Reality sucks. And I faced it really early on. I did everything "right". Highest GPA in my class, finished school early. All to realize that I would have to work at Target as a shop clerk with a Degree in Finance. 8 months ago I started my business and now I make $25k/month in web development. Here's my story.
Freelancing for Fortune 500 Companies VS Small Businesses
This one is an insight banger on the Management, Financial, and Communication structure that exists in the Big Goliath businesses and Smaller ones. I share what its like communicating with other designers, management, and CMO's, and owners, I also tell you how I eliminate the fear of speaking. Hint * Structure and planning. A good planner never fears.. also master the art of improv. But rejoice in silence.
At the end I answer 3 FAQ's
1. How crazy are deadlines?
2. Is this process scary?
3. Can't you get fired at any moment?
13 Sept 2021
Burn out lead to perspective change, Surfing with Sharks and NEW Cinema Drone Business.
I really am unorganized and when I obsess with my work, oh that's a recipe for disaster. I burnt out last month even though it was creative and I took on dream clients. I took 1 month off to reflect on what lifestyle I want to live going forward that would make me happy. With that came the addition of adding some hobbies like surfing, fishing, and FPV droning. But I also realized many other things like, my schedule was atrocious and all the stress I felt was self-imposed.
I feel like when you're progressing in life, you inevitably hit these very common feelings, but when picking back up. You learn everything on a new degree. and once again stumble, but on a higher step. Life is wild. Stress is self-imposed.
14 Jul 2021
How I take on creative projects that I'm fearful of & the duality of analytics and creativity
Within the past couple days I got a request for an awesome opportunity.
The problem is, I had never done exactly what they were asking form. Animation.
I ended up closing the deal. Listen to the podcast to get an insight on how I maintained confidence and found a quick solution.
9 Jul 2021
I'm full of contradictions. What I'm finally realizing.
Catchy title huh?! lol. I have to do something to get your attention.
Here's the breakdown. I believe we are all full of contradictions, as that helps us rationalize our future choices. But only, when we have cleared up those contradictions.
In business right now, I'm facing a huge contradiction. I'm making good money but I'm still in a "job" even though I'm freelancing and a business owner and blah blah blah. I'm still trading my time for money.
My end goal, I guess is to just amass as much capital as possible with this opportunity I have, so that I can create assets that make me wealthy. In essence, create money out of thin air, just like the government prints it. With the culmination being, I have financial freedom to pursue creative projects that fulfil my being.
I don't want a retirement account, I don't want benefits, I don't want you paying for my future. I want to help others around me as I help myself.
lol, thanks for listening and being my therapist.
8 Jul 2021
My mentor was making 20k/month, her boyfriend... 60k/month.
I had 4 different mentors so far in my life.
The first two were my parents. Mom and Dad.
The third was my first real boss, a real estate broker Doug.
And my most recent, Rachel (fake name).
All these people helped shape my business mind in a way that I will always be grateful about.
5 Jul 2021
I F**ed Up & How I got my first clients!
I have to come clean. A project that was going to make me that $25k/month. It didn't go through. I found out right after I recorded the second podcast. I was still able to close on $15k that month which is still a gigantic leap for me coming from a 6k/month salary job. It still surprises me that I was only one client away from making that $25k in a month. Either way. In this episode I went through all the different avenues I used to get my first client after being let go.
1 Jul 2021
I made a $15,000 MISTAKE my first week of working.
No one has probably told you what it's like the first week of an internship as a software engineer. I lay it all out here. How I made stupid mistakes that cost our clients $15,000 ... How I vibed with the other engineers, the noob classes I had to take, my benefits, my salary, and much more.
30 Jun 2021
From working at Target to $25k/month with web development.
Yes, the title is pretty click bait-ee. But it's the truth. I was the kid your mom wanted you to be. Straight A's finished four year degree at age 19 1/2. Played violin blah blah blah... Yeah I was a first child. But holyyy crap, was I in for some crazy reality check when it was time to find a "job".
Want the long story short?
I ended up hating my field of finance. Worked as a realtor. Sucked at it. Worked at Target, enrolled in a masters degree for computer science. Dropped out of that degree, got an internship. Worked full time, got let go. Started my company. First months were 2-3k/month. 8 months later, I just hit my first $25k/month. I'm 26 years old.
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