For those who don't know my story... here it is.
I'm Tasbeeh.
I'm 26 years old.
For as long as I can remember
I have wanted One Thing.
To change my family's life.
Not Because I wanted a luxury lifestyle.
Because I grew up watching money become a daily problem.
That gave me a question I couldn't STOP thinking about.
How Do People Build Businesses?
When I started university at 19, I didn't want to wait four years for life to begin.
So I started my first business.
I was New to the City.
I barely knew the language.
I barely knew Anyone.
It failed.
But my Curiosity didn't.
I Became Obsessed with Understanding How People Built Something from Nothing.
I attended Amazon meetups. Freelancing meetups. Online business meetups.
Sometimes I'd leave my room at 3 a.m. just to attend a session and Come back after sunrise.
Not because Anyone asked me to.
Because I wanted to understand what separated people who built businesses from people who only talked about it.
Then came Fiverr.
Different niches. Different skills. A few clients. A lot of mistakes.
Then I taught myself programming, even though I was a business student.
I documented everything here on 𝕏.
100 Days of Code. 30 Days of Projects. Building in public.
Later I built a SaaS MVP.
It failed. I didn't understand distribution.
Then I built a website design agency.
I got fifteen people to tear it apart. I listened. I rebuilt it.
It still failed.
Looking back... I've probably failed at SEVEN different business ideas between 19 and 25.
For a long time I thought that meant I wasn't good enough.
Now I see it differently.
Every failure exposed a skill I still needed.
Eventually I realized my biggest weakness was never the product.
It was sales. Creating opportunity. Getting someone to trust me enough to say yes.
So I started studying that instead.
Then, four months ago, life changed in a way I never expected.
My father lost his battle with cancer.
Overnight, the person who carried our family was gone.
A few days later, his friends from Malaysia called me.
I thought they'd talk about his work.
Instead, every single one of them said the same thing.
"Your father always talked about wanting to see you become successful."
Then one of them said something I'll carry for the rest of my life.
"We've worked with a lot of people over the years. Your father was one of the most honest and loyal men we ever knew."
That Sentence Changed How I Define Success.
It's not just building something big.
It's becoming someone people trust.
Today... I'm in one of the hardest seasons of my life.
No business. No steady income. A family depending on me.
But I haven't given up.
If anything, I'm more certain than ever about the man I want to become.
[If you're building something meaningful and think
I could help in sales or business development, I'd be grateful for the chance to earn your trust.]
Not because I expect anything.
Because I know trust isn't given. It's built.
My father spent years building a future for us.
Now it's my turn to continue what he started.
And I won't let his sacrifices be the final chapter.
Maybe you're asking yourself the WRONG question.
"Am I ready?"
That Question has Delayed More Dreams than failure ever has.
Think about it...
The moment you ask it... Your brain starts building a case against you.
"I've NEVER done this before."
"What if it doesn't work?"
"I NEED to learn a little more first."
It's like refreshing your analytics every hour before you've even published your first post.
You're looking for proof from the scoreboard...
...before you've entered the game.
A Better Question is...
WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP I CAN TAKE TODAY?
Not the next 100.
Just the next one.
Send the DM.
Publish the post.
Launch the OFFER.
Make the call.
Small ACTION do something thinking never can.
They give you evidence.
And every piece of evidence slowly changes the story you tell yourself about what you're capable of.
Confidence doesn't show up before action.
It shows up because of it.
How the Right room Compresses 5 years into six months
Not Because People Hand You Success.
Because they change WHAT your brain accepts as normal.
One person spends 5 years learning through trial and error.
Another spends 6 months working beside someone who's already solved those problems.
The lessons are almost the same.
The timeline isn't.
You STOP relying on trial and error.
You start seeing HOW decisions are made.
How Opportunities are Evaluated.
How Experienced people RESPOND when things don't go as planned.
That's What PROXIMITY gives you.
Years of experience Compressed into months of observation.
Sometimes you don't NEED another course or another strategy.
You just need to spend more time in the right room than inside your own head.
The work doesn't become interesting first
- Writing The Posts
- Making The Calls
- Practicing The Skill
After a while... each day starts looking almost the same.
That's the point where one person starts over...
And another gives the work enough time to become worth doing.
The easiest excuse is the One that looks Productive.
People Read... Business books before starting a business.
Watch Sales videos BEFORE speaking to a customer.
Study leadership Before leading anyone.
From the OUTSIDE... it looks like progress.
But sometimes it's just preparation with nowhere to go...
It's like building a landing page before anyone visits your website.
The page might be great, but it has no job without people reaching it.
Knowledge works the same way.
It CREATES VALUE when it solves a real problem in front of you.
Until then... You're collecting answers for questions life hasn't asked yet.
The easiest excuse is the One that looks Productive.
People Read... Business books before starting a business.
Watch Sales videos BEFORE speaking to a customer.
Study leadership Before leading anyone.
From the OUTSIDE... it looks like progress.
But sometimes it's just preparation with nowhere to go...
It's like building a landing page before anyone visits your website.
The page might be great, but it has no job without people reaching it.
Knowledge works the same way.
It CREATES VALUE when it solves a real problem in front of you.
Until then... You're collecting answers for questions life hasn't asked yet.
you're solving problems that don't exist yet.
Your Brain likes to run ahead.
It starts carrying tomorrow's problems BEFORE today's are even solved.
That's where a lot of STRESS comes from.
Every problem doesn't Deserve today's attention
Only the NEXT ONE does.
@Dylanmadden One Method Works...
Then we START treating it like the only one.
It's like... using the same key on every Lock because it Opened the last door.
A New Door doesn't always Need the same key
@Dylanmadden One Method Works...
Then we START treating it like the only one.
It's like... using the same key on every Lock because it Opened the last door.
A New Door doesn't always Need the same key
@garyvee Nobody starts with the Full map and Complete Direction
You solve One Problem...
Learn something New
And the Next Direction becomes easier to recognize
@leondwolf Most wins come from solving the next problem... not the Next 10.
It's like Trying to Unlock the tenth door while the First One is still closed.
One problem solved creates the path to the next One
@garyvee An L only becomes permanent
When it Convinces you to STOP.
The people COLLECTING.. Ws
Are Mostly the ones who STOPPED treating every... L like a final Decision