47 pieces of advice after 4.5 years as a solopreneur:
1. Nobody is coming to save you.
2. Respect people's time.
3. Learn to teach yourself.
4. You learn 10x more trying than reading.
5. Learn to sell or you're going to struggle.
6. Thick skin is a prerequisite for entrepreneurs.
7. Support people, don't tear them down.
8. Someone will always hate you.
9. Price your offer at what you'd be comfortable paying.
10. Your network can speed you up or slow you down.
11. Stop reading 50+ business books. Just get started.
12. Stop asking everyone. Start figuring it out yourself.
13. If people root for you to fail, cut them out of your life.
14. Always over-communicate.
15. Assume you can learn something from everyone.
16. Assume everyone you talk to is also full of sh*t.
17. Your business heroes are regular people.
18. If you can make $1, you can make $1,000.
19. If you can make $1,000 you can make $100k.
20. Talk to your customers.
21. You can't meditate your way to a good business.
22. Do interesting things & attract mentors.
23. Promote yourself online every day.
24. Write daily for at least 30 minutes.
25. Ignore haters. They are the least interesting people.
26. Help others. If they don't reciprocate, stop.
27. Go to therapy and be honest.
28. Drink less alcohol.
29. Start with one revenue stream. Diversify after.
30. Anyone selling 'instant results' is a con.
31. Systems beat motivation & discipline every time.
32. Quit focusing on tools and tech.
33. Experiment often, but never with 2 new variables.
34. Use data to create better content.
35. Never plagiarize people but borrow.
36. Stop trying to be cool. Be successful. Cool will come.
37. You're less clever than you think you are. Be clear.
38. Be on time for important things.
39. Pessimists are often right. Optimists are wealthy.
40. Arguing online is a waste of time and energy.
41. Don't be arrogant, but have a strong mindset.
42. Try a lot of different things.
43. Don't argue with your customers.
44. Everyone has the same 24 hours. It's how you use it.
45. Don't study Elon and Bezos if you're making $0.
46. You can't control your past.
47. You are 100% responsible for your future.
Take every piece of advice here with a grain of salt.
I'm just some random guy on the internet sharing what I've learned on my very specific journey, so it might not translate 100% for you.
But, if there is one takeaway, it's this: Get started.
That's how you'll figure out your own journey.
I hope this list helps you avoid some of the mistakes I made over the last 4.5 years.
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Have a great Monday.

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