Accidental Life Coach

I think I may have accidentally inspired someone. He was walking past the cafe I sometimes work in. At first he was just walking by, but then I noticed him stop and start to come into the cafe. This was originally in my peripheral vision, but then I raised my head and made eye contact with him as he found a seat and placed it right next to me.

"Hi, I always see you here and, if you'd pardon the intrusion, what do you do for a living?".

Just like that, quick and straight to the point. He obviously was aware of the intrusive nature of asking a stranger this kind of question, out of the blue, and without having even introduced himself yet. He seemed like a nice guy though. I suppose he was determined to know. Like he said, he'd seen me sat at the same spot with my computer before, so it made sense to assume I was working there.

At first I hesitated, but then decided to engage.

"Well, I'm what you call an Internet Entrepreneur"......

An hour later, he'd delayed his meeting and we were still talking. We talked about all my side hustles and what the "grind" was for each one. He was so intrigued by it all. His mind was particularly blown by my iPhone battery case. Reason being that, first, he had never hear of one before. He hadn't realised you could have a battery case for a phone instead of carrying a power bank about. I explained to him how it resolved a problem and how, for example, the middle man that brings said solution to the end user could derive financial income from the process via commissions or sales margin - depending on the preferred sales method; wholesale to retail, or affiliate marketing. He himself is a salesman by profession, so I didn't need to explain much to him.

Secondly, hid mind was blown that this kind of stuff was actually possible. Prior to our conversation he'd assumed that, even now in 2024, "make money online" = "scam". I don't blame him at all. Like me, he grew up in a time where that equation was more true that not. Nowadays, of course, making money online is totally normal.

When our conversation reluctantly ended when he had to head to a meeting he couldn't delay or cancel, he departed saying "I'll see you again mate", with a pensive look on his face. I didn't even show him crypto haha.-

Peace & Love,

Adé