@KevinSzabo14 So trueโ have to target those with the most money to spend. When thatโs your audience, and you have the positioning down, itโll sell itself for less friction.
@shivamwrites_ So true. When I focused more on word of mouth and leaning on my close community in business I actually did better than trying to capture my audience on social media platforms.
The only reason money matters as a founder is to make these non-negotiable:
- sleep
- health
- peace of mind
- time and location freedom
That's it. Everything else is vanity.
If you're building a business and still losing these, you're not winning. You're just busy.
@ManishDecodes@KevinSzabo14 Agreed, there is no replicating the exact same career or personal brand.
Just have to use real discernment and be honest about what's working for you and what isn't.
That'll take you much further when your ego isn't involved in taking feedback.
@jared_towers@KevinSzabo14 Exactly that! And as long as ego doesn't take over, taking that feedback and pivoting from there is the very thing that mold true success the next time.
The best to learn is to just do it.
The next most important lesson is knowing when to pivot rather than letting your ego take over.
When you're just starting, you're bound to make the mistakes that every whose made it has.
Just know when to reassess, recuperate, and restart with those lessons learned.
Everyone talks about sacrificing your social life to build.
The thing that changed how I see socializing is spending time with people that are also building.
Conversations are meaningful and productive, you both feel understood and seen, AND you're getting the dose of human connection that you need.
Even though socializing doesn't feel productive in building stages, it is.
Expanding your network, sharing word of what you're building, showing face in the communities of builders IS productive.
It all just depends on if you have learned to use socializing as a superpower and not a distraction.
@KevinSzabo14 OR you could build your social life around business.
When I learned to spend my free time with others in my industry so that we could enjoy our time together while talking about meaningful, productive topics, that made socializing feel much more rewarding for me.
@felipeeewee@craigzLiszt Agreed, you should have your brand voice down regardless of if you are using AI or writing everything by hand.
Creating trust with your audience is important and consistency is the way to accomplish that.