Solomon
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Before I tell the story, let me give you a little background info...
I'm currently 19 years old. I'd been a "wantrepreneur" since I was 14.
Constantly Googling "business ideas", "how to make passive income", "how to earn a living online" etc.
I had big dreams of living a lavish lifestyle, working 10 hours a week while reaping massive results in CA$H.
I even told my friends and family tall tales of how I was "working on my business" - whilst I was actually just reading: HOW TO MAKE $10K OVERNIGHT! FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO EARN 50K/MONTH! until 1AM in the morning.
You get the picture.
I loved the idea of being an Entrepreneur. I romanticized what being an Entrepreneur was about. I called myself an Entrepreneur but never took any action.
Fast forward a few years, I went to a tertiary school as per my parents request. I got my Certification in Logistics, and got a job in the freight forwarding industry almost immediately.
Salaried position, measly $36k a year. (New Zealand Dollars)
$36,000 per year to work 40+ hours a week. 4 Hours commute a day.
All that time thrown in the trash to put up with office politics, menopausal managers having cat-fights daily - all this plus working 10-12 hour days, no paid overtime.
"Is this what the next 40 years of my life is supposed to be?"
I said screw you, and left that job after 8 months. Now 18 years old.
I wanted no more of corporate life. Now unemployed, $300 left in my bank account. What did I do?
I took MASSIVE action.
In a time frame of two weeks, I did local market research, bought all necessary equipment, built a website, got flyers/business cards and a uniform.
I started a local Window Cleaning service.
Now this is by no means "fastlane".
However now I am working less than 30 hours a week. Compared to my corporate job, I make almost a months worth of wages in a week. I get to be outside in the sun, working in million-dollar neighborhoods, and I can take time off whenever I want. This supports me while I put time into creating my fastlane business (infoproduct) .
At 19 years old: I am now free, happy, and more wealthy than some people two times my age.
This is because instead of dreaming, I TOOK ACTION ON SOMETHING.
Look where it got me.
___
If you're currently looking for "the perfect idea" or "ways to make easy money" yadda yadda...
Stop. Just look for somewhere that you can help people. Do something other people don't want to do/don't have time to do.
And do it.
It probably won't be a sexy business. Window cleaning isn't sexy.
But there is money to be made EVERYWHERE.
You do NOT have to slave your life away in an office with drab people that you hate.
FIND A NEED. FILL THE NEED. MAKE MONEY.
Anyways this is so messily written and all over the place, but I hope it inspires one of you fellow teen entrepreneurs who are still living at home to take action on something. Stop reading and start doing.
I'm currently 19 years old. I'd been a "wantrepreneur" since I was 14.
Constantly Googling "business ideas", "how to make passive income", "how to earn a living online" etc.
I had big dreams of living a lavish lifestyle, working 10 hours a week while reaping massive results in CA$H.
I even told my friends and family tall tales of how I was "working on my business" - whilst I was actually just reading: HOW TO MAKE $10K OVERNIGHT! FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO EARN 50K/MONTH! until 1AM in the morning.
You get the picture.
I loved the idea of being an Entrepreneur. I romanticized what being an Entrepreneur was about. I called myself an Entrepreneur but never took any action.
Fast forward a few years, I went to a tertiary school as per my parents request. I got my Certification in Logistics, and got a job in the freight forwarding industry almost immediately.
Salaried position, measly $36k a year. (New Zealand Dollars)
$36,000 per year to work 40+ hours a week. 4 Hours commute a day.
All that time thrown in the trash to put up with office politics, menopausal managers having cat-fights daily - all this plus working 10-12 hour days, no paid overtime.
"Is this what the next 40 years of my life is supposed to be?"
I said screw you, and left that job after 8 months. Now 18 years old.
I wanted no more of corporate life. Now unemployed, $300 left in my bank account. What did I do?
I took MASSIVE action.
In a time frame of two weeks, I did local market research, bought all necessary equipment, built a website, got flyers/business cards and a uniform.
I started a local Window Cleaning service.
Now this is by no means "fastlane".
However now I am working less than 30 hours a week. Compared to my corporate job, I make almost a months worth of wages in a week. I get to be outside in the sun, working in million-dollar neighborhoods, and I can take time off whenever I want. This supports me while I put time into creating my fastlane business (infoproduct) .
At 19 years old: I am now free, happy, and more wealthy than some people two times my age.
This is because instead of dreaming, I TOOK ACTION ON SOMETHING.
Look where it got me.
___
If you're currently looking for "the perfect idea" or "ways to make easy money" yadda yadda...
Stop. Just look for somewhere that you can help people. Do something other people don't want to do/don't have time to do.
And do it.
It probably won't be a sexy business. Window cleaning isn't sexy.
But there is money to be made EVERYWHERE.
You do NOT have to slave your life away in an office with drab people that you hate.
FIND A NEED. FILL THE NEED. MAKE MONEY.
Anyways this is so messily written and all over the place, but I hope it inspires one of you fellow teen entrepreneurs who are still living at home to take action on something. Stop reading and start doing.
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