KelbyLion Posted June 2, 2014 Posted June 2, 2014 Hello I'm a new listener. I have been listening to audio books and pod casts nearly every day for the past month. I was initially drawn to the site while searching "estranged adult children" on YouTube. I estranged from my family almost 2 years before finding FDR. I am a guy in my late 20s. I'm in a committed relationship with my girlfriend of 6 years. We moved to Nova Scotia for my career. Lately I have become frustrated and worried about this choice. My work conditions have changed and I find the new work environment toxic and morally corrupting. I now feel like I need to change careers, and start a business. I hope to meet some new friends and people to share ideas with . I love problem solving, inventing and creating new things. I could use some help taking steps towards entrepreneurship. I am excited to learn and contribute here. I wish I found this resource a long time ago!
corpus mentium Posted June 3, 2014 Posted June 3, 2014 Welcome! I found Stef's YouTube channel a few years ago and feel like I have barely scratched the surface so far. There are lots of interesting things he has to say. Which podcasts have you been listening to? Are there any that have particularly struck you so far? As far as your working situation, what kind of business do you want to start?
KelbyLion Posted June 4, 2014 Author Posted June 4, 2014 Thank you! The first video which really peaked my interest was " the story of your enslavement". I feel really connected to the family indoctrination aspects of this story. At the moment my interests have been steered towards the call in shows about maternal passive aggressiveness and narcissism. I defooed before I found this information so, I have been feeling more assured about my choice lately. I am interested to learn about other peoples experience, it helps me too not feel so alone. When I think about starting a business my mind scatters. I am noticing a flood of ideas that I don't feel committed to. I think I have an abundance of marketable skills and experience yet, I don't know what kind of business to start. I could be off on a weird tangent but I think it's important to note that my parents own and operate a multimillion dollar oil company. As I draw my own conclusions, frankly I'm afraid of turning out like them. I want a business that is rooted in helping the world become a better place. Thanks for showing interest. My business plans are as clear as mud. I am sick of working in the "system" and feel like I should be building something great. I still have a long way to go. Please let me know if I can clarify anything. I appreciate the discussion.
corpus mentium Posted June 4, 2014 Posted June 4, 2014 I wanted to start my own business for a long time before I actually made it happen. I always made some excuse for not getting started because I didn't have certain things in order yet that I thought would really set me up for a good start. In truth, having those things didn't matter. I was simply procrastinating. Later there was something of a transitional period where I worked for a couple years with a business partner who had more business experience than I did. It was a big learning experience because I quickly found out that we didn't have the same levels of ambition and that caused problems to the point of us eventually parting ways. Now both my wife and I work in the same field as quasi-business partners. We are both happy that way in that we each manage our own work and don't interfere with each other's autonomy too much. I often feel the pull to branch out into a different field of interest, so I think I understand where you are coming from. Have you thought about putting out a few feelers for a few of your interests to see if one of them might develop into something lucrative?
KelbyLion Posted June 6, 2014 Author Posted June 6, 2014 Thanks corpus! I wanted to start my own business for a long time before I actually made it happen. I always made some excuse for not getting started because I didn't have certain things in order yet that I thought would really set me up for a good start. In truth, having those things didn't matter. I was simply procrastinating. It seems like you know where I'm coming from. I'm curious to know what might have helped you to overcome the " simple procrastination" . Also did you experience bewilderment in regards to regulations, permits and legality? Now both my wife and I work in the same field as quasi-business partners. We are both happy that way in that we each manage our own work and don't interfere with each other's autonomy too much. I often feel the pull to branch out into a different field of interest, so I think I understand where you are coming from. Have you thought about putting out a few feelers for a few of your interests to see if one of them might develop into something lucrative? I'm very intrigued with the idea of quasi-partnering with your wife. That must be a wonderful way to live. Can you give an example of how you partner in the same field? "Have you thought about putting out a few feelers for a few of your interests to see if one of them might develop into something lucrative?" Yes i do have a few feelers and one idea in particular has had great reception with some of my friends. If you would be interested , perhaps i could send you a private message and continue our disscussion. I would be like to know what you think. You have already helped me get my mind back in the right place. Thank you so much for adding your comments! Cheers
corpus mentium Posted June 6, 2014 Posted June 6, 2014 Feel free to PM me anytime. Regarding procrastination: general homelessness, starvation and deportation were pretty good motivators to get going with my work. My wife and I moved overseas and we started working freelance instead of for a company because the alternative was to have our residence permits under absolute control of the business we would have worked for. If it didn't work out with them, our visas would immediately expire and we would have to leave the country the same day. Ridiculous. That was too big a risk for us compared to running some ads and getting things going by ourselves. With the rules and regs I did as much reading as I could beforehand to figure out what we needed. As far as the working relationship between me and my wife, we pool our resources in some areas and work separately in others. We usually advertise with one ad that would benefit both of us. We pass each other clients when we see that they would benefit from one of us better than the other. We don't have a business name, we work under our own names - things like that.
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