Quote: (02-01-2014 02:48 PM)eastwest Wrote:
A couple of possibilites:
You do not truly believe the business is a 10. Maybe you didn't set high enough goals. I've always delivered the most when I've set 'crazy' high expectations. You need that 'dream'. Roosh had a good post once about moving goalposts. If your goalpost is not set far enough, you might subconsciously think you can half-ass it there.
Burn out is a real possibility. I've had it recently. My response to take time off, despite losing money, think hard about what I see for myself as my mission. I've come to the conclusion I need to have something I can truly believe in to give 110% and I don't just mean that in the cliche sense, I mean it in the 'can I sell this company for 1 billion dollars later'. Well maybe not one billion, 10 million would do too, but you get the idea. I've cut back, focused strictly on the current activites that make money to live off, while working otherwise to shift towards the new business strategy. I've begun to cut out parts where I didn't really believe in them, even if they make a bit of money.
You also could probably benefit from a partner if you don't have one. I am very single minded, but with a good partner - which is someone who complements what you can't do and brings equal value and work ethic, then you get 1+1=3.
Good luck.
Damn EastWest. Your business advice was $$$ and you go get yourself banned...
If you come back under a different name feel free to talk more business.
There are very few people out there that "get it".
Now on to business;
I've tried the business partner route and it was great, until it wasn't. A business partner really helped me get organized because I had to write out things so they would understand what I was doing. Without a business partner my brain moves too fast to write anything down and then once I'm tired I don't have much to show for it. I'm working on that. It's a discipline I'm sure.
The downside of a business partner is that once they are no longer your business partner they leave with your IP and become your mortal enemy.
My business plan isn't of the billions or millions variety. It's more about setting up streams of passive income. So a PV valuation of said income stream would have to be applied to figure out how much it was worth. But that's not really the point.
The point is to make enough money to to live where ever I want to live (i.e., where they are teeming with beautiful, feminine women).
Alas, burnout is a real possibility. But my solution is to get my product/service out there asap because the ROI of helping people will get me through this temporary down spell.
Thanks. Hope you come back from Siberia.