Andy Black
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You don't need any help from me Kyle. Neither does Antifragile, Lex Deville, Rob, or many who've replied to this thread.So go on. Keep feeding the fire. Keep “helping people” remain inside their comfort zones. Keep “helping people” stagnate. Keep “helping people” wallow in their excuses. Keep “helping people” build their fear of failure. I’m done.
Everyone quit what you’re doing and be a freelance copywriter. The new script says it’s the right move.
The vast majority of new forum members who join haven't made a single dollar off their own back though.
I keep trying to help people make their first sale. I keep trying to help people get out of their comfort zone of reading books, listening to podcasts, and action faking.
My message is to take a step. Help someone. Get paid. Tada, now you're in motion. Then figure out how to scale.
And yes, I figure selling your time and expertise is a good first step for many.
Can the people arguing in here lead the way and help more people in the forum?
I'm reminded of this story:
Back in 1990 I was on the first day of a course to become an Assistant Club Coach for Track and Field Athletics.
We were welcomed and our first instructor was introduced - some old chap ... who just happened to be one of the top freaking coaches in England!
Wow, one of the top coaches in the country turned up to teach us newbies? I was impressed, and dumb-struck.
He commented on this too, asking whether we thought the best coaches should coach the Olympic athletes, or coach the kids who've just turned up to their first training session.
We figured the best coaches should coach the best athletes, but he just smiled and shook his head.
He reasoned that the Olympic athletes can pretty much coach themselves. That they're so passionate about the sport they'd overcome whatever problems they had... even if it meant asking for help.
Whereas... the young child who's just started in athletics needs the best coach they can get. So they get started on the right foot. So they don't get injured. So they pick up the right skills in a way they understand. And most importantly, so they enjoy themselves and don't drop out of the sport, or even worse, drop out of sports altogether.
We were going to become assistant club coaches in grass roots clubs. We were going to be the first coaches the youngest kids would interact with. This guy's mission, in the two hours he had us, was to make us good enough coaches to keep those kids coming back.
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