Ahh.
What a year this has been ...
where was I for new years this past year?
Ahh yes! I spent New Years in Nica with Alex and the fam .... what a wonderful year
The purpose of this post is to recap my year ... see what i have done ... what i did well ... figure out what I want to improve in this next year ... and then figure out how i'm going to do it
NO EDITS!!
hmm 2018 ....
started off leaving nica ... coming back to the states
went to play in lei out ...
realized that when you have too much fun around depressed people they get angry ... and sometimes they attack!!
also just being around bad vibes is bad for the health ... in general
left LA ... (phew) ...that place is kind of nasty ...
and came back to Atlanta for a bit
Was in Atlanta for the 2nd half of january and the better part of february ...
I worked with Aaron for a period of time and sold my bike ...
I liked working with Aaron but was frustrated that he wouldn't let me offer the value that I had ...
patience and persistance ... most people are really uptight about their money and it takes time (10-50 instances) before they are willing to make a change ...
also ...renting might be better than owning ... ive bought a lot of things that end up not getting used or getting resold ... be mindful of this ...
what do I need?
what do I want?
what is in between??
Atl trip 1 was ok ... family was tight then ... enjoyed spending time with family ... good vibes for the most part.
OFF to Colombia!!!
This was exciting ... never been to S. America before ...
was on the same flight w/ Josh (now Xue :) ))
we landed in Bogota ...met the family and started exploring ...
life is not complicated ...
good food
good drink
good music
good people
good people
good people
that's really all you need
If i ever need to I can go teach english in another country.
cooking
carpentry
copy writing
teaching english
digital marketing (Mebeeee)
I have a lot of skills now ...a lot of things that I am quite good at ... What do I want to excel at???
what is the key to success??
well we first must define success ...
in this instance
success = making an impact in the world around me ...
ok, the key to success is figuring out which jenga block can be moved and then removing it w/out knocking down the tower
in order to succeed well I need
stable living situation
good healthy
good healthy (doubly important)
access to capital
good emotional / mental (friends, leisure ... good work / life balance etc)
I want to prioritize building my boat ...
what i mean by that is getting housing, getting stable income and simplifying my life ...
let's make my life boring ... so I can live something exciting ... ya feel me??
how we do me
Van = $1500
Monthly budget = $1250
Goal for investments = $10,000
Current state :
$2000 in cryptocurrency
$1000 in the bank
$1500 in assets (un or underused) ...
Delegate delegate delegate!!!
Human beings are VERY powerful ... and for the most part, quite affordable.
Find someone to help me sell all of my extra stuff so I can focus on more important things. It wont be that expensive ... will save me a lot of time and will be a big positive step towards my personal growth.
ok ... let's get back to the year in review ... and then I will come back to this .
Colombia was a magical time ... lots of self exploration ... lots of growth ... fearlessness ... trust ... you know the deal
The universe is me ... i am the universe
I am creating all of this
I am all of this
if i need something it will be there for me
plus, remember to party dance and have fun ... otherwise it's not really worth it
colombia to atlanta ...
this was round two
I tried launching wyznd ...
no I launched wyznd ... it was growing well ... I had really good IG growth numbers ... engagement ... meh
I OVER estimated how easy it would be to generate revenue
IMO ... 10k followers = 1 sale ... I had 3 ... so thats why
Lesson : social media is the long game ... need 3-6 month commitment before you can expect to be pulling stacks
same w/ SEO
in the information biz you have to be committed ...
people have soOooo much info available ... you need to really build a relationship before they will give you their time/money
SO ... lesson learned ...
anytime you are launching an INFO business ... plan for a runway of AT LEAST 6 months before +ROI
AND ... build a community before building a brand. (on the converse ... find an existing community and figure out how to serve them better) ...
Chicago Fort Wayne Atlanta
I came back to the states.... my gma had died ... it was time to return
I WAS NOT BROKEN!!!
REPEAT I WAS NOT BROKEN
this is where the schism with my family began ...
because I asked for help they saw me as being broken ,having failed , being lesser than
I am NOT
I WAS NOT
and if you feel otherwise
GO FUCK YOURSELF
I know it's fierce but i'm in the lions den
this time in atlanta marked a different me ...
3 months Colombiano makes me a man
started exploring content creation
started exploring the city
bringing my me around with me ...started living differently
more confidence, more growth, more me
Don't forget your roots ... you are strong capable valuable and worthy
Dont forget your roots
this is when I worked with aaron
he wasn't ready for me to be me and I wasnt able to be what he wanted / needed
work work work work work
SEATTLE
flew out there with $300 in the pocket ...
putting belief into action
I felt that I should be able to generate income whenever I wanted / needed ...
did it work??
Yeaaaa boiii!!!
Was magical ... but then ...
lol back to work
my work became my growth
my growth became my work
i learned that there were some things that I had to accept
I do not want to be left behind
I do not want to be left behind
I do not want to be left behind
even though humans can be annoying ... i am one of them ... kinda
and it is valuable (in many ways) to stay up to date with social norms
I have learned so much ... being in a west coast environment I was forced to practice telepathy and non verbals ... I got much better ... and am proud of my growth (still got ways to go)
ask and ye shall receive
if ye dont ask, ye shall not receive
moi simplee
also there are good people out there ....
a lot of them
West coast best coast???
mebe
your value is determined by the person with the pocketbook
human beings are chemical factories ...
we want to experience positive emotions ... dopamine ... etc
and most of our behavior is focused around the generation of these chemicals
if you figure out what is driving people .... and then get in the way of the herd (don't get trampled) ... you can secure the bag ...
ok ... so what am I really good at?
taking info from various "topics" and merging it creatively
empathy / understanding others
stubbornness
what does that make me good at ?
innnovative technology disrupting entrenched industries ....
HAUS
HAUS
HAUS
HAUS
HAUS
HAUS
HAUS
HAUS
HAUS
Ok ... I understand ... that should be my focus ... but I'm scared ... not really!!!
back to where i was earlier ...securing my living situation and then scaling
Month operating cost = $1500 ....
Start up = $2500
goal for savings = $ 7500 +
I want to have $10k in the bank by the end of January ...
need = $9000 ($7500 + 1 month living expense) ....
how to make $9000 ???
Haus + ICOwatch
I like having physical and digital
ICOwatch = way to prove to others that I know a lot about Cryptocurrency
review of the top 100 cryptos (coinmarket cap)
100 days ,10,000 pieces of content ??? ( can it be done ???)
FUCK YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Haus ....
All I am doing is building a brand
simple landing page ... then guerilla marketing
Ok that's kind of it folks ...
so ....
create crypto brand / nomer and then launch my own ICO
Launch Haus brand and start building branded objects / install them around the city
Relaunch BLDR and do paid ads ... generate sales and sub out ALL of the work
Ok I think that's it folks
Happy new year and go fuck yourselves!!!