@copywritingfave I really don't understand.
Not like the skills he mentioned are bad. There are people doing well with it but the mindset and the intention behind the rubbish he said.
I'm one living testimony. I quitted a 9-5 job in a week and made my first $$$ a week after.
Before then trust me, I relied on friends for data long before now. Even the transport fee to the place of work then was sponsored by my family.
Nobody indeed makes it alone. Someone contributed one way or the other.
Even till now, I'm still using someone's router to work π
Now, someone would say "I did it on my own."
Do you know that free knowledge you saw online and implemented and it worked is part of someone's contribution?
Someone was nice enough to share that.
So we all are all products of someone's help.
Nobody makes it alone. If you're broke, you'll lean on friends and family. Making money takes time, and having people in your corner matters just as much as making money.
About a month ago, I tweeted that I quit my 9-5 after just one week.
Looking back now, I'm honestly glad I did.
About a week or two later, I landed my first LinkedIn $$$ client.
It's funny because I've been on LinkedIn for over 3 years.
For years, I've watched people get remote jobs, sign clients, build businesses... all from LinkedIn.
And I've quit LinkedIn many times thinking it wasn't for me.
Out of frustration, I decided to try a 9-5 job.
But I didn't last a week.
Aside from being paid N100k and transport is around N60-70k.
It had a touch of toxicity.
I was angry and unhappy most of the time.
Then I quit.
Not because 9-5 is a bad thing.
It just didn't feel like the path I wanted for myself.
Then I went back to LinkedIn.
And I decided that, it either works or works.
I think that frustration was what I needed.
I started going into the DMs of my ICPs instead of waiting for them to come.
I built relationships and pitched my service.
One conversation led to another.
And before I knew it, I'd signed my first LinkedIn client.
That moment did something to me.
It wasn't even just about getting a client.
It was proof that this thing actually works.
It made me believe so much more in myself.
I also want to appreciate @TechnicalBben.
He kept checking in on me.
"How's it going?"
"Any update?"
"You can do this."
And a lot more.
Those messages probably looked small to him, but they meant a lot to me.
And sometimes, all you need is someone reminding you not to stop.
One thing I've learned from all this is that frustration isn't always a bad thing.
Sometimes it's the push you need to finally move.
If I wasn't that frustrated, I probably wouldn't have taken consistent action.
I'm still learning.
I'm still building.
But now I know what's possible.
And I can't wait to come back here and share even bigger wins.
@Aje_Dynamicz I once watched the video of a lady offering this skill on YouTube then. But I didn't take it seriously. I can even remember her channel now.
Seems like she was selling a course about it too