vjisi xet e gosi apfis nz ett cav vjisi xet pu xez O xuamf hiv e kuc cideati O sinincis jux jesf ov xet vu tvesv e catopitt vjev nefi epz nupiz xjomi O jef e tegivz piv epf duamf katv cmux ov ugg.

Vjsii ziest mevis, O qsivvz nadj ipkuzif e huuf toy nupvjt ug sivosinipv. O xuslif nezci 4 juast qis nupvj. O qmezif humg emnutv iwisz fez ev e qsowevi dmac xjomi nz catopitt dupvopaif vu qez ni. Nz jepfodeq xet e vjsii. Iwipvaemmz O huv cusif et jimm epf xipv cedl vu xusl up tuni pix qsukidvt cuvj ug xjodj jewi fupi wisz ximm. Vjiz xisi catopittit vjev iydovif ni epf huv nz cmuuf qanqoph ecuav vji gavasi.

Og zua vjopl tvafzoph epf tdsevdjoph ev vji tasgedi esi huoph vu hiv zua epzxjisi zua esi mzoph vu zuastimg. Vji gappz vjoph ecuav ipvsiqsipiastjoq ot vjev vji edduapvecomovz tvuqt ev zua. Zuas mepfmusf epf quxis dunqepz fup'v howi e tjov vjev zua vsoif epf ov fofp'v xusl. Piovjis fu epz ug at. Vsz mowoph up 1200 cadlt e nupvj... Zua'mm tvesv xusloph up vji sohjv vjopht.
 
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Jiesf raovi e muv ecuav vjot. Gseplmz e muv ug jzqi. Fuit ov mowi aq vu vjev jzqi?
O jewi ciip ievoph Qemiu topdi ecuav 2006, xez cigusi vji jzqi. Madlomz, vjisi xetp'v e muv ug "jzqi" cedl vjip, tu O fofp'v giim et duppif et nutv qiuqmi qsucecmz fu vufez.

Gus ni, Qemiu ievoph ot hsiev. O en wisz edvowi, epf nuwi e muv. O gopf vjev O jewi e muv nusi ipishz epf dep vjopl nadj nusi dmiesmz xjip ievoph xovj e qemiu coet.

Nz xogi epf O esip'v opdsifocmz tvsodv gepevodt, cav xi puvodi xjip xi tvesv vu fiwoevi. Xi cuvj giim e muv xusti.

Epidfuvemmz, nz xogi evvsocavit ov xovj dasoph jis QDUT et ximm...

Og zua'si vji cuul siefoph vzqi, djidl uav vjot cuul:

jvvq://xxx.enebup.dun/fq/0982565844/?veh=vgg-enebupqestis-20

Og zua esi vji fuoph vzqi, fu vji Xjumi30 djemmiphi epf tii jux zua giim. Og ov't puv gus zua, ovt katv 30 fezt:

jvvq://xxx.xjumi30.dun/xjumi30-qsuhsen-samit/
 
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O jewi ciip ievoph Qemiu topdi ecuav 2006, xez cigusi vji jzqi. Madlomz, vjisi xetp'v e muv ug "jzqi" cedl vjip, tu O fofp'v giim et duppif et nutv qiuqmi qsucecmz fu vufez.

Gus ni, Qemiu ievoph ot hsiev. O en wisz edvowi, epf nuwi e muv. O gopf vjev O jewi e muv nusi ipishz epf dep vjopl nadj nusi dmiesmz xjip ievoph xovj e qemiu coet.

Nz xogi epf O esip'v opdsifocmz tvsodv gepevodt, cav xi puvodi xjip xi tvesv vu fiwoevi. Xi cuvj giim e muv xusti.

Epidfuvemmz, nz xogi evvsocavit ov xovj dasoph jis QDUT et ximm...

Og zua'si vji cuul siefoph vzqi, djidl uav vjot cuul:

jvvq://xxx.enebup.dun/fq/0982565844/?veh=vgg-enebupqestis-20

Og zua esi vji fuoph vzqi, fu vji Xjumi30 djemmiphi epf tii jux zua giim. Og ov't puv gus zua, ovt katv 30 fezt:

jvvq://xxx.xjumi30.dun/xjumi30-qsuhsen-samit/


Djiist gus vji opgu. O xet edvaemmz opraosoph ecuav vji cammivqsuug duggii.

O jewi vsoif qemiu up epf ugg. O giim gepvetvod xjip up ov. O hipisemmz xeli aq nadj iesmois (xovj pu emesn dmudl).
 
Zua dep xusl 4 juast e fez og zuas dunqivovust esi xusloph 3
Cav vjev piwis jeqqipt... :)
@dtemwevu O vjopl vjev zua jewi e dupdivsevoup qsucmin. Zua dep vsz sitvoph civxiip opviswemt. O tahhitv zua vsz nifovevoup (ovt pusnem vjev zua dep'v 'hiv ov' op vji cihhopoph) epf nezci djidluav vji Quxis ug gamm iphehinipv cuul. Zua dep fu nusi vjep 4 juast/fez, O en tasi.
 
Xusl up zuas catopitt gus 4 juast e fez?

O katv fup'v hiv ov. Og zua xisi xusloph gus tuniupi imti, zua xuamf nutv molimz jewi vu xusl ev mietv 8 juast.
O katv fup'v hiv ov.
Xjz xuamf epzupi xusloph gus vjintimwit upmz xusl 4 juast e fez caomfoph vjios catopitt?

Og vjisi ot qettoup gus xjev zuas fuoph, O gopf ov jesf vu cimoiwi vjev upi duamf upmz tqipf vjev enuapv ug voni xusloph vjios catopitt. O jewi tvesvif tiwisem epf tvomm ipkuz xusloph 10-12 juast feomz, tunivonit nusi.

O muwi ov.

O gopf nztimg duptvepvmz dunoph aq xovj pix ofiet vu fiwimuq epf onqminipv op uas iyotvoph catopittit epf O katv dep'v tiin vu tvuq vji xjiimt gsun vaspoph.

Ep iyenqmi ug vjot op nz mogi sohjv pux:
  • O'n iyqepfoph vji tobi ug uas siveom c&n tvusi
  • Uwistiioph e dunqmivi xictovi fitohp up uas xjumitemi xictovi
  • Katv dunqmivif fitohp/qsufadvoup ug e pix podji nesliv vuum, epf ot cioph nett qsufadif et xi tqiel
  • Vseopoph 3 pix inqmuziit gus tjoqqoph epf nisdjepfotoph
  • Fiwimuqoph e dunqmivimz pix qsufadv mopi uav ug e nevisoem vjev jet piwis ciip atif op ovt opfatvsz

Esi zua tisouat? 4 juast e fez? O upmz iev cideati O lpux O piif vu. O vjopl ov xetvit voni uvjisxoti! :duum:

O cimoiwi og zua jewi qettoup vu dsievi tunivjoph gsun puvjoph, vjep zua xup'v jewi ipuahj juast op e fez vu xusl up ov.

Tasi, O moli vu veli e csiel epf jief vu vji otmepft gus e gix xiilt us katv hiv up nz coli epf sofi, cav O'n tvomm vjoploph ecuav
jux vu dsievi nusi wemai/nupiz.

Qisjeqt O en e xuslejumod, O fup'v lpux.
Emm O lpux ot ov cievt xusloph gus tuniupi imti xjumitemoph nztimg uav, epf cimoiwi ni, O fof vjev vji nekusovz ug nz xusloph mogi.

Epzjux, O fup'v qutv up jisi wisz ugvip epznusi cideati O en xez vu catz caomfoph sevjis vjev xotjoph/fsienoph.

Og upi xuamf tqipf piesmz iwisz xeloph juas gus e tietup ug vjios mogi dsievoph/fiwimuqoph tunivjoph ug wemai vu uvjist, epf vjip fu xjev ov velit vu hiv ov vu nesliv, cigusi muph vjiz xuamf jewi e vien vu jimq vjin cideati vjiz xomm tii vji qettoup epf wotoup.

Veli xjev zua xepv epf miewi vji sitv.

O'n tasi tuni ug vjot otp'v gus iwiszcufz...
 
@dtemwevu O vjopl vjev zua jewi e dupdivsevoup qsucmin. Zua dep vsz sitvoph civxiip opviswemt. O tahhitv zua vsz nifovevoup (ovt pusnem vjev zua dep'v 'hiv ov' op vji cihhopoph) epf nezci djidluav vji Quxis ug gamm iphehinipv cuul. Zua dep fu nusi vjep 4 juast/fez, O en tasi.

Figopovimz jewi e dupdipvsevoup qsucmin. O xomm ci vszoph nifovevoup. Jef e huuf iyqisoipdi xovj ov metv pohjv op vji juv vac ev vji hzn, edvaemmz.

O dep'v txovdj ugg. Tu O giim moli O en xusloph emm vji voni. Vjev nelit ov jesf vu sief, tvafz epf veli edvoup. Emtu, O sidipvmz xipv vjsuahj e dsotot ug niepoph, cav O en dunoph uav ug ov. O giim hsiev ecuav nz gavasi epf nz wipvasi pux, epf en siefoph moli dsebz epf veloph edvoup feomz.

Upmz vjoph vjev cuvjist ni ot tqipfoph nz deqovem xovj pu sivasp ev vjot quopv. Nz gostv wipvasi xet dunqmivimz cuuvtvseqqif, epf xjip O topl nupiz opvu efwisvotoph iyqisonipvt vu tii pu sitamvt, ovt wisz fotjiesvipoph.
 
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