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[unpinkpanther]

...but that has to be one of the key lessons I've learned from this forum:

You don't need the bog down of the so-called "start-up" to achieve your financial goals.

Fly-Low operations are certainly not as "sexy" as the typical venture-funded outfit.

That's probably why the press will gravitate towards headlines like "VC splashes yet another $5.7b on newest innovative start-up"

Thank GOD I discovered this place

Originally Posted by GordonJ

Now, I say this knowing and actually teaching the two money making concepts which most want

a business OR
just making some dang money

One doesn't need the first for the latter.

Gordon

[GordonJ]

Originally Posted by unpinkpanther

...but that has to be one of the key lessons I've learned from this forum:

You don't need the bog down of the so-called "start-up" to achieve your financial goals.

Fly-Low operations are certainly not as "sexy" as the typical venture-funded outfit.

That's probably why the press will gravitate towards headlines like "VC splashes yet another $5.7b on newest innovative start-up"

Thank GOD I discovered this place

I like Dan Kennedy's work, he has long advocated a one person start-up (if that is what you want) to cost no more than a 1000 bux to get to proof of concept.

Some people think bigger, they want to build something huge, and in between there is a wide spectrum of choices of what a person wants to do.

We here at Fly Low Central, for the most part, prefer control and time over slop and mess. With millions and billions flying around, you can count on a lot of slop and mess.

Some, like Zuckerberg have an idea and it goes way beyond what they thought. Others, like Jobs, planned for becoming big.

So. we appreciate all Entrepreneurship, big and small.

Today, leveraging the Internet, the costs are so low to test, and the markets so huge, it is pretty, pretty, easy to carve out a piece of whatever pie delights.

We are a small potatoes forum, and we're OK with that. TIME is a big factor in our decisions to remain 'under the radar'.

GordonJ

[unpinkpanther]

Originally Posted by GordonJ

I like Dan Kennedy's work, he has long advocated a one person start-up (if that is what you want) to cost no more than a 1000 bux to get to proof of concept.

GordonJ

I highly recommend Dan Kennedy's How to Make Millions With Your Ideas.

If I may share an "educational failure", I got that book 15 years ago. I've mutilated my copy with notes, highlighted entire sections and so on.

And yet ... I think it's just now that I see how much I'm yet to mine in that book.

Sure, I did try a few ideas here and there, but with the Internet and its seducing siren call, I quickly moved on to other "newer" opportunities. Never focusing on FUNDAMENTALS

Or like GordonJ may say, no FRAMEWORK.

When I look back all the wheel-spinning I've done over the years, I see that people need more than anything else MENTORS.

Mentors can provide the guidance and FOCUS needed to succeed. It's even more necessary now in today's very noisy world.

I'm glad I've finally gotten that off my chest...

[GordonJ]

Originally Posted by unpinkpanther

I highly recommend Dan Kennedy's How to Make Millions With Your Ideas.

If I may share an "educational failure", I got that book 15 years ago. I've mutilated my copy with notes, highlighted entire sections and so on.

And yet ... I think it's just now that I see how much I'm yet to mine in that book.

Sure, I did try a few ideas here and there, but with the Internet and its seducing siren call, I quickly moved on to other "newer" opportunities. Never focusing on FUNDAMENTALS

Or like GordonJ may say, no FRAMEWORK.

When I look back all the wheel-spinning I've done over the years, I see that people need more than anything else MENTORS.

Mentors can provide the guidance and FOCUS needed to succeed. It's even more necessary now in today's very noisy world.

I'm glad I've finally gotten that off my chest...

Thank you for sharing. And I'm sad to say, your story is not unique. In fact, I'd say it is pretty common. Which is why I harp on it so much.

Goals. Plans. Activity. Solving Problems In the Direction Of your Goals, SPIDOG.

Knowing what you want. And why. The hard mental work of thinking through projects before you start them.

I do think Mentors help, a lot. But, I've known many self made successes who didn't have them, but guess what they did have?

A want.
A desire.
ACTION toward what they wanted.
ADJUSTMENT of action.
Perseverance.
Enjoyment of the day.
Problem solving

Yes, a mentor is a good thing to have, mentors are even better giving one a broader perspective of methods and strategies.

Spinning wheels, bog down, mess and slop, hit and miss, start up/shut down, flitting from idea to idea, shiny objects, latest and greatest, FEW of us are immune, and most of us are guilty...

And sometimes we have to go through that to get to final product of who and what we want to be.

One mentor, Harvey Brody, had employees, and found out he did just as well without them.

So, unpinkpanther, are you ready to "settle down" and FOCUS on your next? Hope so.

Gordon

[Dien Rice]

Originally Posted by unpinkpanther

When I look back all the wheel-spinning I've done over the years, I see that people need more than anything else MENTORS.

Mentors can provide the guidance and FOCUS needed to succeed. It's even more necessary now in today's very noisy world.

I'm glad I've finally gotten that off my chest...

Hi,

I agree with the importance of mentors...!

Entrepreneurship and business is an area where many people don't share their "secrets"... They hold their cards close to their chest.

Now, some will share some of those "secrets"... in books, courses, and so on...

But even then, most won't spill all of the beans... They'll still keep some to themselves...

However, if such a successful person likes and trusts you, then they'll share more with you than they would otherwise...

The key, I believe, is to try your best to make it "win/win." What can you do for them in return? Can you also help them in some way?

What you want to avoid is the "entitlement" attitude... Some people feel they are "entitled" to help. That's not true at all, nobody owes you their help at all. Instead, you should be appreciative of any help and wisdom you receive, and also let them know that you greatly appreciate it...

Best wishes,

Dien