#ThrowbackThursday #Entrepreneurship #WisdomFromPast
Hey there fellow entrepreneurs! 🚀 If you could go back in time, what would you tell your younger self just starting out? Imagine having the chance to give a piece of advice to the version of you that was embarking on this exciting journey of building your own business. Do you think your younger self would take the advice? 🤔
Here are a few things I would tell my younger self when starting out:
– Don’t be afraid to take risks and think outside the box 📦
– Network and build relationships with other entrepreneurs and mentors 🔗
– Learn from your failures and use them as stepping stones to success 🌟
– Remember to take care of yourself and prioritize work-life balance ⚖️
Even if we can’t actually time travel, it’s still valuable to reflect on what we would tell our younger selves. By sharing our insights and experiences, we can all benefit from each other’s wisdom and maybe even inspire others who are just starting out on their own entrepreneurial journey. 💡 Let’s keep the conversation going!
I would tell myself that I did my best.
You’re going to fail and be poor for a longgg time. You’re probably never going to be successful and expect to be on food stamps and Medicaid for the rest of your life. Even though this is a painfully true statement I still wouldn’t suggest sitting around doing nothing. Pursue all your passions, just don’t spend any money.
Read Machiavelli, not Mother Earth News.
I am glad that you are wiser than I was. Also I would advice to travel as much as you can.
Just start now, stop waiting.
Aside from the usual stuff (invest, don’t care so much what others think, etc) the biggest one is to just slow down & enjoy being alive while & experience different things.
You don’t realize how little time we all have until later in life
Nothing, I’d say. I have no regrets. I believe whatever happens happens for the best. My younger self did the best he could.
After reading about it and being an entrepreneur, I found the secret to success and what differentiates the ones who make it and those who fail.
Curious about the mind-shocking difference? ***They start***. The ones that become successful just pull the damn trigger. They don’t wait for the perfect time, and they don’t wait for their magical pivot. Sure, some things could give you an extra push. If you lose your job, that helps. But, even then, you would wish you had started that little side-project idea you had earlier. That would give you a head start; now you’re already 0-1 behind.
I always try to think back to the moment I first thought about that idea, the business I wanted to start, or that product that should be better. Could you go back to that thought and think about the difference today if you took action then? Have you had an idea 12 months ago? Imagine if you started that same day and worked on it for a few hours per week since then. Wow, then you could have had a significant something today.
So many people mention that they had that same idea years ago when someone else succeeded. What is the difference between you and that other person? They started. They embraced the feeling of failure that it could be an option. Hug your imposter syndrome and high-five your lizard brain, telling you you can’t do it and won’t make it. Others will laugh at you and talk behind your back if you want it bad enough if it will fuel your drive to pursue your idea/business or professional lemonade stand.
The first step is the biggest, the hardest, and the one that scares us most. But it’s the most important one ever. After the first step, the second one feels easier; you have been here before. The trick in the early days is to keep stepping on the next step. It could be daily, weekly, or monthly. But if you make it a routine, which turns into a habit, it will become more natural.
Don’t wait for better days; don’t wait because of {insert excuse}. [Just start](https://www.theflawedfounder.com/), I will be your first cheerleader. Just let me know how I can help.
You have to be tough..
good q. hook up with only authentic people and keep your inner circle tight.
Don’t try to innovate EVERYTHING. Follow the crowd 95% of the time and innovate the hell out of the other 5%.
Keep meeting people until you find ones that are talented and creative and invest in those friendships.
Get used to boring. On one hand, you can charge into things, saving yourself the chance of getting nervous and stopping yourself from trying. On the other, you can think through every little detail, leaving no scenario unconsidered. Both ways are exciting in their own right. But the former is asking for things to go wrong and the latter wastes time. Just thinking moderately and matter-of-factly about approaching challenges might feel like you’re not doing them justice, but at the end of the day, all that matters is meeting the requirements. However dull it may be, that’s the most efficient approach.
Don’t get comfortable
Ask yourself questions, test, draw conclusions and try again.
Go to college and get a good job.
I’m 44 and at coast fire but it’s been a grueling 20 years
Don’t ever worry about what others will say. And never be too comfortable with anything either sad or happy.
A bit controversial, but I’d tell my younger self to skip college. I worked very hard in school, got good scholarships, never went into debt, got good grades, etc. If I had spent a fraction of that work ethic learning about the business I would eventually start, I would be way ahead by now.
Stay away from high conflicts people. If you can’t get away for whatever reason, bring a knife to fight to get away.
run, run away as fast as you can and never look back
Following
I would beat the shit out of little me 💯
I don’t say anything. I let myself figure that out.
Because you never learn anything by winning, all about losing.
The thing I’d say is “Keep it up, you’re gonna make it”
You don’t have to be inspired everyday but you do have to be consistent everyday. Show up
Just start already
Start an LLC sooner!
Do not let your fear of failure outweigh your desire for success… Just start and you WILL get better at it over time. But you have to start. People will say all kinds of shit and have all kinds of different opinions about what you’re trying to do. Do not let the negativity stop you. You will experience both triumphs and tribulations. Remember to stay humble during victory and patient during defeats. Nothing is permanent. Gratitude is everything. Do not lose that. Dont be afraid to ask for help. It’s okay some times. However, do not become so reliant on help that you stop challenging yourself to figure it out. NO zero days. Remember why youre doing this.
Don’t get as low as the lowest lows, or as high as the highest highs.
I would say: trust your instincts, set limits, do not put yourself in danger, do not put your finances in the hands of others, establish your base point and under no circumstances come down from there, there are always new opportunities and you can always try again.
to keep going
I’d tell myself not to befriend staff. In the end, your original staff probably won’t be there because their skills won’t scale if you have plans to expand. Be nice, be friendly, be kind – but keep your distance. Respect and loyalty outweigh a new drinking buddy every single time.
Also, don’t work with friends or family – Never works out because they have a preconceived vision of you in their head which won’t change just because you pay them. Infact, you’ll both grow to resent each other because they’ll realize exactly how far behind they truly are. Just don’t do it.
Lastly, massive success doesn’t come from the small things you keep dwelling on. Not a single customer gives a damn about the $2,000 floor you had put in. And making small tweaks to pricing can only get you so far; if you want to see revenue boosted in the multiples rather than the dot percentages then you need to make big moves – More locations, better products, bigger marketing budgets. Small = Small
You got this (shoots double finger guns in the mirror)
just start.
There are dozens of productivity tips but strategically vital part is sales and marketing.
Your product or service may have a role for your company but sales and marketing is matters.
Go to college, learn how to become an important person in life
Choose the college you want and not the one your parents think is better for a future profession.
Never say no to a new experience.
Nothing
I’m not that old (late 20s)…but truly truly believe in myself. I wish I would have started 2-4 years ago. But now I’m telling myself, “man, you have that ‘it’ factor”. And I’m afraid of not reaching my potential. My dad tried to run his own used car sales shop, it failed bc too much debt and not enough sales, my mom wants to start a nursing facility but never has nor would know how to do it.
I have to start my own business, and I want it to be successful. it’s in my family. I want to be the example for my siblings and family and anyone who follows me that it can be done. So I’ve done just that, I’ve started the process. That’s the hardest part.
Leave Canada. This place is broken..
1. read book
2. making money is the same as programming and others, both can be learned on YouTube from one who has that knowledge
3. make all your entertainment media about your goal (YT short, tiktok…) just follow the ones who achieved your goal
4. get wealth young, do get your first Ferrari while you are in a wheelchair
5. don’t give up, you will get your goals for sure only if you didn’t give up
My younger self would probably not take the advice, but I’d tell him to make the right hire. Take some time to look, listen and learn from experts. Their advice would go a long way in determining your success. I almost recently lost my company to a developer who tried to steal my code, it was a terrible ordeal, but I’m things would be better if someone had advised me differently.
Get away from girls. Read more books. Talk with more people. Don’t play so much video games. Take action.
Don’t do the baller wannabe things like buying unnecessary expensive stuff, save much more of my salary, learn how to invest, work work and work so I don’t have to work with little or nothing to show for it in your fourties – good luck to all you starting out in the game of life – can’t believe I’m saying it, but don’t take it for granted my young friends 😊
Invest early and often.
Talking to My teen self? Oky the advice he would have followed to the letter is.
Don’t listen to me definitely, not before you are 26 well 24 -26
What I should have heard is. You cant do it alone and all these “frends” are just. Here now. Fail now fail hard then go talk to the guy that does it evry day
Then talk now .